Calendar: 4-10 Mar 2024
Services, Community Events, Activities
Services, community events, and activities coming up in the benefice.
Tuesday 5 Mar
- Tue 5 March at 10:00 til 12:00
- The Vicarage, 3 Elizabeth Gardens, Kintbury, Nr Hungerford, RG17 9TB

3rd session of the Lent course. All are welcome.
The course material produced by the Church of England invites us to think about the things that impair relationships identifying six ‘pervading evils’: prejudice, silence, ignorance, fear, hypocrisy, and power. These ‘evils’ hinder our personal growth as Christians, hurt other people, and create barriers that stop our churches from growing into Christian communities of welcome and belonging. They are the opposite of the fruit of the Spirit. It is easy to see these ‘evils’ in others; the hard work is to see them within ourselves.
It seems particularly important to have a good foundation as we consider our different responses to issues being debated within the national church.
SESSION 1 Listening and speaking – addressing IGNORANCE and paying attention to POWER
SESSION 2 Talking about confidence and casting out FEAR
SESSION 3 Talking about respect and acknowledging PREJUDICE
SESSION 4 Talking about openness and speaking into SILENCE
SESSION 5 Talking about integrity and admitting HYPOCRISY
Each session starts with a short video and has a downloadable coursebook.
This Week:
SESSION 3 Talking about respect and acknowledging PREJUDICE
- Revd. Annette Shannon
- vicar@walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk
- 01488 646385
Thursday 7 Mar
- Thu 7 March at 10:30 til 12:00
- St Mary's Room, Kintbury
- Revd. Annette Shannon
- vicar@walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk
- 01488 646385
- Bridin Warner
- Thu 7 March at 13:45 til 14:45
- St Mary's Room, Kintbury
Regular monthly meetings with singing, story, craft writing and a social time. All pre schoolers with carers are welcome, no charge is made for this.
- Gill Guy
Sunday 10 Mar
- Sun 10 March at 09:45
- St Michael & All Angels, Inkpen
Special Family service for Mothering Sunday lasting around 45mins with a reflection, songs, activities for the children, and small bunches of flowers to take away. Refreshments afterward.
- Revd. Annette Shannon
- vicar@walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk
- 01488 646385
- Christopher Sears
- Sun 10 March at 09:45
- St Marys, Kintbury with Avington

A special mothering Sunday service with hymns, children's activities, an interactive talk, and small bunches of flowers to take away.
Refreshments afterward
- Revd. Annette Shannon
- vicar@walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk
- 01488 646385
- Sun 10 March at 11:15
- St Lawrences, West Woodhay
Holy Communion in modern language with hymns and a reflection on Mothering. Lasting approximately 1 hour.
- Revd. Annette Shannon
- vicar@walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk
- 01488 646385