Welcome to St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic all future events are now postponed or cancelled
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We are looking at ways to provide our Sunday Services in light of current developments. Please check back often.
Following decisions reached by the Archbishops and the Government the Church is now closed until further notice. All events have been cancelled or postponed.
Please check back for more news on future events.
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Latest news from the Vicar, Gordon
It is with mixed emotions, both happy and sad, that we announce that our vicar, Gordon, will be moving from St Mary Magdalene Enfield to take up a new post at Rochester Cathedral as Canon Chancellor. Gordon has served as our vicar for 17 years and will be greatly missed for his compassion and leadership. He will be taking up the new position in June and we wish Gordon, Jessica and Maria all the very best for their future in Rochester. We're sure God will open the path for Gordon to be effective in his new role.
Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Enfield, is a Church of England, Anglican Church serving the area from Enfield Chase to Chase Farm Hospital.
Find a warm welcome in the parish of Enfield Chase. Standing floodlit at the top of Windmill Hill, Enfield, St Mary Magdalene offers prayer and care at the heart of our community and has been a source of spiritual inspiration for worshippers and others in the local community for more than 135 years.
Our address is: Windmill Hill, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 7AJ. Please click for a map.
Regular Weekly Services and Events
postponed until further notice
| Day | Time | Event | ||
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| Sunday | 8:00 am | Holy Communion | ||
| 10:00 am | Eucharist (Second Sunday in month Family Service) | |||
| 6:30 pm | Evensong (or other ‘special’ service) | |||
| Please see the Google calendar for any further information regarding Sunday Services | ||||
| Monday | 10:00 am | Mattins (BCP) | ||
| Tuesday | 7:45-9:00 pm | Bell Ringing Practice | ||
| Wednesday | 8:30 pm | Drama Group | ||
| Thursday | 10:30 am | Holy Communion (BCP) | ||
| 7:30 pm | Choir Practice | |||
Kindly note:
There are no Sunday evening services during August. Choir practice breaks for August too.
Please see the calendar below for this month's events. If you wish to see all future events, please click here.
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At St Mary Magdalene Church Enfield we place a high priority on safeguarding the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of all our children, young people and vulnerable adults.
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Read our Vicar's Blog
A monthly piece from the Vicar, also published in the parish magazine.
Read them here
You are warmly invited to join us at any of our services or group meetings.
Bell Ringers
Drama Group
Home Group
Fellowship
Coffee and Concerts
Sunday School
Did you enjoy this Sunday morning's Anthem sung by the choir?
we have a list of anthems sung or to be sung here.
Our organ refurbishment
Thank you to everyone who has so generously donated to our organ refurbishment fund, we couldn't have done it without your support. Read about the history of our organ and see pictures of the refurbishment - and why it was so desperately needed!
Our organ
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Book our facilities with Tutti
Book our Church, Hall or Vestry for photography, music, dance or drama rehearsals. We have a lovely church with good acoustic and grand piano and newly refurbished organ. We have two halls, the small one is suitable for a small ensemble and the large one for a larger group of singers or players. Choirs may prefer to use the church, but the Halls are also suitable. We have no car park, but street parking is free and permitted. All available for very reasonable rates.
To book please click on the Tutti button.
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The weekly readings and collects for the Fifth Sunday in Lent are now available on the website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/weekly-readings-29-march-2020/
Weekly Readings 29 March 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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Weekly readings and Collects for Lent 5 Collect Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved the world: grant that by faith in him who suffered on ...The Vicar's blog for this week ASK - Passiontide by The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles is now available on the website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/ask-passiontide/
ASK – Passiontide - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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This weekend it is Passion Sunday - the Fifth Sunday of Lent, which falls between the respite of Mothering Sunday and the beginning of the agonies and ecstasies of Holy Week. There is little respite f...Remember there are sadly no services in Church today but there is the sermon for Lent 5 by Mo Lunn - text and podcast. see stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/lent-5-mo-lunn/
Lent 5 ~ Mo Lunn - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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We don’t know why Lazarus falls ill and ultimately dies. Medical knowledge was limited and the drugs we rely on were simply not created yet. We simply know that when the news came to Jesus that his ...The latest message from The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles is now available on the St Mary Magdalene website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/mothering-sunday-2020/
Mothering Sunday 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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When I was a curate in Cambridge around 1996, I was involved in an organisation called Christians on the Internet. Our mission, for want of a better word, was to encourage church folk that the interne...The collect and readings for Mothering Sunday along with a hymn text and what's happening over the coming weeks in the Parish News all on the St Mary Magdalene website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/weekly-readings-and-notices-22-march-2020/
Weekly Readings and Notices 22 March 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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Readings and Collect for Mothering Sunday Collect God of compassion, whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary, shared the life of a home in Nazareth, and on the cross drew the whole human family to h...Due to the current situation with Coronavirus all future Services events have been postponed or cancelled. As soon as we are able to hold Services and events we will update this post. Stay safe and God bless.
Dear friends,
Distance yourselves and stay close to God…
It was not my plan to write daily, but then plans are not quite where we are at at the moment! I’ve been writing this on and off all day, and things change from one hour to the next. Schools are now to close.
You will have heard that the Archbishops have stated that churches are closed for public worship. Much as I regret this, we will comply, yet while seeing this as something of a minor opportunity rather than a huge problem. Many of you would not have come on Sunday anyway, and might have felt a bit bad or sorry about that. Not only do you not need to feel bad about not coming, now you can’t, because what your were not coming to is not happening. Please do not feel bad about not coming to Church. Church is coming to you in new ways.
There will be no liturgical gatherings in Church for at least a month. This is a very strange scenario indeed, reminiscent perhaps of times of dissent, plague or the Commonwealth between 1649-1660. We are in better company than that, but it is nevertheless necessary. However, the Church is not closed. Nevertheless, Sundays and the forthcoming Holy Week and Easter events are to be assumed as cancelled. Similarly, the Agape Meal, Golf Club Dinner, VE Day and APCM are cancelled too. We await guidance on the cancellation of the APCM and what it means.
We are the Church
We are the Church and we are open to new ways of being so, and we have technology to assist us. There will still be a Sunday sermon, a bulletin with readings and collect and there are prayers to join in with, even if you cannot hear others saying them, yet while knowing we are. We are connected by our prayers, not by our physical proximity. Never lose inner sight of that fact.
Church - ek clesia means ‘called out’ and while it may seem that we have been called indoors, out of the playground of modern life, in fact we have been called inside to look outwards. Look outwards to others and inside to God: it is good and healthy to do that.
Open Church
Last week I took delivery of thousands of votive candles. Let’s burn ‘em! Let’s burn them for ourselves, for those we worry about, for those we give thanks for, for those who have no-one to light a candle for them. And this weekend, let’s light them for our Mums, living and departed, near or far.
This Mothering Sunday, unless otherwise contradicted, the Church will be open during the hours when a service would have happened. So from about 9.30 the doors will be open and anyone can come in, walk around, sit still, light a candle, listen to the music, speak to someone. Hopefully we can do something like this each Sunday.
Small scale gathering for daily prayer or even communion may be possible, such as on a Monday or Thursday (but not this Thursday). It is hoped that we can do this on Thursday of next week, with a small gathering, spread throughout the church.
DO NOT COME if you are feeling unwell or living with someone who is unwell.
THINK HARD about coming and consider prayerfully whether you should if you are vulnerable to concomitant illness, or living with someone vulnerable. If you are over 70ish always keep government advice in mind.
All are welcome, to be present in the building, but not in close proximity: there will be no communion or peace-sharing, indeed nothing other than perhaps a quarterly prayer from the pulpit. There will be an intercessions list in church (which can be written on), and the Prayer Board is very much available. The intercessions list will be emailed to you to use at home. Please do not circulate these widely beyond our own community. Basically the Church will continue as normal, yet without public liturgy. We do not need to gather to pray, but rather are gathered together simply by praying, wherever we are.
I’m reminded of that lovely Victorian hymn. ‘The Day thou gavest’ which has as two central verses, words that speak to our time in new ways:
We thank thee that thy Church unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.
As o’er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.
(John Ellerton)
ASKing and telling
We have set up the ASK Force. And remember, all you have to do is ask. Now we are asking you to tell - tell us whom you think we should be in regular contact with. Feel free to send me a list of whom you are keeping an eye on and we can look for gaps. I have had a lovely response from many of you about this and some wonderful offers of various kinds of involvement and engagement with the scheme. If you need shopping collected, ASK us. It can be done. But please can I ask you to let me know, however randomly, any names of people who we might be overlooking in terms of checking in on. Or anyone who is not receiving these emails and who should or would like to. Even in these straightened times I assume GDPR still applies!
Shopping
As I said, we can facilitate the collection of shopping, and this exact from the Boss of Sainsbury’s is heartening. They are also opening their stores for a bit of targeted ageist shopping (hooray!), so if you can get there, you will not be jostling with the kleptomaniacs and bog-roll bullies. You will need to check online for that, although my researches reveal no information yet about any arrangements at our local stores in Highlands and Winchmore Hill. Rumour has it that it will be at the rather uncivilised hour of 7am!
We will also help elderly and vulnerable customers access food online. From Monday 23rd March, our online customers who are over 70 years of age or have a disability will have priority access to online delivery slots. We will contact these customers in the coming days with more details.
For any online customer who can travel to our stores, from Monday 23rd March, we will operate an expanded 'click and collect' service. We are significantly increasing the number of collection sites across the country over the coming days in preparation for this. Customers can place their order online as usual and pick it up from a collection point in the store car park. We believe this will also work for people who are self-isolating.
In terms of the local Borough repsonse, here is a link you may find interesting or helpful:
new.enfield.gov.uk/services/your-council/enfield-stands-together/
Rest assured of our prayers and good wishes as we sail into uncharted waters.
Do ring/email me and ring each other,
Blessings,
Gordon
The ASK Force - Do not be afraid to ASK!
Dear friends,
In this evolving situation, and in response to some responses and suggestions, I am hereby creating the ASK FORCE:
Action
Supplication
Kindness
Basically we are asking and inviting folk to volunteer to be asked to do things for others who might find themselves in difficulty as time goes by.
You are invited to join in!
You can be a doer, a pray-er or a kind person! Or any combination of the above. I recommend that anyone over 70 should not volunteer to be a do-er, but we can all pray and we can all be kind, in spirit if not action.
The ACTION tasks we envisage are:
Shopping
Dog walking
The KINDNESS tasks are:
Phoning
Emailing
And the SUPPLICATION tasks are:
Praying, with or without the C of E Daily Prayer material www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer.
Some of you have been in touch already, but spread the word and volunteer by sending an email to: stmarysenfield@icloud.com giving permission to share phone and/or email details, and affirming that you are willing to be given tasks, have people put in touch with you, and/or be prepare to contact others. I will collate and manage a list. This email address will be a clearing centre for this, and do send requests for help too. Do not be afraid to ASK!
And, whether in body, mind or spirit, as St Paul puts it: “put on the armour of God, and keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints”. (Ephesians 6:18)
Which is to say, search out and pray for the sick, and make sure that your medicine cabinet, physical and spiritual, is well-stocked and ready for viral battle.
A PRAYER FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy.
Sustain and support the anxious,
be with those who care for the sick,
and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may find comfort
knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
The Revd Dr Gordon Giles, Vicar, St Patrick’s Day 2020
Join us in a service of Daily Prayer | The Church of England
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Join us in a service of Daily Prayer, including Morning, Evening, Night Prayer and Prayer During the Day. Services are available in both contemporary and traditional forms.The #virus of sin - the latest sermon from The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles is now available on the St Mary Magdalene website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/lent-3-2020-the-virus-of-sin/
Lent 3 2020 ~ The Virus of Sin - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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As always in times such as this, there is humour. A rewrite of a Simon and Garfunkel Song; a photo of a Securicor man stashing toilet roll in the back of a secure van. These things have been circulati...Lent 2 2020 ~ The God of Abraham Praise Thomas Olivers' #hymn and the latest #sermon by The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles is now available on the St Mary Magdalene Enfield website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/the-god-of-abraham-praise/
The God of Abraham Praise - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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The God of Abraham Praise. On the wall behind me, in the inset by the window are two figures, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. We often forget that they are there...Read all about it! The March Parish magazine from St Mary Magdalene Enfield is now available on the website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/03/magazine-march-2020/ There's an interesting article by our Archivist Joy Heywood about one of the names found on our War Memorial - Ronald Percy Jeaffreson H.A.C.
Magazine March 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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Parish Magazine for March 2020 includes a write up about Ronald Percy Jeaffreson H.A.C. who was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, 3rd May, 1917. by our Archivist Joy HeywoodThe March edition of the Vicar's Blog by The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles is now available on the website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/02/vicars-blog-march-2020/
Vicar’s blog March 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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By now you will probably have heard our news, announced on 23rd February, that after 17 years as Vicar of St Mary Magdalene’s, I have accepted the invitation from the Crown to take up the post of Ca...The latest sermon by The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles for Ash Wednesday is now available on the St Mary Magdalene website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/02/ash-wednesday-2020-stop-start-lent/
Ash Wednesday 2020 ~ Stop/Start Lent - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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Recently I changed my car, and it has one of those clever systems such that when the car stops at traffic lights, the engine cuts out, saving fuel and creating no emissions.It is with mixed emotions, both happy and sad, that we announce that our vicar, Gordon, will be moving from St Mary Magdalene Enfield to take up a new post at Rochester Cathedral as Canon Chancellor. Gordon has served as our vicar for 17 years and will be greatly missed for his compassion and leadership. He will be taking up the new position in June and we wish Gordon, Jessica and Maria all the very best for their future in Rochester. We're sure God will open the path for Gordon to be effective in his new role.
The latest sermon from The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles 'Transfiguration on Mount Tabor' is now available on the @StMarysEnfield website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/02/transfiguration-on-mount-tabor/ This includes a surprise announcement!
Transfiguration on Mount Tabor - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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There are two candidates for the location of the Transfiguration – this pivotal event in the gospels. The traditional location, identified by Origen in the 3rd century and St. Cyril of Jerusalem and...Hot off the press! The St Mary Magdalene February #parishmagazine is out now! Read it before the printed version is available tomorrow!!! stmarymagdalene.church/2020/02/magazine-february-2020/
Magazine February 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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This month's magazine includes details about our Lent Book for 2020, an address from our vicar, The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles, and the address for Violet (Vi) Rosina Hayes Thanksgiving and Celebration Ser...The Vicar's Blog for #february2020 by The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles is now available on the St Mary Magdalene website. Calling can be considered in the context of three other Cs: A calling to a particular job can be all about competence, chemistry and character. Read it here: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/02/vicars-blog-february-2020/
Vicar’s Blog February 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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Perhaps you saw the harrowing and shaming couple of programmes about Bishop Peter Ball and his high crimes and misdemeanours on television recently. They were not happy watching by any means, and it m...What does the job description of Discipleship look like? What character traits might Jesus have looked for in his Disciples? This and more is explored in The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles' latest #sermon on the St Mary Magdalene website: stmarymagdalene.church/2020/01/the-character-chemistry-and-competence-of-calling/
The Character, Chemistry and Competence of Calling - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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The Character, Chemistry and Competence of Calling I wonder what the job description of a disciple would have been? Nowadays, if you want to appoint someone, whether they be a teacher, receptionist or...Happy Christmas!
You think it’s all over?!
The Pantomime season may be over – oh no it’s not – oh yes it is…
But Christmas is not. The eastern Churches have only just celebrated Christmas this week – on January 6th – and we still have four weeks to go. Don’t sigh – for now the fun begins. The theological and spiritual fun that is.
Read more or listen to the latest sermon by The Rev'd Dr Gordon Giles on the St Mary Magdalene website stmarymagdalene.church/2020/01/the-baptism-of-christ-2020/
The Baptism of Christ 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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Happy Christmas!You think it’s all over?!The Pantomime season may be over – oh no it’s not – oh yes it is... But Christmas is not. The eastern Churches have only just celebrated Christmas this...New Year - New Magazine! the #january2020 Parish Magazine is now available to read or download on the website. It's a bumper issue which includes part 2 of our Memorial Window article by Joy our Archivist. stmarymagdalene.church/2020/01/magazine-january-2020/
Parish Magazine January 2020 - St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
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I hope you had a good Christmas and a happy new year. Thank you for all the cards we received. It was a good Christmas in Church too, attendances at the Christmas services were up, as was the generosi...Life Events
Weddings
Getting Married?
Today more than a quarter of all marriages in England between a man and a woman take place in the traditional setting of a Church of England church. You're welcome to marry in church whatever your beliefs, whether or not you are baptised and whether or not you go to church.
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Baptisms
Looking to baptise your child?
Parishioners and regular worshippers are welcome welcome to have their children 'christened' in St Mary Magdalene. During the christening service your child will be baptized and with the support of the church, you and godparents, your child begins an amazing journey of faith.
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Funerals
Marking the end of a person's life here on earth.
A funeral marks the close of a human life on earth. It is the opportunity for friends and family to express their grief, to give thanks for the life which has now completed its journey in this world.
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Daily Devotionals
Daily devotionals come from three sources that you can choose from (or use all!), whether travelling to work, sitting and relaxing during a well deserved break, or making one of them a part of your daily 'quiet time' with God.
Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer (or Compline) come from the Church of England's Common Worship which provides prayers and readings for different times during the day.
The daily readings are taken from The Revised Common Lectionary which divides the Bible into a three-year cycle of readings, years A, B and C.
Pray As You Go is a Jesuit based, audio resource that can be listened to anywhere.
Morning Prayer
Please click this link to be taken to today's Morning Prayer readings and prayers from the Church of England's Common Worship.
Evening Prayer
Please click this link to be taken to today's Evening Prayer readings and prayers from the Church of England's Common Worship.
Compline
Please click this link to be taken to today's Night Prayer readings and prayers from the Church of England's Common Worship.
The daily readings are taken from The Revised Common Lectionary which divides the Bible into a three-year cycle of readings, years A, B and C. These readings complement the Sunday and festival readings: Thursday through Saturday readings help prepare the reader for the Sunday ahead; Monday through Wednesday readings help the reader reflect on and digest what they heard in worship.
The Church year begins in Advent. This church year, 2019-2020, is year A.
Other resources
The RSCM have a daily hymn and Sunday Services on their website
Would you like to listen to a Choral Evensong or Sunday Service? BBC Radio Three have daily Choral Evensong and weekly Sunday Service broadcasts.
The whole New International Version of the Bible, read by David Suchet is available free to listen to at Bible Gateway who have many other versions, translations and study resources freely available.
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