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Church Service

Lord, help us to be people full of hope. Give us strength to keep going.  Amen

In addition to our regular services, we and Abinger have a monthly Julian Meeting.  Learn more about these contemplative services by clicking here

March 2024
Sunday 3 March, Third Sunday of Lent
                  9.00 am Parish Communion (BCP)

Sunday 10 March, Mothering Sunday
                10.00am Family Service

Sunday 17 March, Fifth Sunday of Lent
                 9.00am Parish Communion (BCP)
                 6.00pm Evensong

Sunday 24 March, Palm Sunday
                10.00am Joint Palm Sunday Service

Holy Week
Dear friends,

Welcome to Holy week, the most important and pivotal moment in our Church year where we join with millions of other Christians across the world, pausing to remember and enter into the Passion of Christ culminating with joy and exuberance on Easter Day.

Do join Virginia for evening Compline at 7pm – a short, quiet service to ease us into the night.
- Monday 25th at Christ Church
- Tuesday 26th at St. James’.
- Wednesday 
27th at St. James’.

On Thursday at Christ Church, 7pm, we have our Benefice service of the Lord’s supper. A simple and moving service where we lay the table and re-enact Jesus’ final meal with his friends.

On Good Friday we have a Benefice walk where friends from St. Mary’s Holmbury and St. John’s Wotton, will walk from their churches carrying parts of the cross. Christ Church will walk with the nails and hammer where we will all meet at St. James’ for around 12 and nail the cross together. Refreshments will be served for all the walkers! A service of reflection will then be held at St. James at 1pm. All are welcome to any of the walks or simply to the service.

And on Easter Sunday – WHEN THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD AN HOUR! We have our Easter celebration servicies with the Leith Hill Choirs - Christ Church 10am & St. James’ 11:30am. We look forward to welcoming you to any or all of these services!

And to round it all off we are having an Easter Family Fun day at St. James’ on Monday 1st April from 11-2pm! 
Face painting, games on the common, Easter egg hunt, giant jenga, connect four, pick up sticks, BBQ, inside crafts (Easter bonnet making, building the Easter Garden and more!), finishing with an interactive drama of the Easter story! Do join us (for free!) for all the Fun!!

With every Blessing this Easter,

Rev’d Kia

Monday 25 March
                 7.00pm Compline

Tuesday 26 March
                 7.00pm Compline
                 At St James Abinger

Wednesday 27 March
                 7.00pm Compline
                 At St James Abinger

Thursday 28 March, Maundy Thursday
                7.00pm Institution of the Lord's Supper

                Leith Hill Benefice Service

Friday 29 March, Good Friday
               Church open for Good Friday Reflection and Stillness
               1.00pm Good Friday Benefice Service 
 At St James Abinger

Sunday 31 March, Easter Sunday
                10..00am Holy Communion Family Service

April 2024
Sunday 7 April, Second Sunday in Easter
                 9.00 am Parish Communion (BCP)

Sunday 14 April, Third Sunday of Easter
                 10.00am Second Sunday - Iona with Communion

Sunday 21 April, Fourth Sunday of Easter
                 9.00am Parish Communion (BCP)
                 6.00pm Evensong

Sunday 28 April, Fifth Sunday of Easter
                10.00am Parish Communion, Common Worship
                6.00pm Julian Meeting

May 2024
Sunday 5 May, Sixth Sunday of Easter
                 9.00am Parish Communion (BCP)

Sunday 12 May, Seventh of Easter
                10.00am Iona with Communion

Sunday 19 May, Pentecost, Whit Sunday
                 9.00am Parish Communion (BCP)
                 6.00pm Evensong,

Sunday 26 May, Trinity Sunday
                10.00am Parish Communion, Common Worship
                6.00pm Julian Meeting,