The Ewelme Benefice comprises of the Parish of Dursley and the Parish of Uley with Owlpen and Nympsfield.             Our churches are St James the Great, Dursley; St Giles, Uley; Holy Cross, Owlpen; St Bartholomew, Nympsfield.

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Services for 31st March 2024 - Easter Day -  Live Stream from St James

8am at St James, Dursley, Said Holy Communion

10am at St James, Dursley, Parish Holy Communion-  Live Stream - see below

6.30pm  St James, Dursley, Choral Evensong                                                                                                 

10am at St Giles, Uley, Parish Holy Communion 

Our weekly notice sheet/pew leaflet is available here

For news about the vacancy, please scroll down

Live stream today from St James - the link is here

Future live streams are on 31/03 and 21/04. Normal first and third Sundays after that.

For Sundays when we are not streaming, or when things go wrong,  we suggest you use the Cathedral service instead. The Sunday Eucharist from Gloucester Cathedral is available to live-stream from 10.15am.  To join click here   You may need to click the play button (a right pointing arrow) to start the stream.

Printed Service booklets for the live streams: There are A4 printed service booklets available for our Holy Communion services.. The St James version for Lent is here. The St Giles version (used throughout the year) is here.    

 

 

 

Our churches

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St James the Great, Dursley
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St Giles, Uley
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holy Cross, Owlpen
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St Bartholomew, Nympsfield

Current Information


These booklets can be printed at home where possible - for double sided printing, flip on short edge.. If you would like a printed version sent to you, please contact the Benefice Office – details here or on the Pew Leaflet. We will include the words for the hymns when resources allow.

Vacancy News - we interviewed candidates for the post of Rector on Wednesday 21st February. We are still waiting to hear the outcome - Bishop Robert advises us to be patient!

Evening Prayer via Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. The link can be found here - or go into Zoom using Meeting ID: 893 3298 0143 Passcode: 899154

Morning Prayer is said at 9am Thursday in person in St James and at 9am on Wednesday via Zoom..NB There will be no Zoom MP on 13th and 20th March, 2024 The Zoom link can be found here - or go into Zoom using Meeting ID: 893 3298 0143 Passcode: 899154

 

Churches open for private prayer.

 St Bartholomew's in Nympsfield and St Giles in Uley are both open during the week for private prayer and reflection.  Holy Cross in Owlpen is also usually open or a key can be obtained from the Estate Office.  Following further vandalism, St James in Dursley is normally only open between 9.30am and 12.30 am on weekdays and for scheduled services and events. From 18th to 21st December 2023 it will be open from 9.30am to 3pm. During school holidays we may have to keep the church shut, but it may be possible during  mornings to ask the Administrator in the Office in the Parish Centre (behind the east end of the church) to have it unlocked. 

Details of services and events can be found on the Calendar. 

    

 

Calendar

Friday 29th March
9:00 am -
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm -
Saturday 30th March
8:00 pm -
Sunday 31st March
8:00 am -
10:00 am -
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