I’m just an ordinary bloke – husband, father, grandad, would-be theologian, wannabe author, amateur guitarist etc.
I was born in England, grew up in Scotland, and am now living in France – so pretty mixed-up!
In 2022 I was ordained as a priest in the Church of England – as much to my surprise as anyone else’s. Sometimes God does weird stuff!
I then worked as a Curate for 3 years looking after 6 rural churches in leafy Leicestershire.
In August 2025, I became Chaplain to St Mark’s Church Versailles. It is an Anglican church that serves the anglophone community in a fairly wide area around Versailles.
I publish my theological explorations as meditations on my blogsite wwww.fuelforpilgrims.org. I now have around 340 of these meditations that are free to access.
One of my main writing projects was a 12-year exploration of the book of Jonah. This ended up being a verse by verse commentary. But the resulting book is structured so that it can be used as a 40-day meditation.
Jonah The Epistle of Wild Grace Jonas l’épître de la grâce déchainée
Available from my Stephen John March author page at lulu.com or from online retailors.
Our Services
The services at St Mark’s follow a pattern over the different Sundays of each month:
1st Sunday of the Month 9.00 am – Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) (in the Old Chapel at rue du Pont Colbert) This is a traditional service using the Book of Common Prayer. The congregation is usually a small group who may prefer the more traditional service and/or an earlier service. The service lasts for about 40 minutes.
1st Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – Morning Worship (Common Worship) We gather as a whole congregation, starting with worship songs after which the children and young people go out to their own dedicated programmes. The overall style of the service is informal including some of the Morning Worship liturgy. The whole service lasts around 80/90 minutes and is followed by Tea and Coffee and a time of fellowship.
2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – Holy Communion (Common Worship) We gather together for the first part of the service before the children and youth go out to their own dedicated activities. We use one of the Common Worship Holy Communion liturgies with plenty of sung worship. The service lasts around 80/90 minutes and is followed by Tea and Coffee and a time for fellowship.
3rd Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – All-Age worship Services on the 3rd Sunday of the month are more informal. We are exploring new forms of worship which tend to differ from month to month and are more flexible. We make use of interactive talks, puppets, and creative activities to worship on these Sundays and our great Youth Band leads us in song. We gather as a church family during these services and there is always something for all ages. Special moments like Baptisms and Dedications are often celebrated on 3rd Sundays. Services are generally shorter (approx 1 hour) and are followed by refreshments. Our hope is also that those who are not used to attending church will find these services enjoyable and accessible.
5th Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – Common Worship For months where there is a 5th Sunday, the service tends to follow the pattern of a first Sunday service.
About us
Chaplain
Revd Stephen March
Hi, my name is Rev Stephen John MARCH.
I’m just an ordinary bloke – husband, father, grandad, would-be theologian, wannabe author, amateur guitarist etc.
I was born in England, grew up in Scotland, and am now living in France – so pretty mixed-up!
In 2022 I was ordained as a priest in the Church of England – as much to my surprise as anyone else’s. Sometimes God does weird stuff!
I then worked as a Curate for 3 years looking after 6 rural churches in leafy Leicestershire.
In August 2025, I became Chaplain to St Mark’s Church Versailles. It is an Anglican church that serves the anglophone community in a fairly wide area around Versailles.
I publish my theological explorations as meditations on my blogsite wwww.fuelforpilgrims.org.
I now have around 340 of these meditations that are free to access.
One of my main writing projects was a 12-year exploration of the book of Jonah. This ended up being a verse by verse commentary. But the resulting book is structured so that it can be used as a 40-day meditation.
Jonah The Epistle of Wild Grace
Jonas l’épître de la grâce déchainée
Available from my Stephen John March author page at lulu.com or from online retailors.
Our Services
The services at St Mark’s follow a pattern over the different Sundays of each month:
1st Sunday of the Month 9.00 am – Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) (in the Old Chapel at rue du Pont Colbert) This is a traditional service using the Book of Common Prayer. The congregation is usually a small group who may prefer the more traditional service and/or an earlier service. The service lasts for about 40 minutes.
1st Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – Morning Worship (Common Worship) We gather as a whole congregation, starting with worship songs after which the children and young people go out to their own dedicated programmes. The overall style of the service is informal including some of the Morning Worship liturgy. The whole service lasts around 80/90 minutes and is followed by Tea and Coffee and a time of fellowship.
2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – Holy Communion (Common Worship) We gather together for the first part of the service before the children and youth go out to their own dedicated activities. We use one of the Common Worship Holy Communion liturgies with plenty of sung worship. The service lasts around 80/90 minutes and is followed by Tea and Coffee and a time for fellowship.
3rd Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – All-Age worship Services on the 3rd Sunday of the month are more informal. We are exploring new forms of worship which tend to differ from month to month and are more flexible. We make use of interactive talks, puppets, and creative activities to worship on these Sundays and our great Youth Band leads us in song. We gather as a church family during these services and there is always something for all ages. Special moments like Baptisms and Dedications are often celebrated on 3rd Sundays. Services are generally shorter (approx 1 hour) and are followed by refreshments. Our hope is also that those who are not used to attending church will find these services enjoyable and accessible.
5th Sunday of the Month 10.30 am – Common Worship For months where there is a 5th Sunday, the service tends to follow the pattern of a first Sunday service.
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