Church services across our Benefice



Regular Services

All Saints' Theydon Garnon

Sunday morning

  • 1st Sunday - 8am Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer  (except in November and December, and on other occasions when indicated on the weekly notice sheet or online on Facebook @thetheydonparishes).
  • 1st Sunday, 9.15am All Age Service - a relaxed service with songs in accessible language.
  • 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays - 9.15am Parish Communion with robed choir.
  • 2nd & 3rd Sundays - Children's Church in the Gatehouse.
  • 5th Sunday Benefice service, starting at 10am.  This service rotates around the 4 churches within the Benefice

Midweek

  • Every Tuesday there is a simple Holy Communion Service starting at 10am.

St. Mary's Theydon Bois

Sunday morning

  • Every Sunday Holy Communion at 8.00am - a said service in traditional language from the Book of Common Prayer
  • 1st Sunday of the month at 10.30am All Age Service -  a service with songs and prayers in accessible language
  • 2nd Sunday of the month at 10.30am Morning Worship -  with robed choir.
  • 3rd & 4th Sunday of the month at 10.30am Family Communion - with robed choir
  • Junior Church meet on the 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10.30am, which is run by a group of volunteers (recruited through Safer Recruitment) 
  • Where there is 5th Sunday in the month a Joint Service is held at 10am in one of the churches of the Theydon Parishes.

Sunday evening

  • 1st Sunday of the month at 6pm Sung Communion - a modern language service with hymns
  • Every other Sunday  at 6pm  - Sung Evensong or Night Prayer - a service with hymns in traditional language

Midweek

  • 1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 10am Morning Prayer
  • 2nd Wednesday 10am Holy Communion with Mother's Union
  • Thursday 12 midday Holy Communion
  • These are all simple said services lasting no longer than half an hour

St. Mary's Stapleford Tawney & St. Michael's Theydon Mount

Sunday morning

  • 1st Sunday, Holy Communion at 10:45am at St. Mary's Stapleford Tawney
  • 2nd Sunday. Service of the Word at 10:45am at St. Michael's Theydon Mount
  • 3rd Sunday, Service of the Word at 10:45am at St. Mary's Stapleford Tawney
  • 4th Sunday, Holy Communion at 10:45am at St. Michael's Theydon Mount
  • 5th Sunday, Benefice Communion starting at 10am. This service rotates its location around the 4 churches within the Benefice.

Places for prayer

If you need a place for prayer that is not during a time of a service, please note that St. Mary's Stapleford Tawney church is always open during daylight hours.

 

Also the north porch at All Saints' Theydon Garnon is also open for prayer and quiet contemplation, and the Church is open every Saturday and Sunday.

Other useful links

All Age worship

To find out more about our All Age worship, please follow the link to our dedicated page.

Junior church

Please follow the link to our dedicated page about our Junior Church arrangements around the Benefice.

Weddings, baptisms & funerals

Please visit our dedicated page should you wish to find out more about planning a wedding, a baptism or a funeral in any of our Benefice churches.