🌟 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! ✨

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☕🍰 Macmillan Coffee Morning at St Mary’s Church, Hendon
🗓 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:
📧 [email protected]

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

📚 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

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