Weekly News

The First Sunday of Lent - 6th March 2022

Dear all

Onsite Worship this week:

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

Please note that, although Government restrictions have now been lifted, we are continuing to encourage the use of face coverings and hand sanitiser in church.

Next Sunday:

There will be six onsite services:

8.30am - Holy Communion, West Ilsley

9.30am - Eucharist, Winterbourne

11.00am - Family Service, Boxford

11.00am - Eucharist, Stockcross

4.00pm - Evensong, Beedon

6.00pm - Evensong, Chieveley

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-sunset)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet, we have a sermon on 'Holy Kiev' as well as a sheet with notes of the Saints' days of the week. There is also information about our Lent course this year, prayers for Ukraine and for Peace in the World, as well as the services for March.

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