Tag Archives: Services

It was so good to welcome Bishop David and his wife Helen into the Itchen Valley last Sunday; and I am so grateful for all those who, in many different ways, helped in our celebrations. We were also helped by … Continue reading →

This Sunday (12 May) we have Bishop David joining us for two guest services: at 11.00am in Itchen Abbas Village Hall and at 3.00pm in St Mary’s Easton  With love and prayers Revd Peter

Jesus said: “I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). The days between Ascension and Pentecost are a powerful time in … Continue reading →

Because of the important repair working being done in St Mary’s, Easton over the next few days, this Sunday’s Parish Communion will take place instead at St John’s, Itchen Abbas. We are so grateful for all that Chris Ellis and … Continue reading →

Our guest preacher for this coming Sunday’s Parish Communion at St Mary’s, Easton, will be the Revd Justyn Terry (Vice-Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford). As my former boss when I was teaching in the United States, I so appreciated having … Continue reading →

It was such a joy to share our evening worship last Sunday with the Roman Catholic community in the Valley, and especially to welcome Fr Mark to be our preacher. He spoke powerfully from the vision of heaven given us … Continue reading →

Our harvest celebrations came to a fitting climax on Sunday evening with a Festival Evensong at St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy. Both choir and congregation were all in good voice, enjoying their favourite Harvest hymns, and the church was looking at … Continue reading →

This Sunday we have three services—two of them dating back several hundred years in their style (our Holy Communion at 08.30am dating back to 1662 and our 4.00pm Historic Harvest-time Service in Avington dating back to 1773!) and one of … Continue reading →

I’m glad that our ‘summer season’ of services begins with our ‘Hub’ services this Sunday at St John’s, Itchen Abbas. At our 08.30am reflective Communion we’ll continue our series on Jesus the Good Shepherd, enjoying looking at one of Jesus’ … Continue reading →