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    • St. Peter's St. Mary Bourne >
      • St. Peter's
      • A brief history of St. Peter's
      • Sidespersons' and Readers' Schedule
      • Hymn Schedule
      • Eco church
      • Sustainable Bourne Valley
      • Village life and events
      • PCC Information
    • St. James' Woodcott
  • Services
    • The Sunday Pattern
    • This Month's Worship
    • Lectionary Readings
    • Weddings
    • Funerals
    • Baptisms
    • Messy Church
    • Special Services
    • Clergy Pages
  • Discipleship
    • Overview
    • Training courses
    • Bible Study
    • Pints of View
    • Home Group
    • Friday Reflections
    • Lent Courses and Lectures
  • Overseas Link
    • Mityana, Uganda
  • Calendar
  • Gallery
  • Hill and Valley Magazine
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  • This Month's Worship

                                                Services in January

In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement a few days ago, going into tier 4 restrictions with a new variant of the Covid Virus that is highly transmissible and children delayed in returning to school, it has been decided to cancel all services in churches during January.   This will be reviewed for February. 

There will be a Benefice Zoom Service each Sunday at 11 am.

The link to the zoom service can be obtained from the church wardens.
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For all enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals in any of the parish churches in the Benefice, please contact Karen in the Benefice Office on 01264 738308 - email: office.brightwaters@btinternet.com


In an emergency or if you wish to contact Canon Dodie Marsden please call on 01264 738211 - email: dodie.marsden@gmail.com

Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Bright Waters Benefice. Our benefice is made up of the parishes of Hurstbourne Priors, Longparish, St. Mary Bourne and Woodcott all of which are set in beautiful, rural Hampshire towards the north of the Diocese of Winchester.

We invite you to take the time to take a look around the website to discover who we are and all that we have to offer you and our community. Whether a near neighbour, a visitor travelling from afar, a couple looking to be married in a church or parents wishing to have their child Christened,  you are very welcome.

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We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Our Mission

We believe…
 - in one God who has revealed himself through Jesus Christ, is alive today and known through the Holy Spirit.
 
We are…
 - committed to learning about the nature and truth of God and His involvement in the world through our Lord Jesus Christ.  - committed to worshipping God at regular services and in a variety of different ways.
 - open to all who seek to share in the life of the church which embraces all aspects of community and village life.
 - a group of Anglican parish churches forming the Bright Waters Benefice in the Diocese of Winchester. 

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Always Welcome


The Vicar

The Benefice is currently in a vacancy.  Please call Benefice Off ice.

Telephone

01264 738308

Email

office.brightwaters@btinternet.com