The earliest recorded incumbent of Snape was Sir William de
Rurcham whose
appointment was in 1240. There have been many internal as well as
external alterations and restorations since then. The most recent of
significance have been the rebuilding of the East wall in 1920 and the
installation of a new organ together with improvements to the balcony
and vestry at the millennium.
The treasure of the church,
despite some mutilation in the past, is undoubtedly the font, which
was made around 1500 and was at one time gilded.
Visitors are also attracted by the East
window,
designed and made in 1920 by Mary Lowndes and carrying in its lower
middle panel a representation of Snape Bridge, as it then was, with
a Thames barge in the foreground.
Visitors from all over the world,
as the entries to the visitors’ book indicate, come to Snape
Church. They and those who follow them, whether local residents or
holidaymakers, are most welcome whether they come to services or
merely to enjoy the calm and peace of their surroundings.
A typical monthly pattern of worship at Snape Church is:
1st Sunday 11:00 am All Age Worship
2nd Sunday 8:00 am Holy Communion, B.C.P.
3rd Sunday 9:30 am Holy Communion, Common Worship.
4th Sunday 11:00 am Morning Praise.
5th Sunday 6:30 pm Choral Evensong.
Morning Prayer is said every Friday morning at 9:00 am
Details of any changes to the above and mid-week services will be found in the Benefice Magazine Ebb & Flow, on the Church notice board and in the Parish notice board in the Street.
Other activities include the Edward Bear Club for under fives and their mothers. There is also a benefice-wide Women’s Guild.
The Church is open to visitors during daylight hours. Our bookstall has cards and publications on many aspects of faith, prayer and meditation for sale.
| Church Wardens |
Mr Tony Roy Badgers Bank Priory Road Snape |
01728 688795 |
|
Mr Hedley Foster 9 Drury Park Snape |
01728 688883 | |
| PCC Hon Secretary |
Miss Helen Cook 2 Hall Farm Cottages Church Common Snape |
01728 688613 |
| Rector | The Reverend Barrie Slatter The Rectory, Stratford St Andrew |
01728 603180 |
The Ministry Team in the Alde Benefice
| Ordained Local Minister: | The Reverend Nigella Youngs-Dunnett The Cottage, Nr the Post Office, Blaxhall |
01728 688660 |
| Reader: | Mrs Susan Slatter The Rectory Stratford St Andrew |
01728 603180 |
| Lay Pastor | Mrs Anne Newman 4 Kingfisher Rise, Saxmundham |
01728 602610 |
| Lay Elder | Mrs Shirley
Leeks The Bungalow, Blaxhall |
01728 688220 |