Welcome to our Benefice
The Shrivenham & Ashbury Benefice is situated in the Vale Of White Horse, 8 miles east of Swindon and 25 miles west of Oxford, and consists of four parishes within the Dorchester Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Oxford.
Our churches are all different, with modern, traditional, and non-traditional services found in the regular pattern of worship, but all are united in wishing to mirror the hospitality of God to those we meet.
The following churches are open daily for private prayer: St Andrew Shrivenham, St Thomas Watchfield, St James Bourton, St Mary the Virgin Ashbury, St Swithun Compton Beauchamp and St Mary the Virgin Longcot.
Please do not come into church if you think you may have Covid symptoms.
Our regular online services continue, please download the Newsletter for full details. Download a guide to watching services on Facebook.
If you, or someone you know, would like a home visit (to receive Holy Communion for example), need to talk or ask for specific prayers, please do get in touch.
Associate Vicar Vacancy
We are pleased to announce that we have invited an applicant for interview on Friday 23rd May.
The day will begin with a service of Holy Communion in St Mary’s Church Ashbury at 10:00am. Bishop Gavin will celebrate. Everyone is welcome!
Please park in the village as the car park will be used by the clergy and those unable to walk up the hill.
The interview will be held in St Mary’s Church Longcot. The church will be closed from 11am until approximately 1:30pm while the interview takes place.
Please keep the candidate and the members of the selection panel in your prayers.
As we wait, so we pray
Heavenly Father, we thank and praise you for your love for all people, and for all you give us.
During our vacancy, we pray particularly for the person we believe in faith that you have chosen to be our next Associate Vicar.
May that person respond gladly to your call, and work with us to grow your Kingdom in this Benefice.
While we wait, send us your Holy Spirit: help us to be patient, build us up in faith and love, and equip us to serve you well with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
These things we ask in the name of Jesus.
Amen
