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Latest update: we are trying to be open when it is safe to be so for worship and prayer. We continue to pray in our homes, worship on Zoom and meet for fellowship in ways that are safe. We pray for the world at this difficult time and for wisdom for governments.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church is currently opening for Holy Communion on Thursdays at 10.15am, but sadly this is only for those who have booked in – for safety reasons. Please contact the parish office stmarymh@outlook.com, or 07538 735103, then remember your mask and take responsibility for your safety.
We are also open for Private Prayer on Sundays 4-5pm – again please bring your mask.
We worship on Zoom at 10am on Sunday – please email zoomworship@hucknallparishchurch.org.uk
These times will change as the situation develops – we hope to be open for Sunday worship soon.
Please consider whether you can give at this time. If so, here’s how you can help: make a secure, online donation to our churches via the Give A Little website.
Welcome to you all. To offer support in the best way we are able to at present, our website home page has been changed to include information, guidance, and links to worship resources. It is updated on a weekly basis.
COVID-19
The Church continues to be alive and active, but we cannot open the building as often as usual. Our worship of God and our care for each other continue. The Vicar Rev Helen Chantry (0115 8747369), or the churchwardens of this church can be contacted in an emergency by telephoning 0115 9631503 or 0115 9636643, or by emailing helenchantry@btopenworld.com or jane_haywood@hotmail.com or kowalskimh@aol.com
Thursday evening bookings through the Church Office are suspended until further notice.
Click here to read the full advice and guidance on the Church of England website.
The church offers a haven of peace and reflection, a reminder of the presence of God at the heart of community life in Hucknall.
A Heritage Lottery Fund supported restoration project in 2014-2015 has seen significant refurbishment and creation of a history and heritage hub. Visit us for worship and see interpretive displays, take interactive tours and discover its 1,000 year history.
St Mary Magdalene church is the burial place of the poet and 6th Lord Byron, his daughter and famed mathematician Ada Lovelace, and bare knuckle boxer Ben Caunt (after whom the bell Big Benn is reputedly named). The church is also home to one of England’s largest collections of stained glass windows by the acclaimed Victorian artist, Charles Eamer Kempe.
Our address:
St Mary Magdalene Church
Hucknall, Nottinghamshire NG15 7AS – In the centre of the town by the Marketplace and Ogle Street.
General opening times:
PLEASE REFER TO THE INFORMATION AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.
Monday – Saturday, 10am – 12 noon; 2 -4pm. Admission is free, donations welcomed.
Please note: St Mary Magdalene is a working church and there are times when (especially weddings at weekends and funerals during the week), the church is not open to general visitors. Please check before planning your visit by calling Imelda Johnson on 0115 9636862 or Barbara McDonald on 07709 969241.
Services are held each weekday except Friday, for information, please click the tabs, below:
We hold three services every Sunday – for information, please click the tabs, below:
St Mary’s is always available for baptisms, weddings and funerals. For baptisms and weddings, there is a ‘bookings session’, every Thursday at the John Goober Centre (next door on Ogle Street), at 6pm or please contact the Rector on 0115 964 1499.
St Mary Magdalene church is ideally positioned for access via public transport, being on major bus routes through the town and 10 minutes walk from the NET tram stop and Robin Hood Line train station.
Facilities:
• All areas accessible to disabled visitors (with use of access ramp)
• Indoor attraction
• Disabled and assisted toilets within the building
• Refreshments area with seating for 40
• Hearing loop
• Stewards
• Large print versions of all visitor guides/tour leaflets
• Easy access town centre location
• Pay and display car parks either side of the churchyard
• Limited, free on-street car parking
• Assistance dogs welcomed