Weekly News

The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity - 15th October 2023

Dear all

Onsite Worship:

Services this week in the benefice:

       9.30am - Eucharist, West Ilsley

    11.00am - Matins, Farnborough

    11.00am - Muheza Eucharist, Chieveley

    11.00am- Harvest Festival, Peasemore

       6.00pm - Harvest Festival, Oare

    Next Sunday - 22nd October

There will be six onsite services:

   8.30am - Holy Communion, Farnborough

   9.30am - Eucharist, Beedon

   9.30am - Family Service, Winterbourne

11.00am - Eucharist, Stockcross

11.00am - Morning Prayer, Boxford

   6.00pm - Evensong, Peasemore

Private Prayer :

Churches in the benefice open for private prayer are:

Beedon – by arrangement with the Rector

Boxford - Sundays (10am-4pm)

Chieveley – Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays (9.30am - 3pm) and Wednesdays (12 noon - 3pm) during term time.

Farnborough – Open

Peasemore - Open every day

West Ilsley - Saturdays & Sundays  (9.30am-6pm)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet we have the Saints for this Week as well as our services for October. Take a look at the poster of Beedon's 800 year anniversary celebrations. These celebrations continue over the next few months and everyone is invited. There are prayers for Ukraine and for peace in the world.  Do read Douglas' sermons in the Selected Sermons section, which can be found at this link. There is usually a new one each week.  

Please see the Harvest appeal for food  and money for the West Berks Foodbank. Your support is vital!

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