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; SL = Sue Lyne; WB = Mrs Wendy Borgartz.



Sunday, 9th February 2025 FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

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 All-age Worship at St Michael & All Angels, Copford  (RH)


Sunday, 16th February 2025 THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

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)

3:00pm Baptism at St Michael & All Angels, Copford  (CN)


Sunday, 23rd February 2025 SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney  (LB)

10:30am Morning Praise at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye  (LB)

10:30am Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford  (RH)


Sunday, 2nd March 2025 SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT

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)

6:00pm Evensong at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe  (AR)


Wednesday, 5th March 2025 ASH WEDNESDAY

8:00pm Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Breton  (AR/LB)


Sunday, 9th March 2025 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

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 All-age Worship at St Michael & All Angels, Copford  (RH)


Sunday, 16th March 2025 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

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)


Sunday, 23rd March 2025 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

9:00am Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney  (LB/WB)

10:30am Morning Praise at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye  (WB)

10:30am Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford  (RH)


Saturday, 29th March 2025

British Summer Time starts tomorrow   Clocks go FORWARD one hour tonight.


Sunday, 30th March 2025 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT • MOTHERING SUNDAY

10:30am Benefice Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Breton  (LB/MH)


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.


Thursday, 29th May 2025 ASCENSION DAY


Sunday, 8th June 2025 PENTECOST




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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