Welcome to St Mellitus with St Mark
The
Serving Christ in the heart of Hanwell and beyond
About St
Mellitus with St Mark
St.
Mellitus with St. Mark is the Anglican parish church for the heart of Hanwell.
The church has been a landmark in the area for nearly 100 years, and we aim to
be every bit as significant as people in
the community.
We describe
our mission as “to serve Christ in the heart of Hanwell, and beyond”. Our aim
is to do what Jesus commanded after His glorious resurrection: to make
disciples. This means that what we do ‘in church’ should be focused on helping
us be disciples ‘in the real world’ - not just on how we are on Sunday morning!
We are the
only Anglican Saint Mellitus church in
About our
Sunday services
Our main
Sunday service is a 10:00am Parish Communion service combining traditional
elements (such as liturgy, robed choir and hymns) with more contemporary
elements (especially in some of the music). In term time there is also a
full range of activities for school-age children which we call Allsorts.
We meet to
pray at 8:30am and there is also a said mass in the Lady Chapel at 8am.
Click on this
link for a full calendar of services and events.
Copies of sermon notes are available, as
well as some copies of sermon audio files to listen online or download to your
ipod.
Midweek
activities
There is a
usually a midweek mass on Wednesdays at 10am in the Lady Chapel. The
church is open for prayer at midday on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All
are welcome.
The
Alpha Course consists of a series of
talks addressing key issues relating to the Christian faith. There is a light
meal together at the beginning of each session which gives people a chance to
get to know each other. After each talk we divide into small groups to discuss
the topic of the evening, ask questions and express opinions. We then break
into small groups over coffee to listen, learn, discuss and discover. And ask
anything.
Alpha is a
place where no question is too simple or too hostile. Our next Alpha course starts
on 21st September. For more details contact John Hereward at
the church office (3067 0035 or office@saintmellitushanwell.org.uk)
or Rev. Deborah Chapman (8813 0162).
A wide range
of other groups meet during the week, details of some are below:
With
more than a million members, the Mothers’
Union is the largest Christian women’s organisation in the world with a
distinctive tradition of personal links and relationships worldwide. United by
a common commitment to Christian family life, and by the custom of the cycle of
midday prayers we are active in our own local communities, in all sorts of
ways, fitting our activities to those local priorities and needs. Our Mothers
Union meets in the Church Hall every first Wednesday of the month at 11am. For
more details, contact Yvonne White (8575 2453).
Being
a Brownie
is all about having loads of fun and a huge adventure! To be a Brownie you have
just got to be a girl aged between seven and 10 years old. Brownies meet
together in a Pack most Wednesday evenings 6-8pm. Our Brownie Pack is run by
Lynne Henderson and a team of adult leaders. They look after you and make sure
you have a great time on your Brownie Adventure. For more details contact Lynne
via the church office (020 3067
0035).
Small groups
We have a
number of small groups which meet in homes around the parish for Bible Study,
fellowship and prayer. For more details, contact the church office on 3067 0035
or office@saintmellitushanwell.org.uk.
Prayer
If you would
like prayer, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone, e-mail or the prayer request form where you can enter as
much or as little detail as you wish.
Social life
No
church would be complete without a range of social activities, and we’re no
different. There’s a drama group, St. Mellitus Players, that meets weekly. Then
there is a range of occasional events covering everything from BBQs to beetle
drives to boat trips.
Details are published
from time to time as relevant – see the events calendar.
Local
Initiatives
Other
organisations we actively support include Christian Aid, Choices crisis pregnancy centre and
the Christian environmental organisation, Arocha.
International
Links
St Mellitus has a strong
link with the Diocese of Kigezi in Uganda. This developed through
sending the Sanderson family from St Mellitus to serve in
A team from St Mellitus
visited the Sandersons in
St Mellitus has raised
funds for several projects in the Diocese of Kigezi,
|
60 Concrete Water Tanks for widows 75
bags of cement to construct Floor
tiles for St Peter’s Cathedral, 15 Bee-Hives and 400 Honey Jars for Bee-Keeping project 60 Plastic Chairs for church meeting hall 170 Mosquito nets for vulnerable people |
October 2000 October 2001 October 2002 October 2003 October 2004 October 2005 |
The link with
- We are in
contact with, and pray for, the staff at Rugarama Health Centre including
the new Medical Superintendent from
- In
February 2006 Rev. Joshua & Flavia Owoyesiga (right), from Kabale,
visited St Mellitus and preached at some services.
- Tom
Sanderson is now involved with a charity called Five Talents http://www.fivetalents.org.uk
based on Jesus’ parable of the Talents, which teaches us to multiply the
gifts given to us. The charity supports small loans programmes in
- A short
description of Tom and Rachelle’s work in Kabale and Rachelle’s prayer
mails can be found here
We are also linked with
In November 2005, the
senior leader, his wife (who headed the women’s work there) and his son, also a
church worker, were kidnapped and have not been heard of since. Pastoral
contact is maintained through the ministry of Canon Andrew White, licensed as
Anglican Priest for
How
to find us
We’re
opposite the Shell petrol station on the corner of
There’s an E3
bus stop right outside the door and buses E8, 83, 207, 607 all stop round the
corner on the
To
find out more about us
For more
information about the church or discussions about weddings and baptisms, etc.
please contact the vicar, John Hereward on 3067 0035 (office@saintmellitushanwell.org.uk)
For
counselling, prayer, further details of any of the above or please contact the
church office. We hope to welcome you to our church soon!
To
find out more about Jesus
To find out
more about this Jesus, whom we aim to worship and serve, see the excellent
non-denominational website, reJesus.com
.
Vicar: Rev. John Hereward
Address:
Tel:
020 3067 0035 (Office), 020 8567 6535 (Vicarage)
E-mail:
office@saintmellitushanwell.org.uk
Hanwell
W7
3BA
