Services in the 4 Marys Benefice
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Benefice Churches Open
All the churches in our benefice are open for visiting every day during daylight hours.
Church Services for April 2025
Sunday, 6th April:
10am Stratford SM Morning Worship
Sunday
13th April:
10am
Higham Palm Sunday Service
Monday of Holy Week
7pm Compline Raydon
Tuesday of Holy Week
7pm Compline Higham
Wednesday of Holy Week
7pm Compline
Holton
Maundy Thursday:
7pm Stratford Maundy Thursday
Communion with Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday:
Walk of Witness (see Events)
3pm in Higham: A
service of readings,
reflections & music for
Good Friday
Holy Saturday:
7.30pm Raydon Easter Vigil with Bonfire
Sunday 20th
April:
Easter Day
9am Holton Easter Family Communion
10am Higham
Easter Family Communion
Sunday, 27th April:
2nd Sunday of Easter
10am Raydon Parish Communion
9.30am
Stratford St Mary Café Church
(in the Parish Room)
Church Services for May 2025
Sunday 4th May:
3rd Sunday of Easter
10am Stratford SM Parish Communion
Sunday, 11th May:
4th Sunday of Easter
10am Higham Parish Communion
6.30pm Raydon Evensong
Sunday 18th
May:
5th Sunday of Easter
10am Holton Parish Communion
Sunday, 25th May:
6th Sunday of Easter
10am Raydon Parish Communion
9.30am Stratford St Mary Café Church
(in the Parish
Room)
Thursday, 29th
May:
10.30am Deanery Ascension Service
Ascension Day
Everyone welcome, this is a service for everyone
in the Deanery in All Saints’
Church in Semer
Looking ahead to June
Sunday 1st
June:
10am Stratford
Parish Communion
with Baptism
Sunday,
29th June:
Two services in Higham
8.30am BCP Communion
4pm Pet Service
More details to come
Hello Café Church
The Café-Church, will next meet on Sunday, 27th April at 9.30am.
Join us for pastries, cafetière Coffee / tea and orange juice. Young and old gather round tables to have breakfast together, from babies, a few months old and toddlers to the over 90-year olds and any age in between.
We reflect on a Bible reading, discuss a current topic, hear a ‘Thought for the day’ or may have the odd craft activity for the young or the young at heart. It is an informal friendly gathering for all generations. Come and join us – we are looking forward to seeing you and to welcoming new faces.
Benefice Bible Study / House Group
This month the House
Group will next on
Thursday,
24th April at 2.30pm
Please get in touch with Judith, Sandy, Christine or Rev’d Manette if you would like to know more.
Diocesan Eastertide
Confirmation Sunday 4th May at 10.30am
St
Edmundsbury Cathedral is hosting a Diocesan Eastertide Confirmation with Bishop
Graeme. Benefices and parishes are warmly invited to present candidates. If you
or your children are interested in confirmation, please get in touch with Rev’d
Manette to explore this. Tel. 07947 737789 or Email: revmcrossman@gmail.com
Prayer pointers for the Benefice
We pray for all those who are ill or in any way unwell, among them Nicky Bull, Steve Meech, Daphne Horrex, Jim Lowe, James Stock, Amanda Berry, Andrew Potter and Penny Watkins.
We remember all those who have passed from this life to the next. 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.
We pray for Bishop Graham Knowles who has taken on the ministry of Interim Bishop in our Diocese; and we pray for all those involved in the appointment process of a new Diocesan Bishop. May they be guided by the Holy Spirit and may God’s will be done.
Prayers for the Easter Season
May the glory and the promise of this joyous time of year
bring peace and happiness to you
and those you hold most dear.
And may Christ, Our Risen Saviour,
always be there by your side
to bless you most abundantly
and be your loving guide.
Author Unknown
Lord God,
may we proclaim with joy
your message of hope for the world;
may our lives, as well as our worship,
testify to the truth of the Resurrection;
and broaden our vision of what is possible
through new life in you. Amen.
Susan Sayers.
- The Rectory
- Hadleigh Road
- Raydon
- Suffolk
- IP7 5LH
07947 737789
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