Keep up to date with all of the latest news in the November 2020 edition of the Parish Newsletter. If you have any advertising or editorial queries please direct these to Editor, Jill Hipson.

Street Kids Direct is a charity that St Mary's Northchurch has supported in recent years. This video gives some background on the work that is being done to support children in providing them with care, security and a safe future.

Please click below to download the October/November 2020 Prayer Breakfast leaflet.

We still have 300 Christmas cards depicting St Mary’s church in winter, taken from the model I made to raise funds for the replacement of the roof. I would like to sell them off at £5 for ten cards, which is cheaper than one would pay for commercially available cards of that quality and A5 size. Any funds raised will go to the organ fund for future renovation. If you wish to buy some cards and support our fabric fund, please contact Andrew Dobbie at 07775 560 363 or email and

Sadly, DENS cannot come together at a ‘live’ Sleepout event this November and they need your help to ensure the event can still go ahead, albeit in a different format. So for this year, we are urging you to take part in YOUR SLEEPOUT; swapping your cosy bed for a sleeping bag. Whether you sleep in YOUR garden, YOUR office or camp out in YOUR living room, YOUR SLEEPOUT is a great way to catch up with friends, family and colleagues whilst experiencing first-hand the issues that

This year Remembrance Sunday is on November 8th. As a consequence of the pandemic and the ongoing restrictions we are not going to have a service in church at 10.00am. Instead we will meet outside by the War Memorial at 10.45am for a short service, the reading of names and the two minute silence. We will be thinking of the past generations and the struggles that they went through and how today we are facing unique challenges. There is always a theme of thankfulness and this y

St Mary’s Northchurch Parish Virtual Quiz Night Join our virtual quiz night for all the family on Zoom on Saturday 17 October! Everyone welcome is welcome and teams will be assigned on the night so no one has to play alone. Entry is free and there are no prizes but parish bragging rights are on offer! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83088213162 Meeting ID: 830 8821 3162 If anyone needs help accessing or setting up Zoom, please contact davidandnaomi@hotmail.com or

On Sunday November 1st we are holding two Memorial Services at St Mary's to remember those who have died. When you are preparing for a funeral service there are so many things to think about and arrange it can be hard to think about your own feelings and sense of loss. This can happen in the weeks and months that follow. This service is a way that we can remember those who have died, light a candle of remembrance and offer each other other strength and support. We are restric