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; CN = Revd Christine Newmarch; GH = Mr Graham Howlett; JRG = Revd Julia Russell Grant; LB = Revd Liz Barnes; MH = Revd Michael Hatchett; NC = Mr Nick Clarke; RH = Revd Ruth Hatchett; WB = Mrs Wendy Borgartz.
Sunday, 13th October 2024 TWENTIETH 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)
10:30am Harvest Festival All-age Worship at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
Sunday, 20th October 2024 TWENTY FIRST 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)
4:00pm Memorial Service at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (AR)
at which we will be remembering those we have lost in the past year.
6:00pm Harvest Festival Evensong at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
6:00pm Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (LB)
Saturday, 26th October 2024
British Summer Time ends tonight Clocks go BACK one hour
Sunday, 27th October 2024 BIBLE SUNDAY
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 (NC)
10:30am Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (CN)
Sunday, 3rd November 2024 ALL SAINTS' DAY
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)
6:00pm Evensong at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (MH)
Sunday, 10th November 2024 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
9:30am Act of Remembrance & Dedication of Plaque at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (CN)
10:45am Remembrance Sunday Service at Birch War Memorial Cross
(opposite Birch School) (MH)
10:50am Remembrance Sunday Service at Layer de la Haye War Memorial Cross
(this will be instead of the usual 10-30am service at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye.) (AR)
10:50am Remembrance Sunday Service at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
Sunday, 17th November 2024 SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
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 (LB)
6:00pm Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (AR/WB)
Sunday, 24th November 2024 CHRIST THE KING
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 (NC)
10:30am Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
Sunday, 1st December 2024 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
9:00am Morning Prayer at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (GH)
10:30am Christingle Service at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (MH & CN)
11:30am Baptism at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
Sunday, 8th December 2024 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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)
6:00pm Carol Service at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
Sunday, 15th December 2024 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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 (LB)
3:30pm Carol Service at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye
4:00pm Carol Service at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (AR)
Sunday, 22nd December 2024 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
10:30am Morning Praise at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (NC)
10:30am Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
Tuesday, 24th December 2024 CHRISTMAS EVE
3:30pm Crib Service at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (MH)
5:00pm Crib Service at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
6:30pm Crib Service at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Breton (AR)
11:00pm Christmas Midnight Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
11:30pm Christmas Midnight Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (CN)
Wednesday, 25th December 2024 CHRISTMAS DAY
9:00am Christmas Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (LB)
9:00am Christmas Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (MH)
10:30am Christmas Family Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (LB)
Sunday, 29th December 2024 FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
10:30am Joint Parishes Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Breton (AR)
2025
Wednesday, 5th March 2025 ASH WEDNESDAY
Saturday, 29th March 2025
British Summer Time starts tomorrow Clocks go FORWARD one hour tonight.
Holy Week and Easter 2025
Sunday, 13th April 2025 PALM SUNDAY
Thursday, 17th April 2025 MAUNDY THURSDAY
Friday, 18th April 2025 GOOD FRIDAY
Saturday, 19th April 2025 EASTER EVE
Sunday, 20th April 2025 EASTER DAY
Monday, 28th April 2025
7:30pm Layer de la Haye Annual Meeting of Parishioners (AMP) and Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)
at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye.
At the AMP, which is open to all parishioners, there will be the election of churchwardens for the forthcoming year. This is followed by the APCM at which elections are held to fill vacancies on the Parochial Church Council (PCC); those on the church's electoral roll are entitled to vote. Finally, there is a closed meeting of the newly-constituted PCC to transact other essential business.
Saturday, 25th October 2025
British Summer Time ends tonight Clocks go BACK one hour
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