Thank you for visiting the online home of the Bridgnorth Team Ministry of the Church of England.
The team comprises St Mary Magdalene in Bridgnorth, plus four churches in the surrounding villages of Quatford, Oldbury, Tasley and Astley Abbotts. The village churches all have weekly Sunday services - learn about them on their individual web pages.
We now have a blog, which I hope will encourage conversation and fellowship over the virtual coffee bar. Please click here to join in.
On the About us page you will find contact details for our clergy and lay deacons and team office, and the Calendar & News page gives details of forthcoming events, and a guest book for your comments.
In Bridgnorth, our Anglican church dedicated to St Mary Magdalene is Thomas Telford's first church, built in 1794, next to the castle ruin, and offering sweeping views across High Town, Low Town and the River Severn.
The original Chapel in the Castle was built in 1101, and rebuilt in the second half of the 14th century, in the central bailey across the site of our present church.
Telford's design is the third church on the site, which was his ninth choice of location! His first choice was at the opposite end of East Castle Street, and would have looked imposing at the end of the High Street, but unfortunately the landowner refused to sell, and so he had to settle for building on the 'old ground'. To set off the end of East Castle Street, Telford turned the design 90 degrees, to face north-south, with the tower at the north end.
The church is open daily 9-5 and also for services and special events, and our stewards enjoy welcoming visitors from all over the world.
Whether a visitor or resident, we welcome you to join us at our services - please make yourself known to our sidesmen for any information or guidance you may need.
FROM THE PEW SHEET: Christ the King, 23 November Sunday 23, 10.30am- Team Confirmation at St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth - all welcome. Thursday 27, 10.30am - Friends of St Mary's Coffee Club - if anyone is interested in forming a Friends of St Mary's Coffee Club, please contact Chris on 768983 or meet at the Cinnamon Cafe. Saturday 29, 10-1 - Charities Fayre at the Castle Hall; St Mary's Church are having a stand, and we are hoping to sell cakes and other items. If you can make a cake, please leave it in church on Friday or early Saturday morning or take to the Castle Hall. (A variety of stalls; please come and support all your local charities and organisations). Saturday 29, 7pm - Friends of St Mary's Skittles Evening at The Shakespeare - tickets 5.00 to include supper, please contact Jean 761758 or Chris 768983. message of thanks from Andy: I have been overwhelmed by the cards, messages and acts of thoughtfulness we have received during my illness. I am continuing to rest and undergoing further tests, and am making slow but steady progress. Liz and I continue to value your prayers. In the meantime I am especially grateful to our Team Vicars, Angela and Denise, for their willingness to share additional leadership responsibilities during my absence, and for the support of our curate, Helen, and the other members of the Local Ministry Team and Honorary Assistants. Thanks indeed to all who are helping in so many ways at this time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wednesdays: 7.30am Holy Communion (Common Worship); 10.30am Holy Communion (Prayer Book); all welcome (both at St Mary Magdalene Bridgnorth) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LET US PRAY FOR Thursday - give thanks for those coming to faith in prison, and pray that on their release they may find support and a welcome in our churches, this being Prisons Week; Friday - peace throughout the world, thinking today especially of those who are working so hard to make sure further terrorist attacks do not occur both in our country and across the world; Saturday - give thanks for all musicians, choirs and singers, on the day we celebrate their patron St Cecilia; Sunday - all who are being confirmed at St Mary's this morning, their families, godparents, supporters, and the Rt Revd Bishop Anthony who is leading this very joyous celebration; Monday - the elimination of violence against women on the eve of the International Day for the elimination of violence against women; Tuesday - give thanks for the ministry of Christian poets and hymn writers on the day the life of Isaac Watts, hymn writer, is celebrated; Wednesday - peace throughout the world and for the safe keeping of all working in war torn areas of our world; Thursday - all who work in our emergency services and for those who seek to ensure safety within our homes, work places, public buildings and transport systems; Friday - the vulnerable in our society, victims of gun culture and crime, and all who suffer harrassment and abuse, at home, at work or on the streets; Saturday - all charity organisations in the Bridgnorth area, and for the success of the Charities Fayre at the Castle Hall this morning. Prayers for Christians At Work: We continue to remember our rector, Andy, in our prayers and we pray he will soon be back with us. We give thanks, too, for the rest of the team as they cover in his absence.
For general enquiries, you can contact the webmaster, Susan Thomas, at mailbox@bridgnorth-anglican.org
Updated weekly - last updated 20 November
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