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.

17 May – the Sunday after Ascension

There will be NO SERVICES in Shipbourne Church on 17 May. There will be a Benefice service of Confirmation with Holy Communion on 17 May in Plaxtol Church, when we shall welcome the Right Reverend Dr. Simon Burton-Jones, the Bishop of Tonbridge.

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

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