Coronavirus/COVID-19 update
​Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Mendlesham


 Coronavirus/COVID-19 prevention measures. 
​THIS WILL BE UPDATED AS NECESSARY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK.

​UPDATED 29/03/20
St Mary's church is CLOSED until further notice.

Fr Philip will continue to offer Mass and pray the Offices each day at home for the needs of the congregation, the parish and the wider world, especially remembering all affected by the pandemic.

  • The special online bulletin for Sunday 29th March (Lent V: Passiontide) can be downloaded here
  • A printable version of the bulletin can be downloaded here

  • A video of the live-streamed Mass for Sunday 29th March (Lent V: Passiontide) celebrated by the Bishop of Fulham can be accessed via the following link:  https://www.facebook.com/BishopOfFulham/

  • At 12pm on Sunday 29 March 2020, the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham will live stream its prayers for the Act of Entrustment of England to Our Lady. The live streaming of the prayers from the Shrine Church is available via: https://www.facebook.com/ShrineOLW/

  • Please continue to pray for each other, for the needs of the parish, the world and particularly at this time for all affected by the pandemic and all key workers. Prayers you can use at home can be found through the link: https://churchunion.co.uk/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/imagemanager/files/Resources_FINAL.pdf

  • A statement from bishops of The Society can be found through the link: https://www.sswsh.com/fullposts.php?id=282

  • We are maintaining contact with members of the congregation through email and a phone tree. If you have not yet been contacted and would like to be added to this list, please send a request through the Contact page.

  • C of E guidance can be found at: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches and this is updated regularly.

  • A link to the resources available on the website of the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich can be accessed here: https://www.cofesuffolk.org/

  • We also need to care for each other during this time. As we cannot leave donations in church for the Stowmarket foodbank, please try to donate to foodbank collections in local supermarkets during this time. (Please be assured that we have arranged that items already left in St Mary's have been handed over to Mike and Hazel at Stowmarket who are in charge of the Foodbank.)
 
‘By our service and by our love, Jesus Christ will be made known and the hope of the gospel – a hope that will counter fear and isolation – will spread through the land.’
 
For any pastoral need, contact:
Fr. Philip Gray, Mendlesham Vicarage, Tel (01449) 766359 or send a message via the CONTACT page
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Prayer for all those affected by Coronavirus
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy.
Sustain and support the anxious,
be with those who care for the sick,
and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may find comfort
knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord.