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ADVENT

Celebrate Advent with us.

Every day there will be something new to see.

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Advent

Advent marks the beginning of the church year. It is a time for reflection in darkness, for renewal of hope and for a movement towards a beginning.

The season of Advent, as it first emerged in the Church in the fourth and fifth centuries, lasted, like Lent, for 40 days. Later tradition developed the Advent we know today, of four Sundays before Christmas Day. 

It is a season of expectation and preparation as the Church prepares to celebrate the coming of Christ. Church decorations are simple and sparse, and purple is the traditional colour used. Advent falls at the darkest time of the year, and the natural symbols of darkness and light are powerfully at work throughout Advent and Christmas. 

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Use our Advent Calendar every day to find out

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Now look at our

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Enjoy our virtual

Nativity

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WHO WE ARE

The Benefice of Brightwaters comprises nine church congregations: All Hallows in Whitchurch; St Andrew’s in Hurstbourne Priors; All Saints in Barton Stacey; St James in Woodcott; St James the Less in Litchfield; St Mary’s in Tufton; St Michael’s in Bullington; St Nicholas in Longparish; and St Peter’s in St Mary Bourne, each with a vibrant congregation dedicated to serving the spiritual, educational, and cultural needs of the surrounding community. Our doors are always open to community members who are looking for a quiet place to worship. Contact us, or visit us to learn more about how to become a part of our congregation. Currently this website focuses on the three churches formerly in the Benefice of Whitchurch with Tufton and Litchfield with links to the other churches.

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The office is usually open Mon-Fri between 10.30am and 1pm.

01256 893573 

©2018 PCC Whitchurch with Tufton and Litchfield 

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