Weekly News

The Third Sunday before Advent - 6th November 2022

Dear all

Onsite Worship:

This Sunday there will be six onsite services:

8.30am - Holy Communion, Beedon

9.30am - Eucharist, Chieveley

9.30am - Eucharist, Peasemore

11.00am - Family Service, West Ilsley

11.00am - Eucharist, Boxford

6.00pm - Evensong, Farnborough

N.B. Although Government restrictions have been lifted, you are still welcome to use face coverings and hand sanitiser in church, if you would like.

Next Sunday:

There will be seven onsite services:

8.30am - Holy Communion, Oare

9.30am - Eucharist with Remembrance, Winterbourne

10.55am - Remembrance Service, Chieveley

10.55am - Eucharist with Remembrance, Stockcross

10.55am - Remembrance Service, West Ilsley

10.55am - Remembrance Service, Boxford

3.00pm - Remembrance Service, Beedon with Peasemore

Private Prayer :

Churches in the benefice open for private prayer are:

Beedon – by arrangement with the Rector

Boxford - Sundays (10am-4pm)

Chieveley – by arrangement with the Rector

Farnborough – Open

Peasemore - Open every day as previously

West Ilsley - Saturdays & Sundays (9.30am-dusk)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet we have a sheet with notes of the Saints' days of the week. There are prayers for Ukraine and for peace in the world and we have our services for November. Do read Douglas' sermons in the Selected Sermons section, which can be found at this link. There is a new one each week. Read in Denise's letter about the Mothers' Union Hospital Project which you may wish to become involved with.

Please do still encourage others to keep in touch with what is going on by signing up to these updates, just cut and paste the link to them in an email: https://mailchi.mp/d58d3b280189/east-downland-sign-up

Very importantly, if there are any people who you know would like a hard copy of this then please print it off for them or let me know, and I’ll take care of it.

For now, as always, all the best, God bless, and keep safe

John