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Welcome to the Parish of Putney web site. The Parish of Putney comprises two churches, St. Mary's on Putney Bridge and All Saints' on Putney Common just off the Lower Richmond Road.
 

We are a very lively parish in the liberal catholic tradition but made up of people of many different styles. We aim to be a place of spiritual, intellectual and emotional refreshment.

We seek to give people the chance to learn and grow in their faith through challenging sermons and a variety of education courses. 

Palm Sunday - the annual procession starting at St. Mary's at 10am and arriving at All Saints' in time for the 10.30am service...

• Songs of Praise All Saints' - well done to Alison and to everyone who came along and sang the top 20 hymns. The evening raised £850, which will go towards the choir stall lighting fund

• IT Help - St Mary’s Parish Office requires someone with computer skills to come and assist with Parish emails, set up/receiving etc.  Please call Renu or Rob 0208 394 6061.

• The Parish Youth Group - Sunday 4th May 7.30-9pm, Rev Ken Fuller from Christian Aid will be leading the session.
  This will be followed by the Christian Aid Circle the City walk on Sunday 18th May.  We are also planning to take the Youth Group to this year’s Greenbelt Festival (22-25 Aug) at Cheltenham Racecourse.  Please contact Steph to register your interest as tickets must be booked in advance.  Steph 07962 353070.

• Junior Youth Group (Y7/8) will not be meeting Sun 4th May, but will be running next Sun 11 May at 4.30 pm in the Scout Hut tonight

• St Mary’s School - Flower Power Summer Party Friday 16th May 7.30pm, cocktails, supper, raffle & prizes for grooviest costumes, music and dancing till 1am.  Money raised for ‘Shade in Playground’, help children enjoy the playground & be protected from UV light. 
  Tickets £40 Hannah Padt 07770 873290 or Katie Turnbull 07968 200910

• All Saints’ Junior Singers will present ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ Sun 11 May at 4.00 pm here at church.  Entry is free with a retiring collection in aid of the choir stall lighting fund.  Do come along and join the fun!

• WIPP Tuesday 6th May at 8pm at St Mary’s Church.  Speaker Susannah Steel, freelance book editor for
  Dorling Kindersley who has worked with The Food Doctor, Ian Marber and eco-goddess Sheherazade
  Goldsmith, will be talking about the process of publishing illustrated reference books—particularly children’s, exercise, lifestyle and food titles— beginning from ideas/conception stage, through planning, photography & editing to the end product.  All welcome

• Bible Study  Group - daytime group meeting 10am - 11.30am once a fortnight on Fridays.  Everyone welcome. Contact Amanda Cameron  8789 7442

• Christian Aid Week - in May each year Michelle Penn has organised the packs for collectors, distributed literature and arranged street collections for this event.  She has done this on her own for a number of years and now needs a few people to help her.  If you would like to get involved please call Michelle on 8788 9000 after 8 pm or penngranard@yahoo.co.uk

• All Saints’ Church Grounds - following the retirement of our volunteer  gardeners, we are now need to maintain the garden ourselves. It is proposed that it be divided into small sections and we find volunteers to care for each of these.  If you are interested in helping with this please contact Catherine Dando (8788 2605), Mike Biddick (8788 3591) or Alex Corner (8287 7707).  For details please see flyer.

• Confirmation for adults - preparation for this will be held at the vicarage on Wed evenings from 7 May - 11 June with the service of Confirmation on Sun 15 June, and final meeting on Wed 25 June.  Please email Carolyn Biddick if you are interested/for further details (see below for contact details)

• Sunday June 15th London to Brighton Bike Ride If anyone is interested in taking part in this years ride please contact Jolyon Parsons jgpacsons@hotmail.com or Rachel Wyness Rachel.wyness@logica.com

• NEWPIN accepts donations of used toys and clothes for children and adults.  Please contact Kendall Jeynes by email on kendalljnyc@yahoo.com.

• Coffee being served at St Mary's! Please come and join us for a relaxed cup of coffee upstairs after the morning service. This is a good time for parishioners to meet one another, catch up and for the kids to get together also when the weather is fine the terrace overlooking the Thames is as fine a place as any for a leisurely coffee. Do join us!

for more information on the PUTNEY DEBATES click here

Putney Debates 1647 Exhibition.
This is a permanent exhibition in St Mary's Church, Putney (by Putney Bridge).
Opening hours:-
Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 4pm

You are advised to telephone 020 8788 4414 before visiting for the weekly update of church use during the week as there may be extra services, school or community events during which the exhibition will not be available for visitors.

During term time the church (Cromwell room annex) is used by pre-school groups on week day mornings, causing some additional back ground noise.
On Wednesdays each week there is a lunchtime (12:00 noon - 1pm) service of Holy Communion.

• e-newsletter - As well as the Parish website there is an e-newsletter produced once a month which also gives all the information about what's going on in the parish. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please send your e-mail address to:- subscribe@parishofputney.co.uk

• Brewer Building Hall & Rooms are available for hire—meetings, receptions, childrens parties etc.  Please contact Rob Dickinson for availability and prices.  0208 394 6063 bookings.admin@parishofputney.co.uk
  Catering by Sally @ St Mary’s  0208 246 6859 stmaryscoffee@btconnect.com

• NEWPIN accepts donations of used toys and clothes for children and adults.  Please contact Kendall Jeynes by email on kendalljnyc@yahoo.com.

• Pastoral Care at All Saints’ Church - every Sunday members of the Pastoral Care Team will be in church after the 10.30 am service (wearing badges with smiley faces!). Feel free to talk to them if you (or someone you know) are in need of some support or practical help, going into hospital, or simply want to have a chat over coffee. They will also be greeting newcomers and offering   information about what the church can offer from a pastoral perspective. For more information, contact Clemancy Gordon-Martin  (020 8789 7798)

• SINGING AT ST MARY’S - Ever considered joining the choir at St Mary’s? We’re looking for as many people as possible to become involved in the musical life of the church. St Mary’s Choir meets every Tuesday from 8pm – 9pm; why not come and join us? You do not need to have had any experience of singing in a choir before, although an ability to read music would be helpful. We will be singing a wide variety of music in the coming months, both old and new, and contributing to a variety of Morning Eucharist and Caritas services. If you are interested please drop Mark Laflin an email or leave a note in his pigeon hole in the church office.
  mark.laflin@gmail.com 07740 766333
  

• Parish Media Advertising - If anyone in the congregation has a service or a business that they would like to advertise in either the parish magazine or on the Friends of the parish page of this website the team would like to hear from them. The parish magazine is produced approximately bimonthly. If you would be interested in finding out more please contact either Rachel Baker 020 8788 0482 or Julia Hebbelthwaite 020 8785 2198, for web advertising please contact Anthony Chisnall on 07899940266 or click advertising@parishofputney.co,uk

• Mother and Toddler Group for Children with special needs - A group for mother's with toddlers who have special needs takes place at St Mary's every Wednesday between 10-11.30am. Please telephone Charlotte Lyons for further details on 020 8877 1464

• Sally @ St Mary’s — ‘An eclectic vision of the church and the community’
  The new café at St Mary’s is open 7days a week Selling delicious homemade food and coffee. Weekend BBQ’s from September. Please come and try them out. 020 8246 6859 (Many of you will know Sally and Warren - previously at LooLoos in Leaders Garden)

Newcomers are constantly moving in and we try to get to know them as quickly as possible and make them feel at home among friends.

If you are new to the parish and would like to be contacted, please write you name, address, postcode and telephone number down on a piece of paper and pass to a church warden / sidesperson / member of the clergy (check out the Who's Who page for assistance!). Please also include the names and date of birth of any children you have under the age of 18 years old. We look forward to meeting you!

We rely heavily on the generosity of the congregation for the financial support for the church. If you would like to donate, please use one of the following forms and return to Richard Holman c/o the Parish Office:

• Standing Order Form - a form to enable you to set up a monthly payment from your bank to the church.
• Combined Standing Order Form and Gift Aid Declaration - as above, but will allow the church to treat all donations as gift aid, meaning that the church can reclaim tax from the government.
• Gift Aid Declaration with notes - should be completed to accompany any one off payment to enable the church to reclaim any tax from the government.