St Mary Steps, Exeter

St Mary Steps, Exeter St Mary Steps is one of the ancient parish churches of Exeter. Standing near the former west gate of the city, there has been a church here since around 1150.

It is still home to a living worshipping community today who will give you a warm welcome.

31/05/2026

"O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament has left unto us a memorial of thy Passion: grant, we beseech Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may ever know within ourselves the fruits of Thy redemption; who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.”

31/05/2026

Blessed be Jesus Christ on his throne of glory,
And in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Our new noticeboard posters announce the wonderful news that the Church will now be open 9am til 5pm on: MondayThursday ...
30/05/2026

Our new noticeboard posters announce the wonderful news that the Church will now be open 9am til 5pm on:

Monday
Thursday (open until end of Mass at 7pm)
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

These times we hope to keep as often as possible, but they are subject to Clergy availability, so please do message this page if you plan a trip, just to ensure we will be open.

29/05/2026

Please do join us for Mass at 9.15am, and for Evensong and Benediction at 6.30pm.

28/05/2026

The view from the Pew at our Thursday Evening Mass.

Why not join us for Mass in the heart of Exeter at 6.15pm on Thursdays?

27/05/2026

One of the greatest privileges of our life as Priests is visiting people with Communion. Please do let us know if you are in the area of St Mary Steps, and would like a visit, or if you used to come and are now infirm, and would like to be visited.

In the next week, we return to wearing green in Church, marking our return to Ordinary Time, after the Paschal Joy of Ea...
26/05/2026

In the next week, we return to wearing green in Church, marking our return to Ordinary Time, after the Paschal Joy of Easter Gold, which followed the penitential/preparatory Lenten Purple.

Despite being in Ordinary Time, our Church has a wide array of offerings for you this Summer.

A particular set of dates for your diary include our Patronal Festival weekend (August 14th to the 16th), which will have a Vestment Show (particularly displaying the work of the Posbury Sisters, but also a wide array of other, more, continental influences), and a talk by Dr Bridget Gillard on her book “Mother of Invention”, based on Mother Teresa, founder of the Franciscan Servants of Jesus and Mary, at 5.30pm on the 14th.

There will then be a Mass for the Assumption at 12 on Saturday the 15th, followed by a Parish lunch in the Church.

Please do join us for this exciting weekend of celebration.

A Meditation on the XIII Station of the Cross, Jesus is taken down from the Cross, and placed into the arms of his Mothe...
25/05/2026

A Meditation on the XIII Station of the Cross, Jesus is taken down from the Cross, and placed into the arms of his Mother (written by St John Henry Newman).

“O Mary, at last thou hast possession of thy Son. Now, when His enemies can do no more,
they leave Him in contempt to thee. As His unexpected friends perform their difficult work,
thou lookest on with unspeakable thoughts. Thy heart is pierced with the sword of which
Simeon spoke. O Mother most sorrowful; yet in thy sorrow there is a still greater joy. The joy
in prospect nerved thee to stand by Him as He hung upon the Cross; much more now, without
swooning, without trembling, thou dost receive Him to thy arms and on thy lap. Now thou art
supremely happy as having Him, though He comes to thee not as He went from thee. He went from thy home, O Mother of God, in the strength and beauty of His manhood, and He comes back to thee dislocated, torn to pieces, mangled, dead. Yet, O Blessed Mary, thou art happier in this hour of woe than on the day of the marriage feast, for then He was leaving thee, and now in the future, as a Risen Saviour, He will be separated from thee no more.”

24/05/2026

I bind unto myself the name,
The strong name of the Trinity;
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One, and One in Three.
Of whom all nature hath creation;
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord”

24/05/2026

Fr Alex sends his sincerest apologies; Evensong and Benediction is actually next week at 6.30pm. Please do join us then! Wishing everyone a wonderful Whitsun/Pentecost.

Address

St Mary Steps Church, West Street
Exeter
EX11BB

Opening Hours

Thursday 5:45pm - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9:30am - 11am

Telephone

+441392677150

Website

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