The Rector and congregation of this fine medieval church welcome you to their friendly and regular services, or just to look around. The church is generally open during the day-time for private prayer and reflection, and also for the appreciation of its architecture and other points of interest.
Revd. Geoffrey Clement is our Rector.
Under the Local History page on this website is a sub page for the History of St Mary's Church with further information about our beautiful Grade I listed church building.
New church members are always welcome. If anyone is interested in bell ringing, flower arranging, assisting with fund raising or any other church work then the parish clergy or any of the St Mary’s Church officials would be pleased to hear from them.
Kersey is in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich and is part of the Benefice with Aldham, Elmsett, Hintlesham and Chattisham.
1st February Holy Communion 11.00 Rev Geoffrey Clement
8th February Parish service 11.00 Jim Sephton
15th February Evensong 4.00pm Rev Geoffrey Clement
18th February Ash Wednesday Aldham 6.30pm
22nd February No service at Kersey Aldham 11.00
1st March Holy Communion 11.00 Rev Geoffrey Clement
8th March Parish service 11.00 Jim Sephton
15th March Mothering Sunday Evensong 4.00pm Rev Geoffrey Clement
22nd March No service at Kersey Aldham 11.00
29th March Palm Sunday Holy Communion 11.00 Rev Geoffrey Clement
5th April Easter Sunday Holy Communion 11.00 Rev Geoffrey Clement
12th April Parish service 11.00 Jim Sephton
19th April Evensong 6.30pm Rev Geoffrey Clement
26th April No service at Kersey Aldham 11.00
Celtic morning prayer every Tuesday at 9.30 with Rev Geoffrey Clement
For more information about services please refer to the Kersey newsletter, delivered to all homes in Kersey and published on this website, or contact the Churchwarden.
St Mary's Parochial Church Council hold various fundraising activities every year. Events will be advertised in the Kersey Newsletter.
Revd. Geoffrey Clement email: revgclement@gmail.com 01473 657316
Churchwarden Mrs Rachel Wells email: rachel@kersey-village.co.uk 01473 822230
Secretary Mrs Linda Newbigging 01787 210137
Treasurer Colin Grannell 01473 829074
Weddings:
For all enquiries about weddings at St Mary’s Kersey, please contact Revd Geoffrey Clement
Would you like the church floodlit to celebrate an anniversary, birthday etc? If so please contact Rachel Wells on 01473 822230 or rachel@kersey-village.co.uk
The cost is £10 per night.
Friends of the Bells of St Mary's Church
Kersey Church has 8 bells ranging in weight from 3cwt to 14 cwt. Practice night is every Thursday from 7.45pm until 9.30pm, to which beginners, learners and experienced bell ringers are most welcome. At present Kersey is very short of ringers so please come and give it a go. There is 30 minutes ringing before every morning Sunday service.
The object of the Friends of the Bells is to promote support for the maintenance and repair of the bells of St Mary’s Church, Kersey and the associated fabric of the bell tower. Membership is open to all; including people from outside the village who are interested in bell ringing. The Friends of the Bells is run by a committee of which the incumbent is an ex-officio member. Further details from:
The Friends of St Mary’s Church Trust was set up in 2019 to help raise funds to protect, restore and develop the fabric of our beautiful church building in Kersey. This is in addition to a similar trust to specifically protect and maintain the eight church bells.
Friends of St Mary’s is separate to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) but works very closely with them. The PCC takes care of the everyday running of the church. The Friends of St Mary’s Church Trust looks after the structural needs of the church as a building of architectural and historical beauty.
The Trust has already helped to fund repairs to the West doors and the area under the bell tower, giving a more dramatic welcome to visitors with a spectacular view down the nave to the vestry. The future focus is to restore both the North and South entrance porches to their former glory, as well as opening the passageway up to the top of the bell tower to access the incredible views across Suffolk. The view from the top of St Mary’s Church is reportedly in the top three ‘highest viewpoints’ in Suffolk.
The Trust raises funds in a variety of ways. Classical concerts, music evenings, jazz nights and other events held in Kersey throughout the year, as well as relying on the generosity of both residents and visitors alike to make simple donations to this great cause. You can also join our 500 Club members lottery, the prize money is divided between three lucky winners each month.
For more details of forthcoming events please visit the events page of this website or for more information about FoSM including membership and 500 Club forms please contact Mark Pertwee, details below.
If you would like to know more about the work to protect the fabric of the church building, or indeed become a member or a ‘friend’ of the Trust and make a donation, please send an email to fosmkersey@gmail.com
Flowers are arranged in the Church on special occasions such as Easter, Whitsun, Harvest and Christmas. If flowers are required for weddings, funerals, etc. the arrangers are usually asked to help out. In addition, a meeting is held once a year, just before Easter, to plan the flower rota and also to choose a position in the Church where each arranger is responsible for the flowers during the year.
Further details from Mrs Rachel Wells Tel: 01473 822230
