St. Mary’s, Litton Cheney, is part of the Bride Valley Benefice.
Rector:
Vacancy
Associate Priest:
The Rev. Sue Linford 01308 897363
Retired Clergy: The Rev. Ryder Rogers 01308 897780
Readers:
Mike Read 01308 897445
James Webster 01308 898657
Yvonne Buckland 01308 898492
St Mary's is one of seven Parish Churches within the Bride Valley
Benefice. Church business is dealt with on a day to day basis by
the standing committee of the Parochial Church Council:
Chairman: The Rector,
Churchwardens: Richard Jones and John Vercoe
Secretary: Wendy: Firrell
Treasurer: Freddie Spicer
The full Council meets four times a year
including the Annual Church Meeting in
April.
The pattern of Worship currently in use on
a monthly basis is Morning Worship at 9.30
a.m. with refreshments afterwards, Holy
Communion with hymns at 9.30 a.m. on
the 2nd Sunday, Matins at 9.30 a.m. on the
3rd Sunday and Holy Communion at 9.30
a.m. on the 4th Sunday; the service on a
5th Sunday varies and is usually a United
Valley Service at one of the Valley
Churches.
Copies of the Parish Magazine and Bride
Valley News are available in the Church.
The Churchyard: The churchyard surrounds the Church and slopes fairly sharply in
places from north to south; the extension at the north end is presently a wildlife area
with paths and picnic places from which you can enjoy a vast panoramic view of the
coastal ridge with Hardy's monument to the east. There are many interesting old
gravestones including box graves cut from Purbeck stone liberally adorned with yellow
lichens. The grass is cut and the yard generally maintained by a small band of
volunteers who are constantly on the lookout for additions to their number!
The War Memorial is situated to the west of the church porch. More details here
NEWSLETTER - 12
th
November 2018
There will be no morning service here on Sunday 2
nd
of December as we shall be holding an Advent Sunday Evensong at 6.30
p.m, when the choir will be performing special music for the season.
We hope many of you will join us for our Christmas Services:
Carols by Candlelight on Sunday 16
th
at 6.30 p.m. followed by mulled wine and mince pies. (No morning service that day.)
Crib Service on Christmas Eve at 4.00 p.m. - a lovely start to Christmas for all the family, and Midnight Communion on Christmas
Eve starting at 11.30 p.m.
Light up the Church this Christmastide - For a donation of only £5 you can floodlight the Church for an evening over the Christmas
and New Year period, either to remember a loved one or to celebrate an anniversary or event. Please contact Freddie Spicer on
482617.
THE MINISTRY
SERVICES for November 2018
VALLEY NOTES CD
Sunday
4
th
-
4.00pm -Service for the Departed
Sunday
11
th
-
- No Service
Sunday
18
th
-
9.30am - Morning Prayer
Sunday
25
th
-
9.30am - Holy Communion
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