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 7th June 2026
Photo by Ekaterina Novitskaya on Unsplash June marks the start of summer. The days are the longest in the year and, hopefully, the cold snaps of May are behind us. It is a time to slow down and take stock. A time to look forward to summer holidays and days in the sun.
In the church’s year, June is the start of ordinary time. After the culmination of the Lent and Easter seasons with Pentecost and Trinity Sunday at the end of May, June offers only a couple of festivals, with the birth of John the Baptist and the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. This gives us the opportunity to put into practice what the great stories of Lent, Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost mean in our day to day lives.
Just as the story of the incarnation is not simply something for the Christmas season, the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection is not just something for one week of the year. Jesus calls us to take up our cross each day and follow him (Matthew 9.23). He is the way, the truth and the life (John 14.6). Jesus called the Holy Spirit the paraklētos, the one who is always with us on the journey (John 14.16). The Spirit will remind us of everything that Jesus has said (John 14.26). He is our guide and strength along the way.
The story of Jesus death and resurrection and the story of Pentecost are a part of our story. This is what we mean at communion when we say that we do this in remembrance of him (1 Corinthians 11.24–25). It is so much more than a simple recollection. It is making Jesus’ story the guiding influence in our lives. It is opening us up to the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit.
As we enter summer this year, my prayer for you is that you find the extraordinary in this ordinary time. May you follow the way of Christ, live the love of the Father and act in the power of the Holy Spirit in each moment of your life.
This Sunday we have our usual services for the first Sunday of the month:
10:00 am St Mary’s Creative Church 10:30 am All Saints Holy Communion and Junior Church 6:30 pm St Mary’s Choral Evensong This coming week we have our usual services. Next Sunday is The second Sunday of the month, so we have Holy Communion at 8.00 at All Saints and 10:00 at St Mary’s. The 10:30 service at All Saints will be Messy Muddy Church. In addition, the Generations youth group will meet at 7:15 in the evening:
Wednesday 10th 9:00 am All Saints Celtic Morning Prayer Thursday 11th 10:00 am St Mary’s Holy Communion Sunday 14th 8:00 am All Saints Holy Communion 10:00 am St Mary’s Holy Communion 10:30 am All Saints Messy Muddy Church 7:15 pm Generations All Saints Hall May God show you the extraordinary in the ordinary, the Holy in the mundane and his glory in the everyday.
Mark
If you wish to worship at home, you may find this service helpful.
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