St Mary Abbots Church

27/05/2026

This Sunday our professional classically trained choir will sing Choral Evensong to celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. Starting this Sunday 31st June at 5.30 - all are welcome.

27/05/2026

Join us for this talk by Christina (Tina) Beardsley, Visiting Scholar at Sarum College where she teaches on chaplaincy, spirituality, gender and Victorian religion. Tina has co-authored a trilogy of books about being transgender and Christian including This is My Body: hearing the theology of transgender Christians (2016). Entry is free but please book in advance as their will be light refreshments.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-pride-still-matter-tickets-1989820950026?aff=oddtdtcreator

19/05/2026

Our Summer Garden Party is fast approaching, starting at 11.30 am on 13th June in the Vicarage Garden ending at 2.30 pm. The Royal College of Music Jazz band will once more play for us in the garden, and Amanda's action club will be here to entertain the children. This year we are delighted to be joined by Falconry UK who will be taking a stand, with 5 birds of prey on display. There will be the usual Burger stand, homemade cake stall, Strawberries and Cream stand, Pimms bar, ice-cream, a Bouncy Castle and many fair games and activities for the children. We look forward to seeing you there!

07/05/2026

30/04/2026

We are delighted to offer a location for Central & North West London NHS Recovery and Wellbeing College to host two sessions at the church as part of Kensington Wellness Week, set up by Opportunity Kensington, which runs from 12th - 18th May. The two sessions are as follows:

​Introduction to Self-Compassion from 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm
If you tend to criticise and judge yourself harshly, concentrate more on your mistakes than your strengths, and often feel that you are not good enough, this short course is for you. Developing self-compassion and learning to be kinder to ourselves is possible for everyone and something which can be learned. We will support you to start exploring how we can all develop more compassion for ourselves every day.
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Coping with Stress and Anxiety from 3 pm - 4 pm
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety. Excessive or prolonged stress can have a negative impact on our physical and mental health. Sometimes we can find ourselves fearful, nervous and tense almost all the time, which is when anxiety becomes a problem.
We will be discussing how we can identify signs and sources of stress and exploring practical ways of managing stress & anxiety more effectively.

The sessions are free but please sign up in advance so that we have an idea of numbers. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wellness-and-recovery-day-tickets-1986318483053?aff=oddtdtcreator

30/04/2026

Our APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) will be at 10.30am on 17 May between our 2 services, where we will elect our PCC (Parochial Church Council) members and hear about the governance of the church and our future projects. We look forward to seeing you there.

13/04/2026

We are delighted to welcome the Victorian Society back to the church on Tuesday 28th April at 7pm for a talk on 'A Royal Inheritance - The afterlife of George IV's Collections and Building Projects'. The lecture will be given by Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, and traces the afterlife of George IV’s myriad collections and building projects, and discovers how his sometimes reluctant heirs coped with his prodigious legacy. Tickets are £10 and available via this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-royal-inheritance-george-ivs-collections-building-projects-tickets-1982186146122?aff=Poster

10/04/2026

Baking Demonstration at St Mary Abbots Centre. Entrance is free but donations welcome - spaces are limited so please book in advance HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bakery-demonstration-tickets-1986002421705?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/04/2026

Finally, we shall come together on Easter Day to celebrate the joy and hope of the Resurrection together, and to share in the ancient shout of the Church, “Alleluia, Christ is Risen!” There is a Book of Common Prayer service at 8 am, a Festal Choral Eucharist at 9.30, a Festal Choral Evensong at 11.15pm and our Festal Evensong at 5.30 pm. Please do join us for as much of this wonderful journey as you can – we look forward to sharing it with you.

01/04/2026

On Holy Saturday (4th April), we clean and prepare the church for Easter, before we gather together for the Easter Vigil, beginning still in darkness, but gradually lighting up the church with the Easter fire, candles and singing as we experience the first glimmers of the Resurrection. The Vigil starts at 8 pm and all are welcome to join.