Ewelme Benefice

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.

Services for 20th October 2024 - Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity.

Live stream this week is from St James, Dursley (see details below)

8am at St James, Dursley, Said Holy Communion

10am at St James, Dursley, Harvest Festival, followed by Harvest Lunch

10am at Holy Cross, Owlpen, Parish Holy Communion

Our weekly notice sheet/pew leaflet is available here

Our next live stream will be on Sunday 20th October from St Giles, Uley as our Tech Team take a break during September.

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 Ordinary Time is here. The St Giles version (used throughout the year) is here.

Our churches

St James the Great, Dursley

St Giles, Uley

holy Cross, Owlpen

St Bartholomew, Nympsfield

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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.

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 usually said at 9am Thursday in person in St James and at 8.45am on Wednesday via Zoom. 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 open between 9.00am and 5.00pm on weekdays and for scheduled services and events.

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

Calendar

Sunday 20th October

8:00am - 9:00am -

Said Holy Communion at St James, Dursley

10:00am - 11:15am -

Parish Holy Communion at Holy Cross, Owlpen

10:00am - 11:00am -

Service of the Word at St James, Dursley

3:00pm - 5:00pm -

Turkish Music Concert at St Giles, Uley

Wednesday 23rd October

6:00pm - 7:00pm -

Evening Prayer via Zoom

Thursday 24th October

9:00am -

Morning Prayer in St James

10:00am -

Holy Communion in St James

Friday 25th October

5:00pm - 6:00pm -

Wedding rehearsal at Holy Cross

Saturday 26th October

10:30am - 12:00pm -

Coffee, Cake & Music at St James

1:30pm - 2:30pm -

Wedding of Neil Roache and Angela Cranke at Holy Cross