Category Archives: Services

The last couple of weekends

The last two weekends have been quite special. This last Sunday, it was lovely to have Lavinia Owen leading our All Age Worship for the first time, and to be joined by people outside the parish to witness Georgie Walker … Continue reading

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Ascension Day Service – this Thursday at 7pm

This Thursday is Ascension Day when we celebrate Christ’s ascension – when Jesus returned to be with his Father in heaven, and we rejoice for Jesus will never leave us or forsake us. Our service of Evening Worship will be … Continue reading

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Sunday Services – 14th May

This Sunday we look forward to our two morning ‘Hub services’ at St John’s, Itchen Abbas: We start with our 08.30 quiet reflective service of Holy Communion, followed by some teaching (over coffee and croissants, thank to Sarah Hunt!) on … Continue reading

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Parish Communion this Sunday at St Mary’s, Easton

This Sunday Parish Communion will be at St Mary’s, Easton at 10.00am and we will be praying for the King and Queen.  We do hope you can join us during the Coronation weekend. Revd Peter The sung version of the … Continue reading

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Parish Communion – Sunday 30 April

It was good to come together for our Parish Communion at St John’s Itchen Abbas on Sunday. Our Lectionary readings included both Psalm 23 and these powerful words from Simon Peter: “He himself bore our sins in his body on … Continue reading

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Wednesday Night Worship

I am so grateful to James and Julia Wright for leading this ministry within our parish and do encourage you to come along to experience this time of informal worship and fellowship. Here are the details from Julia: “Our first … Continue reading

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Parish Communion this Sunday at St John’s, Itchen Abbas

This Sunday is a special one for us in that our only service is a Parish Communion in St John’s, Itchen Abbas at 10.00am. This only happens on the fifth Sunday of the month, so it would be lovely for … Continue reading

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The Sunday coming

This Sunday you are welcome to join us at any of the following three services: 08.30am at S John’s, Itchen Abbas: A reflective service of Holy Communion, with quiet music playing beforehand to enable personal prayer and, afterwards, a time … Continue reading

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Last Sunday

Last Sunday it was lovely to welcome the friends and family of Charlie and Tara Howarth to St Mary’s, Easton for the baptism of baby Louis during our monthly Parish Communion. The Gospel for the day included the famous verse … Continue reading

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A Special Sunday

This Sunday is indeed a special one in our church’s life. After our 08.30am (1662) Holy Communion service at St Swithun’s, we look forward to welcoming Bishop David Williams and his wife, Helen, to be with us at the 10.00am … Continue reading

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Our Services last Sunday – Revd Peter

Many thanks to Gerry Stacey for planning and leading our special Service of Prayer for Ukraine on Sunday afternoon. About 30 of us were there, joined by a couple of Ukrainian families. It was lovely to be able to pray … Continue reading

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This Sunday

This Sunday morning we will be hosting another of our ‘hub’ services’ at St John’s, Itchen Abbas. The pattern we are developing for these is as follows: 08.20    Quiet music with space for prayer and reflection 08.30    Our ‘said’ service … Continue reading

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Looking back on a Special Weekend

We owe a big ‘thank you’ to all those who made last weekend so special in our church life: To Penelope Kellie and her team for hosting the splendid evening St Mary’s, Easton on Friday evening, when over a hundred … Continue reading

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This coming weekend

We are looking forward to something of a special weekend. We have two events at St Mary’s, Easton: James Ekins’ talk form eye-witness experience on ‘Suez 1956’ this evening at 6.30pm and the ‘Coffee Morning with a difference’, accompanied by … Continue reading

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Services this Sunday

Thank you to all those who helped to make the New Year’s Day Café Church such a warm and welcoming space: it was a great way to start 2023 together! We are look forward to our ‘hub’ services this coming … Continue reading

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