Join us for the last of this years Summer Series of Coffee Concerts in Clare Parish Church performed by talented musicians.

Refreshments served from 11am. Concert begins at 11.30am and will run for approximately 45 minutes.

Admission is free with a retiring collection. After expenses, the remaining funds will support the work and fabric of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Clare

Our services in our churches continue as normal, however, we recognise that through ill health, frailty, or infirmity, not everyone is able to join us every week. Therefore, if you are unable to attend in person, you are warmly invited to join in with our Rector, The Revd Mark Woodrow, who is joined by The Revd Dr Karen Smith, as he celebrates Holy Communion from the Vicarage.

This week we continue our journey through the season of "Ordinary Time", but there is nothing ordinary about this period of the Churches year. It is called this simply because the weeks of Ordinary Time are numbered. The Latin word 'ordinalis', refers to numbers in series, from which we get the English word 'order'.

The numbered weeks represent the ordered life of the Church - a period in which we live our lives neither in feasting (as in the Christmas and Easter seasons), nor in reflection or penance (as in the seasons of Advent and Lent), instead the Church focuses on growth and renewal, and looks forward in expectation of of the second coming of Christ.

The readings for today are Isaiah 45:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, and Matthew 22:15-22.

The hymns for today are, "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun", and, "We have a Gospel to proclaim".

A service booklet to accompany this service is also available please email [email protected] for a copy.

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Join us for our regular service of Holy Communion.

Do you want to know more about God's big story and your place in it?

This morning Home Group will be meeting and chatting over coffee and treats, learning more about the story of the Bible and seeing how relevant it is to our own lives.

You don't need to know anything at all about Christianity or the Bible before you come, just let Revd Liz know that you would like to come along.

There is no cost involved, so come along and give it a go.

For more information speak with The Revd Liz Paxton (07932 160594 or [email protected])

Morning Prayer with hymns and address

No Christian is solitary. Through baptism we become members one of another in Christ, members of a company of saints whose mutual belonging transcends death:

One family, we dwell in him,
one Church, above, beneath;
though now divided by the stream,
the narrow stream of death.
(Charles Wesley)

All Saints’ Day and the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed on All Souls’ Day both celebrate this mutual belonging.

All Saints’ Day celebrates men and women in whose lives the Church as a whole has seen the grace of God powerfully at work. It is an opportunity to give thanks for that grace, and for the wonderful ends to which it shapes a human life; it is a time to be encouraged by the example of the saints and to recall that sanctity may grow in the ordinary circumstances, as well as the extraordinary crises, of human living.

The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed celebrates the saints in a more local and intimate key. It allows us to remember with thanksgiving before God those whom we have known more directly: those who gave us life, or who nurtured us in faith.

This service is open to all who would like to remember loved ones who have died. There will be an opportunity to light a candle to remember them in the service.

If you wish your loved one to be named in this service, please add the names to one of the lists in one of the benefice churches, or email them to [email protected].

Festival of Remembrance 2026

Join Long Melford Silver Band and Wattisham Military Wives Choir for a very special evening of music, remembrance and reflection at the beautiful St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Clare.

Featuring performances from both the band and choir, the evening will include music, readings and moments of remembrance, culminating in a traditional Drumhead Service led by The Revd Mark Woodrow, with representatives from the Armed Forces.

A moving and memorable evening as we come together to honour those who have served, those who continue to serve, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

🎟 Tickets £10
Available from:
📚 Harris & Harris Books
🥩 Humphreys Butchers
or online at: www.longmelfordsilverband.co.uk/

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Come and join us in Clare Parish Church for Coffee, Cake and Chat!

Fair trade Coffee, Delicious Cakes, and a change to meet up with friends old and new.

No Charge - but Donations Welcome.

Children's activities also available.

Join us as we remember the fallen in past conflicts and reaffirm our ongoing commitment to work for a peaceful and just world.

Join us for a simple service of Evening Prayer.

Join us for a short act of remembrance with 2 minute silence at 11am at the War Memorial.

Christmas will soon be here - so come along and find that perfect gift or simply enjoy a mince pie as we prepare to get festive!

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Christmas will soon be here - so come along and find that perfect gift or simply enjoy a mince pie as we prepare to get festive!

Christmas will soon be here - so come along and find that perfect gift or simply enjoy a mince pie as we prepare to get festive!

All are welcome to join us for a wonderful Carol Service where we can sing the familiar carols and listen to the timeless story of the birth of Jesus.

All are welcome to join us for a wonderful Carol Service where we can sing the familiar carols and listen to the timeless story of the birth of Jesus.

A special service for the younger members of our community.

Come along and sing some of your favourite Christmas Carols and hear the story of the very first Christmas.

Why not dress up as one of characters from the story! (a Wise Man or King, a shepherd, a sheep or a cow, an Angel, or Mary or Joseph)

All are welcome to join us to celebrate the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ with Carols and Readings and culminating with the first Eucharist of Christmas.

Join Revd Mark and Revd Sarah on a 2 day Pilgrimage to "England's Nazareth" and stay at the Anglican Shrine at Little Walsingham.

We make our own way to Little Walsingham (car sharing encouraged) where we arrive late afternoon and settle into our comfortable accommodation at the Shrine.

Our Pilgrimage programme will include
* First Visit
* Stations of the Cross
* Veneration of the relic of the True Cross
* Intercessions in the Holy House
* Last Visit

In addition all are invited to join in the Shrine's Daily Programme
8.00am Morning Prayer
9.30am Mass, The Priory
12 noon Mass
2.30pm Sprinkling
5.00pm Mass Guild of All Souls Chapel
5.30pm Evening Prayer
6.00pm Shrine Prayers

You are welcome to join in as little or as much as you feel able to.

Meals are on a Full Board Basis.

Total Cost: £210 per person

Deposit: £40 per person at time of booking (non-refundable)

Balance Due: £170 payable 4 weeks prior to the start of the pilgrimage.

Rooms will be allocated by the Shrine, and depending on numbers resident, single occupancy rooms cannot be guaranteed.

Numbers are currently limited to 12 people (if more than 12 wish to join we will do our best to secure additional rooms).