Service as usual:  The Whitewater Benefice is in vacancy. Rev Canon Marion de Quidt has retired after 10 years of service in Whitewater Benefice. We are now in the period before a new parish priest arrives.

The churches of Heckfield, Mattingley and Rotherwick will continue to be served by Rev Helen Sherlock. Hook will be served by visiting priests.

Click here - for more info on vacancy at St John's, Hook.

A church is first a community of people, second the building. Church is a Kingdom space, a relational space where people come together in common-unity to worship, support one another to grow in faith, and to support the wider community.

Sunday Services:  In Hook, we have two services every week, at 10am and 6pm. In the Benefice, a weekly service at 8.30am, which moves around the 4 churches. In HMR, we will be meet every week at 11am in Rotherwick for a variety of forms of worship.  We also have a service of Matins at 11am on the third Sunday each month in Mattingley, and 6.30pm Rotherwick Evensong on the second Sunday.

This Sunday, we start to get a Christmassy feel - there are lots of opportunity to come and celebrate the Joy of Christmas - there are Carol services - outdoor carols with BBQ in Hook, a traditional Nine Lessons & Carols in Rotherwick!  If you live in Hook or the villages of Heckfield, Mattingley & Rotherwick, you may have received our Christmas cards, you can pick up one from the Churches, or you can print your own here.  Well done to Maggie for the winning entry in the colouring competition, from Whitewater School, whose picture is on the HMR card. 

This time of year is always busy, check out the Calendar for further information. 

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