St Mary Magdalene's Opening times

You are most welcome to visit St Mary's for personal prayer or simply to see our historic building.

From 9 January 2024 Outside service times the church is usually open as follows (but please call Fr Paul the team vicar if you are travelling from some distance as these times are liable to change).

Tuesdays (following Morning Prayer): 9.20am to 10.30am

Wednesdays (before the evening Mass): 5.30pm-6.30pm

If you find the church locked please call at the Nature Reserve building and ask for Fr Paul.

Advent and Christmas in the Parish

Advent course with East Ham Ministry and Mission Partnership. You can join any session - no need to have attended the earlier sessions. The course is a word study on key Advent themes in the Bible: Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. You can join either online (Tuesday evenings 9 and 16 Dec) or in person (Thursdays at 11am at St Bart’s 11 and 18 Dec). The Tuesday and Thursday sessions cover the same material. This course is offered by and for the East Ham Ministry and Mission Partnership, with sessions led by Joan Dallas of St George’s, East Ham, and by Fr Paul. Please email info@easthamparish.org.uk to sign up to the online sessions. Catch up or get ahead by watching the videos which form the basis for each sessions’ at https://bibleproject.com/videos/collections/advent/

St Mary Magdalene Advent Conversations Our series of ‘conversations in the Spirit’ on Wednesday evenings continues as we reflect on scripture and see what God is doing in our own lives and in the life of the St Mary Magdalene community. This is facilitated by Fr Paul and Ana Ferreira of Centre for Theology and Community. Wed 10th, 17th Dec at 7.15pm (following the 6.30pm Eucharist). Held in the Church Hall.

Nine Lessons & Carols at St Mary’s Sunday 21st December 6pm We will be welcoming visitors and readers from the wider East Ham Community for this annual festival of carols and readings, followed by mulled wine. We will be having a special collection to help fund our hosting of the NewDawn Nightshelter. All are welcome.

Upcoming Events

Sunday 14th December

8:00am - 8:30am -

St Mary's: Mass

10:00am - 11:00am -

St Edmund's: Mass

10:00am - 11:00am -

St Bart's: Sung Eucharist

10:00am - 11:10am -

St Mary's: Parish Mass

Tuesday 16th December

12:15pm - 12:45pm -

St Edmund's: Mass

Wednesday 17th December

6:30pm - 7:00pm -

St Mary's: Mass

7:15pm - 8:30pm -

St Mary's: Advent Conversations

Thursday 18th December

11:00am - 12:00pm -

St Bart's: Advent course - Hope, Peace, Joy and Love

12:15pm - 12:45pm -

St Bart's: Eucharist