St Mary's Church, Sulhamstead Abbots

St Mary's Church, Sulhamstead Abbots St Mary’s is the rural parish church for Sulhamstead Abbots with Bannister and Ufton Nervet.

While I was gathering information for this week’s Facebook updates, I came across a quote displayed on the West Berkshir...
04/06/2026

While I was gathering information for this week’s Facebook updates, I came across a quote displayed on the West Berkshire Foodbank website. It was written by J M Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan. I hope you enjoy reading it.

This weekend, the 7th June will be the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday. We’ll be enjoying 2 Holy Communion services a...
04/06/2026

This weekend, the 7th June will be the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday. We’ll be enjoying 2 Holy Communion services and, as always, after the later service, we’ll serve coffee in the Parish Room and we hope you’ll come and join us. The services will be

8.30 am
Our spoken service taken from the Book of Common Prayer

10.30 am
The alternative service which includes both music and hymns.

At the last PCC (Parochial Church Council) meeting it was agreed that we will hold a children’s service every month, on ...
04/06/2026

At the last PCC (Parochial Church Council) meeting it was agreed that we will hold a children’s service every month, on the 3rd Sunday in the month. The first of these services will be held on Sunday 21st June and the plan is that the children will go to the Parish Room where they can enjoy activities together and then come in to church to rejoin their families. All appropriate safeguarding measures will be in place so, if you have any youngsters you think might like to be part of this, please bring them along with you on 21st June at the 10.30 am service.

It’s time for another heartfelt request for your support for the West Berkshire Foodbank. Their list of urgently needed...
04/06/2026

It’s time for another heartfelt request for your support for the West Berkshire Foodbank. Their list of urgently needed items still stands at 18 so even a 50p tin of tomatoes would be an important contribution. If you can donate anything from this list, please pop it in the white crate just inside the church porch. Thank you.

Anti-bacterial spray
Tinned vegetables such as peas, carrots or sweetcorn
Deodorant
Washing up liquid
Cereal bars
Breakfast cereals
Cup-a-Soup
Non-biological washing powder
Pasta sauce
Suncream
Rice pudding and/or custard
Shaving foam
Drinking squash
Tins of fruit
Tins of meat
Tins of tomatoes
Long life fruit juice
UHT milk

This Sunday, 31st May, it will be Trinity Sunday when we commemorate the Christian doctrine of God: the Father, the Son,...
29/05/2026

This Sunday, 31st May, it will be Trinity Sunday when we commemorate the Christian doctrine of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—three persons in one substance. We’ll be holding two Holy Communion services on Sunday:

8.30 am is our spoken service taken from the Book of Common Prayer

10.30 am is our alternative service which includes music and hymns.

After the 10.30 service we’ll be serving coffee in the Parish Room. It would be great if you’re able to join us.

There will be another coffee morning at The Spire next Friday, 5th June from 9.30 am to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome. ...
29/05/2026

There will be another coffee morning at The Spire next Friday, 5th June from 9.30 am to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome. If you’ll be relying on your satnav, you need to head for The Spire, Church Lane, Ufton Nervet, Reading, RG7 4HL.

Our Sun Community Choir will be meeting up again on Monday 1st June at 7.30 pm in the Parish Room. Fancy joining us? Yo...
29/05/2026

Our Sun Community Choir will be meeting up again on Monday 1st June at 7.30 pm in the Parish Room. Fancy joining us? You’ll be very welcome.

I thought the West Berkshire Foodbank had their longest ever list of urgently needed items 2 weeks ago but this week the...
29/05/2026

I thought the West Berkshire Foodbank had their longest ever list of urgently needed items 2 weeks ago but this week the list is even longer at 18 items. Even a single donation could make a real difference for a family struggling to feed and care for themselves. Can you make that difference? Anything you can give from this list can be dropped into the white crate inside the church porch. Thank you.

Antibacterial spray
Tinned carrots, peas, sweetcorn
Deodorant
Washing up liquid
Cereal bars
Cereals
Cuppa Soup
Non-bio washing powder
Pasta sauce
Suncream
Rice pudding and/or custard
Shaving foam
Squash
Tinned fruit
Tinned meat
Tinned tomatoes
Long life juice
UHT milk

Just because we were at sea yesterday didn’t mean there’s no ‘other church’ photo for you this week. This was the early...
25/05/2026

Just because we were at sea yesterday didn’t mean there’s no ‘other church’ photo for you this week. This was the early birds arriving for the church service on board Cunard’s Queen Anne. The service is alway multi-denominational so involves some words we are not familiar with but it is totally inclusive and a delight.

This Sunday, 24th May, is Pentecost, when we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other foll...
22/05/2026

This Sunday, 24th May, is Pentecost, when we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus, an event that empowered them to begin spreading the Gospel. Here at St Mary’s we’ll be celebrating with 3 services:

8.30 am is our spoken Holy Communion service taken from the Book of Common Prayer and then at

9.30 am we have our Matins service before

10.30 am when we have our alternative Holy Communion service, this one with both music and hymns.

As is custom for us, we’ll be serving coffee in the Parish Room after the 10.30 service. You are very welcome to come and join us.

Address

St Mary's Church
Reading
RG74ED

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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