Church services across our Benefice

Regular Services

All Saints' Theydon Garnon

Sunday morning

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

Sunday evening

  • An Evening Service is usually held on the 5th Sunday of each month at 6pm.

Midweek

  • Every Tuesday there is a simple Holy Communion Service starting at 10am. (This service will resume when the project to retile the roof is complete - hopefully in September 2024

St. Mary's Theydon Bois

Sunday morning

  • Every Sunday Holy Communion at 8.00am - a said service in traditional language
  • 1st Sunday of the month at 10.30am All Age Service -  a service with songs and prayers in accessible language
  • 2nd & 3rd Sundays at 10.30am Family Communion -  with hymns led by robed choir and groups for primary school age children in the adjacent Parish Centre 
  • 4th Sundays at 10.30am Morning Worship - with hymns led by robed choir and groups for primary school age children in the adjacent Parish Centre 
  • 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 (When there is a 5th Sunday in the month this service is held at All Saints Theydon Garnon)

Midweek

  • A service of Holy Communion is said in St Mary's Theydon Bois on Wednesdays at 10am and Thursdays at 12 midday.  These simple said services last 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 or Holy Communion at 10:45am at St. Michael's Theydon Mount
  • 3rd Sunday, Service of the Word or Holy Communion 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.

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.

Online services archive

During the periods of isolation demanded by the Covid virus outbreak, we recorded a large number of services that can be viewed online. They remain available for those wishing to to have a focal point for home worship.