St. Gregory's Parish Church, Sudbury, Suffolk
"Your Community - Your Church"
St Gregory's Parish Church
About Us:
St Gregory’s is an Anglican Church (Church of England) serving most of the town of Sudbury, Suffolk in the United Kingdom. St Gregory’s has been in Sudbury for many centuries and continues to be a focus for the local community and is seen by many as the "Mother Church" of Sudbury. St Gregory’s aims to provide for the spiritual needs of the town and wants all who come, whether just as visitors to the building, or to join in with the worship, to feel a warm welcome.
Offering a range of Christian worship on weekdays and Sundays which is both welcoming and inclusive. St Gregory's continues to serve the local community through baptisms, weddings and funerals, and as a venue for Civic and other services, and as a church building that is open daily and provides a peaceful space for visits and for prayer and reflection.
Come and look around our beautiful and ancient building, soak up the atmosphere, and perhaps light a candle for a loved one.
Prayer requests:
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St Gregory's Parish Church
Visiting Us:
The Opening of St Gregory’s Church
Due to ongoing vandalism the PPC have decided to shut the church for most of the week except for services. However, St. Gregory’s Church will be open on Tuesdays from 17 September to 22 October between 11am and 2pm. It is always open on a Wednesday from 10- 12:30pm. We hope to open more days soon.
Visitors making a special trip to Sudbury perhaps to see Simon’s head are advised to make an appointment via the parish secretary.
Speak to Someone:
Rector: Revd Andrew Doarks
phone: 07970495654
email: sudburyrector@gmail.com
Writing from the Rectory
Writing from the Rectory – October 2024
I prayed with a dying man this week who had no signs of illness until June and yet cancer has taken his life in three short months. It was astonishing to sit at his bedside and see his face brimming with life and glowing with gratitude for friends, family, the wonder of nature and all the good things that have happened to him in his life. Rarely have I met anyone so positive and grateful, full of joy and hope – certain that God would be taking him to a better place.
He is living testimony that we can choose to live life generously and not anxiously, joyfully instead of regretfully. Jesus reminds us,‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them... Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?’
Where once the departed were honoured and saints commemorated for their positive influence and legacy of goodness and light, now Hollywood and commercialism have turned Halloween into another great sales opportunity. What appears to be harmless fun is in fact a celebration of darkness and evil.
Jesus describes himself as the light of the world. Our lives should not be lived without hope, it’s not as though we stumble around in the darkness waiting for a candle to flicker on. Rather hope is a real fact-based promise where we live our lives at dawn, the break of day, in the certain knowledge that the sun will come and give us warmth and light to carry on another day.
This year at St Gregory’s Church we are inviting children to book a place at our ‘light party’ as a fun way to engage with the theme of the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil. There will be interactive craft tables, music, teaching and much more!
For the adults, if you have lost a loved one or have been impacted by evil and darkness, come and join us for our annual ‘Light Up a Life’ service inspired by the St Nicholas Hospice charity Sunday 24 November 3pm at St Gregory’s Church.
May the peace of God which passes all understanding keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God.
Revd Andrew
Regular Services
Wednesday Holy communion at 11am
Thursday Meditation 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Sunday Holy Communion at 8am on the 3rd Sunday of the month and 10am every weekOn the 5th Sunday of a month the service alternates between St Gregory's and All Saints churches.
29th September -St Gregory's Church
There will be a Bring & Share Lunch in St. Gregory’s Church following on from the Team Service on Sunday, 29th September. Each Church will have a sign-up sheet at the back for you to let us know what dish you can bring. St. Gregory’s are “sweets” and All Saints’ are “savouries”
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29th December - All Saints Church Church
Please join us for refreshments after the 10.00am service.
The Coffee Club Team Rota is Here
Sunday Morning readings
We always have a gospel reading as the second reading; the other reading will be either Old Testament or Epistle depending on the season. We are following the Roots material for All Age worship which you will find here. The theme for the Sunday is the bold typed reading which might be the gospel but as currently is an Old Testament reading.
Special Services Celebrating Life Events
Weddings
St Gregory’s is here for all the significant occasions in your life.
We will be very pleased to hear from you if you are considering getting married.
To find out more about weddings, contact the parish secretary :
parishsecretary@stgregspcc.uk or phone 07776 955306
Claire is available Tuesdays 9am - 5pm by phone/email
Christenings
St Gregory’s is here for all the significant occasions in your life.
We will be very pleased to hear from you if you are considering a christening.
To find out more about christenings, contact the parish secretary :
parishsecretary@stgregspcc.uk or phone 07776955306
Claire is available Tuesdays 9am - 5pm by phone/email
Funerals
St Gregory’s is here for all the significant occasions in your life.
We will be very pleased to hear from you if you require funeral advice.
To find out more about funerals, contact the parish secretary :
parishsecretary@stgregspcc.uk or phone 07776955306
Claire is available Tuesdays 9am - 5pm by phone/email
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St Gregory's welcomes help in many ways. Can you help to support the church financially?
St Gregory's welcomes help in many ways. Can you help to support the church financially?
