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; WB = Mrs Wendy Borgartz.
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)
4:00pm Carol Service at St Mary the Virgin, Easthorpe (AR)
5:00pm Carol Service at St John the Baptist, Layer de la Haye (CN)
(NOT 3:30pm as previously scheduled.)
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 (WB)
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)
Sunday, 5th January 2025 EPIPHANY
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)
Saturday, 11th January 2025
10:00am Deanery Re-organisation Consultation
at St Luke’s Church Extension, Tiptree
This is an open meeting to discuss proposals for re-organising 18 parishes, including ours, in the middle of the Witham Deanery. It is proposed that the 18 parishes be re-organised into one larger benefice with 4 full-time clergy.
The meeting is open to anyone from our parishes and no booking is required.
A two-page A4 paper about the proposals (in MS Word format, 24 KB) can be downloaded from this site by using the link: Witham Deanery - Future Structure.
Sunday, 12th January 2025 BAPTISM OF CHRIST • PLOUGH SUNDAY
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 (CN)
10:30am All-age Worship at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
Sunday, 19th January 2025 SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
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/SL)
Sunday, 26th January 2025 THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
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 February 2025 PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE
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)
4:00pm Candlemas Service at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney (AR)
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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