Welcome to the Benefice of the Lavingtons, Cheverells & Easterton.
During the current Coronavirus lockdown you are welcome to join us at 10.00 am on Sunday mornings via Zoom. Please email lavingtonrector@gmail.com to be included in the email invitation and for prayer diary updates and to join in bible study.
During this period of lockdown, when the church buildings are closed, we will be holding a Sunday service via zoom at 10am every Sunday. This short service will be followed by a time of small group fellowship.
If you would like to join us please follow this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2497751700
The link will remain the same for all zoom services.
If you missed the service on Sunday then you have a second chance to see a recorded version here.
14th June https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/_dE2Munf60dJW7eU0F_lCogOT4q9aaa8h3BP_PQIzUxLydFYjrDaGYjVnPo3Asq0
21st June
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2slKMZTV12ZORpX0zR7lc7AbQY7geaa8gyVIr6UOzUcg4G5AfTM1MxAioc4GChyz
Please also see the page Church while we are at home
Password: 4O#mtqQn
We are five church communities in the villages of
Market Lavington, West Lavington, Great Cheverell, Little Cheverell & Easterton.
Please continue to pray for Marion, the ministry team and the churchwardens as they work together in our local communities.
Dear God our Shield and our Defender,
guide and protect my neighbours in this time of health emergency;
deliver them from all harm
and may your love and care ever grow in this place.
Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord,
Amen.
During the current health crisis we will not be meeting together as usual. Instead we are finding new ways of being church.
From the Rector
Hello everyone, The heat is gone, and the temperatures are now considered normal for the time of year. The wind adds the chill factor and people are reaching for their raincoats and jackets once again. In the garden the grasses are in full seed and my lawn is full of wildflowers (or weeds if you like a neat and kept garden). Yes, my gardener moved away at the start of the year and so I left the lawn to look after itself, as God created it, well, maybe. But God or nature has delighted me with the range of plants now aloud to flower. The grass is full of white and red clover, ox-eye daisy, wood avens, plantain and common cat’s ear to name a few. There are several different types of grass none of which makes for a good lawn, but all look splendid waving in the wind. And not too many Dragons foot with yellow flower (better known as dandelion). Then, God or nature, blessed this week with wild orchids. Dotted around, front, and back, are Pyramidal orchids. Full of colour and standing proud in amongst the grasses. But my eye was court by another smaller and more delicate flower, the Bee orchid of which I found three. And then one more. As yet, I haven’t identified this last orchid. Can anyone help? (Photos by Anne Wilson).
Prayer Diary https://lavingtonchurch.org/prayer-diary/
Check out the Noticeboard for policy documents relating to all the churches in the Benefice.
The Benefice churches take their responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and work in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.
Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded here.
benefice-safeguarding-policy-2019
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Anji Scofield on email : anji@dauntseycourt.plus.com
Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, on 07500 664800 or email heather.bland@salisbury.anglican.org
For Weddings, Funerals and Baptism enquiries and pastoral concerns please contact
Rev Marion Harrison on 01380 816963 or lavingtonrector@gmail.com
The Benefice Office at The Vicarage, 25 White Street, West Lavington will be open for routine administration on Mondays 9.00 am – 1.00 pm and Thursdays from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. (Suspended service temporarily)
Beth Warren 01380 816963 churchlavington@gmail.com
