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 8th December 2024 - 2nd Sunday of Advent

10am Parish Holy Communion at St James, Dursley

10am Parish Holy Communion at St Giles, Uley

Our weekly notice sheet/pew leaflet is available here

Our next live streams will be on Sunday 15th Dec from St Giles, and the Midnight Mass from St James on 24th December, starting at 10.45.

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 the Advent Season 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

Friday 6th December

9:00am - 5:00pm -

Christmas Tree Festival at St Giles

Saturday 7th December

9:00am - 5:00pm -

Christmas Tree Festival at St Giles

5:30pm - 7:30pm -

Kim Ward's pupils concert at St James

Sunday 8th December

10:00am - 11:00am -

Parish Holy Communion at St Giles

10:00am - 11:15am -

Parish Holy Communion at St James

Monday 9th December

7:00pm - 9:00pm -

Sounds of Music Concert at St James

Wednesday 11th December

8:45am - 9:00am -

Morning prayer via Zoom

6:00pm - 7:00pm -

Evening Prayer via Zoom

Thursday 12th December

9:00am -

Morning Prayer in St James

Saturday 14th December

12:00pm - 3:00pm -

Christmas Carvery at St James Parish centre