This Month's Services


CHURCH SERVICES IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY


3rd DECEMBER Advent Sunday
09.30am Woodlands Service of the Word
09.30am Edmondsham Benefice Communion
11.00am Gussage All Saints Sunday Morning Worship
11.00am Wimborne St Giles High Mass
6.00pm Cranborne Advent Celebration


10th DECEMBER Second Sunday of Advent
09.30am Cranborne Benefice Communion
11.00am Gussage All Saints Worship for All
11.00am Wimborne St Giles Elevenses – Christingle


17th DECEMBER Third Sunday of Advent
08.00am Cranborne Holy Communion (Prayer Book)
09.30am Gussage St Michael Benefice Communion
11.00am Woodlands Elevenses – Christingle
04.00pm Gussage All Saints Benefice Carol Service


24th DECEMBER Fourth Sunday of Advent/Christmas Eve
09.30am Cranborne Benefice Communion
04.00pm Edmondsham Crib Service
04.00pm Gussage All Saints Crib Service
05.00pm Cranborne Carols in the churchyard
11.30pm Wimborne St Giles Midnight Mass
11.30pm Gussage St Michael Midnight Mass


25th DECEMBER Christmas Day
10.00am Cranborne All Age Service & Communion
10.00am Gussage All Saints All Age Service
31st December First Sunday of Christmas
09.30am Cranborne United Benefice Communion


2024
7th JANUARY Epiphany
08.00am Edmondsham Holy Communion (Prayer Book)
09.30am Woodlands Benefice Communion
11.00am Gussage St Michael Sunday Morning Worship
11.00am Wimborne St Giles High Mass
06.00pm Cranborne Evening Prayer


14th JANUARY Second Sunday of Epiphany
09.30am Cranborne Benefice Communion
11.00am Wimborne St Giles Elevenses at Giles
11.00am Gussage All Saints Worship for All


21st JANUARY Third Sunday of Epiphany
08.00am Cranborne Holy Communion (Prayer Book)
09.00am Cranborne Breakfast Church (in the First School)
09.30am Gussage St Michael Benefice Communion
11.00am Woodlands Elevenses


28th JANUARY Candlemas (Feast of the Presentation)
09.30am Gussage All Saints Breakfast Church (village hall)
09.30am Wimborne St Giles Benefice Communion
11.00am Cranborne Matins
11.00am Edmondsham Elevenses
06.00pm Woodlands United Service (Anglican Church)
Please note: there will additionally be a service of Holy Communion each Wednesday at 10am in Woodlands Church but there will be no service on Wednesday 27th December



Benefice Communion

This service follows the Common Worship, Order One (Contemporary Language)


1st Sunday: Woodlands/Edmondsham at 9.30am

2nd Sunday: Cranborne at 9.30am

3rd Sunday: Gussage All Saints/Gussage St Michael at 9.30am

4th Sunday: Wimborne St Giles at 9.30am

5th Sunday: Cranborne or Gussage All Saints or Wimborne St Giles at 9.30am

High Mass

Traditional language with hymns & incense

 

1st Sunday: Wimborne St Giles  at 11am 

Elevenses

An informal, family friendly service with refreshments

 

2nd Sunday: Wimborne St Giles at 11.00am

3rd Sunday: Woodlands at 11.00am

4th Sunday: Edmondsham at 11.00am

Breakfast Church

An informal, all age breakfast followed by a short service

 

4th Sunday: Gussage St Michael/Gussage All Saints Village Halls at 9.30am

Weekdays

 Every Wednesday at 10am at The Ascension, Woodlands.

Said service of Holy Communion

Matins

Book of Common Prayer with hymns

 

4th Sunday: Cranborne at 11.00am

Morning Worship

All age praise and worship

(no communion)

 

1st Sunday: Woodlands at 9.30am (alternate months)

2nd Sunday: Gussage All Saints

or Gussage St Michael, at 11.00am

8am Communion

A said service of Holy Communion

(Book of Common Prayer)


1st Sunday: Edmondsham/Cranborne at 8.00am 

3rd Sunday: Cranborne at 8.00am

Evening Services

Book of Common Prayer with hymns


1st Sunday: Cranborne at 6.00pm


United Service with Woodlands Methodist Church

4th Sunday: Methodist/Parish Church at 6.00pm

Bible Study

 An informal group meets each Wednesday at Woodlands after the weekly communion service which starts at 10:00am.  The group is led by Jan Brown.  If you would like to join the group then please email her at jan.brown@kcb.org.uk or simply come along to the service or join the group afterwards.