Category Archives: Church Matters

Sunday 19 April As a rare exception, regrettably the Clerical Register cannot provide us with an ordained priest to lead our 8.30am Holy Communion service this coming Sunday.  As an alternative, communion services can be found at the Cathedral from … Continue reading →

Holy Week Please note the Maundy Thursday service will include Communion by extension but not foot washing.   Electoral Roll If you are not currently on the Church Electoral Roll and would like to be please complete this form and return it … Continue reading →

This Sunday Sunday 29 March – Palm Sunday Followed by Easton’s ADCM Lent Lunches Lent lunches were started in the 1990s by the late Juliet Burnand, and the non-denominational tradition has been carried on ever since. They are hosted in … Continue reading →

Sunday 22 March 8.30am Holy Communion – St John’s, Itchen Abbas 10am All Age Worship – St John’s, Itchen Abbas The car park at St John’s will be open 6pm Evensong – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy Valley Worship – Sunday … Continue reading →

Sunday 22 February 8.30am Holy Communion – St John’s, Itchen Abbas 10am All Age Worship – St John’s, Itchen Abbas 6pm Patronal Evensong – St Mary’s, Easton The Bible Course starts next week, please let Gerry know if you would … Continue reading →

Sunday 8 February 8.30am Holy Communion – St Mary’s, Easton 10am Valley Worship and Ark – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy Café Church Almost 70 people attended Café Church last week which was led by James Greig, he spoke about February … Continue reading →

Apologies the date for the Patronal Service in Church Matters was incorrect, it is Sunday 22 February at 6pm.

Sunday 1 February 10am Parish Communion – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy 4pm Café Church – Itchen Abbas Village Hall Martyr Worthy Lectures The second lecture in the current Martyr Worthy Lecture Series took place last Friday when we were wowed … Continue reading →

Sunday 25 January 8.30am Holy Communion – St John’s, Itchen Abbas 10am All Age Worship – St John’s, Itchen Abbas 6pm Evensong – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy Exciting news – introducing our new Rector We hope you have by now … Continue reading →

On behalf of my fellow Church Wardens and our PCC, I am delighted to inform you that, with all the necessary approvals in hand, Revd David Cooke has been appointed as the new Rector of the Itchen Valley Parish. David … Continue reading →

Sunday 18 January 10am Parish Communion – St Mary’s, Easton Valley Worship At Valley Worship last Sunday (held at St Swithun’s in Martyr Worthy), as part of the long-running ‘Every Day Lives’ series, Malcolm Hogg was interviewed by James Greig … Continue reading →

Sunday 11 January 8.30am BCP – St Mary’s, Easton 10am Valley Worship and Ark – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy Martyr Worthy Lecture Series 2025/26 Following the sell-out success of our first lecture in the Martyr Worthy Lecture Series, there are … Continue reading →