Weekly News

Pentecost - 8th June 2025

Dear all

Welcome to the news for this week, the great feast of Pentecost and birthday of the church!

There is information for the coming week below and I would encourage you to take a look at all that is on offer. As well as general church notices and prayer intentions for the coming week and beyond there is also some information about next week's Kennet Opera Summer Concert taking place at and in aid of St. John's Church, Stockcross and Beedon's annual Garden Party and Sons of Praise service (see the leaflets below). 

Do visit our 'Sustainability and Environment' page where you can find inspiration about looking after God's creation and making sure we can hand on his world to the next generation.  I have also (finally!) put the services for the month on the front page to make them easier to find. If you have suggestions to make the website easier to use, please get in touch.

This Sunday there will be five services  in the benefice:

     8.30am - Holy Communion, West Ilsley

   9.30am - Eucharist, Winterbourne

11.00am - Family Service, Boxford

11.00am - Eucharist, Stockcross

   6.00pm - Evensong, Chieveley

Next Sunday - 15th June - the services will be:

   8.30am - Holy Communion, Oare

   9.30am - Eucharist, Chieveley

   9.30am - Eucharist, West Ilsley

11.00am - Matins, Farnborough

11.00am - Eucharist, Peasemore

   6.00pm - Evensong, Beedon

You can also find sermons from Douglas 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: 

https://mailchi.mp/d58d3b280189/east-downland-sign-up

Finally, it is not too lat to donate to the Prostate Cancer UK ‘Big Golf Race’ fundraising campaign I took part in on 30 May trying to raise funds for this good cause. If you can help, you can donate by visiting this link - all donations welcome, however big or small!

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

                      John