Parish Church, Reading Room, Education
St. Mary Magdalene – Helmdon Parish Church
St. Mary Magdalene is Helmdon's Parish Church, one of six churches in the Astwell Benefice.
Services and Events
For details of services and events at St. Mary Magdalene, or other churches within the Astwell benefice, please see www.astwellparishes.org.uk
Contacts
For church contact details please see Who’s Who at Helmdon Parish Church
St. Mary Magdalene History
Please see Parish Church History (on www.helmdonhistory.com)
St. Mary Magdalene News
Please click here for reports of news and events.
St. Mary Magdalene Projects
Advent Windows Project Photos of windows throughout the village, decorated and ‘opened’ each evening between 1st December and Christmas Eve.
Kneeler Project (on www.helmdonhistory.com) Full explanatory introduction and photos of all church kneelers and embroideries.
Memorial Inscriptions (on www.helmdonhistory.com) A complete listing of all the memorial inscriptions found at the church and around the village. There is also a plan of the churchyard made in 2016 which shows the location of the various gravestones.
War Memorial Project – The Men Behind the Names 103 page booklet first published in 2014 and updated in 2016. Background information & download available.
Community Groups associated with St. Mary Magdalene
Friends of Helmdon Churchyard Making the churchyard a pleasant and tranquil place to visit
Friends of St Mary Magdalene Village events to raise funds for the church
Helmdon 200 Club Village lottery raising money for Church (and Reading Room) maintenance.
Helmdon Bellringers An ancient past-time and good exercise
Helmdon Tots (currently suspended)
Messy Church (Children in the Church on Sundays)
Mothers’ Union, Astwell Group (currently suspended)