Dear Friends,
God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.
Across our lovely villages we are blessed to have some beautiful churches which have stood for hundreds of years and have faithfully supported the people and declared God’s magnificence. For many generations the people of our area have gathered, worshipped, baptised, married and said goodbye alongside friends and loved ones. Yet, these places are not simply museums of history, but places of encounter and transformation today. These special places stand as places to meet with God. Come and join us at one of our services, at the mid-week worship, or pop in to any of our churches, which are open everyday, and we’ll be praying that you feel the magnificent presence of God as you do so.
If you’re interested in a little history, St. Mary’s recently featured in a YouTube video about its giants which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfgjQaHDDJU&t=3s
If you’re interested in some amazing concerts, do have a look at the Vivace Voices concert and the Adderbury Quartet, both booked for this month.
Love,
Grant
SERVICES THIS WEEKend
We gather at 8.30am for a short said communion service using the words of the wonderful Book of Common Prayer. The service will include a short sermon, and plenty of time to pray, reflect and encounter God in this wonderful place. What a brilliant way to begin a Sunday - especially as there is coffee and biscuits served afterwards.
We join together for a short interactive family worship service. Lots of fun! Action songs, Bible readings, dressing up, toys and we finish with yummy refreshments. Bacon butties, posh omelettes, pastries and much more.Lots of Holy Chaos. Come join the fun.
St Mary's
This is a fabulous way to round off the weekend. We gather together in the atmospheric St. Mary’s Aldworth to pray and worship together using the traditional and powerful words of Evensong from the Book of Common Prayer. We have a small community choir to help us sing God’s praise. There is a short sermon with prayers and psalms. If you are looking for a spiritual encounter with the Lord in the comfort of a traditional service - this is for you.
across the villages
St. Stephen’s Cafe is open weekly on Monday mornings. It runs alongside the community post office at St. Stephen’s church. Various groups help to run and support it as we raise funds for various causes. Come along and join us for lovely hot drinks, freshly made homemade cakes and a good catch up with friends.
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Services next weekend
The Christmas Story for all the Family. Everybody is encouraged to come dressed as a Nativity character (or anything else!). There will be cracking carols, lots of celebration and lots to eat and drink! Come and join us as we celebrate Christmas in style.
In our new style crib service we will gather together and re-tell the greatest story every told! We will sing some wonderful carols and encourage full family participation. Come dressed as a bible character. Yes tea-towels are mandatory! - or come as any of your favourite superhero’s - perhaps there will be a Batman instead of a shepherd this year? Who knows? Bring your friends and family and neighbours for what promises to be a fantastic way to enter into Christmas!
Join us for morning prayer and worship
Prayer and worship is fundamental to our faith. Join us for half an hour of prayer and worship from 9am on Monday’s, Wednesdays and Fridays at St. Stephen’s Upper Basildon. Everybody welcome.