Weekly News

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity - 25th September 2022

Dear all

Onsite Worship:

This Sunday there will be six onsite services:

8.30am - Holy Communion, Farnborough

9.30am - Eucharist, Beedon

9.30am - Harvest Festival

11.00am - Eucharist, Stockcross

11.00am - Morning Prayer, Boxford

6.00pm - Evensong, Peasemore

Watch out for our Harvest celebrations in the benefice today and in the next few weeks.

Please note the Piano Recital today in Chieveley - details below.

N.B. Although Government restrictions have now been lifted, you are still welcome to use face coverings and hand sanitiser in church, if you would like.

Next Sunday:

There will be seven onsite services:

8.30am - Holy Communion, Beedon

9.30am - Harvest Festival, Chieveley

9.30am - Eucharist, Peasemore

11.00am - Harvest Festival, West Ilsley

11.00am - Eucharist, Boxford

6.00pm - Harvest Evensong, Farnborough

6.00pm - Harvest Festival, Stockcross

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-6pm)

Also included below along with the Weekly Sheet we have a sheet with notes of the Saints' days of the week. There are prayers for Ukraine and for peace in the world and we have our services for September. There are details about the Madingley Conference in November and a copy of the Deaf Church Summer Newsletter, which contains news and reports about the Deaf Church in your area. Do read Douglas' sermons in the Selected Sermons section, which can be found at this link. There is a new one each week.

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