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Pop-up Coffee Shop, every first Wednesday of the month, 10-11.30 am

Monthly. Every Wednesday at for 1 hour, 30 mins
St Mary the Virgin, Birch with Layer Breton
Layer Breton Heath Layer Breton Colchester, CO2 0PW, United Kingdom

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Rogation Sunday Service, 10th May 2026

for 1 hour
St Mary the Virgin, Birch with Layer Breton
Layer Breton Heath Layer Breton Colchester, CO2 0PW, United Kingdom

We hope you will join us as we meet up with the Layer Churches in the Heathland and Waterside Parishes for our annual Rogation Sunday Services and walk, blessing our fields, gardens and farmyards along the way. Our part of the service is at 10.30 am when the walkers arrive from Laye de la Haye, this is followed by refreshments. The walk then continues to Layer Marney.

Fifth Sunday Services:

In March, May, August, November. Every Fifth Sunday at for 1 hour
St Mary the Virgin, Birch with Layer Breton
Layer Breton Heath Layer Breton Colchester, CO2 0PW, United Kingdom

We are a Festival Church, and hold services here at St Mary's on months with 5 Sundays. The next fifth Sunday service is Holy Communion on Palm Sunday 29th March at 10.30 am. We also have a service for Ash Wednesday this year, at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 18th February.

and every 5th Sunday of the month