Palm Sunday - Procession and Service of Holy Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Welcome to St Helen's Church, Berrick Salome
Church Lane Berrick Salome Wallingford Oxfordshire, OX10 6JP, United Kingdom
On Palm Sunday, just as the crowds did all those centuries ago, we join Christians around the world in marking Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem with a joyful procession and waving palm crosses.

We are very sorry to report that Basil, the lovely Shetland pony who was to lead our procession up to and around the church tomorrow has got laminitis, a serious and nasty condition in his hooves, so will sadly be unable to join us. We all wish him a speedy recovery.
We are still going ahead, because processions are cool, but we will do things slightly differently. There are two IMPORTANT alterations:

Firstly, we WON'T be processing from the Chequers; just come to St. Helen's Church AT 11 AM.
Secondly, we will need a helper on the day...

We will be asking one of the children who would enjoy it to wear our donkey ears and tail. Just like with a real donkey/pony/ponkey, we hope they don’t bite or kick, but we won’t give them a big bag of carrots!

A family-friendly service of Holy Communion will be held after the procession, lasting for about an hour.

Welcome to St Helen's Church, Berrick Salome

Saturday 20 December 2025 - Walking Nativity - 10h30 at The Chequers

Calling would-be angels, shepherds, kings, stars, sheep (maybe even camels)...

The Walking Nativity will be taking place this Saturday 20th in the carpark of The Chequers, where we will see if there is any room at the Inn...

Basil the ponkey will be there and will enjoy meeting all the children before the Nativity procession begins.

As last year, he will very likely join us inside the church also, to munch on his hay-net, whilst all the children dress up to form a Nativity tableau with Christmas songs and story.

No need to dress up as nativity costumes will be provided when we get to the church.

Hot chocolate with marshmallows, and other refreshments, will be provided for afterwards.

Everyone welcome!

Sunday 21 December 2025 - Service of Holy Communion - 09h30

On this  fourth Sunday in Advent there will the Benefice Service of Holy Communion using Common Worship starting at 9:30 am.

Berrick & Roke Christmas Fair 2025

🌲 STOP PRESS!

The Christmas Fair raised a magnificent £2765.60 towards maintaining and running our beautiful historic village church.

A massive 'Thank You' to everybody who came, and to those who cooked, served, poured, decorated, set trails, sold, operated competitions and so generously allocated an enormous amount of energy and expertise.

And a particular thanks to the terrific village children who got stuck in with running events, Christingles, and competitions.

What a wonderful village we live in – such bonhomie…

No wonder Santa and his Elf were delighted to fit Berrick into their very busy schedule!


Prayers for peace and hope

Please see here for the Church of England's prayers for peace and hope in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and here for the Church of England's response to the conflict in Ukraine.

Regular Services at St Helen's

For the current pattern of weekly services at St Helen's please see here.

Online Worship

The Benefice YouTube channel is available at:

 https://www.youtube.com/c/stmaryschalgrovewithsthelensberricksalome .

Enquiries about Marriage and Baptism etc

These should be directed to Father Michael Lakey on 01865 890392 (not available on Mondays).

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Get in touch

Reverend Dr Michael Lakey

The Vicarage
58 Brickfield Road
Chalgrove

(01865) 890392
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Palm Sunday - Procession and Service of Holy Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Welcome to St Helen's Church, Berrick Salome
Church Lane Berrick Salome Wallingford Oxfordshire, OX10 6JP, United Kingdom

On Palm Sunday, just as the crowds did all those centuries ago, we join Christians around the world in marking Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem with a joyful procession and waving palm crosses.

We are very sorry to report that Basil, the lovely Shetland pony who was to lead our procession up to and around the church tomorrow has got laminitis, a serious and nasty condition in his hooves, so will sadly be unable to join us. We all wish him a speedy recovery.
We are still going ahead, because processions are cool, but we will do things slightly differently. There are two IMPORTANT alterations:

Firstly, we WON'T be processing from the Chequers; just come to St. Helen's Church AT 11 AM.
Secondly, we will need a helper on the day...

We will be asking one of the children who would enjoy it to wear our donkey ears and tail. Just like with a real donkey/pony/ponkey, we hope they don’t bite or kick, but we won’t give them a big bag of carrots!

A family-friendly service of Holy Communion will be held after the procession, lasting for about an hour.

Safeguarding

Our parish of Berrick Salome is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies.

If you are concerned that someone is at risk, but not immediate harm, or have any safeguarding concerns then contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer:

Naomi Jolliffe
email [email protected]

or

Fr Michael
email [email protected], phone 01865 890392

or the Diocesan Safeguarding Casework Officer for Oxford and Dorchester:

Erica Hegg
email [email protected]
Tel: 07341 866832

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

For additional contacts please see the link below.

For more detailed information and contact details please follow this link

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