November 2025
The articles below include the 2 pages which the parish church is now allotted by the Mendlesham Community Charity in their newsletter but there are additional items too.
To download the calendar of Mass times click here
To download the calendar of Mass times click here
Healing Ministry
Monday 17th Nov
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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 you will not be asked any intrusive questions or asked why you have come.
Please contact Fr Philip if you would like to discuss any aspect of this.
Mendlesham Armoury Conference
The current profit from this suberb event on 11th Oct is £1,556.72 for the Armoury fund, with a little more to come in from book sales. Thanks to those who helped make this such a success.
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Anne & Chris both cycled again and each cycled 43 miles in this event on 11th September. Chris visited 30 churches and chapels and Anne 27.:Thanks to all who sponsored either or both. Their combined total was £2,385:
£1,192. for the SHCT for restoring churches & chapels throughout Suffolk and £1,192 for the Friends of St Mary's Mendlesham - towards repair & upkeep of the church building. Thanks, too, to those who volunteered to welcome visitors to the church 
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Exciting news ....
New discoveries about the Armoury! Launch of 2 publications....
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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, launched at the recent successful Mendlesham Armoury Conference.
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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 Cost for Mendlesham residents and to collect: £7.50 |
'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 relating to the arms and armour within the wider historical context. 240 oages: £20 inc p&p Cost to Mendlesham residents and to collect: £15 |
ALSO STILL AVAILABLE - 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
The Mendlesham Armoury
by historian Shona Rutherford Edge. 32 pages: £7.50 inc. p&p. Cost to Mendlesham residents and to collect: £5 
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