Welcome to St Mary's
“We’re participating in God’s Growing Kingdom by sharing the love of Jesus since before 1170. We look forward to meeting you and discovering together more about God’s love.”
If you have any prayer requests you can contact us here
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Eco Church
We are striving to be a church that cares for God’s creation in all ways. We are pleased to have been awarded bronze status in the ARocha eco church awards as the first step in our journey.
Worship at St Mary's
Click on the picture for details of all our worship and services from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day
Sign up to sing Chilcott’s St John Passion on March 22nd.
You can join our electoral roll online here, where you will find all the information you need.
Do you know a young person who may be interested in becoming a choral scholar with us. Full details here
You can see all our latest news and pictures on our Facebook page.
Our Services
Our regular services are on Sundays at 8am, 10.00am and 5.30pm, and on Wednesdays at 10.30am. You can see more details, including our weekly prayer themes in our weekly newsheet
March 1st is Lent 2 and our service at 10.00am will be live streamed here
Our service at 5.30pm is in the style of Taize
Book Our Spaces
If you would like to book our church space or upstairs room for an event or concert please see our bookings website and then check our calendar. We will confirm the booking as soon as possible. Please make sure you have read and agree to our terms and conditions before making your booking. If you would like to view our spaces before you book please contact the office;
You can also see all our regular and one of services on this calendar
Accessibility & Safeguarding
Accessibility
We want to make St Mary’s as accessible as possible to everyone. We have a hearing loop, there is level access from the road, an accessible toilet on the ground floor and a lift. We have gluten free Communion bread available and Communion is equally valid in one kind or two (bread and wine). Please do not come to St Mary’s if you are unwell or potentially infectious. Please contact us if you want to check any specific requirement in advance. At all church services and events, members of the Church are on hand to help you get the most out of your time at St Mary’s. If you need any help while you are with us please do ask.
Meanwhile to help plan your visit you can check our facilities here.
Safeguarding
We are committed to a strong culture of safeguarding in which we all work together to protect children and adults at risk. Our Diocese has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which can be found on the Church of England’s website
We have our own specific safeguarding policy, which you can see here
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Linda who can be contacted at the church or by email.
Our Publications
Read our latest news and information in our weekly news sheet
Plan ahead with our monthly diary
Read past and current editions of our quarterly magazine
Our Winter mnagazine
Read our Annual Review for 2024
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Directions To St Mary’s Parish Church, Woodford
You can find us at: 207 High Road, South Woodford E18 2PA.
We are about five to ten minutes walk from South Woodford Station on the Central Line. Buses W13 and 179 stop close by. There is no parking available on the church premises and only limited street parking from Monday to Saturday, though pay car parks are not far away.