Thurstable and Winstree Team Ministry
serving the parishes of Tiptree with Tolleshunt Knights and Great Braxted, Copford, Easthorpe, Messing, Inworth,
Layer de la Haye, Layer Breton with Birch, and Layer Marney
The 'Layer' Parishes: Layer de la Haye • Layer Breton with Birch • Layer Marney
Forthcoming Events - Dates for your Diary
HERE you will find details of services in the Layer parishes on Sundays and major festivals, and of other church events.
Celebrants and Officiants: Initials in brackets after details of a service indicate who is scheduled to lead it. Celebrants and officiants are, of course, subject to change in unforeseen circumstances.
Key to initials: AR = Revd Anne-Marie Renshaw; CE = Revd Christine Eaton; CN = Revd Christine Newmarch; GH = Mr Graham Howlett; JRG = Revd Julia Russell Grant; LB = Revd Liz Barnes; MH = Revd Michael Hatchett; RH = Revd Ruth Hatchett; SG = Revd Canon Simon Garwood; SL = Sue Lyne; WB = Mrs Wendy Borgartz.
Thursday, 10th July 2025
10:00am to 10:30am Team Vicar - Meet the Candidate, at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye
An opportunity for Layer de la Haye parishioners to meet the candidate for the vacant Team Vicar role (to lead the parishes of Layer de la Haye, Tolleshunt Major, Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Tollesbury and Salcott) for an informal chat over tea and coffee. All church members are most welcome to attend.
Sunday, 13th July 2025 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Holy Communion with Baptism at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
10:30am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (LB)
10:30am Pets Service at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH and Revd Wendy Pagnell)
A short service of thanksgiving for our pets - everyone welcome.
Saturday, 19th July 2025
2:00pm to 5:00pm Open Afternoon at Tolleshunt Knights Orthodox Monastery
Community of St John the Baptist, The Old Rectory, Rectory Road, Tolleshunt Knights. Postcode: CM9 8EZ.
It is well worth taking the opportunity to visit this Eastern Orthodox monastery where the monks and nuns are always so welcoming and hospitable. A brief introduction to the monastery can be found on its website at essexmonastery.com/about-us
The annual open afternoon has long been popular and was attended by a very large number of people last year. It will be interesting this year to see inside the community's new church which was still in build at the time of last year's Open Afternoon.
Sunday, 20th July 2025 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Morning Prayer at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (GH)
10:30am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (AR)
Sunday, 27th July 2025 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (CN)
10:30am Morning Praise at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (CN)
Sunday, 3rd August 2025 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Morning Prayer at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (GH)
10:30am All-age Worship at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (MH, CN & Team)
Sunday, 10th August 2025 EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
10:30am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (AR)
This will be Anne-Marie’s last service at Layer de la Haye.
Sunday, 17th August 2025 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Morning Prayer at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (GH)
10:30am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (CN)
Sunday, 24th August 2025 BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
This will be Anne-Marie’s last service at Layer Marney.
10:30am Morning Praise at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (WB)
Sunday, 31st August 2025 ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
10:30am Joint Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Breton (AR)
This will be Anne-Marie’s last service at Layer Breton.
Sunday, 7th September 2025 TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Anne-Marie's last Sunday as Team Rector of our benefice.
9:00am Morning Prayer at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (GH)
9:30am Holy Communion at St Luke, Tiptree
This will be Anne-Marie’s Farewell Service before her move to become Archdeacon of Morgannwg
10:30am All-age Worship at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (CN & Team)
Saturday, 13th September 2025
9:00am to 5:00pm Friends of Essex Churches 2025 Ride & Stride
Organised by the Friends of Essex Churches Trust (FOECT). Get friends to sponsor you to ride (bicycle or horse) or walk to as many churches and chapels as you can. Half the money you raise goes to the church of your choice and half to the central trust fund which makes grants for repairing church buildings in Essex & East London. (In the past the Trust has given generous support to our own church of St John the Baptist at Layer de la Haye.) For more information see the FOECT website.
Sunday, 14th September 2025 HOLY CROSS DAY
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (CN/SL)
10:30am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (CN/SL)
Sunday, 21st September 2025 MATTHEW, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST
Installation of Anne-Marie Renshaw as Archdeacon of Morgannwg at Llandaff Cathedral.
9:00am Morning Prayer at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (GH)
10:30am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (MH)
Sunday, 28th September 2025 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (tbc)
10:30am Morning Praise at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (WB)
3:00pm Holy Baptism at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (LB)
Saturday, 25th October 2025
British Summer Time ends tonight Clocks go BACK one hour
Sunday, 30th November 2025 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Sunday, 7th December 2025 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Sunday, 14th December 2025 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Sunday, 21st December 2025 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Wednesday, 24th December 2025 CHRISTMAS EVE
Thursday, 25th December 2025 CHRISTMAS DAY
Sunday, 28th December 2025 FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
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