St Mary Redcliffe
Thriving Welcoming Transforming Sustaining
Vicar's SPIRE climb!
On June 2nd 2026 the vicar is aspiring to climb St Mary Redcliffe's spire in order to bless our weather vane, as we seek to modernise our energy supply with solar panels and replace our faulty gas heating with a sustainable and efficient fossil fuel free Air Source Heat Pump. In this St Mary Redcliffe aims to inspire, leading the way as a grade one star listed Major Church in taking the Church of England towards a Net Zero future, before the world as we know it expires. If you would like to encourage the vicar respiring at great heights then donate to our energy project, first to put in solar panels and then to replace our heating system: LINK
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
This Sunday 17th May we have a slightly shortened service at 10:30am where in place of the sermon will be a "state of the parish" address in order to reflect on the year gone and the vision looking forward. After the service there will be a short meeting to appoint Church Wardens, members of our Church Council and Deanery Synod and present the reports of the PCC. You can find links to the relevant documents below:
MINUTES OF 2025 APCM (for the year 2024)
Rush Sunday 24th May
Rush Weekend has arrived once again - one of the highlights of Bristol’s civic calendar and a tradition
that stretches back more than 500 years, predating the Reformation. To mark this historic occasion,
St Mary Redcliffe will host a weekend festival celebrating Redcliffe, its heritage, and the wider
community.
Saturday 23 May, 13:00–17:00 ~Community Day~
At Faithspace Community Centre, Redcliffe Methodist Church, Prewett St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6PB
and St Mary Redcliffe Church, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6RA
On Saturday the 23rd May we will be hosting a community day This is Redcliffe, celebrating our local
Redcliffe community. Local people will bring dishes from around the world to share with their
neighbours. We will have children's activities (bouncy castle, face painting etc.), a parade, music,
cooking workshops, health checks and different community groups showcasing what they do.
Sunday 24 May, Rush Services
At St Mary Redcliffe Church, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6RA
Held within the gothic splendour of St Mary Redcliffe Church, the Rush Service combines the historic
exhortation of a former Mayor of Bristol; the intense aroma of lavender, bay, rosemary and other
herbs designed to keep disease at bay; the renewal of rushes on what would have been an earthen
floor; and the sights and sounds of modern pageantry all within the ‘fairest, goodliest and most
famous parish church in all England’. This year's Rush service will celebrate the gifts of the historic
figures of Redcliffe's past as we continue to look for inspiration today.
We also have a 09:00 service of Communion, and a 15:00 service of Choral Evensong.
9:00 Holy Communion
11:00 Civic Service
15:00 Choral Evensong
Usual Sunday Services at St Mary Redcliffe
9:30 Choral Mattins
10:30 Sung Parish Eucharist with Children's Church
17:30 Choral Evensong
Morning Prayer is said Monday to Thursday at 9am
SMR affirms all people and does not discriminate on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality. We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust procedures and guidelines. For more information see here.
Special Projects
And Who is My Neighbour?
Find out about our recent project to remove stained glass dedicated to the slave trader Edward Colston.
Special Projects
Restoration of the Great West Window
Later this year, major restoration work will be carried out on our magnificent West Nave window.
