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 1st November 2026
Services this Sunday 1st November are as follows:
10:00 am – Creative Church – St Mary’s
10:30 am – Holy Communion with Band and Junior Church – All Saints Patronal Festival
6:30pm – Choral Evensong – St Marys
The Week Ahead
Mon 2nd Nov
10:30 am – Tiny Tots, All Saints
Tue 3rd Nov
10:30am – Music for Toddlers, St Mary’s
Wed 4th Nov
9:00 am – Celtic Morning Prayer, All Saints
Thu 5th Nov
10:00 am – Holy Communion, St Mary’s
Fri 6th Nov
11:00 am – Living After Loss, St Mary’s
Sat 7th Nov
10:00 am – Coffee Morning & Book Sale with Bristol Repair Café, All Saints
12:00 pm – Saturday Lunches, St Mary’s
Sun 8th Nov
8:00 am – Holy Communion, All Saints
10:00 am – Remembrance Sunday Holy Communion and Act of Remembrance in the Park, St Mary’s
10:30 am – Remembrance All Age Service, All Saints
7:15 pm – Generations
- Happy All Saints Day
Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash This weekend the Church marks the Festival of All Saints. (Or All Hallows as it is also known). It is a festival that celebrates all the “Holy/Hallowed” people that the church wishes to honour and remember for their faith. It is a feast that can act as an encouragement to our own faith, by looking at the examples of others who have gone before us.
Originally this feast was celebrated in May, but it was moved to November 1st, where combined with All Hallows Eve (Halloween) and followed by All Souls Day (Nov 2nd) we have a three-day combination called All Hallowtide.
It is a feast which I have always found to be hopeful and light filled, despite the shorter days and longer nights. In remembering those stories and lives of the Saints, I am reminded that heaven and earth are not quite as far apart as I might think. That there is a deep connection between the two. That the Saints as the hymn says “who from their labours rest” pass to us the joy of living here on earth and continuing the work of Jesus so that it can be as we pray “on earth as it is in heaven” May we all have a blessed All Hallowstide.
Rev’d Lizzie
If you wish to worship at home, you may find this service helpful.
