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St Mary Abbots Church regards the safe care and protection of children and vulnerable adults as of the utmost importance. Our Safeguarding office is Rona and can be reached by email
[email protected] or please contact the Diocesan helpline: 02079321224. |
The church is open daily
from 8.30am - 6pm and on Saturday 10am - 6pm
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Dear All
You might have seen the advert for the 'Kensington Big Day Out' at Chessington World of Adventure on Tuesday 11th August a couple of weeks ago. There are still places available, so if you would like to come, please sign up as soon as possible. The tickets include rides and a trip to the zoo - they have arranged transport from Hammersmith but you will need to bring a pack lunch! I will be going with the Kensington Youth and some from our parish will be joining too. I have to admit, while I'm excited, I'm also rather scared of rides! I may well end up holding everyone's bags with an ice-cold coffee (and happily so) while you enjoy your adrenaline rush. It promises to be a wonderful opportunity to get to know youth and children's workers, as well as to connect with young people from across our deanery. There are only a few days left to confirm final numbers, so if you would like to come along, please sign up or do get in touch with me HERE. This Sunday, it will be an absolute privilege to baptise Elle and Kit — my first baptism candidates here at the parish. We hope you will be able to join us at 9.30am Eucharist service as we welcome them into the Christian family and pray for them and their loved ones. I would also like to draw your attention to some events coming up in September. First, of course, is our Patronal Festival on 6 September, when we will have one service at 11.15 am. I am particularly looking forward to this, as it will be my first Patronal Festival here, and, as I have said before, I am especially excited about sampling our international delicacies! Please let Leonora know HERE if you might be able to bring something. Later that week. on Wednesday 9th September at 7pm , Father Evan is arranging ‘Blokes in the Belfry’ wine tasting and tour sponsored by Huntsworth Wine Company Limited. Spaces are limited so please contact him HERE if you would like to come - tickets are £10 plus any donation you might like to make. At the end of the month we are honoured to welcome Pianist Zoya Shuhatovich from the United States, who will perform a programme of Grieg, Beethoven, and Chopin on Wednesday 23 September at 7 pm. Tickets are £15 and can be bought HERE. Then, on Tuesday 29 September, during the Midday Mass, violinist Anthony Knight will play Ave Maria by Schubert and Méditation by Massenet in aid of UNICEF. We hope you will be able to join us for one or both of these. A full list of September events can be found in the newsletter. Later in October please consider donating to our Sleep Out team on Friday 9 October! Our JustGiving page is now live, and thanks to the generosity of those who have already donated, we have reached 24% of our fundraising goal. If you would like to take part in the Sleep Out, or sponsor the team, you can sign up HERE. Thank you for your support and encouragement! Finally, one of the things I have enjoyed since arriving here, alongside serving in church, has been visiting and chatting with you, our parishioners. If you feel it would help to see a priest, please do make use of us. Whether you would like someone to talk to, someone to pray with you and bring Holy Communion, or simply someone to listen without judgement, we would be very happy to arrange a time to meet. Please do get in touch HERE. “Arise sad heart; if thou doe not withstand, Christs resurrection thine may be: Do not by hanging down break from the hand, Which as it riseth, raiseth thee. Arise, arise.” (George Herbert, The Dawning, in The Church) With love and prayers, Fr Christian 5th August 2026 |
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