St Mary's Church 

West Bergholt

A warm welcome to St Mary's, West Bergholt.

St Mary's is a small but lively Church of England community in the Essex village of West Bergholt. We seek to share the heart of God with the heart of the community, through joining with people in their spiritual journey. We do this through accessible worship, opportunities to learn together and to serve in God's strength and with His guidance. 

The church is open each weekday for Private Prayer from 10am to 3pm 

Sunday Services at St Mary's

Sunday 6 October @ 9.30am - Harvest Celebration & @ 5pm Taize Style Worship

Sunday 13 October @ 9.30am - Messy Church & @ 5pm Evening Worship

Sunday 20 October @ 9.30am - Communion

Sunday 27 October @ 9.30am - Cafe Church

Upcoming Events

Fri 4 October @ 7pm - Cheese and Wine Evening to view plans for the new church hall - at St Mary's

Harvest Cafe & Craft Activities  - Sat 5 October 10am-12pm - bacon butties, coffee and cake and harvest crafts and activities

Tea & Toast - After School Drop-in Sessions - click here

Vision Away Day Follow up - Sat 12 October 10am - 1.30pm @ St Mary's - lunch provided - please let the church administrator know if you'd like lunch.

Big Breakfast at the Shepherd and Dog, Langham with guest speaker Sam Fowler from Christian Youth Outreach. £10 per person, please let the church administrator know if you are coming.


Alpha Course - Thursdays in October 7pm - 9.30pm at St Mary's

Curious about faith? Come along to the Alpha Course! The evenings include supper, a talk and time for discussion. Click here for more details.  

Food in School Holidays Club (FiSH)

Games, crafts and a hot meal for families during school holidays from 11.30am - 2pm.                           Next sessions = Mon 28 October

Please book via the church office to help with numbers for catering: 6parishescolchester@gmail.com

Revd Heather Wilcox  

Revd Heather Wilcox was appointed in November 2021 as Priest in Charge of West Bergholt with Great Horkesley,  Langham with Boxted, and Wormingford & Mount Bures with Little Horkesley.  She is based at the Rectory in West Bergholt.

Contact details: RevHWilcox@outlook.com tel: 01206 240906 or 07503 151715

Children and Young People's Activities 

Messy Church - Second Sunday in the month @ 9.30am - all age service with fun activities and informal worship.  

Click here for more details.

Wired Youth Group - for 11-16 year olds, meets once a month in the church hall. Click here for more details.

Regular Weekly Activities

Thursday Open House Coffee Morning (term times only) - 10-11.30am

Thursday 5Ts Fellowship Club - 2.30-4pm

Home Groups - please click here for details.

Useful Information

How to contact our Parish Office and Priests - click here for details

Hire our Hall or Church- click here for details

Recycling Boxes and Bags Service - click here for details

Baptisms, Confirmation, Weddings and Funerals - please contact Rev Heather Wilcox for details (see above)

Churchyard Information Leaflet - please click here

Monthly Newsletter - click here for an electronic copy

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Safeguarding Policy

We are committed  to safeguarding children, young people, vulnerable adults and victims/perpetrators of domestic abuse. The PCC has adopted the Church of England's policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England's website:  www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding   Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Jenny Noakes who can be contacted on 07963 304018.

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