Church of the Annunciation, Marble Arch, London
Parish Mass takes place at The Annunciation on Sundays at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome to attend. Midweek services are listed here as well, with Mass usually said at 12.30pm each day during the week. Details for the coming week are posted below. The church is also usually open Monday to Friday from 10am-6pm for private prayer.
Do please take a look at the various pages on this website to discover more about the life of our church and sign up for our weekly newsletter for all the latest information about events. And if you need to speak with our priest about anything, do please contact Fr Lincoln by pressing this link. Thank you.
Sharing our Future
The church has embarked on an exciting new project, "Sharing our Future". With funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we are seeking to ensure our wonderful historic building is preserved for future generations and that it is a welcoming space for all our community. To read more about the "Sharing our Future" project, click here.
Services
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Thursday 5 March 2026 at 12:30pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Friday 6 March 2026 at 12:00pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Friday 6 March 2026 at 12:30pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Sunday 8 March 2026 at 10:30am
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Monday 9 March 2026 at 12:30pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 12:30pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 12:30pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Thursday 12 March 2026 at 12:30pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Friday 13 March 2026 at 12:00pm
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
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Sunday 15 March 2026 at 10:30am
Liturgy Details
Role People Clergy Sidesman
Reader
Server
Refreshments
Sunday School Session Leader
Sunday School 8+ Leader
Sunday School Crafts Coordinator
Sunday School Music
Children's Church Attendance
Sunday School Tables Volunteer
Clearing up
Keyholder
News
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Holy Week and Easter at the Annunciation
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday when we celebrate the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. He rode on a donkey through a crowd of excited people, who shouted “Hosanna” and waved palms – our service will therefore include the Blessing of Palms. We will then journey towards the three most solemn days of the Christian year, saying Mass each day at 12.30pm through to the Wednesday. The Triduum then begins. Triduum means “three days”, and during these three days the church keeps one sustained festival. It’s marked by the liturgies of The Last Supper, the Lord’s Passion, and culminates in the joyful celebration of the Resurrection on Easter morning. With choir, music, silence, candlelight, prayerful liturgies, and much more besides, we will marvel at the passion and resurrection of Lord. The service times are listed here:
29/03: Palm Sunday Sung Mass with the Blessing of Palms, 10.30pm
30/03: Said Mass, 12.30pm
31/03: Said Mass, 12.30pm
01/04: Said Mass, 12.30pm
02/04: Maundy Thursday: Mass of the Last Supper with Vigil, 6.30pm-8.30pm
03/04: Good Friday: The Reading of the Passion, the Veneration of the Cross, and the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified, 12noon
05/04: Easter Day: Sung Mass of the Resurrection, 10.30am
Everyone is welcome!
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Thursday 5th March 2026Weekly Newsletter
Sunday 8th March…
is the Third Sunday of Lent. Sung Mass with Sunday School begins at 10.30am.
We are delighted that Fr John Beauchamp will be coming again to preach for us this Sunday. Fr John is the Diocesan Disability Ministry Enabler here in London and a Prebendary at St Paul’s Cathedral. Fr John wrote a wonderful reflection on his 30 years of ministry as a blind priest, which you can read here. We look forward to welcoming him back to the Annunciation this Sunday.
CHURCH OPENING TIMES AND MIDWEEK MASS NEXT WEEK
The church is open from 10am-6pm Monday to Friday next week, except for Tuesday when the church will only be open at lunchtime. Mass will be said each day at 12.30pm except for Wednesday (as Fr Lincoln is away at a Diocesan schools conference).FRIDAY 6 MARCH: STATIONS OF THE CROSS, 12PM
We are fortunate to have some glorious “Stations of the Cross” lining the walls of our church. During Lent, we use them for short acts of penitential devotion each Friday at 12noon, which will then be followed by a Said Mass at 12.30pm for those able to stay.
SUNDAY 8 MARCH: MARIA VRAKA MUSIC ACADEMY, 4PM
Students at the Maria Vraka Music Academy return to perform at the Annunciation. Details here.HOLY WEEK AND EASTER AT THE ANNUNCIATION
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday when we celebrate the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. He rode on a donkey through a crowd of excited people, who shouted “Hosanna” and waved palms – our service will therefore include the Blessing of Palms. We will then journey towards the three most solemn days of the Christian year, saying Mass each day at 12.30pm through to the Wednesday. The Triduum then begins.Triduum means “three days”, and during these three days the church keeps one sustained festival. It’s marked by the liturgies of The Last Supper, the Lord’s Passion, and culminates in the joyful celebration of the Resurrection on Easter morning. With choir, music, silence, candlelight, prayerful liturgies, and much more besides, we will marvel at the passion and resurrection of Lord. The service times are listed here:
o 29 March: Palm Sunday Sung Mass with the Blessing of Palms, 10.30pm
o 30 March: Said Mass, 12.30pm
o 31 March: Said Mass, 12.30pm
o 1 April: Said Mass, 12.30pm
o 2 April: Maundy Thursday: Mass of the Last Supper with Vigil, 6.30pm-8.30pm
o 3 April: Good Friday: The Reading of the Passion, the Veneration of the Cross, and the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified, 12noon
o 5 April: Easter Day: Sung Mass, 10.30am
PASTORAL SUPPORT
If you’ve recently moved, you might want your new home blessed. If you’re exploring the Christian faith, you might want to discuss it. If you’re sick, you might want to receive anointing with oil. Or you may carry a burden and need to make your confession. Whatever your circumstances, your priest is here to support you.
PARISH GIVING
Please make use of the “Parish Giving Scheme” to support the work of our church. Please look at their website and give as generously as you can so that we can respond to God’s call to reach out and serve the people of our neighbourhood and maintain our wonderful building. We depend on everyone’s generosity!APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER
Prayers of Intercession: Joyce, Lawrence, Ian, Rodney, Sarah-Jane, Tom, Sheila, Roy, Christopher, Alice, Nita, Anna, Chrysanthi, Eleni, Tallulah, Angelos, Gregorio, Arlene.
Year’s mind:.
Edmund Sheppard, John Hampden Gurney, Christina Russell, Donald Camelare, Rachel Stephens, Edward Gearon, Melita Harris, Marianne Vowler, Rhoda Hodgson, Francisco Santos, Karyn Geddes.
Events
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Sunday 8th March 2026 4:00pm-6:00pmMaria Vraka Music Academy - Spring ConcertStudents from the Maria Vraka Music Academy perform once again at the Annunciation.
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 7:00pm-1:00am
Safeguarding
The Annunciation Marble Arch is committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Adults at Risk of Harm.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website.
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Jasmine Cullingford 07963 878 527
You can also obtain more information from Childline: 0800 1111
and Westminster City Council (Safeguarding children & Safeguarding vulnerable individuals)
London Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers: 020 7932 1224 safeguarding@london.anglican.org
Thirtyone:Eight’s 24-hour helpline: 0303 003 1111
Family Lives: 0808 800 222
Childline: 0800 1111
