Our churches are open for Private Prayer
St Lawrence Church – All week 9am – 4pm
Church of the Holy Rood – All week 9am – 4pm
All Saints Church – All week 9am – 4pm
We are open for public worship in all four churches
The parish will continue with online services – please join us.
Please see our Facebook page for daily Morning Prayer at 9am Monday to Friday. We will have weekly services and midweek encouragments available for you on our YouTube channel.
Church@4 is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at St Lawrence CE Primary School. Please join us! Email martha@potr-alton.co.uk for more information.
Informal Evening Services are held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 6pm at St Lawrence Church
November 2021 Services
28th November – Advent Sunday – Psalm 25.1-9 Luke 21.25-36 ‘Following the Son of Man’
10am GAP Service Alton Methodist Church
6pm Advent Evensong St Lawrence
6pm BLS – Service of Light Shalden
Every Wednesdays at 9.30am Holy Communion at All Saints
December 2021 Services
Sunday 5th December – Malachi 3.1-4 Luke 3.1-6 ‘Following the Message’
8am BCP Holy Communion St Lawrence
9.15am Holy Communion St Peter’s
9.30am Morning Worship Holy Rood
10.30am Morning Worship St Lawrence
10.30am Holy Communion All Saints
Church@4 St Lawrence Martha & Team
10am Holy Communion Bentworth
10am Holy Communion Lasham
Sunday 12th December – Zephaniah 3.14 – end Luke 3.7 – 18 ‘Following the Good News’
9.15am Morning Worship St Peter’s
9.30am Holy Communion Holy Rood
10.30am Holy Communion St Lawrence
10.30am Morning Worship All Saints
4pm Christingle St Lawrence Church
6pm Evening Worship St Lawrence Team
10am Carol Service Bentworth
10am Holy Communion Shalden
Saturday 18th December
5pm Carol Service Lasham
Sunday 19th December – Micah 5.2 – 5a Luke 1.39 – 45[46 – 55] ‘Following the Christ Child’
8am BCP Holy Communion St Lawrence
10.30am Carols for all St Lawrence
10.30am Carol Service All Saints
6pm Carol Service Holy Rood
6.30pm Nine Lessons & Carols St Lawrence
10am Holy Communion Lasham
4pm Carol Service Shalden
Thursday 23rd December
2-4pm Holybourne Crib Service
Christmas Eve – 24th December – Isaiah 52.7 – 10 John 1.1 – 14
4pm Crib Service St Lawrence
11.30pm Midnight Communion St Lawrence
11.30pm Midnight Communion Holy Rood
11.30pm Midnight Communion Bentworth
Christmas Day – 25th December – Isaiah 9.2 – 7 Luke 2.1 – 14 [15 – 20]
9.15am Christmas Communion St Peter’s
9.30am Christmas Communion Holy Rood
10.30am Christmas Communion St Lawrence
10.30am Christmas Communion All Saints
10am Christmas Communion Shalden
10am Christmas Communion Lasham
26th December – Colossians 3.12 – 17 Luke 2.41 – 52
10.30am GAP/BLS Service St Lawrence Church
Every Wednesdays at 9.30am Holy Communion at All Saints
Following the decision by the Government to move to step 4 of the ‘Roadmap out of Lockdown’ on 19th July and the subsequent update to guidelines from the Church of England, the churchwardens have agreed on changes to services held in our buildings across our parish.
At present time incidence of the Covid virus continues to increase with the probability that during the summer months numbers will reach or surpass those experienced at the peak of the second wave of the pandemic at the start of 2021. Taking this into consideration the churchwardens have agreed that the following changes will be made for services in our buildings:
* we would remind everyone that the Government ‘expects and recommends’ that face coverings be worn in crowded and enclosed settings to protect themselves and others;
* it is no longer necessary to register attendance at services in advance with the churchwardens;
* we will continue to display the NHS Track and Trace QR codes for our buildings and recommend that these be used by anyone entering our buildings. If you do not have access to the NHS Track and Trace facility when attending a service then please provide your contact details to a churchwarden so they can contact you in the event of any reported incidents;
* from 19th July the restrictions of socially distanced seating, and sitting in ‘groups of 6’ will cease – you are welcome to sit where you wish;
* at St Lawrence Church to assist people who wish to remain socially distanced we will be providing cards to put next to them when sat down, asking people to leave the place next to them free;
* from 19th July where appropriate we will re-introduce congregational singing inside our buildings but would remind everyone that the Government ‘expects and recommends’ that face coverings be worn at all times;
* during August the 8 am services will be said with no singing;
* in the event of reported Covid contamination, we will close the impacted building for 48 hours
Any updates or finer details will be shared during the notices of each service.
From all the Churchwardens