Weekly News

The Holy Innocents - 28th December 2025

Dear all

Welcome to the news for this week.

There is information for the coming week below  as well as general church notices and prayer intentions and I would encourage you to take a look at all that is on offer. 

  Christmas Eve

   4.30pm - Crib Service, Chieveley

   5.00pm - Crib Service, Stockcross

   6.30pm - First Eucharist of Christmas, Beedon

11.00pm - Midnight Mass, Chieveley

Christmas Day   

    8.30am - Holy Communion, Oare

   8.30am - Holy Communion, Farnborough

   9.30am - Family Eucharist, West Ilsley

   9.30am - Family Eucharist, Boxford

   9.30am - Family Eucharist, Winterbourne

11.00am - Family Eucharist, Peasemore

11.00am - Family Eucharist, Chieveley

11.00am - Family Eucharist, Stockcross

This Sunday there will be one service  in the benefice:

   9.30am - United Benefice Eucharist, Winterbourne

Next Sunday - 4th January - the services will be:

   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

Every Wednesday there is a service of Holy Communion in St Mary's, Chieveley at 10.30am and will be followed by coffee.

Sermons from Douglas and Bishop Mary are available 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: 

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

                      John