Sunday 31st March

This is the church’s busiest, but most spirit-filled time of the calendar. Come and join us as we follow Jesus from the garden to the cross and then on to the morning when we discover he has risen again.

Good Friday. We have two different types of worship today. For young people, Barrow Gurney Church will be open for craft activities, hot cross bunss and an Easter sgg hunt from 2pm to 4pm, to explore what Easter means.

For a quieter, more reflective hour, we meet in Flax Bourton at 2pm for readings and silence, remembering the events of that first Good Friday.

Then on Saturday night from 7.15pm, join us for hot chocolate at All Saints Church, Long Ashton, followed by a dramatic service of light at 8pm, where we celebrate outdoors and then inside, as the Good News of Easter becomes a reality.

On Sunday morning at 10am, we have a family service of holy communion in Flax Bourton church to tell everyone that Alleluia, Christ is risen! Come and join the Celebration.

Visit our website for all the info you need about the life of our churches,
including links to our online worship for Easter Day via YouTube.

Just a notice that there will be no souperlunch on Tuesday next week (2nd April). We have also now finished our winter season of Warm Welcome cafe, but you are welcome to our monthly cream teas over the summer. The dates are Thursdays at 2pm on 25th April, 23rd May, 27th June and 25th July. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sunday 24th March

Our 10am service this week for Palm Sunday is cafe church at Barrow Gurney. Cafe Church is an interactive and informal service of music, prayers and creativity for all ages, lasting approx. 45 minutes. We begin with refreshments in the Court Chapel (inside the church) before we set out on a journey to Jerusalem with Jesus the King, meeting some of his friends along the way, including Solomon the pony (playing the part of a donkey!). This weekend’s Bible readings are: Mark 11 vv1-10 and Mark 14 v12 to 15 v39.

If you’re not able to get to church this weekend, you can join the 10.00am service from Long Ashton live via YouTube. A recording will also be available ‘on demand’ afterwards so you can catch up whenever is convenient. 

This weekend begins the most important week of the Church’s year as we recall and enter into the last days of Jesus’ earthly life, his death and resurrection. There are many and varied ways to worship through this week, many of them suitable for children: please do read through the flyer below and join in our pilgrimage towards the dawning light of Easter Day.

New window for Flax Bourton Church

If you’re passing through Flax Bourton, do pop into St Michael’s and have a look at the brand new stained glass window which has just been installed: a celebration of life, faith and community, welcoming all visitors and worshippers from its position opposite the main door, above the font. Thank you to all those whose vision and generosity gave birth to this new addition to our church. 

Also, Earth Day @ Flax Bourton 

Come along to Flax Bourton church on Saturday 20th April between 10am – 4pm to mark Earth Day with an Eco-Fair featuring cafe, local produce for sale, eco activities and art exhibition. As part of the celebrations, there’s a chance for you to enter a 2 or 3D representation of a favourite tree in our community art exhibition. It could be a painting, photograph, model or poem 0 the choice is yours! – and there will be a small prize for everyone who takes part. Please submit entries to Adrienne Hughes by Sun 14th April. 

All are welcome at any of the above celebrations. You don’t need to be an expert pray-er or pillar of faith to join in; maybe you just want to be present and soak up the atmosphere while others do the talking. Wherever you’re coming from, and whatever you bring, you’ll be welcome. 

Sunday 17th March 2024

10.00am Family Communion

We gather in Flax Bourton as a community of all ages and stages of faith, to meet with God in scripture, song and the sharing of bread and wine at Communion. There are normally activities for children to enjoy during the service. The service last approx. one hour and refreshments are served afterwards.

Continuing our series of Lenten habits, we look at giving.



10th March 2024

On this Mothering Sunday, all are especially welcome as we celebrate and give thanks for Mums, for the support of families and communities, and for the everlasting care of God for us his children. 

At 10am in Barrow Gurney, we will be celebrating with hymns, readings and the sharing of bread and wine at Communion.

Our “holy habit” this week is:

Annual Church meetings

The Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCM) for both Long Ashton and Barrow Gurney & Flax Bourton parishes will take place jointly on Sunday 21st April at 3.00pm at Keedwell Church, Long Ashton. 

Annual meetings have an unfortunate reputation for being rather dull and bureaucratic. Whilst there is undoubtedly some ‘official’ business to do, they are also an opportunity to recall and celebrate all that took place to advance the mission of our churches during 2022, as well as electing, thanking and praying for those who will serve on the Parochial Church Councils in the year to come. 

We’ll begin with worship and end with refreshments and a chance to meet friends from across our three villages. Do come along and join in. 

If you’d like to add your name to the Electoral Roll for either parish, enabling you to vote, please pick up a form from church or contact Carolyn in the Church Office (Long Ashton) or Pat Leighton (Flax & Barrow)

This week, we will be praying for Barrow Gurney in the church at 9.30am on Weds 13th March.

And don’t forget we meet every Tuesday at 9.15am at Flax Bourton – or by Zoom. 

And finally, the April edition of the magazine is now available. If you’d like to subscribe to the new-look Quarterly magazine for Flax Bourton and Barrow Gurney, please contact Adrienne. 

3rd March 2024

This week we meet at 10.00am for Family Communion in Flax Bourton. Everyone’s welcome and there are usually activities for young children to enjoy during the service if they want to. The service lasts just over an hour and refreshments are served afterwards.

Online [find us here for Long Ashton and here for Barrow & Flax]

If you’re not able to get to church this weekend, there are two opportunities to worship online this Sunday. 

Click here to join the 10.00am service from Long Ashton. 

Click here to join the 10.00am service from Flax Bourton. 

A recording of both services will also be available ‘on demand’ afterwards so you can catch up whenever is convenient. 

Continuing our series of “holy habits” for Lent, this week we look at fasting.

And here is something you might think of doing: