The Parish of St Mary Abbots, Kensington - part of the Central Kensington Group Ministry
A NEW PARISH FOR A NEW YEAR
On 1st January 2017 our Royal Borough woke up to a new ecclesiastical reality: the former parish of St Mary Abbots with Christ Church and St Philip is no more. At the stroke of midnight two new parishes of St Philip, and Christ Church, came into being – and St Mary Abbots has reduced greatly in size, a mere shadow of its former great extent (this diminishment will always be remembered as your current Vicar’s legacy…). From now on we are three independent, autonomous parishes – but linked together in a new CENTRAL KENSINGTON GROUP MINISTRY, expressing our partnership and friendship in the Gospel. We pray for our new neighbouring parishes, for their ministry and witness. At a time when the Church of England is characterised by closure and amalgamation, it is our great joy under God to be moving in the opposite direction: the setting-up of thriving new parishes. THANKS BE TO GOD!
On 1st January 2017 our Royal Borough woke up to a new ecclesiastical reality: the former parish of St Mary Abbots with Christ Church and St Philip is no more. At the stroke of midnight two new parishes of St Philip, and Christ Church, came into being – and St Mary Abbots has reduced greatly in size, a mere shadow of its former great extent (this diminishment will always be remembered as your current Vicar’s legacy…). From now on we are three independent, autonomous parishes – but linked together in a new CENTRAL KENSINGTON GROUP MINISTRY, expressing our partnership and friendship in the Gospel. We pray for our new neighbouring parishes, for their ministry and witness. At a time when the Church of England is characterised by closure and amalgamation, it is our great joy under God to be moving in the opposite direction: the setting-up of thriving new parishes. THANKS BE TO GOD!
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Abbots Court, W8
Abbots Gardens, W8 Abbots Walk, W8 Academy Gardens, W8 Argyll Road, W8 Bedford Gdns, W8 (1-95 odd) Brunswick Gdns, W8 (1-19 odd & 2-56 even) Campden Grove, W8 Campden Hill Court, W8 Campden Hill Road, W8 1-59 odd & 2-100 even) Campden House Close, W8 Campden House Court, W8 Campden House Terrace, W8 Carmel Court, W8 Church Close, W8 Derry Street, W8 Drayson Mews, W8 Duchess of Bedford’s Walk, W8 (South side only) Dukes Lane, W8 Eden Close, W8 |
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The PCC of St Mary Abbots Kensington is a Registered Charity : Number 1132235