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“Thy Kingdom Come 26"
Thy Kingdom Come is the global wave of prayer calling us to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know the love and peace of Jesus Christ.
We are gathering together to pray for people we know to come to faith and for more of the Holy Spirit in the life of our church communities. The 10 days of prayer and worship starts with Ascension Day (14 May) services at 12 noon at St James and 7pm at St Leonards. We are also encouraging people to pause and pray each day at 7pm and to light a candle in our homes.
Both churches are open from 10am till 4pm each day for personal prayer, and every day there will be a time of prayer and worship led by different people.
We will then celebrate Pentecost together on Sunday May 24th in churches across the Benefice:
9.00am St. James Cross House, Bramley
10.00am St. Leonards Church, Sherfield on Loddon
10:30am St. James Church, Bramley
Beating the Bounds
On Bank Holiday Monday 4th May, around 40 walkers and several dogs took part in a traditional Rogation Walk to ‘Beat the Bounds’ of the Benefice of Bramley, Sherfield on Loddon, Stratfield Saye and Hartley Wespall with Stratfield Turgis. Ranging in age from 10 to 78, the group included members of all four churches as well as people from the local community. The event started with breakfast at St Leonard's church in Sherfield on Loddon and followed rural footpaths and quiet roads to St Mary’s Hartley Wespall, where welcome cups of tea and coffee were served. After a break for lunch, where more walkers joined in, the 12-mile route continued to the third church in the benefice, St Mary’s Stratfield Saye. The final stretch took us along parts of the St James’ Way pilgrimage route and into Bramley, where a well-earned BBQ awaited the walkers at St James’ Church. It was a lovely way for members of all our parishes to get together and celebrate the beautiful countryside around our Benefice.
