- The Rectory
- Hadleigh Road
- Raydon
- Suffolk
- IP7 5LH
07947 737789
Email Us
Who are we?
We are a Benefice of four different parishes - Higham, Holton St Mary, Raydon and Stratford St Mary - who were brought together by the Diocese some years ago. Each church maintains its own unique, historic identity within its own village, and its PCC and finances are dealt with separately from the other churches. But we are more and more functioning as one worshipping community, with our worship rota containing one morning and one evening service a month for each church. Please see our Services page for where the services are held month by month.
Rector: Rev'd Manette Crossman: Tel. 07947 737789
Email: Rev'd Manette
Lay Elder: Sandy Ranson: Tel 01206 322156
Email: Sandy Ranson
Your
Parish Churches are here for you for the occasional offices
like Weddings and Baptisms and when you need to arrange
a loved one’s funeral.
Please get in touch with Rev’d Manette or with one of church wardens if you
have any questions or if we can help in any way.
We
have an active prayer ministry in our benefice. If you would like
us to pray for you or for someone
you know, or if you would like
to add someone to our prayer list (do ask
for their permission first), please get in touch.
For Home Communion, please get in touch with Rev’d Manette who will be able to arrange this for you.
Regular updates about what is going on in our parishes can be found on the Benefice Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/4-Marys-Benefice-111433503828636
Churchwardens
Higham Churchwarden Hugo
Parker 01206 337234
Assistant
warden Martyn Carr
Holton Churchwarden Richard
Noel 01206 298276
Churchwarden
Paul Torrington 01473 312046
Raydon Churchwarden Geoff
Horrex 01473 310422
Assistant warden Simon
Tennent 01473 310320
Stratford Churchwarden Sandy
Ranson 01206 322156
Assistant
warden Christine Cousins 01206 322530
Benefice
Safeguarding Officer: Martin O’Brien
Tel. 07964 543718
Email: martinobrien@orwellpark.org
Giving
Within the Benefice we are grateful for continued support / donations that are vital in helping us keep our churches going.
Two of our churches have joined the Give A Little campaign and you can donate to these churches via the following link:
St Mary's Church, Stratford St Mary:
https://givealittle.co/campaigns/bd4ce952-8473-414a-9caf-a6fbb374efb1
St Mary's Church, Holton St Mary:
https://givealittle.co/campaigns/a01427db-3240-44c6-be39-66be6d6b2bfb
St Mary's Church, Raydon: