Welcome to St Mary’s church, Fishponds!
Nestled in an oasis of green in the urban sprawl of northeast Bristol, next to Fishponds Park, the congregation of St Mary’s Fishponds has been worshiping God and serving our community for over 200 years. We offer a warm welcome to anyone who wants to come, wherever you are on your journey through life and faith, through hospitality, worship, prayer and pastoral support. As half of the benefice of All Saints and St Mary, we work closely with our partner church All Saints. We believe in a God who is compassionate and surprising, just and merciful, and we would love you to join us.
Coming Up
This week:
- Week beginning Sunday 10th May 2026
Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash Jesus is a fabulous storyteller. He would also use images and pictures to help us understand who God is and what that means for the world. In this week’s gospel as we approach the feasts of Ascension and Pentecost, Jesus uses the image of an “Advocate” to describe the Holy Spirit. “Advocate” is often the word that is associated with courtrooms. An advocate is a person who can speak on our behalf, who will champion our cause.
Advocacy is a real gift – the ability to find the right words, the most persuasive way of changing hearts and minds. Often, I view this as the Holy Spirit being my advocate before God. It’s a good place to start. However, there is another way of viewing this. What if the advocate is there to also plead to me, not just for me? As we enter the end of the season of Easter, then we are assured by Jesus of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives – an advocate – who is will speak the truth to us about who God is and how that directs and guides us. The Holy Spirit is “The Advocate” in our lives, one who as we meet in prayer and worship promises to speak to us the truth of God so that our lives can be shaped more closely to reflect that of Jesus Christ. May the Spirit advocate for us and to us in our lives and may we open ourselves to listening.
This Sunday at All Saints we return with Muddy Messy Church at 10.30am – come and enjoy the spring garden and learning about our Saints (What do you know about St Dunstan?). St Mary’s holds its APCM annual meeting after the 10am Holy Communion service. I look forward to seeing you there.
SERVICES THIS SUNDAY – 10th MAY
8am – Holy Communion – All Saints
10am – Holy Communion (and APCM) – St Marys
10.30 – Muddy Messy Church – All Saints
(Generations will meet the following week on the 17th May with another young people at All Saints at the earlier time of 5pm).
THE WEEK AHEAD
Mon 11th May
10:30am – Tiny Tots, All Saints
Tue 12th May
10:30am – M4T, St Mary’s Parish Rooms
Wed 13th May
9:00am – Celtic Morning Prayer, All Saints
Thu 14th May
10:00am – Ascension Day Holy Communion, St Mary’s
Fri 15th May
11:00am – Living After Loss, St Mary’s
Sat 16th May
12:00pm-1:30pm – Saturday Lunches, St Mary’s
12:00pm-3:00pm – Spring Fair & Crafts, All Saints
Sun 17th May
10:00am – Holy Communion, St Mary’s
10:30am – Holy Communion and APCM All Saints
5:00pm-7:00pm – Generations BBQ
Blessings
Revd Lizzie
If you wish to worship at home, you may find this service helpful.
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