Welcome to the Parish of Rayleigh

 

Welcome to the Parish of Rayleigh

 

This Saturday (21st August) don't miss the Journey2Freedom Concert in Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh with Bobby Harrison and Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum, two of the original band members.  As featured on BBC Essex and BBC Look East!  More details at the Project 350 Website or from Adrian adrian@retailfootprints.co.uk or  07534 068134

 

 

Holy Trinity,  St Michael's and Grovewood notices are now available to view online and may be downloaded and printed if required.

Where are we?  Here is a map of the Parish showing our three worship centres.

 

We are currently updating and rationalising our website offerings.  Please click on the appropriate link on the left for details of the events, people, service times etc for the Parish of Rayleigh.

 

Congregations meet for worship at three centres in the parish: at Holy Trinity in the High Street, at St. Michaels and All Angels near Sweyne Park Secondary School, and at Grove Wood Primary School.

Services take place at each centre every Sunday. Congregations come together for joint services every Sunday evening, normally at Holy Trinity but once a month at St. Michaels and once a quarter at Grovewood. There are Young Church activities for children at each church.

Details from the Parish Centre.

Holy Trinity

A church existed on the site of Holy Trinity in Saxon times and the present building incorporates a Norman chancel. The tower dates from the 15th Century and incorporates stones taken from the castle when that fell into disuse. The church is entered through an impressive brickwork porch dating from Tudor times.


Holy Trinity lies at one end of the High street and is the focal point for many community activities as well as being as the chief centre for Anglican worship in the town. Civic services are held here and the modern parish centre to the rear of the church is used for meetings by many town clubs and societies

St. Michaels and All Angels

St. Michael and All Angels is located next to Sweyne Park School in Sir Walter Raleigh Drive off London Road. It dates from the 1950s, when Rayleigh expanded considerably. It has a multi-purpose building which is used by local groups as well as the Church.

Grovewood

Grovewood congregation meets weekly at 9.30am on Sundays at Grove Wood Primary School, Grove Road, Rayleigh. We are a friendly and growing church that welcomes all to join us.

Twitter

 

We are experimenting with a Parish of Rayleigh twitter feed.