Bentley, Binsted and Froyle Church Benefice

A thriving community of faith across three churches.

Announcements:

SAVE THE DATE! We're really looking forward to our Family Fun Day on Sunday 9th August from 12 noon. You'll be following a map, touring the villages of Bentley and Binsted and stopping off along the way to take part in competitions, games and activities to learn more about Moses and his journey with God.

We'll finish the day with a Zoom Family Worship session at 5pm where we'll sing our favourite songs, summarise what we've learned throughout the day and even announce the winners of the competitions!

We're really looking forward to seeing you there.

Please note: we will be adhering strictly to our current government and C of E guidelines to keep everyone safe.

Please find our latest Sunday video service HERE. Our services will be available every Sunday at 11am on our YouTube channel.

Access our Thought for the Day videos HERE.

Access all our previous online services HERE.

We would love for you to join us for our Monday morning Benefice prayer meeting on Zoom.

We follow a simple pattern of liturgy, reading Scripture, discussion and prayer to set us up for the week ahead.

Click HERE to access the liturgy.

Notice: Please see the notice below which outlines an application for a new ladder in the tower at Holy Cross Church, Binsted.

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HELP DURING LOCKDOWN

Do get in touch with any of our Clergy:

Revd Yann Dubreuil - 07777 684533
Revd Christopher Ogilvie Thompson - 07776 178690
Or if you would like to speak to the Church office - admin@benbinfro.org. We are currently working from home but are still able to pick up emails and calls regularly.

If you are in practical need in the village of Binsted or the surrounding area, please contact:

Kay Hunter Johnston on 01420 54474

Or the Binsted Churchwardens:

Kathy Ogilvie Thompson - 07710 623784
Stella Croom Johnson - 07740 861256
Liz Carey - 07974 405815.

If you are in Bentley or surrounding area, please contact Linda Fuller - 01420 23752 and 07891 825410.

The Diocese have given guidance regarding the upcoming APCMs for Bentley, Binsted and Froyle churches. They have extended the date for APCMs and their associated election dates until the 31st October 2020. Therefore the Electoral Roll revision timetable is also postponed to line up with the extended APCM dates.

St Mary's, Bentley

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Holy Cross, Binsted

Learn about the church reordering - click here

St Mary's, Froyle

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PLease note that the binsted church Reordering Committee is suspending all planning on the Reordering proposals for six months, until after Easter 2020. They are taking this time to pray and reflect on the concerns and comments raised from members within the church and village communities. for more information click here.

St Mary's News Issue 2, A magazine about St Mary's church froyle & its future development is available now. click here to read it.

At Bentley, Binsted and Froyle, we take safeguarding very seriously and the PCCs have adopted the House of Bishop's parish safeguarding handbook, Promoting a Safer Church, which you can see on the Our Policies tab. Further safeguarding documents can be found on the Winchester Diocese website. Safeguarding children, young people and adults experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect is the responsibility of us all whether they are in the communities in which we live or part of our Christian family.

If you have a concern regarding a child, young person or adult who may be at risk of harm, or you would like more information regarding DBS checks, please speak to our Benefice Safeguarding Administrator, Gemma Ball 01420 23339 or email safeguarding@benbinfro.co.uk. Or, please contact your respective Parish Safeguarding Officer for your church:

Bentley - Jill Keily

Binsted - Kathleen Digby

Froyle -