English Heritage sites near Monks Eleigh Parish
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
2 miles from Monks Eleigh Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
12 miles from Monks Eleigh Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
13 miles from Monks Eleigh Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
MISTLEY TOWERS
13 miles from Monks Eleigh Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
14 miles from Monks Eleigh Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
14 miles from Monks Eleigh Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
Churches in Monks Eleigh Parish
Monks Eleigh, St Peter
Church Hill
Monks Eleigh
Ipwich
01449740623
St Peters Church is part of the BENEFICE OF MONKS ELEIGH WITH CHELSWORTH AND BRENT ELEIGH WITH MILDEN AND KETTLEBASTON
Our Priest-in-Charge is Rev Mike Birt. Rev Mike and his wife joined us almost a year ago and are very much part of the Community. If you have any enquiries or need assistance you can call him on 01449 740623.
St Peters Monks Eleigh is one of 5 Churches in our Benefice. Each of the five Churches takes turns to host the Sunday Holy Communion service which takes place at 10.15am. At St Peters on Wednesdays at 10am there is a Morning Prayer Service.
We have a Benefice Church Choir which sings at all our services and is open to singing at weddings and funerals. The choir members come from all the Churches in the Benefice and they would welcome new members, male and female. Choir Practice takes place on most Tuesdays at 6pm for 40 minutes.
Children are welcome to St Peters. There is a play area set aside for the Children in the Church and we now have activity packs set aside for each age group to keep them occupied and interested during the service. We are hoping to introduce events such as Messy Church and we have a Pet Service every year.
All our leaders undertake regular safe guarding workshops so that we can protect vulnerable children and adults and the Church and all its events can provide a safe space and place for everyone.
St Peters is also open for private prayer as well we welcome the opportunity to pray for anyone regardless of whether they attend Church or not. You will find a Prayer Box at the back of the Church where you can place your prayers.
At present our Church has been closed for refurbishment and we hope it will be open for our our next Sunday Holy Communion service on Sunday 25th April 2021. We hope St Peters will then be able to be open once again for Private Prayer.
We hope to that when St Peters opens once again our very talented group of bell ringers will be able to ring our bells once more.
Pubs in Monks Eleigh Parish
Swan
The St (A1141), Monks Eleigh, IP7 7AU
(01449) 744544
swaninnmonkseleigh.co.uk/