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.
Sunday, 22nd June 2025 FIRST 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)
10:30am Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (SG)
Sunday, 29th June 2025 PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES
10:30am Benefice Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, Layer Breton (MH)
11:00am Copford Church 900th Anniversary Service at St Michael & All Angels, Copford (RH)
The service will be followed by the Copford Church & Village Fete: 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the church and on the cricket
ground. Free parking. Bar, teas, church tours, BBQ, stalls & games.
Sunday, 6th July 2025 THIRD 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, 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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