St. Nicholas, Longparish
St. Nicholas church enjoys a beautiful setting at the western end of Longparish, in the heart of the old settlement of Middleton.
Christians have been meeting and worshipping here since the early 13th century and continue to do so today.
The church is open every day for visitors, who are of course welcome to come in and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the church.
Services in St Nicholas are cancelled for the time being until the Government releases the country from lock down. There is a Benefice Zoom service each Sunday at 11 am and the link to this can be obtained from stnicholaslongparish@btinternet.com. Also, a service specifically for the St Nicholas congregation is being organised once a month followed by an opportunity to chat via Zoom afterwards. The first service can be seen on YouTube atland Valley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_nXNg3Bds
Christians have been meeting and worshipping here since the early 13th century and continue to do so today.
The church is open every day for visitors, who are of course welcome to come in and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the church.
Services in St Nicholas are cancelled for the time being until the Government releases the country from lock down. There is a Benefice Zoom service each Sunday at 11 am and the link to this can be obtained from stnicholaslongparish@btinternet.com. Also, a service specifically for the St Nicholas congregation is being organised once a month followed by an opportunity to chat via Zoom afterwards. The first service can be seen on YouTube atland Valley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_nXNg3Bds
The Four Seasons Window
As the culmination of the events on Sunday 13th September 2015, celebrating the 250 year association between the Woodcock family and St Nicholas Church, a new stained glass window was dedicated and consecrated by Rt Revd David Williams, Bishop of Basingstoke at Choral Evensong.
John Woodcock was the cricketing correspondent for The Times for many years, and his sporting interests have also included fly fishing on the famous River Test for many years, following in the tradition of his father, a well-known fly fisherman. The cycle of life of the river depicted in the window celebrates the continuity of the family connection with the church and the parish. John was born in the Rectory at Longparish and has resided there, and the adjacent dwelling ‘The Old Curacy’ for all of his life.
Window description:
The beautiful and peaceful River Test that runs close by beside the church has been the inspiration for the imagery in the new window to illustrate Psalm 1:3.
'And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.'
The life cycle of the brown trout passes throughout the seasons from Winter eggs amongst the gravel of the river bed, to adult fish leaping for flies dancing in the Autumn breeze. The Hampshire chalk stream water weeds flow in the swirling waters and provide shelter for the growing trout, flowering in the spring and summer warmth.
As the culmination of the events on Sunday 13th September 2015, celebrating the 250 year association between the Woodcock family and St Nicholas Church, a new stained glass window was dedicated and consecrated by Rt Revd David Williams, Bishop of Basingstoke at Choral Evensong.
John Woodcock was the cricketing correspondent for The Times for many years, and his sporting interests have also included fly fishing on the famous River Test for many years, following in the tradition of his father, a well-known fly fisherman. The cycle of life of the river depicted in the window celebrates the continuity of the family connection with the church and the parish. John was born in the Rectory at Longparish and has resided there, and the adjacent dwelling ‘The Old Curacy’ for all of his life.
Window description:
The beautiful and peaceful River Test that runs close by beside the church has been the inspiration for the imagery in the new window to illustrate Psalm 1:3.
'And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.'
The life cycle of the brown trout passes throughout the seasons from Winter eggs amongst the gravel of the river bed, to adult fish leaping for flies dancing in the Autumn breeze. The Hampshire chalk stream water weeds flow in the swirling waters and provide shelter for the growing trout, flowering in the spring and summer warmth.
