St Mary Magdalen

07/09/2026

Meet the voices leading our closing day. ✻

On Sunday 13 September, the Congress gathers for its closing celebration at the Corn Exchange — and you’ll be in wonderful company.

✝️ Bishop Peter Collins, Bishop of East Anglia, will preside at the closing Principal Mass at 11.00am (concelebrating with Bishop Alan Hopes).

Then two guest preachers lead the afternoon: 📿 Fr Toby Lees OP — Keynote at 1.30pm. A Dominican friar and Priest Director of Radio Maria England. 🕊️ Fr Alex Pumphrey MIC — Keynote at 3.30pm. A Marian priest serving with the Divine Mercy Apostolate UK.

Between the talks: a Eucharistic procession through the town, Benediction and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

Seats are limited to 744 — reserve yours today at the link in our bio.

👉 eucharisticcongressipswich.org

07/09/2026

Who’s your +1? 👀

Every empty seat is someone who could be there — a friend who’s drifted, a neighbour who’s curious, a family member longing to come home to the faith. This is the easiest invitation you’ll ever make: “Come with me.”

Book together, sit together, and be part of it.

👉 Tag the person you’ll bring — then reserve your seats at the link in our bio.

06/09/2026

The Congress begins today.

A week at the Corn Exchange. A city and a diocese gathering around the Eucharist. And it closes with Mass this Sunday, the moment the whole deanery comes together as one.

There’s still room for you.

• Reserve your seat: link in bio or eucharisticcongressipswich.org
• Bishop Peter Collins and Bishop Alan Hopes joining throughout the week
• Free entry, all welcome

06/09/2026

A great start to The Eucharistic Congress with our pilgrimage walk this afternoon. To find out more about the events this week go to the website below.

https://eucharisticcongressipswich.org/

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

🌟🌟Have you booked your place at the Eucharistic Congress yet?🌟🌟
This year the Diocese of East Anglia celebrates fifty years, and this Congress is an act of thanksgiving and a moment of renewal. It belongs not to one parish, but to the whole town of Ipswich. A week of prayer centred on Jesus in the Eucharist. Teaching, worship, and moments that bring parishes, families, and communities together.

6th to 13th September 2026, reserve your place today by visiting: https://eucharisticcongressipswich.org/

06/06/2026

Congratulations to all our young people who were confirmed yesterday!

It was a wonderful celebration of faith, and we thank God for each of them as they receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

A special thank you to Bishop Peter for joining us and celebrating this important occasion with our parish.

Please keep our newly confirmed young people in your prayers. 🙏

29/05/2026

🚶‍♂️✨ Saturday • Deanery Pilgrimage Walk to St Pancras ✨🚶‍♀️

Please come and join us for our Deanery Pilgrimage Walk to St Pancras as we celebrate 50 years of the Diocese of East Anglia during this special Jubilee Year.

This pilgrimage is a wonderful opportunity to walk together in faith, pray together as a community, and honour Our Lady alongside Catholics from across Ipswich.

Pilgrimage Details:
• Depart St Mark’s at 10:30am
• Depart St Mary Magdalen’s at 10:45am
• Rosary prayed along the route
• Arrive at St Pancras for Angelus at 12 noon
• Holy Mass in honour of Our Lady of Ipswich at 12:15pm

You are very welcome to join the full walk or simply meet us at St Pancras for the Angelus and Mass if walking is difficult.

Please do invite family and friends — it would be wonderful to see a good number from our parish taking part.

29/05/2026

🙏✨ Tonight is our final Rosary Rally evening before tomorrow’s Deanery Pilgrimage in honour of Our Lady of Grace Ipswich ✨🙏

Join us tonight at St Mark’s:
📿 Rosary at 6pm
✝️ Holy Mass at 7pm

If you’ve never prayed the Rosary before, please don’t let that stop you — we’ll guide you through it with simple explanations as we pray together, and there are free rosaries for everyone.

This week has been such a joyful and prayerful time together, and we would love to see as many people there as possible tonight.

There are still plenty of rosaries available too…

28/04/2026

Another wonderful donation of cookies, cakes and rolls please come and take some. Let’s fill bellies not bins. If you can donate something else for those who have nothing please do.