Weekly News

 The Third Sunday of Lent - 12th March 2023

Dear all

Onsite Worship:

Services this week are:

   8.30am - Holy Communion, West Ilsley

   9.30am - Eucharist, Winterbourne

11.00am - Eucharist, Stockcross

11.00am - Family Service, Boxford

   4.00pm - Evensong, Beedon

   6.00pm - Evensong, Chieveley

Next Sunday - 19th March - Mothering Sunday

There will be five  onsite services:
    8.30am - Holy Communion, Oare

    9.30am - Family Service, West Ilsley

 11.00am - Matins, Farnborough

 11.00am - Eucharist, Chieveley

    4.00pm - Family Service, Peasemore

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-dusk)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet we have the Lent Insert and a sheet with notes of the Saints' days of the week.  We also have  an advert for the role of Welfare Benefits Adviser at West Berkshire Foodbank. There are prayers for Ukraine and for peace in the world and we have our services for March.  Do read Douglas' sermons in the Selected Sermons section, which can be found at this link. There is usually a new one each week.  

In addition there is a poster for the Chieveley and District Gardening Club evening with Bill Martin - Chieveley Remembered - taking place thius tuesday evening at Chieveley Village Hall.

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