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MIDWEEK COMMUNION
On the third Wednesday of each month there is a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion service at 10 a.m. in the Parish Room at Stratford St Mary (green building in the middle of the village), followed by refreshments.
SUNDAY SERVICES FOR 2017
What kind of services?
The monthly 8 a.m. service at Higham from April to September inclusive is a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion service with a short sermon.
The 10 a.m. service is usually Common Worship Holy Communion (but see exceptions below).
The evening service in the churches is usually a said Book of Common Prayer service of Evening Prayer with a short sermon; Holton sometimes uses Common Worship Daily Prayer instead.
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (October-March) or 6.30 p.m. (April-September) services rotate around the parishes. In principle, the pattern is as follows (but please note that the schedule may vary - especially in December - depending on special events, so please check individual dates):
1st Sunday 10 a.m. Stratford St Mary (SSM) Family Communion in the church. 5 p.m./6.30 p.m. Holton St Mary
2nd Sunday 10 a.m. Higham. 5/6.30 p.m. Raydon
3rd Sunday 10 a.m. Holton. 5/6.30 p.m. SSM
4th Sunday 10 a.m. Raydon (Holy Communion) + SSM Family Hour with refreshments and activities for children in the Parish Room (green building in the middle of the village). 5 p.m. Higham (April - September inclusive Higham has an 8 a.m. Communion instead of 5 p.m. Evensong)
On 5th Sundays everyone in the Deanery is invited to go to one of the churches in the Deanery for a Deanery Eucharist at 10.30 a.m., followed by refreshments.
SEPTEMBER
3rd: 10 a.m. SSM Harvest + Baptism of Edith Howlett and Ivy Mawdsley 6.30 p.m. Holton
10th: 10 a.m. Raydon Harvest
17th: 10 a.m. Holton Harvest (led by Richard Appleton). 6.30 p.m. Raydon (led by Nicola Tindall)
24th: 10 a.m. SSM Family Hour resumes, led by Family Hour team. 11 a.m. Higham Harvest + lunch (led by Nicola Tindall)
OCTOBER
1st: 10 a.m. SSM. 5 p.m. Holton (led by Richard Appleton)
8th: 10 a.m. Higham Matins + HC. 5 p.m. Raydon
15th: 10 a.m. Holton (Richard Appleton to lead and preach) 5 p.m. SSM
22nd: 10 a.m. Raydon + SSM Parish Room. 5 p.m. Higham (Nicola Tindall to lead and preach)
29th: 10.30 a.m. Deanery Eucharist, St Mary's Hadleigh
NOVEMBER
5th: 10 a.m. SSM. 5 p.m. Holton
12th: 10.50 a.m. Remembrance Services at all parishes. Revd Rosalind at SSM
19th: 10 a.m. Holton. 5 p.m. SSM
26th: 10 a.m. Raydon + SSM Family Hour. 5 p.m. Higham (led by Richard Appleton)
DECEMBER
3rd: 10 a.m. Higham (Nicola Tindall to lead and preach). 5 p.m. Holton Advent Carol Service led by the Marenzio Singers
10th: 10 a.m. Holton (Richard Appleton to lead and preach). 4.30 p.m. SSM Christmas Carol Service. 6.30 p.m. Raydon Christmas Carol Service
17th: 10 a.m. SSM Family Nativity + HC (Parish Room). 4.30 p.m. Higham Christmas Carol Service. 6.30 p.m. Holton Christmas Carol Service
24th: 10 a.m. Raydon Crib Service. 11.30 p.m. Higham Midnight Mass
25th: 10 a.m. SSM (Revd Rosalind) + Raydon (Christine Cousins)
31st: 10.30 a.m. Deanery Eucharist Stratford St Mary