Programme

Eucharistic Congress Ipswich 2026 — Full Programme

6 – 13 September 2026 · Four Ipswich parishes & the Corn Exchange

6 - 13 September 2026

The week in outline

Across the town, parishes, schools, clergy, and families will gather to give thanks and to deepen their love for Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament. You can expect times of Eucharistic adoration, the Rosary, teaching from guest speakers, and moments of reflection designed to help you rediscover the heart of the faith.

The full programme is being finalised — further details will be released in due course.

Starts

6 Sep

Pilgrimage Walk

Sunday 6th | 3PM

St Peter’s by the Waterfront, IP4 1BF

Annual Pilgrimage Walk, following Wolsey’s route. Begins at St Peter’s at 3.00pm and ends about 4.15pm at the Elms, with refreshments and social time afterwards.

Early week

7 - 9 Sep

Schools programme

Schools across Ipswich will take part in a shared programme, helping young people engage with the Eucharist and the life of the Church through liturgy, reflection, and creative activity.

Monday 7th | 6PM

St Pancras 1 Orwell Place

An Evening with Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament at St Pancras

6:00pm	The Five Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
6:20pm	Extended talk & meditation on Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (with tea & coffee in the parish hall)
7:00pm	Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:15pm	Devotions and Silent Prayer
7:45pm	Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
8:00pm	Close

Tuesday 8th | 6:30PM

St Mark 180 Hawthorn Drive

Preached Rosary with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. The Sorrowful Mysteries.

Thu - Sat

10 - 12 Sep

Parish events and evenings across Ipswich

From Thursday to Saturday, events will take place across Ipswich’s Catholic parishes, creating space for local communities to come together in prayer and fellowship. Each evening will combine Eucharistic adoration, the Rosary, and teaching from guest speakers on the Eucharist and parish renewal.

Thursday 10th

St Pancras 1 Orwell Place

All Day Adoration Schedule at St Pancras

9.00am	Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
11:45am	Confessions
12:15pm	Votive Mass of Corpus Christi
2:30pm	Confessions
3:00pm	Devotions and Benediction
5:30pm	Confessions
6:00pm	Devotions and Benediction
8:15pm	Confessions
8:45pm	Devotions and Benediction
9:00pm	Close

Friday 11th | 7pm

St Mark 180 Hawthorn Drive

Eucharistic Healing Service

Saturday 12th | 7am - 4:30pm

St Mary’s Woodbridge Road

Carlo Acutis “EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES” Exhibition

Sunday

13 Sep

Principal Mass — The Corn Exchange

11.00 am

The week culminates in a major diocesan gathering at the Ipswich Corn Exchange — the closing Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter Collins and Bishop Alan Hopes concelebrating, bringing the whole community together for a shared act of thanksgiving. This will be the principal Mass for the town that Sunday.

Parishioners are warmly encouraged to attend this central celebration rather than their usual Sunday Mass. Seating is limited — advance booking is essential.

Reserve your seat

Sunday 13 September

Principal Mass for the Ipswich Deanery

Corn Exchange · IP1 1DH

11.00am

Holy Mass

This is not simply one event among many — it is the Mass for the whole town of Ipswich that Sunday. Catholics in the Ipswich Deanery are encouraged to attend in place of their normal parish Mass. The Mass will be celebrated by the Bishop at the Ipswich Corn Exchange and will bring the whole deanery community together for a shared act of worship and thanksgiving. Seating is limited — early booking is essential.

12.30pm

Lunch

Parishioners are encouraged to bring their own lunch or visit one of the many proprietors in the town centre.

1.30pm

Keynote one
Fr Toby Lees OP

Fr Toby Lees is assistant priest at Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic’s, London, and Priest Director of Radio Maria England.

2.00pm

Praise

2.20pm

Eucharistic Procession

We’ll be processing through the town of Ipswich with the Blessed Sacrament, to Lady Lane where the shrine of Our Lady of Grace once stood, joined by our pupils from our Catholic Schools.

2.50pm

Benediction

3.00pm

Break

3.30pm

Divine Mercy Chaplet

The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a powerful Catholic prayer given to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in 1935. It implores God’s mercy for the world through the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

3:45pm

Keynote two
Fr Alex Pumphrey MIC

Fr Alex Pumphrey MIC is a Marian priest based in London and a speaker on the Eucharist, conversion and Divine Mercy.

4.15pm

Praise & Worship, Adoration and Rosary