Prayer for today - Friday 3rd December
Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Services for Sunday 5th December 2021 - The Second Sunday of Advent
10am - Morning Prayer - Chilbolton
10am - Morning Prayer - Crawley
4pm - Posada - Littleton
6pm - Advent Meditations (Maximillian Kolbe) - Wherwell
As it is requested we continue to observe social distancing, it is necessary to book places for these services. Please contact the Benefice Office on 01962 880 845 to do this.
It is also still necessary for everyone in church to be wearing masks.
Please click on the Sunday Services tab (above) for details of services going forward.
Benefice Morning Prayer comes into your home
Tuesdays at 9:30am on Zoom.
Come and join us!
If you would like to join us for this short service please call on 01962 880 845 or send an email to the
We can then get in touch with you, sending you a copy of the service and the link to Zoom.
Our Churches are also open for Individual Private Prayer at these times:
Masks must be worn in Church.
| St Mary the Less, Chilbolton | 10am - 4pm | Sundays and Wednesdays |
| St Mary's, Crawley | 10am - 4pm | Sundays |
| St Catherine's, Littleton | 10am - 4pm | Every day |
| St Stephen's, Sparsholt | 10am - 4pm | Every day |
| St Peter & Holy Cross, Wherwell | 10am - 4pm | Every day |
Our ONLINE Services
SUNDAY 6th JUNE
CAFE CHURCH
with the theme 'The Book of Psalms'
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Previous online services can be accessed by clicking on the video link above.
Letters from Revd Jax
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Across the Downs
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Parish and Village Magazines
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Resources for Online Resources for live streamed Sunday and daily services
Church of England online services and prayers
8.20am Morning Prayer
10am Sung Eucharist
3.30pm Evensong
1am and 4pm via YouTube
1.30am via YouTube
9.30am; 11.30am;
6pm Compline
11am Choral Eucharist, BCP
6.30pm Choral Evensong, BCP
The Five Parish Churches in the Downs Benefice
For a short history and photos of each church please click on the images below.
St Mary the Less
St Mary's
St Catherine's
St Stephen's
St Peter and Holy Cross
St Mary the Less Chilbolton
Village Street, Chilbolton, Hampshire, SO20 6BQ
St Mary's Crawley
Main Road, Crawley, Hampshire, SO21 2PZ
St Catherine's Littleton
Main Road, Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6QY
St Stephen's Sparsholt with Lainston
Church Lane, Sparsholt, Hampshire, SO21 2NJ
St Peter and Holy Cross Wherwell
Church Street, Wherwell, Hampshire, SP11 7JJ
In this Benefice we welcome everyone to our altars during communion.
Communicant members from all denominations are most welcome and others are invited for a blessing.