Winslow Benefice
Hospitality, Healing & Holiness
Serving the community of Winslow, Great Horwood and Addington
Welcome to the Winslow Benefice
A family of three churches in Addington, Great Horwood and Winslow.
Part of the Church of England, our churches are where everyone is welcome. We hope you can use this site to find out more about us, stay in touch with our news and to contact us.
We would love to hear from you.
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A family of three churches in Addington, Great Horwood and Winslow.
Part of the Church of England, our churches are where everyone is welcome. We hope you can use this site to find out more about us, stay in touch with our news and to contact us.
We would love to hear from you.
Celebrate Advent and Christmas with us:
St. Laurence Church
Winslow
1st December
6:00 pm - Advent Carol Service
15th December
9:30 am - Family Nativity Service
22nd December
6:00 pm - Nine Lessons and Carols Service
24th December - Christmas Eve
3:00 pm - Candlelit Nativity Service with Christingles
11:30pm - Benefice Midnight Mass
25th December - Christmas Day
9:30 am Christmas Holy Communion
St. James' Church
Great Horwood
22nd December
6:00 pm - Nine Lessons and Carols Service
24th December - Christmas Eve
4:30 pm - Candlelit Nativity with Christingles
25th December - Christmas Day
11:00 am Christmas Holy Communion
St. Mary's Church
Addington
15th December
5:00 pm Nine Lessons & Carols
Inclusive Church
Inclusive Church is a network of churches, groups and individuals uniting together around a shared vision.
We believe in inclusive church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate.
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Friends of St Laurence
Friends of St Laurence is an informal association of people who would want to help us sustain and build on our vision to be a church that serves the people of Winslow and shapes the community spirit that is so valuable to the town.
We started up the Friends to allow the local community to support their church and the work it does, whether they are regular churchgoers or not.
We ask Friends to consider a regular monthly donation to St Laurence, and we keep in touch and ensure Friends are invited to various events.
If you are interested in becoming a Friend, please contact George Hooper.
Our aspirations:
what we, as a church, aspire to be
Hospitality
A place where we feed, nourish
and include all as members of the Inclusive Church.
Healing
A place where hurts and failures are transformed through love and affirmation
Holiness
A place where God can be encountered and people feel known, loved and blessed
Winslow Parish News
Our monthly magazine delivered to your door full of articles, local events and local businesses.
Safeguarding
The Winslow Benefice is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults.
We follow the House of Bishops' guidance and policies. We have adopted the Church of England's
Safeguarding Policy as our local policy and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO).
Our PSO Chris Ryalls can be contacted by email at [email protected].
The Diocese of Oxford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. These can be found here.
The DSA can be contacted by email at: [email protected] or 01865 208 295.
Other useful contacts:
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 - if you are worried about a child.
Samaritans Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (open 24 hours) - if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.
The Silverline Helpline: 0800 470 8090 (open 24 hours) - it supports older people suffering abuse or neglect.
Important links
Inclusive Church is a network of churches, groups and individuals uniting together around a shared vision. We believe in inclusive church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate.
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