St Mary’s has a strong musical tradition. A four-part choir sings each Sunday at both morning and evening services as well as on feast days and for other special events. The church is especially notable for its fine three-manual tracker organ. Our current Director of Music is Frederick Stocken. (Read more about Frederick here)
St Mary's Choir in robesSt Mary's has a committed choir, which practises every Friday evening and before main services. The choir sings a wide repertoire of sacred music from the Renaissance period to the present day and welcomes new members without audition. Members of the choir have to be able to read music to some degree because of the varied music sung weekly.
St Mary's Junior Choir outside St Paul's CathedralJunior Choir is directed by Linda Wiskin and offers children from the age of nine choral opportunities; unison and two-part singing, as well as singing with, and alongside, the main choir at least once a month at the Sunday morning service.
Listen to Frederick playing his new composition "Archangels" on the St Mary's organ  St Mary's organ
The organ was built after the fire in 1969, by Grant, Degens and Bradbeer Ltd. of Northampton, who have also built instruments for New College, Oxford and the University of York. It is a tracker-action organ with a light, clear sound, comprising three manuals and thirty-two speaking stops. 

What's on at St Mary's

Our next few events are listed below. Click on any of them for more detail
Click here to see our full calendar
If you want to book our Church buildings for any event, use the full calendar to see if the church is free and than click here to contact the Parish Office.

Next events at St Mary's

Mums & Toddlers
23.02.2012 10:00
- Mums & Toddlers A gathering of parents and carers with young children.

Holy Communion
23.02.2012 10:00
- Holy Communion An informal service of Holy Communion with Mums and Toddlers

Holy Communion
25.02.2012 09:00
- Holy Communion A reflective said service of Holy Communion

Please click here to contact us for marriage,baptism or bereavement support or any other questions. The Parish Office is in the church and is open Monday to Friday 10am to Noon. Outside these hours, you can call 0208 505 3000. Our email address is info@stmaryswoodford.org.uk.