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Welcome to the
Parish of St Mary and Christ Church, Hendon

Christians have been worshipping in Hendon for over 1000 years. Today Hendon is a busy and diverse North London suburb, in which we try to lead lives shaped by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Week by week, and day by day, we meet to worship in our two churches: St Mary’s, on Church End at the top of Greyhound Hill, and Christ Church, Brent Street.

Open Church has resumed: on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.00-14.00 you are welcome to visit to pause, reflect or pray.
 
Holy Communion will be celebrated at 09.30 on Sundays at St Mary's (Church End) at at 11.30 at Christ Church (Brent Street). 
 
Sung Evensong is at 18.30 on Sundays at St Mary's.
 
We look forward to welcoming you as you reflect and pray in this peaceful place in the near future.
 
 
Upcoming Events

Junior Choir at St Mary's Church.  Does your child enjoy singing? Then they can be part of our Junior Choir, open to children aged 7 years and above.

🎵 Led by: Kristian Ammattil
📅 Rehearsals: Every Tuesday, 6:30 – 7:15 pm
📍 Where: St Mary’s Church, NW4 2ES

No experience needed – just enthusiasm and a love of music!

For more information or to sign up:
📞 0208 203 4232
📧 hendonparish@gmail.com 


SEPTEMBER


🌟 ST MARY’S PATRONAL FESTIVAL 🌟

Join us for a joyful celebration as we mark the Patronal Festival of St Mary’s Church, with a special joint service alongside our friends at Christ Church.

Sunday 13 September
🕥 Joint Service at 10.30am
🍽️ Followed by lunch at St Mary’s Church, Hendon

Come and celebrate Mary, our patron saint, as we gather together in worship, fellowship and thanksgiving.

Whether you’re a regular member of our churches or joining us for the first time, you are warmly welcome! 💙

Bring your family, friends and neighbours — and stay afterwards for lunch and a chance to enjoy being together as a community.

All welcome!


☕ MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING 🍰
🗓 Friday 25th September
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 St Mary’s Church, Church End, Hendon NW4 4JT

Join us for a morning of coffee, cake, and community in support of a great cause!

We’re hosting a Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning, and every slice of cake and cup of tea helps raise vital funds for people living with cancer.

💚 All proceeds go directly to Macmillan Cancer Support

Enjoy delicious homemade bakes, a friendly atmosphere, and help make a difference — whether you pop in for five minutes or stay for the morning.

Bring a friend, bring your appetite, and bring your support!

Together, we can help change lives.


🎉 ST MARY’S QUIZ NIGHT IS BACK! 🧠❓
Get your thinking caps on and join us for a fun-filled evening of questions, laughs, food and friendly competition! 🏆

📅 Saturday 26 September
🕡 6.30pm for 7pm start
📍 St Mary’s Church, 49 Church End, NW4 4JT

🎟️ £18 per person, including fish & chips or a vegetarian supper
🥤 Bring your own drink!
Come on your own and we’ll find you a team, or get a team of up to 8 together and battle it out for quiz-night glory! 🏆

Booking and payment in advance:
📧 hendonparish@gmail.com

Spaces are limited, so get your team together and book early!


OCTOBER


 📚 CELEBRATING EILEEN COLWELL - THE MAGIC OF STORIES 📖

This October, our Open Church will celebrate the remarkable life and work of Eileen Colwell, a pioneer of children’s libraries and one of the great champions of storytelling.

Eileen believed passionately in the power of stories to inspire children, spark imaginations and bring people together. She played an important role in developing storytelling in libraries and encouraged generations of children to discover the joy of listening to and sharing stories.

Join us at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 3 October, from 12 noon–4.00pm to discover more about Eileen’s life and legacy.

✨ What’s happening?
📖 An exhibition about Eileen’s life and work
🎥 A video compilation of Eileen speaking and telling stories
🗣️ Live storytelling at 2.00pm
🎬 Opportunities to make video recordings at 1.00pm and 3.00pm

If you have children, have a love of storytelling, remember Eileen’s work, or simply enjoy a good story, everyone is very welcome.
Come along, explore, listen and celebrate a woman who understood that every child deserves a good story. ❤️

📍 St Mary’s Church
📅 Saturday 3 October
⏰ 12 noon–4.00pm | Storytelling at 2.00pm

Safeguarding: At St Mary & Christ Church Hendon, we believe that every person has a value and dignity because we are created in God’s own image and likeness. This is fully realised in the person of Jesus Christ. This implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm. Safeguarding arrangments can be found here.

Latest News

From the Vicar

Service of Commemoration of Her Late Majesty

From the Vicar

Jubilee Weekend Celebrations
Friday 25th December
Thursday 31st December
Friday 1st January
Please note that the Parish Office is open Tuesday-Thursday: emails are being monitored on a daily basis.

Messages from our Vicar can be found: HERE

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