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2025

The Tenpenny Villages Benefice of Alresford, Elmstead and Frating with Thorrington

As church families, our vision is:-

"To draw closer to God and to each other so that we may more ably bring his love to the world."

We want to make a difference in these communities for God.

Pauline Hart Associate Priest

A copy of the data privacy notice for each church can be found by clicking on the name of the church at the top of this page.

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, victims/survivors of domestic abuse and vulnerable adults. 

The PCCs have adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website.

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding

Details of Parish Safeguarding Representatives can be found on the noticeboards in each church. Our Parish Safeguarding Representatives can be contacted via safeguarding@tenpennyvillages.uk


Safe spaces-supporting survivors of church related abuse, email: safespaces@victimsupport.org.uk      Tel: 0300 303 1056


Andrew Fordyce MBE  Rector

Services at St. Andrew’s, Alresford (StA), St Anne & St Laurence, Elmstead (StAL) and St Mary Magdalen, Thorrington (StMM)


Recorded services from St Andrew’s and St Anne & St Laurence are available on our YouTube channel. For the latest version of our Noticesheet, please click here. Information on enquiries to our Benefice Office can be found on our Contact Us page. Further events and meetings can be found in our Calendar, please click here.   
































* - For Zoom link please see noticesheet


For a link to our facebook page, please see below. If you have any specific prayer requests please send them to prayer@tenpennyvillages.uk (These will be kept confidential)                 

Rev Andrew Fordyce and Rev Pauline Hart

Day

Date

Time

Church

Service

Sunday

13th Apr

9.30 am

StMM

Holy Communion (Pauline Hart/Andrew Fordyce)

Palm Sunday

10.00 am

StAL

All Age Worship (Gill Bucke)



11.00 am

StA

Holy Communion (Pauline Hart/Andrew Fordyce)



1.00 pm

StAL

Parish Lunch

Monday

14th Apr

6.00 am

StA

Day of Prayer (to 6.00 pm)



9.00 am

StA

Morning Prayer on Zoom *

Tuesday

15th Apr

9.00 am

StA

Morning Prayer



2.00 pm

StA

Knit 'n' Natter



2.00 pm

StAL

Lent Group



7.30 pm

StMM

APCM

Wednesday

16th Apr

9.00 am


Morning Prayer on Zoom *



10.00 am

StAL

Hosting Social Hub @ Community Centre



5.30 pm

StAL

Holy Week Walk



6.30 pm

StAL

Soup Supper



7.30 pm

StAL

Foot Washing Service

Thursday

17th Apr

9.00 am

StA

Holy Communion

Maundy Thursday

1.45 pm

StA

Relax & Renew



7.30 pm

StA

Commemoration of the Last Supper

Friday

18th Apr

10.00 am

StAL

Children's Workshop

Good Friday

2.00 pm

StMM

An Hour at The Cross

Saturday

19th Apr

2.00 pm

StA

Family Easter Trail



7.30 pm

StAL

Easter Vigil and blessing of the Easter Fire.

Sunday

20th Apr

5.30 am

StA

Sunrise Service (Andrew Fordyce)

Easter Day

9.30 am

StMM

Holy Communion (Pauline Hart)



10.00 am

StAL

Family Communion (Andrew Fordyce)



11.00 am

StA

Holy Communion (Pauline Hart)

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We are delighted to announce that the Tenpenny Villages Benefice has been awarded a Bronze Eco Church Award.

To view our Bronze award certificate, please click here

The aim of the Eco Church award scheme is to celebrate the ways that church communities have been engaging with caring for the earth as a key part of our Christian faith.

For more information, please click on the Bronze Award logo on the left.