All Saints Wickham Market

All Saints is a welcoming friendly village church near the centre of Wickham Market

Our benefice has two churches, only a mile or so apart, both with bells which can often be heard on Sunday mornings before services as well as on practice evenings and special occasions. The two churches work closely together, with a shared team leadership for worship, prayer meetings, benefice choir and home groups.

All Saints Church in Wickham Market is very close to the village centre. It is family friendly with a small special area should children need it, movable seating, a screen and sound system (which allows us to share a live stream of our main service) and with a more contemporary style of worship

St. Peter & St. Paul Church in Pettistree is also a friendly, welcoming church with a more traditional style of worship. Details of their services will be included on this web site.

Both churches draw people in Wickham Market, Pettistree and other surrounding villages, welcome visitors, those just wondering about faith and those seeking information on the events in life that may lead to a baptism, thanksgiving, wedding, or funeral service.

We are delighted that The Revd Charlotte Wallington has joined us as vicar

The Revd Rob Rose is finally hanging up his cassock

But its not goodbye, just more time for golf!

All things pointing to Jesus

Creative slot 6.4.25

Holy Week

Sizewell weekend

Great fun, great food, lots of chat, wonderful weather!

Wonderful worship, prayer, and teaching

(see 'Church life' and the Gallery for more pictures)

Pettistree church is undergoing some replastering and painting

A few pictures to show what is happening after week 2

(Note the five crosses to the bottom right)

A further update after week 3

All the plaster has now been removed from the second lift at the top of the Nave and a start made on the next level down, the West door has had a second skin fitted with a lock to allow access to the ringing chamber while work continues inside the church, the old ceiling of the Parish Room has been removed and replaced with new plasterboard awaiting a plaster skim and a thick layer of rockwool insulation and no bell ringers are left in this container overnight.........

A quieter week as a lot of the team were off on Easter break but progress continues with the plaster removal in the nave, the alarming fissures in the corners of the upper walls have been carefully refilled with flint and lime mortar and the floor in the Parish Room is receiving new wall plates and replacement sections of floor joists where they have rotted in to the brick walls.

Don't forget to look at 'Coming up' and 'Church Life' for any notices or other happenings

and

Remember our weekly or monthly events in the church

Change of venue

Everyone is welcome to the monthly Benefice Communion Service on the 3rd Friday of each month, 10.30am

*The Pettistree church is being replastered, so services are being held in the village hall*

COMING UP

A reminder that May - September, at All Saints, on the 4th Sunday at 6pm there will be an Evening Service with the Benefice Choir

May Services

May 4th - Communion Service at 11.00am

May 11th - Contemporary Service including an interview with a member of the congregation at 11am

March 18th - Communion Service at 9.30am

May 18th - Tea and Toast at 10.30am, followed by TOGETHER@11

May 18th - Praise and Prayer Informal Service at 6.30pm

May 25th - Contemporary Service with testimony time at 11am

May 25th - Evening service with the Benefice Choir at 6pm

June Services

June 1st - Communion Service at 11.00am

June 8th - Contemporary Service including an interview with a member of the congregation at 11am

June 15th - Communion Service at 9.30am

June 15th - Tea and Toast at 10.30am, followed by TOGETHER@11

June 15th - Praise and Prayer Informal Service at 6.30pm

June 22nd - Contemporary Service with testimony time at 11am

June 22nd - Evening Service with the Benefice choir at 6pm

June 29th - Contemporary Service

Safeguarding

Our parish of All Saints Wickham Market is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Safeguarding Officer. Our Diocese of St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer who advises our parish Safeguarding Officer.

If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, please contact the Parish Safeguarding Officer, Dr Peter Elliott, by email safeguarding@wickhammarketchurch.org

Alternatively contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, Karen Galloway 07785 621319 or email safeguarding@cofesuffolk.org

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

Further information can be found on the diocesan website Promoting a safer church - Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.