St. Mary’s, Litton Cheney, is part of the Bride Valley Benefice.
Rector: The Revd Jane Williams, tel: 01308 898799 email: bvrector@outlook.com
THE MINISTRY
ST MARY’S CHURCH
St Mary's is one of seven Parish Churches within the Bride Valley Benefice. Church
business is dealt with on a day to day basis by the standing committee of the
Parochial Church Council:
Chairman: The Rector
Churchwarden: John Vercoe
Secretary: Wendy: Firrell
Treasurer: Freddie Spicer
The full Council meets four times a year including the Annual Church Meeting in April.
The pattern of Worship currently in use on a monthly basis is Morning Worship at
9.30 a.m. with refreshments afterwards, Holy Communion with hymns at 9.30 a.m. on
the 2nd Sunday, Matins at 9.30 a.m. on the 3rd Sunday and Holy Communion at 9.30
a.m. on the 4th Sunday; the service on a 5th Sunday varies and is usually a United
Valley Service at one of the Valley Churches.
Copies of the Parish Magazine and Bride Valley News are available in the Church.
The Churchyard: The churchyard surrounds the Church and slopes
fairly sharply in places from north to south; the extension at the north
end is presently a wildlife area with paths and picnic places from
which you can enjoy a vast panoramic view of the coastal ridge with
Hardy's monument to the east. There are many interesting old
gravestones including box graves cut from Purbeck stone liberally
adorned with yellow lichens. The grass is cut and the yard generally
maintained by a small band of volunteers who are constantly on the
lookout for additions to their number!
The War Memorial is situated to the west of the church porch. More
details here
SAFEGUARDING
St.
Mary’s
Church
takes
is
responsibilities
surrounding
the
safeguarding
of
children,
young
people,
and
adults
who
may
be
at
risk
very
seriously
and
works
in
partnership
with
the
Diocese
of
Salisbury
to
ensure
that
we
work
in
accordance
with
best
practice
at
all
times.
Our
Parish
Safeguarding
Policy
was
adopted
by
the
PCC
on
8th
May
2018
and
a
copy
of
it
is
available
on
the
shelf
inside
the
Church. It can also be downloaded from the Salisbury Diocese website: www.salisbury.anglican.org
If
you
have
safeguarding
concerns,
our
Parish
Safeguarding
contact
is
Paul
Cheater
01308
482223,
email:
cheaterprc@gmail.com
.
Alternatively
if
you
have
queries
you
may
contact
the
Benefice
Safeguarding
Officer,
Liz
Slater,
on
01308
897751
or
by
email
at
liz@ruddle.org.uk
The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Heather Bland 07500 664800 email:
heather.bland@salisbury.anglican.org
First Sunday
-
9.30 am - Holy Communion
Second Sunday
-
9.30 am - Service for Mothering Sunday
Third Sunday
-
9.30 am - Morning Prayer
Fourth Sunday
-
9.00 pm - Holy Communion
Newsletter April 2024
Photo by Claire Moore 3_7_2021
Normal Service Times
VILLAGE FACILITIES
On Easter Day we were officially given the good news of the appointment of a new Rector for the Benefice - the Revd Andrew
Rawding. He brings a wealth of experience as a rural parish priest in Northern Ireland, and as a Royal Navy Chaplain. He is
currently completing training to become a social worker. We hope that there will be a licensing service before the summer. He and
his wife and children will be living in The Rectory in Burton Bradstock.
At our Annual Meeting in April John Vercoe stood down from the post of Churchwarden which he has held for the last seven years.
We are hugely grateful to him for all the hard work he has put in during this time, keeping everything running smoothly at St.
Mary’s. Sadly no one has come forward to replace him, so the post will be vacant from the end of July and the Churchwarden’s
duties have been divided between members of the congregation. This is not a happy situation and we very much hope that
someone will feel inspired to take on the post of Churchwarden in the near future. The contact for church matters now is PCC
Secretary, Wendy Firrell, Tel: 01308 482532 email: wtlitton@gmail.com
The PCC of St. Mary’s will be hosting a Village Café at LATCH on Saturday 6
th
July to raise funds for the church. In the meantime
we shall be running our annual Grand Prize Draw with tickets going on sale by the end of this month, with the results being
announced at the Village Café. Please buy lots of tickets.
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ABOUT LITTON CHENEY
VILLAGE FACILITIES
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