What We Do

What's on next

Licensing Service

We invite you to come and celebrate with us the Licensing by the Right Reverend Christopher Morgan, Bishop of Colchester and Installation by the Venerable Annette Cooper, Archdeacon of Colchester of the Reverend Christine Hills as the Priest-in-Charge of the Parishes of Mistley with Manningtree and Bradfield.

The service will be held in Church of St. Mary and St. Michael, New Road, Mistley CO11 1ER on Monday 15th March 2010 at 7.45 pm.

After the service there will be refreshments at the Church Hall nearby in New Road and an opportunity to meet Christine and her husband Geoff.

Clergy and readers are asked to robe in church.

Please RSVP by 25 February 2010 to Mrs S. Reeve, Holt Tye, Windmill Road, Bradfield CO11 2QS.

Sunday services

We have a varied programme of services using Common Worship and the Book of Common Prayer. Our worship varies from traditional Anglican to the quite experimental and includes:

    informal, non-eucharistic All Age worship (first Sunday of each month)

    Family Communion (first Sunday of each month)

    Common Worship Holy Communion (twice a month)

    1662 Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion (twice a month at 8am)

    Morning Praise (once a month)

    Quiet services of Evensong (three times a month)

    An experimental evening communion in a reflective style (monthly)

    Biblical preaching

See the calendar for details and locations.

Within the parish

Sunday School

Sunday School takes place during the morning service. In both churches, the teaching rooms are within the church building, and children start with their parents and leave during the service for their lesson.

Buggy Club

Buggy Club meets every Thursday at Mistley Church. From 1:30 to 2:30, babies and pre-school children, with their parents, grandparents or carers, meet together to sing songs, listen to a Bible story, make something to take home, and play together in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Renovaré

The Benefice currently runs two Renovaré groups that meet to encourage each other in their spiritual growth. See the Renovaré website for more details.

Julian Prayer Group

The Julian Prayer Group meets monthly for quiet, meditative prayer.

Home groups

There is one Home Group currently running - it meets fortnightly for Bible study, prayer, friendly discussion and tea and chocolate biscuits.

The Alpha Course

This course is run on an occasional basis and is designed to give people a chance to get to grips with the basic issues of the Christian faith in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. See the Alpha Course website for more details.

Marriage Course

The Marriage Course is a series of eight sessions designed to help any married couple strengthen their relationship. See the Marriage Course website for more details.

Community Meals

Simple evening meals held in Church roughly every two months. The aim is to foster a greater sense of community among the body of Christ in the benefice.

Friends of the Benefice

Both churches in the benefice have FRIENDS groups which help restore and improve the fabric of our churches. They do this by organising lots of fun activities. See the calendar for what's on next.

Outside the parish

Partners in Mission

We actively support the work of World Vision with children and families in one of the poorest suburbs of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. See the World Vision website for more information about the work of World Vision UK.