St.Mary's Church, Kersey
& Shrine
We are a village church to the west of Ipswich with people coming from the villages and towns all around Kersey. We're open, welcoming and very inclusive.
Our services are just lovely and the people even more so. Honestly, you'll fit right in. There are no reserved seats, no special codes, or strange ways of doing things. If you want to meet God and some really friendly people, come along one Sunday and join us. If you'd like to chat about getting married, send us an email, and if you'd like to just chat, well we're good at that.
We have a thriving Friends Of St Mary's group that put on events like dinner dances, classical concerts, the best Jazz in Suffolk and lots more.
All Welcome
April
2nd 9am BCP Holy Communion—JP
9th 11am Easter Holy Communion —LN
16th 6.30pm Evensong (no HC) —LH
23rd 11am BCP Holy Communion -
30th 10am Benefice Service - St Marys Kersey
May
7th 11am Service for the Coronation—TBC
14th 11am Parish Service—LN
21st 6.30pm Evensong with Holy Communion
28th 11am BCP Holy Communion - St Mary’s Aldham
June
4th 9am BCP Holy Communion —JP
11th 11am Parish Service—LN
17th June—Kersey Summer Fayre
18th 6.30pm Evensong with Holy Communion —LH
25th 11am BCP Holy Communion - St Mary’s Aldham
We usually fly the flag of the Diocese of Suffolk, sometimes the Ukrainian flag and occasionally the Union flag. When you see the Ukrainian flag, let it remind you to pray for them:
Lighten their darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend them from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Flags can be surprisingly polarising things, as we've discovered from time to time! Never-the-less there are occasions such as royal events, saints days, Diocesan days, Pride month, or international events when a flag is a visible reminder to thank God, celebrate our diversity, pray for a group of people or just be old fashioned joyful.
St Mary's is open every day for private prayer during daylight hours
Contact our Church Warden, Rachel Wells, on Rachel@kersey-village.co.uk
Contact the Curate Rev'd. Adrian on rev@kind.church
Friends of St Mary's contact Mark Rigby on mark0504@me.com
We need to make sure that the church can stay open and for that we need your help. It's really simple and it's something we do together, please can you take part by making a monthly contribution? It's super easy but completely changes the prospect of your church staying open and serving the community. The government will also add 25% to your contribution if you pay tax. We can stay open with your monthly giving, thank you!
To give a monthly gift just call the Parish Giving Service on
0333 002 1271
To keep your chosen Church open quote the reference:
Kersey Parish Church - 330633057
We follow the Diocesan Guidelines https://www.cofesuffolk.org/safeguarding and keep updated through regular training. Each Parish has a comprehensive Safeguarding Policy and our volunteers who work with young people or vulnerable adults are DBS checked or are in the process of being checked and receive Safeguarding training. We review the Safeguarding Policy and our safeguarding practice each year. If you have any concerns at any time about safeguarding in our parishes please contact the Benefice Safeguarding Officer; Mrs Jan King king4kings@aol.com or use the link below to report your concern.