Upcoming events
Guided St Mary’s Church and Tower Tour
The specially curated tour will give you a glimpse into the history of St Mary’s, how it has influenced Islington today and will culminate with a trip up St Mary’s Church tower, giving you a bird’s eye view of London. Can you manage the 120 steps to the top?!
A tour of St Mary’s Church, including breath-taking views from the tower! Led by a qualified tour guide from Clerkenwell and Islington Guides, this tour of the church and tower will last around 75 minutes.
9am Morning Worship
Sunday before Lent
Leading the service: Ian Mylam
Preaching: Ian Mylam
Readings: 2 Peter 1:16-end; Matthew 17:1-9
11am Holy Communion
Sunday before Lent
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Ian Mylam
Readings: 2 Peter 1:16-end; Matthew 17:1-9
Ash Wednesday at 12 noon - Remember you are dust
A service of Holy Communion, with the imposition of ashes.
Presiding, preaching and leading: James Hughesdon
Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; John 8:1-11
No children's activities at this service.
Ash Wednesday at 7.30pm - Remember you are dust
A service of Holy Communion, with the imposition of ashes.
Leading and presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: Mike Bartholomew Biggs
Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; John 8:1-11
No children's activities at this service.
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Tradition and Transformation
Our second Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 20 February.
Join Caroline Durham and Mathew Lee as they travel through four centuries of music in an intimate concert for violin and viola, spanning Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary eras.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Holy Communion
1st Sunday of Lent
Leading and Presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
11am Morning Worship
1st Sunday of Lent
Leading and presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
Kids Matter taster session
St Mary’s is offering a free, accessible and effective parenting programme for mums, dads and carers of children aged one to ten
London Bishops' Course: Discipleship in Times of Mystery and Unknowing
This Lent, join us to explore the journey of discipleship amid uncertainty, mystery, and unknowing. Drawing on lived experience and the wisdom of disability and suffering theologies, we will reflect on what it means to follow Christ – not in spite of life’s struggles, but as we encounter God’s grace and guidance within them.
Practising the Way: The Service Practice at St Mary’s
Our final session will be on Tuesday 24 February at 7:30pm at St Mary’s. We will be exploring love, hiddenness, availability and kinship.
9am BCP Holy Communion
2nd Sunday of Lent
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Mike Bartholomew Biggs
Readings: TBC
11am Holy Communion
2nd Sunday of Lent
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs
Readings: Romans 4:1-15, 13-17; John 3:1-17
11am Holy Communion
3rd Sunday of Lent
Leading and Presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: Christopher Landau
Readings: TBC
Guided St Mary’s Church and Tower Tour
The specially curated tour will give you a glimpse into the history of St Mary’s, how it has influenced Islington today and will culminate with a trip up St Mary’s Church tower, giving you a bird’s eye view of London. Can you manage the 120 steps to the top?!
A tour of St Mary’s Church, including breath-taking views from the tower! Led by a qualified tour guide from Clerkenwell and Islington Guides, this tour of the church and tower will last around 75 minutes.
9am Morning Worship
4th Sunday of Lent
Leading: Ian Mylam
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: Exodus 2:1-10; John 18:25b-27
11am Holy Communion
4th Sunday of Lent
Leading and Presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Exodus 2:1-10; John 18:25b-27
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our third Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 20 March.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Holy Communion
5th Sunday of Lent
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45
11am Morning Worship with Baptism
5th Sunday of Lent
Leading and presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45
9am Morning Worship
Palm Sunday
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Zechariah 9:9-12; Matthew 21:1-11
11am Healing Service
Palm Sunday
Leading the service: Ian Mylam
Preaching: Rev Obi Chike
Readings: Zechariah 9:9-12; Matthew 21:1-11
Maundy Thursday Communion
Maundy Thursday
A celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Good Friday Meditations at St Mary's
The Good Friday Meditations will take place in church.
On our journey together through this great drama of grace on Good Friday we bear witness as Jesus wrestles with his own aloneness, abandoned by so many of his closest friends, abandoned even by God His Father. Through words and music, and at this time more than ever, in silence and separation, we reflect on the events of this day and on their meanings for those around Jesus and for ourselves today of all days.
9am BCP Holy Communion
2nd Sunday of Lent
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
2nd Sunday of Easter
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: 1 Peter 1.3-9; John 20.19-31
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our fourth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 17 April.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Morning Worship
3rd Sunday of Easter
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Holy Communion
3rd Sunday of Easter
Leading: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 2.14a, 36-41; Luke 24.13-35
9am Holy Communion
4th Sunday of Easter
Leading and Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
4th Sunday of Easter
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 2:42-47; John 10:1-10
9am Morning Worship
5th Sunday of Easter
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Holy Communion
5th Sunday of Easter
Leading: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 7.55-60; John 14:1-14
9am BCP Holy Communion
6th Sunday of Easter
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
6th Sunday of Easter
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21
Holy Communion on Ascension Day
Ascension Day
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 1.1-11; Luke 24.44-53
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our fifth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 15 May.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Morning Worship
7th Sunday of Easter
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Holy Communion
7th Sunday of Easter
Leading: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 1.6-14; John 17.1-11
11am Morning Worship
Pentecost
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39
11am Healing Service
Trinity Sunday
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: 2 Corinthians 13.11-13; Matthew 28.16-20
9am Morning Worship
1st Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am BCP Holy Communion
2nd Sunday after Trinity
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
2nd Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our sixth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 19 June.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Morning Worship
1st Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Holy Communion
4th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
4th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Morning Worship
5th Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am BCP Holy Communion
6th Sunday after Trinity
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
6th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our seventh Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 17 July.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Morning Worship
7th Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Holy Communion
8th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
6th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
10th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our eighth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 21 August.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
11am Morning Worship
12th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Healing Service
13th Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Morning Worship
14th Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am BCP Holy Communion
16th Sunday after Trinity
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
16th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our ninth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 18 September.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Morning Worship
17th Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Holy Communion
18th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Morning Worship
19th Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am BCP Holy Communion
20th Sunday after Trinity
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
20th Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our tenth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 16 October.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Morning Worship
21st Sunday after Trinity
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Holy Communion
22nd Sunday after Trinity
Leading and Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
22nd Sunday after Trinity
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am BCP Holy Communion
3rd Sunday before Advent
Leading: TBC
Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
3rd Sunday before Advent
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Morning Worship
2nd Sunday before Advent
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our eleventh Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 20 November.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
9am Holy Communion
Christ the King before Advent
Leading and Presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Morning Worship
Christ the King Sunday before Advent
Leading and presiding: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
9am Morning Worship
1st Sunday in Advent
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
11am Healing Service
1st Sunday in Advent
Leading the service: TBC
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our twelfth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 18 December.
Performers and theme to be announced soon.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
Practising the Way: The Service Practice at St Mary’s
Our third session will be on Tuesday 10 February at St Mary’s. We will be exploring love, hiddenness, availability and kinship.
11am Morning Worship
2nd Sunday before Lent
Leading and presiding: Ian Mylam
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 6:25-end
9am BCP Holy Communion
2nd Sunday before Lent
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: TBC
11am Holy Communion
4th Sunday of Epiphany - Candlemas
Leading and Presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2.22-40
9am Morning Worship
4th Sunday of Epiphany - Candlemas
Leading the service: James Hughesdon
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2.22-40
Film Night at St Mary's
On Thursday 29 January in Crypt Room 1, we will be showing David Attenborough: A life on our planet.
Refreshments will be available from 6.45pm with the film starting at 7.15 pm
Practising the Way: The Service Practice at St Mary’s
This will be our second session on Tuesday 27 January at 7:30pm at St Mary’s. We will be exploring love, hiddenness, availability and kinship.
11am Morning Worship
3rd Sunday of Epiphany
Leading: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Ian Mylam
Readings: Acts 9:1-22; Matthew 19:27-end
9am Holy Communion
3rd Sunday of Epiphany
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Ian Mylam
Readings: TBC
Evening Taizé Service
An evening service of meditation and chant in the tradition of Taizé.
Please do come, you are very welcome.
Leading: TBC
11am Holy Communion
2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Mike Bartholomew Biggs
Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42
9am Morning Worship
2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Leading the service: Ian Mylam
Preaching: Mike Bartholomew Biggs
Readings: TBC
Guided St Mary’s Church and Tower Tour
The specially curated tour will give you a glimpse into the history of St Mary’s, how it has influenced Islington today and will culminate with a trip up St Mary’s Church tower, giving you a bird’s eye view of London. Can you manage the 120 steps to the top?!
A tour of St Mary’s Church, including breath-taking views from the tower! Led by a qualified tour guide from Clerkenwell and Islington Guides, this tour of the church and tower will last around 75 minutes.
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Pieces De Clavecin
Our first Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 16 January.
Unfortunately, Antoine Pichon has had to withdraw from this month’s concert due to an injury. We are delighted that Lin Xu-Zhang has agreed to step in. Lin performs a programme that unfolds as a French dream across centuries: from Couperin’s delicately perfumed miniatures, through Satie’s quiet, otherworldly meditations, to Dukas’s blazing, elemental force.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
Practising the Way: The Service Practice at St Mary’s
Our next practising the way course will be starting on Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 7:15, there will be four sessions on alternate Tuesdays in January and February. We will be exploring love, hiddenness, availability and kinship.
11am Morning Worship
1st Sunday of Epiphany - the Baptism of Christ
Leading: James Hughesdon
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-end
9am BCP Holy Communion
1st Sunday of Epiphany - the Baptism of Christ
Leading and Presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-end
11am Holy Communion
Epiphany
Leading and Presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: TBC
11am Holy Communion
1st Sunday of Christmas
Leading and presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Freya Bradley
Readings: TBC
Christmas Day Holy Communion at St Mary's
Leading and presiding: James Hughesdon
Preaching: TBC
Readings: TBC
Holy Communion on Christmas Eve at St Mary's
When the streets begin to fall silent, the buses stop running and London is almost still, join us to worship in the first communion of Christmas. From 11pm on Christmas Eve until just after midnight on Christmas Day.
Celebrate a saviour born to bring hope and peace.
Children's and family service on Christmas Eve at St Mary's
Join us for a short Christmas Eve service focused on families and children at 4pm. We will look at the Christmas story whilst singing our favourite carols.
Leading: Chloe
11am Holy Communion
4th Sunday in Advent
Leading and Presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: James Hughesdon
Readings: TBC
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Nightmare before Christmas
Our twelfth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2025 will take place on Friday 19 December: ‘Nightmare before Christmas’
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
Carols on the Steps of St Mary's
Our choir and musical director will lead us as we sing some of our favourite carols on the steps of St Mary’s.
Warming refreshments will be served.
Carols by Candlelight at 7pm
Everyone is given a candle as they enter the church and at the beginning of the service the church falls into darkness, except for hundreds of tiny flames all around.
Carols by Candlelight at 4.30pm
Everyone is given a candle as they enter the church and at the beginning of the service the church falls into darkness, except for hundreds of tiny flames around the church.
11am Holy Communion
3rd Sunday in Advent
Leading and presiding: Freya Bradley
Preaching: Mike Bartholomew Biggs
Readings: TBC
Monthly Prayer Meeting
Our monthly prayer meeting takes place on the second Sunday of every month 10.15-10.45am in the prayer chapel.
Join us as we pray for the church and the world.