We are a busy, active church, very keen to welcome any newcomers or visitors to our services or to any of our other events.

Easter Services at St Mary’s and St Benedict’s

Service times

9.30am Eucharist on  Sundays at St Mary’s Apsley End. 

9.30am Eucharist on  Thursdays at St Mary’s Apsley End. 

Preparation of  new electoral roll

In accordance with Church of England rules, all churches must prepare a new electoral roll this year. This means everyone who wants to be on the electoral roll for church must fill out the application form again. Forms will be available in church from 13th April and must be returned no later than 25th April. The new roll will be displayed in church on the 26th April. If you have any questions see either, Marina, Alice or a church warden.

Our Vicar: Mother Alice Jolley

Mother Alice read Theology at Durham University before training for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge.  She served her curacy in the City of Lincoln before moving to the Diocese of St Albans. Alice is currently reading for an LLM in Canon Law at Cardiff University, and is interested in the intersection between Ecclesiastical Law and the mission of the Church. She also enjoys walking, reading novels, making music, and cooking for a crowd. She shares her life with her partner, Coral, and their greyhound, Fernando.

Food Bank

St Mary’s has a free foodbank, open every Tuesday from 12.30 to 2.30pm and  Thursday from approx 10am to 12 noon. So anyone (of any creed or none) in need of food is very welcome to pop into our refectory at the back of the church to ask for what they need at that time. There are also free refreshments available and very  simple hot food. No  vouchers are required.

Donations of non perishable goods (which are most welcome!) can be left on Thursdays at the church or else at any time at Dunelm Mill who very kindly give their services to support this initiative.

St Benedict’s Church in Bennett’s End is also an outpost of the foodbank and is open on Wednesday’s from approx 9.30am to 11.30.

St Mary’s Church: Open for Private Prayer on Thursdays.

Weekly financial giving to the church

Our church continues to have all of its usual expenses to pay.

So, if you normally make your weekly financial offering to St Mary’s in cash, and if you are in a position financially to do so, please could you now consider making your offering online either on a weekly basis or by setting up a standing order?

Please contact our treasurer, Laura Graham-Brown via email: treasurer@stmarysapsleyend.onmicrosoft.com for details.

I’m sure she’ll be delighted to hear from you!

Or you can make a one off donation here

Our neighbours Oxygen Druglink have sent a new newsletter for our interest.

It can be found here.