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MFS(R) MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
500 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts 02116-3741
617 954 5000
August 1, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MFS Municipal Series Trust (the "Trust") (File Nos. 2-92915 and
811-4096) on Behalf of MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund, MFS
Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund, MFS California Municipal Bond
Fund, MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Georgia Municipal
Bond Fund, MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Massachusetts
Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund, MFS
New York Municipal Bond Fund, MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond
Fund, MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund, MFS South Carolina
Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund, MFS
Virginia Municipal Bond Fund, MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond
Fund, MFS Municipal Income Fund, MFS New York High Income Tax
Free Fund and MFS Massachusetts High Income Tax Free Fund
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and Statements
of Additional Information for the Trust do not differ from those contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed electronically on July 28, 2000.
Please call the undersigned or Karen M. Ray at (617) 954-5801 or (800)
343-2829 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
MICHAEL H. WHITAKER
Michael H. Whitaker
Counsel
MHW/bjn
