Monthly Coffee Mornings
Coffee mornings are usually held on the first Monday of the month at 10am in St. Matthew’s, Otterbourne church room. Tea, coffee, cake and biscuits will be on offer with donations benefiting a local charity.Drop in for as little or as long as you can.
Vacancy update
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new rector. Rev. Patrick (Patch) Webb To be appointed Rector of Compton, Hursley and Otterbourne Patrick Webb grew up in the New Forest, Hampshire. He initially trained as an A-level Sociology tutorbefore becoming the youth leader at his family church in Lyndhurst, where he married Verity-Rose […]
Otterbourne Summer Fete
On Sunday 13th July between 12 and 3 pm, Otterbourne will be holdong their annual Summer Festival on Otterbourne Recreation Ground. There will be live music and dancing, a BBQ, games, refreshments and a bar. This is a big fundraising event and to make it happen, we are looking for volunteers. If you are able […]
Coffee Morning
Our next coffee morning will be held on Monday 2nd June between 10-11.30 am at St. Matthew’s church room, Otterbourne. Donations in aid of the upkeep of the church and graveyard will be warmly received. Come along for a chat and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and some cake and biscuits.
CHO Tots
Please don’t forget that our benefice baby and toddler group meet on Wednesday mornings from 10-11.30 am during term time. We gather in St. Matthew’s church room and light refreshments are available. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Sunday 18th May
There will be no service on Sunday at All Saints’, Compton as we are supporting Compton Primary School who will be holding their Summer fete. Members of the congregation will be manning a stall and we are asking for donations of sweets and small prizes. If you are able to donate or help on the […]
All Saints’, Compton Annual Parachocial Church Meeting
There will be a shorter Morning Worship service on Sunday 11th May followed by the APCM at 11.30am. After the meeting, there will will be time to chat over coffee and refreshments. Everyone who has a conncetion with or interest in our church is very welcome to attend.
Trinity’s Big Sleep Out
This year’s Big Sleep Out will take place on Friday 16th May 2025 from 6pm. The event is an eye-opening night spent sleeping in cardboard shelters. Enjoy local entertainment, delicious food and craft & wellbeing activities before taking on the challenge of sleeping out. From 10pm, we bed down for the night in our homemade […]
New Church Electoral Roll
Every six years, the church electoral roll must be fully updated. Being on the roll allows you to attend and vote at the annual parochial church meeting. Every person who would like to be added to the roll must be baptised and reside in the parish or, if not a resident, regularly attend public worship […]
Vacancy update
We are still working with the Diocese to fill our Benefice vacancy. All three churches are involved in the process and we will provide further updates as soon as we are able.
Spring Fun Day
Otterbourne will be holding another Spring Fun Day on 26th April from 10 am – 12.30 pm. Further details will be published soon. Please put the date in your diary.
St Matthew’s Spring Clean
Volunteers are needed to come along and help with giving St. Matthew’s a good clean and tidy up please! We need tall men to help with high level cobweb cleaning and volunteers to help with dusting, brass cleaning and other tasks. The music cupboard in the church room also needs a good tidy. If you […]
Mothering Sunday Services
Instead of the usual fifth Sunday benefice service in March, there will be a service for Mothering Sunday, 30th March, held in each church. Posies will be available for children to offer to their mothers, grandmothers and whomsoever they decide deserves a gift. Everyone is welcome to attend a service and bring along family and […]
This weekend
A reminder that we are holding the Jigsaw Festival this Saturday 15th from 12 noon until 3pm in St. Matthew’s, Otterbourne. We have a gallery of completed puzzles for you to admire. There will be an opportunity for you to purchase one to take home. Refreshments will be served and there will be activities for […]
Vacancy update
The advertisement for our vacancy has now been published in ‘The Church Times‘. The closing date for applications is 5th February at 12 noon with interviews scheduled for 25th-26th February. Please continue to pray for everyone involved, who is working hard, so that we will be successful in our search for a suitable candidate to […]
Jigsaw Festival
Following the success of the jigsaw festival last year, we will be holding another this year on 15th February 2025 from 12 noon until 3pm in St. Matthew’s church. We will be making up jigsaws again, so please take a board and a puzzle from the back of the church in Otterbourne, enjoy completing the […]
CHO Tots
All are welcome to join us at our regular baby and toddler group. We meet on Wednesday mornings from 10-11.30 am during term time in St. Matthew’s church room, Otterbourne. Light refreshments and a hot drink are available.
Coffee Morning
We will be meeting for our first coffee morning of 2025 on Monday 6th January from 10-11.30 am at St. Matthew’s church room, Otterbourne. This month, we are remembering Mary Everard and donations will be sent to Mountbatten, Hampshire. Everyone is welcome to join us for cake, biscuits and a hot drink. Even if you […]
Carols around the Christmas tree
The annual singing of carols around the Christmas tree will take place on Tuesday 17th December from 7pm at Otterbourne Village Hall. Everyone is welcome.
Christmas Fair on Saturday 30th November
The Christmas Fair is always popular. This year, we have local crafts and gifts, children’s stalls, tomobolas, childrens games, a hamper raffle and much more and our homemade refreshments will be available for you to enjoy. Come along and join the festive fun between 12 pm tp 3pm in Otterbourne Village Hall.
Benefice vacancy
Following the retirement of William Prescott after sixteen years of service, the Benefice is currently without a rector. Services are continuing as usual, and we are grateful to lay readers and visiting clergy who are supporting us during this period. We must now follow the Church of England process to appoint a new incumbent. The […]