All services in churches in the Benefice have been cancelled until further notice following Government measures to restrict public gatherings.
However, there are currently a variety of worship opportunities available to everyone:
- Weekly Benefice service at 11am via Zoom
- Biweekly Children’s Zoom club at 11am on Saturday mornings – 20th June, 4th & 18th July
- Biweekly home Communion at 6pm on Thursday evenings – 2nd, 16th 30th July
- St Nicholas Church monthly service via their YouTube channel, to see May and June services search YouTube StNicholas church Longparish. The next service will be on July 5th and will go live at 10am.
The Zoom link is available from church Wardens or Rev Dodie Marsden
The re-opening of church buildings for private prayer is now allowed.
The churches in the benefice will be opened on various days and you should look on their notice boards or individual websites for details.
St Nicholas Longparish will be open on Mondays from 4pm to 6pm and Thursdays from 11am to 1pm from Monday 22nd June.
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.
We look forward to welcoming you soon.
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.
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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- 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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