Weekly News

Dear all

Onsite Worship this week:

8.30am - Holy Communion at Farnborough
9.30am - Eucharist at Beedon

11.00am - Eucharist at Stockcross

11.00am - Eucharist at Boxford

6.00pm - Evening Prayer at Peasemore

Although Government restrictions have been relaxed, we are continuing to encourage the use of face masks and hand sanitiser in church.

Online Worship
Please note that while the Rector is on holiday there will not be a recorded service from this benefice. Douglas’ sermons will still be available here on the website and there are some excellent online services available via the Diocesan website: www.oxford.anglican.org/coronavirus-covid-19-2/livestream/

Next week there will be only one onsite service:

9.30am - Benefice Eucharist at Peasemore

See below for further announcements about services.

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 - Sundays (9.30am-6pm)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet we have a sermon 'Jesu Dulcis Memoria' remembering St Bernard of Clairvaux, as well as a sheet with notes of the Saints' days of the week. The lists of services in the benefice for August and September are shown below. There is also a copy of the Diocesan course book with a summary of courses for the Autumn and next year. As always, there are some excellent courses on offer, so do take a look. In addition, there is a booklet on 'Serving Your Church' containing information about key parish officer roles, which may encourage you to explore what God is calling you to do.

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