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Morning Prayer

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at for 25 mins
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

An opportunity to spend 20-30 minutes in quiet prayer. We meet Monday-Friday at 8.30am, in person, in the side chapel of St Mary's and also livestream Morning Prayer to our Facebook page. All are welcome.

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Holy Communion at 9am

Every Sunday at for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for a service of Holy Communion in our beautifully restored ancient church building. Our 9am congregation is welcoming and a great place to worship God and meet others in our community. We follow each service with tea and coffee and a chance to catch up with each other.

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Morning Worship at 10.30am

Every Sunday at for 1 hour, 15 mins
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Our 10.30am service is larger than our 9am Holy Communion service, with supervised groups for children on the first, second and third Sundays of the month and an intergenerational service on the fourth Sunday of every month. We celebrate Holy Communion at 10.30am on the first and third Sundays of the month. It's a relaxed and welcoming gathering which has songs, a talk, communion and liturgy (prayers) to guide us through. After each service, we have tea and coffee and spend time getting to know one another.

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Carols by Candlelight

for 1 hour, 15 mins
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for one of the most special services of the year as our Christmas choir leads us in well-loved carols and sings beautiful new arrangements by our Musical Director, Jonathan Rathbone. With mulled wine and mince pies to follow, it is the perfect way to begin your Christmas celebrations.

Messy Christmas

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for a family-friendly event perfect for children and parents/ carers as we listen to the Christmas story, make some Christmas crafts and share reflections. It should be a great morning – do join us in the church!

Quiet Christingle

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for Quiet Christmas at St Mary's – a special service for neurodiverse children and their families with sensory-friendly Christmas activities in a calm, peaceful environment. Tickets are free but booking is required - please use the eventbrite link below.

However, unlike our other Christingle services, please be aware that we are requiring parents and carers to book in advance for their child to attend this service, as we are keeping numbers to 25.

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Christingle for Under 5s

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for a beautiful Christingle service aimed at Under 5s and their families (but all ages are welcome). Hear the nativity story, sing carols and light the Christingle candles as we begin our Christmas celebrations.

Christingle for Under 5s

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for a beautiful Christingle service aimed at Under 5s and their families (but all ages are welcome). Hear the nativity story, sing carols and light the Christingle candles as we begin our Christmas celebrations.

Christingle (Primary Age) at 4pm

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Every year, a packed church gathers to celebrate Christingle. With carols, a short interactive talk, prayers, and the beautiful lighting of Christingle candles, this is a special service for the whole family.

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Midnight Communion

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Join us for the first communion of Christmas. A more traditional service, with carols, a sermon and Holy Communion, all are welcome for this beautiful way to celebrate the birth of Christ.

Christmas Day Family Communion at 10.30am

for 1 hour
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

A service for the whole family - carols, celebration, communion, an informal talk and a chance to vote for your favourite carol. Join us!

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Vespers

Monthly. Every First Wednesday at for 40 mins
St Mary's Walthamstow
8 Church End London, E17 9RJ, United Kingdom

Held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm, Vespers is 40 minutes of stillness, mindfulness and contemplative prayer - an open environment for people of all backgrounds to explore faith, spirituality or just to find a bit of quiet. Vespers features two periods of silence, two pieces of choral or instrumental music, a short reflection and a contemplative practice to try.

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