May 2026
The articles below include the 2 pages which the parish church is allotted by the Mendlesham Community Charity in their newsletter but there are additional items too.
To see daily Mass times, see Worship page
To see daily Mass times, see Worship page
Times of Mass this weekMay 16th
10.00 am FIrst Mass of Sunday (said) 4.00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation May 17th 7th Sunday of Easter 9.30 am Parish Mass (sung) and Address May 18th 9.30 am Mass (said) May 19th 9.30 am Mass (said) followed by coffee & tea May 20th 8.00 am Mass (said) May 21st 9.30 am Mass (said) May 22nd 9.30 am Mass (said) May 23rd 10.00 am FIrst Mass of Sunday (said) 4.00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation |
Healing Ministry
The healing ministry is an integral part of the Gospel and an important aspect of the life of St Mary's. All are welcome and of course there is no charge. Healing services are quiet and meditative and you will not be asked any intrusive questions. Please contact Fr Philip if you would like to discuss any aspect of this. |
ARMOURY PROJECT - Summary of where we are:
Thanks to generous donations of both money and time, the Armoury Fund currently stands at £26,000
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Major fundraising: £12,200, including:
Heritage Fair £7.6K TudorTailor talk £1.1K Armoury Conference £1.9K Booksales (additional to those at fundraising events) £1.2k K Hallaways talks and booksales £640 much was seedfunded by ta grant of £9,993 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and £1k from Suffolk County Council |
Major donations: £13,800, including those from:
The Arms and Armour Heritage Trust The Arms and Armour Society The Meyrick Society and several private individuals. |
Donations welcomeIf you would like to give towards the Armoury Project,
You can make a secure Card Payment online via 'Give a Little' - click here or on the image to the right (or below if using a phone or tablet). Donations by BACS : Bank: CAF Bank (Charities Aid Foundation) Account Name: PCC of Mendlesham Sort code: 40-52-40 Account No: 00021464 Reference: your surname and ARMOURY To read more about this important project, click here |
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Publications about the Armoury and its contents
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Mendlesham possesses a unique 16th & 17th Century Armoury complete with original arms and armour. It also has a wealth of contemporaneous parish records. Thanks to funding by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, a group of volunteers was able painstakingly to photograph, transcribe, record and research entries from over 130 documents stored at Suffolk Archives, Ipswich, to provide more valuable insight into its history. These are the results of that research.
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'Mendlesham Armoury Revisited - Revelations from the Parish Archives.' -
a booklet by the Mendlesham Armoury Research Group. Describing the project and discoveries made in Parish manuscripts about the arms & armour and the soldiers who used it, viewed from a local perspective and posing some interesting questions. 64 pages: £11.50 incl p&p £7.50 for Mendlesham residents and those able to collect |
'Transcriptions of the Mendlesham Armoury Archives' -
a book by Shona Rutherford-Edge, with contributions by the Mendlesham Armoury Research Group. Transcriptions from the manuscripts about the Armoury, its artefacts and local families of those relating to the arms & armour within the wider historical context. 240 pages: £20 inc p&p £15 for Mendlesham residents and those able to collect |
'The Mendlesham Armoury' - the booklet which describes and explains the 'why, what and where' of the Mendlesham Armoury. This booklet was published thanks to generous localities grant by Suffolk County Council in 2024 via Councillor Jessica Fleming
The Mendlesham Armoury
by historian Shona Rutherford Edge. 32 pages: £7.50 inc. p&p. £5 for Mendlesham residents and those able to collect. 
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Click here to go to order forms. *If you live locally and are able to arrange to collect copies, they are, of course, cheaper without p&p. Please send a message via the order form.
Book:
Mistress Kathleen's Kitchen
Research and Recipes by Kathleen Hallaways in her Tudor Food Demonstration at the Mendlesham Heritage Fair in May 2024.
Kathleen is selling this 68 page book on Tudor Food Price: £10
Copies available at: M&M Butchers, Stowupland, Diss Museum
or contact Kathleen directly, either by email here
or phone: 01449 782100
Thank you, Kathleen, for the huge amount of time and effort you have put into this!
Kathleen also gives talks to local History groups, WIs, U3A groups etc. She has one talk about Tudor Food and another about Mendlesham's Armoury. Please contact her using the phone number or email link above if you would like her to give a talk to your group.
