Copy
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser
United Benefice of Shiplake with Dunsden
and Harpsden cum Bolney

 

BENEFICE WEEKLY NEWS

Sunday 6th March - 1st of Lent

                                   
Please send notices for inclusion in next week's Benefice Weekly News by
Wednesday 6pm to Leigh at benefice.sdh@gmail.com
Website
Email
Facebook
YouTube Channel
SERVICES
Government guidance regarding COVID-19 safety has changed.
Although masks are no longer mandatory, to ensure everyone feels as safe as possible coming into our churches, you are still encouraged to wear them. Face coverings are mainly intended to protect others, not the wearer.
Hand sanitiser continues to be available for those who wish to use it. 
If you feel unwell, whether you think it is COVID or not, please stay at home and let Robert or Sarah know if you need Home Communion.
Sunday 6th March - 1st of Lent
09:30        Sung Eucharist with Sunday School - Harpsden
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13
10:00        Sung Eucharist - Shiplake (livestream)
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13
11:00        Morning Praise - Dunsden
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13


Services and activities for the coming week
Monday 
09:00     Morning Prayer - online via Zoom

09:45     Staff meeting
14:00     Cuppas, Chats and Crafts - Dunsden

Tuesday  
14.00     Prayer Group meet at Harpsden
Wednesday

10:00     Eucharist - Harpsden
Luke 11:29-32
11:00     Bible Study - Harpsden Church AND Zoom
14:30     Shiplake and Dunsden PCC

Thursday
14:30     Bell Ringing
19:00     College Confirmation Service

Friday 
10:00     Archdeacon Inspection - Harpsden
11:30     Archdeacon Inspection - Dunsden
12:30     Choir Practice - Harpsden
13:00     Archdeacon Inspection - Shiplake


Sunday 13th March - 2nd of Lent
08:00       BCP Holy Communion - Harpsden
Genesis 15:1-12; 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-end

10:00       Sung Eucharist with Baptism - Shiplake
Genesis 15:1-12; 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-end
11:00       Sung Eucharist - Dunsden
Genesis 15:1-12; 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-end
16:00       Benefice Evening Prayer with hymns - Harpsden
Psalm 135; Jeremiah 22:1-9,13-17; Luke 14:27-33

Details of services for March and April are available here.
The Church of England Daily Prayers (text and audio) are available here.


Our churches are open as follows for private prayer:
Shiplake and Harpsden: Every day from 9am - 4pm
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
For those who are sick 
Jacqueline McLeod-Watt, Christine Harvey, Alex Cowan and Elliott Peto

For those who have died


For Ukraine
We hold the people of Ukraine in our prayers.
There is a prayer here for you to use if you can't find the words.


For those being confirmed
We pray for the students from Shiplake College who are to be confirmed this week, on Thursday 10th March at St Peter & St Paul Church at 7pm.
UPCOMING DATES

Cuppas, Chats and Crafts - on Monday

Join us for fellowship and friendship on Monday 7th March, 2pm at Dunsden Church for a cuppa, some good conversation, cake and crafts. You can bring a craft project you're working on or join in with the ones provided and try something new - or just sit and chat with us. Just turn up, we’ll be delighted to see you.

Revd Sarah

APCMs - 3rd April
The APCMs ( Annual Parochial Church Meeting) are on Sunday 3rd April; Harpsden's will be at 9:15am at Harpsden and Shiplake and Dunsden's will be at 10:30am at Shiplake. Both will be followed by the morning service.
If you would like to join either of the PCCs, or would like to nominate someone, nomination forms will be available at the back of each church. 
NOTICES

Live-streaming of services - to be continued?

We have carried on live-streaming services from Shiplake Church beyond lockdown, but numbers have dropped significantly. Technically, it is a challenge, but if it remains essential for you, we will continue to deliver worship in this way. We have no way of knowing who is watching online via our YouTube channel, so please let Sarah or Robert know if you, or someone you know, is watching.

Lent ReflectionsLive Lent logo

Each year the Church of England provide a series of daily reflections throughout Lent; this year the theme is Embracing Justice.

This Lent we are called to reflect on the injustices of the world and ask what God is calling us to do about them. Over 40 days, we step into God’s work in the here and now - and in doing so we move from brokenness towards wholeness.

Our journey through Lent is one is which we seek inner transformation to be people of a new world, people who reflect God’s vision that all are created equal. You can find out more, sign up to receive the daily reflections or download the Lent reflections app here.

We are not planning to hold Lent Groups in the Benefice this year, so please do access these materials. There are Prayer Cards in each church for you to take.

The Privilege of Prayer – please join us  Pray
From February the Prayer Group meeting at St Margaret's, Harpsden has slightly altered timings which are:
1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2pm and the
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month at 10am
We meet to share spiritual readings/poems & reflections and spend time praying for those across our Benefice and the wider world’s needs.
We would love you to join us either regularly or ‘as and when’ – you would be most welcome and there is no pressure for individuals to speak or pray aloud – silence can often be most golden!
We hope to see you soon
Jo Taylor 
Hugging face

Snowdrop Sunday - Thank you

Thank you to everyone who helped to make our Snowdrop Sunday such a success. Over £500 was raised towards the upkeep of All Saints Church and despite the weather, over 120 people came and the snowdrops were in full bloom.

Join the Greenshoots Network

As part of the Environment Action Programme in the diocese, we are forming a network for all those engaged in environment action in their church, to share and exchange ideas and learn from each other. The aim is to link parishes together as we respond to the environmental crises facing our planet and work towards the target of net zero carbon emissions by 2035.
 
If you want to be part of the network and help build a more environmentally sustainable church, get in touch

Our February Care for Creation newsletter gives you even more resources to help you take action for our planet to thrive. 

Shiplake C E Primary School logoSeeking a School Governor
Shiplake C.E Primary School, our local Church of England Voluntary Aided School, is seeking a Foundation Governor. Foundation Governors are appointed through the church and have a responsibility to ensure that the distinctive foundation character and Christian ethos of their Church school is upheld as well as participating fully in the wider work of the Governing Body. There is plenty of training available. For more information, have a look on the Diocesan website here and at the school website here. If you are interested in finding out more, please speak to Robert or Sarah.
Contact Details
Rector: Revd Robert Thewsey   robert.thewsey@btinternet.com 0118 940 3484
Associate Priest: Revd Pam Gordon     revpam.sdh@gmail.com 07714 256272
Assistant Curate: Revd Sarah Nesbitt   revsarahjoy@gmail.com  07770 930756
Parish Administrator: Leigh Leadbetter   benefice.sdh@gmail.com 07496 695660
Church Warden Shiplake: Wendy Robinson   trendywendy262@icloud.com  
Church Warden Dunsden: Rosemary Jones   rsjones1@virginmedia.com  
Church Warden Harpsden: David Ward   ds.ward51@gmail.com  
Safeguarding Officer: Leigh Leadbetter  benefice.sdh@gmail.com 07496 695660
Website Website
Email Email
YouTube YouTube
Facebook Facebook
Copyright © 2021 Shiplake with Dunsden and Harpsden cum Bolney All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you are on our benefice database or have asked to receive it.

Our mailing address is:
The Rectory
Church Lane
Shiplake
Henley on Thames
RG9 4BS

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.






This email was sent to <<Email Address>>
why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences
Shiplake with Dunsden and Harpsden cum Bolney · Parish Office · Church Lane · Shiplake, Oxfordshire RG9 4BS · United Kingdom

Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp