Our Harvest Festival service will take place at 9.30am on Sunday 17th October. We ill be supporting The Street Community in Ipswich. A group of volunteers from our local villages regularly help to...
Harvest Service at St Mary’s Coddenham
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Thanksgivings – From the Rectory
Last Friday I welcomed Stonham Aspal School into church for the school harvest service; 200 children and their teachers. It was a joyful time. From paintings of ‘my favourite food’ to researching...
Coffee Afternoon at St Mary’s – Saturday 9th October
Coffee Morning becomes Coffee Afternoon! To tie in with the Women's Cycle Tour the Coffee Morning on Saturday 9th October will be a Coffee Afternoon from 2.00 - 4.00pm. There will be a limited...
Getting Greener – a simple guide to sustainable living.
We can all play a part to improve the environment. The extreme weather conditions we have experienced throughout the world this summer and the publication of the UN report on climate change (IPCC)...
From the Rectory – Shortages
This week the headlines have been dominated by shortages; a shortage of fuel, of drivers, of seasonal workers and, for some, a shortage of patience and consideration for others. I suspect also that...
A Harvest Festival With Our Neighbours
Neighbouring Hemmingstone's Annual Harvest Flower Festival takes place at St Gregory's Church this weekend, with the theme “The Journey”. Open Sat 2nd and Sunday 3rd October 11 - 4.30pm each day. As...
St Mary’s Flower Festival Celebrates Life
Many thanks to all those who organised and supported the Flower Festival at St Mary's at the weekend. We were blessed with amazing weather and lots of visitors. The event was held to Celebrate Life...
From the Rectory – Time to Watch
Sunday afternoon, and a chance to have a picnic between events. I sat in glorious sunshine in the churchyard, wind rustling the leaves and grasses. The sound of traffic was a distant hum rather...
St Mary’s Flower Festival 25th-26th September
St Mary’s Flower Festival in Celebration of the Life of Dorothy Lay St Mary’s Flower Festival on 25th and 26th September has a theme of celebrating the life of Dorothy Lay. Dorothy was born in...
A Parish Walk – From the Rectory
Last Saturday saw the annual Historic Churches Ride and Stride. This year Mary and I visited the Eastern side of the Benefice. Beginning at Stonham Aspal, right on our doorstep, then passing...