Weekly News

Easter Day - 5th April 2026

Dear all

Welcome to the news for this week.

There is information for the coming week below  as well as general church notices and prayer intentions and I would encourage you to take a look at all that is on offer. 

This Easter there will be nine services  in the benefice:

 Easter Eve

    8.00pm - Service of Light & Communion for Easter, Beedon

Easter Day

      8.30am - Holy Communion, Oare 

      9.30am - Family Communion, Winterbourne

      9.30am - Family Communion, Boxford

      9.30am - Family Communion, West Ilsley

   11.00am - Family Communion, Stockcross

   11.00am - Holy Communion, Farnborough

   11.00am - Family Communion, Chieveley

   11.00am - Family Communion, Peasemore

Next Sunday - 12th April - the services will be:

    8.30am - Holy Communion, West Ilsley

  11.00am - Family Service, Boxford

    6.00pm - Evensong, Chieveley

Every Wednesday there is a service of Holy Communion in St Mary's, Chieveley at 10.30am which will be followed by coffee. 

Sermons from Douglas and Bishop Mary are available by following this link, and there are news items and dates for your diary on the website and the pew sheet including details of further fundraising events.

Please do also encourage others to keep in touch with what is going on by signing up to these updates. Just forward this email or cut and paste the following link and send it to them: 

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

                      John