Services
Our normal pattern of services
We normally hold services each month in the two churches in our benefice, in Shipbourne or Plaxtol, as set out below . There are also special services for Christmas and Easter and other festivals of the church: for details of these services, see below.
| | 8.00 | 9.30 | 11.00 |
| 1st Sunday of month | Holy Communion Plaxtol | Parish Communion Shipbourne | Family Service Plaxtol |
| 2nd Sunday of month | Holy Communion Shipbourne | Matins Shipbourne | Parish Communion Plaxtol |
| 3rd Sunday of month | Holy Communion Plaxtol | Parish Communion Shipbourne | Family Communion Plaxtol |
| 4th Sunday of month | Holy Communion Shipbourne | Family Service Shipbourne | Parish Communion Plaxtol |
| 5th Sunday (when there is one) | Holy Communion Plaxtol | Parish Communion Shipbourne | Matins Plaxtol |
Every weekday at 8.30am Morning Prayer will be said at Plaxtol and every weekday evening (except Friday and Saturday) at 4.30pm Evening Prayer will be said at St Giles Shipbourne.
Palm Sunday, 29 March
~ 9.15am: Procession of Palms from Shipbourne Village Hall on the Green to St Giles Church, Shipbourne, followed by Morning Service at 9.30am
Services for Holy Week and Easter
Monday 30 March – 9.00pm: Compline at St Giles, Shipbourne
Wednesday 1 April ~ 9.00pm: Compline at St Giles, Shipbourne
Maundy Thursday 2 April: Holy Communion and Gethsemane narrative, 8.00 to 9.15pm at Plaxtol Church
Good Friday 3 April ~ 12.00 to 1.00pm: Choral Service at St Giles Shipbourne,
After the service we shall walk with the cross to Plaxtol Church, starting at 1.00pm; hot cross buns will be available from 1.30pm, before a service of hymns and readings at Plaxtol Church from 2.00 to 3.00pm
Easter Saturday, 4 April: 8.00pm a Service of Light at Plaxtol Church
Easter Day, Sunday 5 April ~ 9.30am Family Communion to celebrate Easter Day
Christmas 2020
As well as our Christmas services in church, we recorded a special ‘Festival of Readings and Music’ so everyone can join in, to celebrate the birth of Christ. This can be found athttps://www.youtube.com/embed/5ZZOFPNsVpQ?feature=oembed
| 8.00 | 9.30 | 11.00 | |
| 1st Sunday of month | Holy Communion Plaxtol | Parish Communion Shipbourne | Family Service Plaxtol |
| 2nd Sunday of month | Holy Communion Shipbourne | Matins Shipbourne | Parish Communion Plaxtol |
| 3rd Sunday of month | Holy Communion Plaxtol | Parish Communion Shipbourne | Family Communion Plaxtol |
| 4th Sunday of month | Holy Communion Shipbourne | Family Service Shipbourne | Parish Communion Plaxtol |
| 5th Sunday (when there is one) | Holy Communion Plaxtol | Parish Communion Shipbourne | Matins Plaxtol |
As well as our Christmas services in church, we recorded a special ‘Festival of Readings and Music’ so everyone can join in, to celebrate the birth of Christ. This can be found at