St. Nicholas, Ashchurch

News for week of June 8

Laying up the RAOC Standard

The banner of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps was formally laid up in church on May 7th..

A new Priest for our benefice

The church was full on Sunday April 27th for the service of Licensing and Installation to welcome Revd Chris Gaynor as Priest in Charge of our benefice.

Easter

The decorated cross was at the church drive entrance as part of the celebration of Easter.

This week

Sunday 8th

11.00 am Benefice Communion

Monday 9th

Note: No Home Group this week

Thursday 12th

6.30 pm Choir practice

Friday 13th

7.30 pm Bell practice

Next week

Sunday 15th

8.00 am BCP Communion

11.00 am Holy Communion

Monday 16th

Note: No Home Group this week

Wednesday 18th

9:00 am Coffee and Cake in church

Thursday 19th

6.30 pm Choir practice

Friday 20th

9.30 am Little Fishes

7:30 pm Bell practice

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Count On Nature 2025 from 7th to 15th June

The church is registered on Count on Nature 2025, the churchyard is always open and some colouring and activity sheets are available in the church porch. There is more information in church which is open from 10am to 4pm. You are invited to :

• Come and hug a tree, how old is it?
• Explore the churchyard
• Can you spot our bird boxes, bat box or bug houses?
• Spot wildflowers
• Write what you see on our Giant Blackboard

Eco Church

The church has now joined the Eco Church project to make our church more eco-friendly. and have been awarded a bronze certificate

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Church

Contacting Priest-in-Charge

If you would like to talk to Revd. Chris about anything confidential or about your journey in faith, please email him in the first instance on allrevedup@hotmail.co.uk. Please note that Chris' day off is Friday.

Private prayer

The church will usually be open for private prayer each day from 10am to 4pm.

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Little Fishes

A group for 0-4 year-olds at 9.30-11.00 am normally on alternate Fridays.

• Next session 20th June

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Facebook

Click to join our Facebook group.

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Tewkesbury Churches Together

We are members of Tewkesbury Churches Together, and to see more about the activities of this group click here.

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Easy Fund Raising

If you buy on-line, you can now now raise money for the church using EasyFundRaising. Click here for more information.

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Churchyard Regulations

Click here to see the rules relating to burial, interment of cremated remains and the placing of memorial/gravestones in the churchyard.

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Privacy Notices

To download the PCC Privacy Notice, click here.

To download the Electoral Roll Privacy Notice 2019 - Ashchurch, click here.

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