We are delighted to confirm that we will be formally welcoming Reverend Dominic Thornton who will be licensed as the new Rector of the Whitewater Benefice (responsible for the Parish of Hook and the Parish of Heckfield, Mattingley & Rotherwick) on Tuesday 4th August at 7:30pm at St John's Church, Hook.  The service is open to anyone who would like to join us in welcoming Dominic and his family to the area, it's helpful if you can let us know that you are coming (for catering purposes). Please email Karen in the benefice office on office@whitewaterbenefice.co.uk.  Our prayers are with Dominic and his family as they prepare for their move to Hook.

Sunday Services:  In Hook, we have two services every week, our main service is at 10am - All Age Worship (1st Sunday), Sung Eucharist (2nd Sunday), Contemporary Morning Worship (3rd Sunday) or Holy Communion (4th/5th Sundays).  There is Junior Church (2nd-5th Sundays) for our young people.  Our evening service at 6pm is Holy Communion on the 3rd Sunday and Evening Worship other weeks.

In HMR, we 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.  

In the Benefice, there is a weekly service at 8.30am, usually Holy Communion, which moves around the 4 churches.

The churches of Heckfield, Mattingley and Rotherwick are served by our Associate Priest, Rev Helen Sherlock. Hook is welcoming visiting priests for communion services and our own Licensed Lay Ministers are leading the All Age and Contemporary Morning Worship services. 

Our banner for August is a verse from Dominic's licensing service on 4th August, and the sunflowers are from the Rotherwick Patch.  Sunflowers grow towards the sun, and the sun makes them thrive - and if we grow towards Christ, we too will grow and flourish and bear fruit!

Please visit our Calendar, for details of all the services and up coming events.  

Look out for our next Holiday Club on Tuesday 25 August and Wednesday 26 August 2026, from 10am-4pm.  Its a 2 day holiday club for children up to and including 11 years old. There will be craft, action songs, games and plenty of fun as we explore God through science and technology!  Places will need to be booked.

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