Weekly News

The First Sunday of Advent - 3rd December 2023

Dear all

Onsite Worship:

Services this week in the benefice:

   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

    Next Sunday - 10th December

There will be six onsite services:

 11.00am - Family Service, Boxford

 11.00am - Eucharist, Stockcross

    4.30pm - Carol Service, Winterbourne

    6.00pm - Carol Service, Oare

    6.00pm - Carol Service, Farnborough

    6.00pm - Carol Service, West Ilsley

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-dusk)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet we have the Saints for this Week  as well as our services for  December. 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 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