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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS

At the heart of Christmas.

Family activities Advent calendar

Join us from 1 December to open a daily family activity
on our Advent calendar from the Church of England
as part of our Advent and Christmas reflections.

Click [HERE] for the Advent Calendar

Gathered Worship this Month

Sunday, 5^th December
2^nd Sunday of Advent

8 am Droxford
Holy Communion (BCP)
Mal 3: 1-4; Lk 3: 1-6

10.30 am Meonstoke
Toy Service and Patronal Eucharist (CW)
St Andrew and St Nicholas in Advent

Please bring wrapped Christmas presents for homeless and underprivileged children in Portsmouth

6.30 pm Exton
Evensong (BCP)
Ps 75; Is 40: 1-11; Lk 1: 1-25 

Thursday, 9^th December

10 am Droxford
Said Holy Communion (CW)
Is 41: 13-20; Mt 11: 11-15 

Saturday, 11^th December

6pm Church Green, Meonstoke
Carols round the Christmas Tree

Sunday, 12^th December
3^rd Sunday of Advent

8 am Meonstoke
Holy Communion (BCP)
Phil 4: 4-7; Lk 3: 7-18

10.30 am Droxford
Sung Eucharist (CW)
Zeph3:14-end; Lk 3: 7-18

2 pm Exton
Wedding

6.30 pm CorhamptonTaizé and Advent Prayer
Ps 50: 1-6
Is 35; Lk 1: 57-66 

Tuesday, 14^th December

7 pm Droxford Square
Carols in the Square by Torchlight  

Thursday, 16^th December

10 am Droxford
Said Holy Communion (CW)
Is 54: 1-10; Lk 7: 24-30

Sunday, 19^th December
4^th Sunday of Advent

9 am Exton
Holy Communion (BCP)
Mic 5: 2-5a; Lk 1:39-45

10.30 am Corhampton
Mattins with Carols (BCP)
Magnificat in the place of the Psalm
Mic 5: 2-5a; Lk 1:39-55

6.30 pm Exton
Traditional Carols and Lessons
– see notices for details  about indoors or out –
– Bring a torch –

Thursday, 23^rd December

10 am Droxford
Said Holy Communion (CW)
Mal 3:1-4; 4:5-end; Lk 1: 57-66

3.00 pm Droxford
Informal ‘Nativity from Scratch’
Come dressed as a character in the Nativity Story

Friday, 24^th December

11.30 pm Meonstoke
Midnight Mass
Is 52: 7-10; Heb 1: 1-4; John 1: 1-14 

Saturday, 25^th December
CHRISTMAS DAY

8 am Exton
Holy Communion (BCP)
Is 9: 2-7; John 1: 1-14
9.30 am Meonstoke
Family Service + Holy Communion (CW)
Is 9: 2-7; Lk 2: 1-14

11 am Droxford
Family Service + Holy Communion (CW)
Is 9: 2-7; Lk 2: 1-20 

Sunday, 26^th December
St Stephen

10.30 am
Exton
Said Eucharist (CW)
Acts 7: 51-60; Mt 10: 17-22 

Thursday, 30^th December

10 am Droxford
Said Holy Communion (CW)
1 Jn 2: 12-17; Lk 2: 36-40

Events coming up

Here is a few highlights-
Click [HERE] for more details, including services

Some Special Events for your Diary

• 3.30 pm Sunday 5th December
  Countdown to Christmas:
  A Pre-Christmas ‘do’ for friends and neighbours with music, readings, poems and sketches
  All welcome. Organised by Lorna Allured.
• 6 pm Saturday 11th December
  Carol Singing round the Christmas Tree
  Church Green, Meonstoke. Wrap up well and bring a torch
• 7 pm Tuesday, 14th December
  Droxford Carols in the Square
  Wrap up well and bring a torch
• 6.30 pm Sunday, 19th December
  Candlelit Carols and Lessons
  Wrap up well (and bring a torch in case outside).

And further ahead:

Sunday 13^th March 2022
St Andrew’s Church – The Athanasian Consort
meditation of anthems and readings with congregational singing

4th April 2022
Stirling Horsa Commemoration on South Downs way

Sunday 10th April 2022 – 16.00 Rehearsal, 19.00 Performance
St Andrew’s Church
J H Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary from scratch

Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2022
An extended bank holiday for HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
including Saturday,
Church Services,
and on
4th June 2022
Droxford Country Fair

Saturday, 2nd July 2022
Exton, Corhampton & Meonstoke Church Fete

See our [Post] about the installation and dedication of a new war memorial commemorating
the lives of those killed locally in 1944.

HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, seventy years of service, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952 at the age of 25.

An extended bank holiday, from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2022, will provide an opportunity for our communities to come together to celebrate the historic milestone. The four days of celebrations will include national events, community activities and church services to help us reflect on The Queen’s 70 years of service.

The BISHOP OF PORTSMOUTH designate
The Rt Revd Jonathan Frost

HM the Queen has nominated Bishop Jonathan to be the tenth Bishop of Portsmouth. His current role is as the Dean of York in which he has served since February 2019. He has previously been a parish priest, police chaplain, university chaplain and the Bishop of Southampton. He followed the Rector as the Chair of the Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Board of Education in 2016. For more information about him Click [HERE].

See the Post about The Enthronement of  Dr Neville Lovett as the first Bishop of Portsmouth in 1927 on the News pages

WILLIAM COLLINS TRUST

Can we help you?

It’s a time of financial hardship for many and the William Collins Trust may be able to help children in local villages. The Trust was set up to help with education of local children. 300 years on, we are still looking to help. All applications are treated in the strictest confidence.  A new application form can be found by following the link below.

Click [HERE] for further information and the application form;
or to download a flyer, please click on the following link:
[William Collins Leaflet 2021]

Wilfrid’s Café has re-opened

Delicious coffee and cakes,
Soup on Saturdays
and much more

Click [HERE] to go to Wifrid’s Website

The  pre-Christmas sale on Tuesday 9th November  in aid of the British Red Cross’s appeal to assist Afghani Refugees in the UK raised an amazing £3000.

You can make on-line donations to
the Parish of St Andrew, Meonstoke and Corhampton.

For more information please click [HERE]
or simply:

Scan the QR Code

Click on the Button

Or follow the link: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/14912
to the PCC of St Andrew, Meonstoke with Corhampton CAF Donate page.

HANDS- FACE- SPACE-FRESH AIR

We ask and recommend that Masks or Face-coverings are worn in church

Morning and Evening Prayer

Please click here for a daily cycle of prayer for our local communities, key workers and some areas of national and international life.

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Christenings – Baptisms

Margot Horn (9th October – Droxford)

Persephone Grace Pepys Woolner (26 Sep 21 – Exton)

Maisie Jean Hoff (21st August – Droxford)

Padric (14 Aug 21 – Meonstoke)

Sonny (12 Aug 21 – Exton)

Heston and Adriayna (19 Jul 21 – Droxford)

Matthew (18 Jul 21 – Meonstoke)

Weddings and Wedding Blessings

Jack & Abigail Tosdevine

Liam & Beth Aspinall

Cameron & Nita Benge

Lance & Lydia Madgwick

Alistair Jones & Bethany Blackman

Francesca Hocquard & Shane Massey

2022
Matthew Freemantle & Rebecca Cooke

Ed Bailey & Jennifer Forrest

Stephen  & Joanna Claire Francis (Re-affirmation of  Vows)

Rest in Peace

Terry Farmer RIP

Margaret White RIP

Reginald Daniels RIP

Capt Jeremy Dreyer RIP

Eric Smith RIP

Andrew Spreadbury RIP

Elizabeth Ridge RIP

Angus Buchanan RIP

Anne Wilkinson RIP

Roger Nichols RIP

June Singleton RIP

Mike Tucker RIP

Tim Woodrow RIP

Brian Cowin RIP

Jean Newman RIP

Graham Fielding RIP

Gary McGuire RIP

Toby Dove RIP

Ann Gittins RIP

John Foot RIP

Equality

(click here for our policy)

The Parishes of The Meon Bridge Benefice (Corhampton and St Andrew, Meonstoke, St Mary and All Saints, Droxford, and St Peter and St Paul, Exton)  are committed to promoting the understanding of the principles and practices of equality – treating each person as an individual, according to their needs, with an awareness of our diverse society and appreciating the value of difference. The Benefice recognises Access as an important part of its work .

GDPR

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Fees

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Well Done and Thank You

1. Charitable events and Corhampton 1000 celebrations
2. To the newly elected PCCs and CWs
3. To Angela and the team for the excellent Fete.
4. to all those who contributed to, helped organise or attended our recent events and to those who are planning such a busy programme  for the year ahead.
5. to all those who clean the churches, arrange flowers, maintain, mow, strim and tidy our churchyards and Church Green, look after buildings or people, read or lead prayer and all the other things you do.  WELL DONE AND THANK YOU ALL.
6. To James Matthissen on his letter of appreciation from our local MP.
7. To all those volunteering to help us open our churches safely for private prayer.
8. To the NHS and all the wonderful key workers who are keeping us well and supplied.
9. to Janet Melson and John Symes for their Lord Mayor of Winchester Community awards – so well deserved.
10. for the re-opening of Wilfrid’s Café
11. The provision and installation of new lighting, especially the chandelier, in Meonstoke Church.