Higham, Holton St Mary, Raydon, Stratford St Mary

Four churches united by God and his people





 Services in the 4 Marys Benefice 


Please check our Facebook pages for any updates or email if you would 

like to receive occasional updates by email.  


Benefice Churches Open 
All the churches in our benefice are open for visiting every day during daylight hours.

Church Services for February

Sunday 1st February:
Candlemas
10am Stratford SM Parish Communion

Sunday, 8h February: 
2nd Sunday before Lent
10am Higham Parish Communion

Sunday, 15th February:  
Sunday next before Lent
10am Holton Parish Communion
9.30am Stratford St Mary Café Church
in the Parish Room

Wednesday, 18th February:
Ash Wednesday
10am Higham Ash Wednesday Service

A service with Communion and imposition of
ashes for the beginning of Lent

Sunday 22nd February:
1st Sunday of Lent
10am Raydon Parish Communion

Church Services for March

Sunday 1st March:
2nd Sunday of Lent
10am Stratford Morning Worship 

Sunday, 8th March:
3rd Sunday of Lent
10am Higham Parish Communion

Sunday, 15th March:
10am Holton Service for Mothering Sunday

9.30am Stratford St Mary Café Church
(in the Parish Room)

Sunday 22nd March:
5th Sunday of Lent
10am  Raydon  Parish Communion
Talk: Julian Crisp
Come and welcome Julian & Kristen
as 
they share an update about their
Mission 
‘Feeding Faith’ in Guatemala

Sunday 29th March:
10am  Stratford Service for
Palm Sunday

Monday of Holy Week 30th March:
7pm Compline Holton
        

Tuesday of Holy Week  31st March:
7pm Compline Higham

Looking ahead to April

Maundy Thursday Service on 2nd April:
7pm in Stratford

Sunday 5th April:
Easter Day   
10am Raydon Benefice Service for
Easter Day 
& Farewell to Rev’d Manette

All our services are followed by
coffee & cake / biscuits.
Do stay for fellowship and a chat.
 It’s a good way to meet people
if you are new to one of the villages.

If you have any questions, please get in touch
with Rev’d Manette or one of the churchwardens –
for contact details, see About Us 

Benefice Bible Study / House Group  

The next House Group session will be on
 Thursday, 26th February at 2.30pm.  

These are the dates for subsequent meetings for your diaries:
26th March & 23rd April

Please get in touch with Judith, Sandy, Christine if you would
 like to know more.


Prayer pointers for the Benefice 

Please pray for all the couples who are preparing to get married in our churches this year.

We pray for all those who are ill, unwell or struggling, among them Nicky Bull, Amanda Berry, Peter Snelling and Vivienne Wilkinson, and any others known to us who need God’s healing and wholeness.  

We remember all those who have died. May they rest in peace and rise in glory. And we pray for all who mourn, may they be held in God’s love and comforted in their grief.

 

Prayer for Christian Unity

Loving God,
You have called us to unity.
May our response to your call
lead us to actively seek justice and reconciliation
and share Your light with the world. Amen.

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  • Suffolk
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