St Mary Abbots Church

18/06/2026

We are delighted to announce that Fr Christian was licensed on Monday afternoon by Archdeacon Richard, witnessed by his family, the Clergy, the Church Wardens, Staff and PCC representative. Since then he has been attending all of our weekday services and also the school Eucharist this morning (he will take on the role of Chaplain). For those who have not yet met him please come and say hello to him this Sunday, 21st June. Next Sunday, on 28th June at 5.30 pm, there will be a special Choral Evensong for him and members of his former parish in Wiltshire - please do come along.

18/06/2026

Next Thursday 25th June we we will be welcoming 65 Lexington Singers from Kentucky for a free lunchtime concert starting at 1pm. There will be a collection for our homeless charity partner, Glass Door at the end of the concert. Please come and welcome the choir, enjoy the concert and help raise funds - all are welcome!

17/06/2026

Next Wednesday 24th June at 1pm we are delighted to host the Cantabile Youth Singers from Silicon Valley for a free lunchtime concert. There will be a collection for homeless charity Glass Door at the end of the concert. Please come and welcome the singers to the church - all are welcome!

13/06/2026

Summer garden party at St Mary Abbots Vicerage, W8 in full swing - come and join the fun...

09/06/2026

On Thursday 4 June, 30 candidates from churches across west London gathered at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, for a joyful Service of Confirmation led by the Rt Revd Dr Emma Ineson, Acting Bishop of London and Bishop of Kensington.

Confirmation marks an important step in the life of faith, as candidates publicly affirm their commitment to Christ and pray for the strengthening of the Holy Spirit.

We give thanks for all who were confirmed and for the support of their families, friends, clergy and church communities. Please continue to hold them in your prayers as they grow in faith and discipleship, and seek to follow Jesus in their daily lives.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing.” (Romans 15:13)

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