From the Revd Jamie Allen, Vicar of St Andrew’s Church, Great Cornard.  Under recent discussion at Churches Together has been the possibility of establishing and training a Healing Team. The organisation through which that training is intended to be delivered is The Acorn Christian Healing Foundation.  On Sunday 25th May, 6.30pm at St Andrew’s Church, Great Cornard, we are holding a service of prayer for healing and wholeness. Acorn is  our “Charity of the Month” for May, and I am pleased ..read more

More than 300 people packed St Gregory’s Church last Friday (16 May) to welcome Canon Gregory Webb as the new incumbent. The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Right Reverend Nigel Stock, led prayers for the parish and its new priest. He preached the sermon, and conducted the Licensing. The Archdeacon of Sudbury, the Venerable David Brierley, officiated for the Installation. Many local clergy and church leaders were present for the occasion. In the course of the service, a Bible signifying ..read more

Churches in Sudbury and neighbouring villages marked the start of Christian Aid Week with a service at St John’s Methodist Church in York Road on Pentecost Sunday, 11 May.  The focus was on empowering people in poor communities, and combating the effects of climate change.  About 100 people attended, and representatives of local churches took part. The Revd Nigel Ford, Minister at Sudbury Baptist Church, gave the sermon.

There are house-to-house envelope collections in the Sudbury area as ..read more