Christmas @ St Mary’s Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December at 4.00pm Outdoor Service -  The Christmas Story Retold with readings and carols Around the benefice there will be a variety of services...

Sunday 13 December 2pm and 3.30pm Gosbeck Village Hall Drive-In Christmas Carols In The Car Park. Due to current restrictions, and following the success of the Drive In Harvest service, the North...

East of England Co Op Band comes to Coddenham The village provided a warm welcome to members of the East of England Co Op Band.  Their festive programme was enjoyed by many in the churchyard, at...

  Comfort Ye my People, says your God.  Your iniquity is pardoned.  (Isaiah 40:1,2) ‘Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.  Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, to London, to Ipswich ……’  After the...

  ‘Go from your country, your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you’. (Gen 12:1) Advent, and normally our Christmas preparations are in full swing by now.  Over 2000...

It has been a beautiful, sunny, peaceful day. Mary and I are about to take a break.  When we return, Advent will be almost upon us.  Before we go, I want to share an afterthought, prompted by this...

This year has been a difficult and uncertain year for us all. Christmas trees are a symbol of light, joy and hope and so we plan to erect a number of trees in the Churchyard this year so that they...

As we are unable to hold Christingle services this year, the local churches would like to invite families to take part in a Zoom Christingle service on Sunday 29th November at 4.00pm. Christingle...

As I write these notes it is not clear what form our annual Acts of Remembrance can take this year. You may stand in a familiar spot and hear familiar words; you may join in on-line, you may remain...

  It was a warm spring afternoon when I first visited the ruined priory. King Henry’s Commissioners had done a good job but even after 500 years the remains of the old church were impressive. ...