Church Services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Mother and Child

Services on Christmas Eve

4.00pm            Shipton Crib and Christingle

4.00pm            Milton Crib and Christingle

– We will be offering “takeaway” Christingles from Milton and Shipton Churches before the services on Chrismtas Eve for those that would like to pop by and collect them.

11.00pm       Milton United Benefice Midnight Communion

 

Christmas Day

9.30am            Milton Christmas Communion livestreamed on Facebook

11.00am          Shipton Christmas Communion

11.00am          Fifield Family Christmas Service (Non Communion)

 

 

The Legend of Robin Redbreast

Christmas Robin

Hopefully those of you who live in our parishes will have received this year’s Christmas card with details of all our Christmas services (or will shortly). There are also some cards in the churches.

Our cheerful Robin is thanks to local artist Dorothy McCutcheon who was inspired by the legend of the Robin in the stable. If you don’t know this legend you can find out about it here:

https://www.birdspot.co.uk/culture/the-legend-of-robin-redbreast

Keeping everyone safe – updated guidance on coming to church updated November 2021

Updated Covid Guidance

Updated Guidance on coming to church
November 2021

 With the current high rates of covid infections and a wider range of symptoms, we are reviewing our guidance on people coming to church.

For your own safety and the safety of others, we ask that you please stay at home if you are feeling at all unwell.

Masks It is no longer a legal requirement to wear a face covering, though the government expects and recommends that people wear face coverings in crowded and enclosed settings to protect themselves and others.

Hand sanitizer is readily available.

Space and Seating We will have an area in church for those who prefer to keep their distance.

Communion Services Clergy will wear a mask whilst preparing the elements and distributing the Communion as at present.

Congregational singing We still recommend wearing a mask whilst singing.

Register of Attendance in Church We are encouraging people to continue to sign in using the sign-in sheets.

 

Thank you.

St Mary’s Silent Auction Online Now until 11 December – get bidding!

Christmas tree

Get your bids in now folks: Chippy Panto Tickets, Christmas wreaths, cakes, mince pies, a 6ft tree, plenty of festive tipples plus lots of great gift ideas. Take a look at St Mary’s fundrasing silent auction now online: https://app.galabid.com/stmaryschurch2021/items