We are inviting a number of bereaved spouses and families and hope it will present a nice opportunity for people to get to know one another and make some new friendships.
It is an informal gathering in a relaxed atmosphere, with no set agenda other than to provide mutual support and companionship. It will also give you an opportunity to share with others anything that you may be struggling with and provide a chance for you to offer support to others as well.

Please contact the Benefice Office to confirm your attendance by 15th June 2023

We do hope you will be able to come along to our annual flower festival at St Lawrence's on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September.

Free Admission, donations welcome.
Refreshments, stalls and raffle

Join us as we meet for coffee, cake and a catch up, everyone welcome.

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Light up our beautiful church tower in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special event.

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Please contact Benefice Office to arrange - 01787 828046 or [email protected]

Cake Sale, Packed Lunches, Cream Teas, Artist Studios
New Gardens and Children's Trial
All funds support St Mary's Church.

This rich and deeply enriching service is currently available live online via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/boxriverbenefice
This service, sometimes also called Mass or Holy Communion, is the staple bedrock of the church. It is deeply evocative, and draws all present into the sublime mystery of the Lord's Supper. We explore scripture, pray and are caught up in the power of the ritual together, as one body. As we gather around God's Table and hear Christ's words to 'Do this is remembrance of me', we are drawn into a mystery of timeless truth and united with each other in a deeply spiritual way. As we kneel before the Holy Altar we do so with others of all ages, social situations, races, sexualities and nationalities. And we realise that we are all equal before the eyes of our Creator God. This is community as it was designed to be. All are welcome at this service, old and young.

This morning staple of the Church is said everyday and includes daily Psalms, Readings and Prayers. On Feast Days or special days of commemoration, it may also include a short reflection on the notable person being remembered that day.
You can view it live on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/boxriverbenefice/

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An opportunity to meet Christ in this most Holy Sacrament - a top-up, if you will, in the middle of the week.
This simple, yet profoundly holy service, will enrich you and enable you to refocus in the middle of a busy week. Join us! It lasts just 30 minutes.

Join our Director of Musical, for 3 very special concerts throughout the summer. These concerts are all FREE, with a retiring collection for St Mary's Church.

The very popular and evocative BCP Evensong has returned. It now happens on the 2nd Sunday of every month. It includes a choir and is a lovely way to celebrate and pray in the evening for the week ahead. It uses the beautifully crafted and poetic traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer which reaches the parts other prayer books cannot reach.

A relaxed morning of coffee, cake and a natter.

Join us for a new BCP Holy Communion service at 8.00 am, stay for a light breakfast (8.45 am), then you can either stay for our Pilgrim Service or leave. Come early for the Pilgrim Service at 9.30 am and enjoy a light breakfast before the service (8.45 am).

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FOR ALL STAGES OF THE JOURNEY AND ALL AGES OF LIFE. Sunday School, Contemporary Music.
This service, at a slightly earlier time than usual and is designed to be more accessible to families as well as other demographics in our villages. Whilst this is designed to be more engaging and informative to younger demographics and newcomers to church, it is no less deep and will have plenty to keep the longstanding church member fed.
Come along and join us.

Join us at the Rectory Woodland on 6th August 2023

This service is for everyone, old and young who wants to connect with God in this beautiful environment. It promise to fun, quirky and alternative.

The very popular and evocative BCP Evensong has returned. It now happens on the 2nd Sunday of every month. It includes a choir and is a lovely way to celebrate and pray in the evening for the week ahead. It uses the beautifully crafted and poetic traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer which reaches the parts other prayer books cannot reach.