Our services for the next couple of weeks are detailed below.
We have an extensive and varied regular schedule of services across the benefice as shown in the table.
Advent Sunday
11.00 Benefice Communion & Gift Service, Coulston Church
18.30 Advent Service of Light, Edington Priory Church
Sunday 30th November, 11am
Coulston Church
Supporting the charity FearFree, which helps victims of domestic abuse.
Sunday 30th November, 6.30pm
Edington Priory Church
A journey from darkness to light in Readings and Carols
Including:
Advent Prose - Plainsong
A tender shoot - Otto Goldschmidt
E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come - Paul Manz
Angelus ad Virginem - arr. Andrew Carter
Hark the glad sound - David Thorne
Second Sunday of Advent
08.00 Holy Communion, Bratton Church
09.30 Parish Communion, Edington Priory Church
11.00 Family Service with Baptism, Bratton Church
11.00 Parish Communion, Coulston Church
18.30 Evensong, Edington Priory Church
Sunday 14th December
18.00 Carol Praise, Bratton Church Institute
Sunday 21st December
16.00 Service of 9 Lessons and Carols, Edington Priory Church
18.00 Candlelit Carols with Band - Bratton Church
18.00 Candlelit Carols, Coulston Church
18.30 Carol Service, Erlestoke Church
Christmas Eve
16.00 Crib Service, Bratton Church
16.00 Crib Service, Edington Priory Church
Christmas Eve
22.00 Christmas Communion, Edington Priory Church
23.30 Midnight Mass, Edington Priory Church
Christmas Day
09.30 Family Communion, Edington Priory Church
10.00 Family Communion, Bratton Church
11.00 Family Communion, Coulston Church
Sunday 6.00pm - Informal Prayers, Bratton Church
Informal prayers lasting no more than 30 minutes.
Drop in and join us!
The table below shows our regular pattern of services each month.
Please check this month's service schedule and the benefice calendar for any changes to this pattern.
1st
08:00 Holy Communion P
11:00 Family Service
09:30 Parish Communion
18:30 Evensong P
11:00 Parish Communion
2nd
11:00 Parish Communion
18:00 Sing Praise
08:00 Holy Communion P
11.00 Family Service
3rd
08:00 Holy Communion P
11:00 Footprints
09:30 Parish Communion
18:30 Evensong P
11:00 Parish Communion
4th
08:00 Holy Communion P
11:00 Parish Communion
09:30 Parish Communion t
11:00 Village Service
5th
11:00 Benefice Service
in one of the four churches
P = Book of Common Prayer
t = traditional language variant of Common Worship, Order 1
The venue for Evening Prayer is on a 4-week rotation. Week beginning:
1st December - Coulston
8th December - Edington
15th December - Bratton
29th December - Erlestoke
Monday
17:00
Evening Prayer
Tuesday
17:00
Evening Prayer
Wednesday
17:00
Evening Prayer
Thursday
17:00
Evening Prayer
Friday
17:00
Evening Prayer
We hold a wide variety of services incorporating very different styles of worship.
Please feel free to experiment with which services suit you best.