Benefice Services & Events March 2026

Sunday 1st

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St Swithun's Church

10am. Morning Praise in St John's Church

3pm. Afternoon Service in St Catherine’s Church

4.30pm. Reconnect especially for children in Year 7 in St Swithun's Church

5.30pm. Reconnect especially for children in Years 8 & 9 in St Swithun's Church

Wednesday 4th

11.45am. Lent Lunch in St John's Church

Lent is a great time to ‘live more simply so others can simply live’- please come and enjoy a soup lunch each Wednesday lunchtime with your donations please to a different charity each week. There will also be a chance to hear about someone’s life before the soup! This is on the back of our Vicar's 20th anniversary service in October when people said they were interested in the different chapters of her life and faith journey- now it’s other people’s turns! Part of a series of talks throughout Lent.

Sunday 8th

10am. Contemporary Service in St Swithun's Church

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St John's Church

4pm. Come & See: Especially for children aged 4-11, in St Swithun's Church

Wednesday 11th

11.45am. Lent Lunch in St Swithun's Church

Sunday 15th

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St Swithun's Church

10am. Welcome Church (breakfast served from 9.30am) in St John's Church

3pm. Service of Holy Communion in St Catherine’s Church

Wednesday 18th

11.45am. Lent Lunch in Rhymes Pavillion, Batheaston

Sunday 22nd

10am. Welcome Church in St Swithun's Church

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St John's Church

3pm. JAM especially for children aged 4-11, in St John's Church

3pm. Music on a Sunday Afternoon, followed by refreshments, in St Swithun's Church

Monday 23rd

2pm. St Swithun's Film Club.

Join us at St. Swithuns Church, Bathford on Monday 23rd. March 2026 at 2.00 p.m. for a screening of RADIOACTIVE (with subtitles) starring Rosamund Pike, and Sam Riley.

Based on a true story, from the 1870s to the modern era, a journey through Marie Curie's enduring legacies, her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and the consequences that followed, for her, and the world. After a tragic accident, Marie advances her work, and how the transformative effects and ensuing fallout of Curie's work and how this shaped the 20th Century.

Stay after the film for complimentary tea and cake

(suggested donation: £3.00)

For all enquiries, please contact:

keithmilner5@yahoo.co.uk

Wednesday 25th

11.45am. Lent Lunch in St Swithun's Church

Sunday 29th

10am. Palm Sunday. JOINT Benefice Service of Holy Communion in St John’s Church (no service in St Swithun’s Church)

Monday 30th

7.30pm. Holy Week. Evening Prayer in St John’s Church

Tuesday 31st

7.30pm. Holy Week. Evening Prayer in St Swithun’s Church

Benefice Services & Events April 2026

Wednesday 1st

7.30pm. Holy Week. Stations of the Cross in St John’s Church

Thursday 2nd

7.30pm. Maundy Thursday. Holy Communion with Hand and Foot Washing in St Swithun’s Church

Friday 3rd

10am. Good Friday. Children’s activities in St Swithun’s Church

10am. Good Friday. Children’s activities in St John’s Church

12pm. Good Friday. Shared Service of Easter Hope in The Gardens at Batheaston

2pm. Good Friday. An Hour Before the Cross in St John’s Church

Sunday 5th

9am. Easter Sunday. Service of Holy Communion in St Catherine’s Church

10am. Easter Sunday. Service of Holy Communion in St Swithun's Church

10.30am. Easter Sunday. Service of Holy Communion in St John's Church

Sunday 12th

10am. Contemporary Service in St Swithun's Church

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St John's Church

Sunday 19th

10am. Service of Holy Communion, followed by APCM in St Swithun's Church

10am. Welcome Church (breakfast served from 9.30am) in St John's Church

3pm. Service of Holy Communion in St Catherine’s Church

Sunday 26th

10am. Welcome Church in St Swithun's Church

10am. Service of Holy Communion, followed by APCM in St John's Church

3pm. JAM especially for children aged 4-11, in St John's Church

4.30pm. Evening Prayer, with refreshments at 4pm in St Swithun’s Church

Monday 27th

2pm. St Swithun's Film Club.

A screening of THE IRON LADY with subtitles, starring Meryl Streep (Winner Best Actress, Oscar: Bafta: Golden Globe) supporting performances from Jim Broadbent and Olivia Coleman.Telling the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world the story concerns power and the price that is paid for its gain. The Iron Lady, is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman

Please stay after the film to enjoy complimentary tea and cake

Suggested donation: £3

for all enquires, please contact:

keithmilner5@yahoo.co.uk

Benefice Services & Events May 2026

Sunday 3rd

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St Swithun's Church

10am. Morning Worship in St John's Church

3pm. Afternoon Service in St Catherine’s Church

4.30pm. Reconnect especially for children in Year 7 in St Swithun's Church

5.30pm. Reconnect especially for children in Years 8 & 9 in St Swithun's Church

Sunday 10th

10am. Contemporary Service in St Swithun's Church

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St John's Church

4pm. Come & See: Especially for children aged 4-11, in St Swithun's Church

Sunday 17th

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St Swithun's Church

10am. Welcome Church (breakfast served from 9.30am) in St John's Church

3pm. Service of Holy Communion in St Catherine’s Church

Sunday 24th

10am. Welcome Church in St Swithun's Church

10am. Service of Holy Communion in St John's Church

3pm. JAM especially for children aged 4-11, in St John's Church

4.30pm. Evening Prayer, with refreshments at 4pm in St Swithun’s Church

Monday 25th

2pm. St Swithun's Film Club.

Details to follow.

Sunday 31st

10am. JOINT Benefice Service of Holy Communion in St Swithun’s Church (no service in St John’s Church)

You are warmly invited to attend all our Events and Services across the Benefice