Author: Bridget Kemp

Christmas Raffle
Raffle tickets available £1 for a strip of 5 tickets.
Donations for the hampers would be very welcome. Please see Robert Jones

Donations towards mulled wine
and offers of mince pies will be gratefully received.
Please help make our Carol Services Special.
For Akenham Carol service 17th December at 7.30pm
& Nine Lessons and Carols 21st December at 6.3opm
Many thanks

December 9th
Wishing a
Happy Birthday to
Charmian
and Happy 8th Birthday to Hunter

Rector Rev’d Mary Sokanovic
marysokanovic@outlook.com 07824323073
Assistant Curate: Rev’d John Irwin
Rev.john@irwin.ch 07957579680
Church Warden: Sarah Coward 07719929231
Assistant Church Warden Robert Jones 07599246294
In case of emergency – procedure instructions on Notice Board
Parish Church IP1 6LT Ascension IP1 6AN
Parish office phone number 01473 747576
The church is a registered charity. Reg. No: 1139484
Safe Guarding Officer Rebecca Newman

All services, apart from our All Together service. (first Sunday of the month) are live streamed. If you do not wish to be on the live stream please sit in the North Aisle. At times photographs are taken for our Facebook page or church website. To opt out of having your photograph taken, please see a Church Warden, A Sidesperson, or the Parish Safeguarding officer before the service starts – Thank you.

Diary Dates
Monday
3.30pm Whikidz at the Ascension
Tuesday
pm Open the Book Assemblies in schools
7.30pm Encounter in church
Wednesday
10am Eucharist at The Ascension
9.30-11.30 Coffee Shop in Church
11-12.15 Top Up Shop
1.15 Mums and Tots
Sunday
9.30am Eucharist
2.30pm Deaf church Christmas service at Ascension
Address by The Venerable Rich Henderson .
* Live streamed on
https://www.youtube.com/
@whittonparishstmaryandstbo8772
And go to the ‘Live’ tab at the top of the page

Saturday 20th December from 9.30am
All help gratefully received as we give the
parish church a sweep, dust and polish before the Christmas Festivities.
Please come if you can, many hands
make light work.

St. John of Beverley
Church for Deaf People
Christmas Service
Sunday 14th December 2025
at 2.30pm
The Ascension
Larchcroft Road, Ipswich IP1 6AN,
Address by – The Venerable Rich Henderson :
Archdeacon of Suffolk
All Welcome.

All Together Church
Sunday December 7th 2025
The Second Sunday of Advent
Christingle
Hymns, Readings and Notices
Collect
O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.