Welcome to our parish websiter
At the heart of our parish is one person and two churches.
The person is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He lived 2000 years ago, was crucified for us and rose from the dead. For more about what we believe, click here.
The two churches are St Mary's and St Peter's: St Mary's has its roots in the ancient Benedictine Abbey. St Peter's celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008. The two churches serve the southern and western parts of the town of Bury St Edmunds.r
Both churches are flourishing, with a combined electoral role of 375, and with about 300 people who worship at our different services on a usual Sunday. We are able to offer a range of different Sunday services: R
Service Times
St Peter’s Sunday at 10:45 (an informal service for all ages, with a strong community feel)
St Mary’s Sundays at 8am (BCP communion)
9:30am (informal for all ages, with groups for children and young people)
11:00am (matins or communion. With robed men and boys choir)
6:30pm (evening prayer or evensong)
Wednesdays at 10:00am (holy communion)
Once a month, on the second Sunday of the month, there is a 5pm informal service in St Peters
The parish runs a number of other activities: a parent and toddler group, lunches for older people, men and boys choir, ladies choir, music groups, flower arranging group, socials and concerts. St Mary's is also the civic church for Bury St Edmunds, and the town St George's day parade, Jankyn Smyth, Battle of Britain and Remembrance day services are held here.rWe have a once a month parish prayer meeting.
We have groups for men and women. We also have a wide variety of groups that meet in people's homes. They are a way for people to get to know each other and to grow in their Christian faith. r
We have activities and groups for young people of all ages: along with crèche, Sunday school and choir, we run a holiday club, occasional children's workshops, Pathfinder group (for 9 - 14 year olds), and a CYFA group (for 14 - 18 year olds).rr
For people wishing to find out more about the Christian faith, we regularly run a four week 'Introducing Jesus course', Alpha courses and the Christianity Explored course.r
Please do visit us or contact the parish office for more details.