Higham, Holton St Mary, Raydon, Stratford St Mary

Four churches united by God and his people





 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 October 

Sunday, 5th October:

11am Stratford  St Mary Harvest Festival Communion
followed by Harvest Lunch in the Parish Room
at 1pm (see Events for details)

Sunday, 12th October:

10am Higham Parish Communion    

Sunday, 19th October:

10am Holton Parish Communion

9.30am Stratford St Mary Café Church
in the Parish Room   

12.30pm Baptism Service in Stratford

5.30pm in Higham - Cream Tea
followed by traditional Choral Evensong with Jubilate at 6pm  

Sunday, 26th October:
Bible Sunday

10am Raydon Parish Communion

Looking ahead to November

Sunday, 2nd  November:
All Saints’ Day
10am Stratford SM Parish Communion 

Remembrance Sunday

On Remembrance Sunday there will be civic Services of Remembrance in all four churches in our benefice.
Details to follow in the November edition of the Quartet and on this website.

Benefice Bible Study / House Group  

The House Group will meet this month on  Thursday, 23rd October at 2.30pm. Dates of our subsequent meetings for your diaries:
27 November 
(no meeting in December)
22 January

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

Autumn Prayer

God of the seasons, we thank you for the beauty of autumn,
the vibrant colours of changing leaves, the bounty of the harvest
and the crispness of the air.
We see you hand in the changing of the seasons,
and we thank you for the abundance that sustains us.
Amen.


Prayer pointers for the Benefice

We pray for Bishop Joanne as she prepares to move to Ipswich at the end of October.

We pray for Julian and Kristen, our Mission Partners from ‘Feeding Faith’ in Guatemala.

We pray for all those who are ill, among them Nicky Bull, Penny Watkins, Amanda Berry and Peter Snelling, and any others who need God’s healing and wholeness.  

We remember all those who have died, among them Meg Parker, Pat Ablitt and Sue Newton. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.  And we pray for any others known to us who have lost a family member or friend recently. May they be held in God’s love and comforted in their grief. 

Prayer for Peace

Almighty God, we pray for peace which is so desperately needed in your world. We pray for an end to violence, conflict and injustice that causes so much suffering. Guide the leaders of all nations with wisdom and inspire them to seek unity and the well-being of all people.

May compassion fill their hearts, and may we all become instruments of your peace, bringing hope where there is despair and light to dark places.

May peace reign throughout the world, replacing
 hatred with love and division with unity. Amen.

  • The Rectory
  • Hadleigh Road
  • Raydon
  • Suffolk
  • IP7 5LH

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