Christmas at St Candida & Holy Cross

We hope to be holding be four services this December, plus a Short and Sweet Crib Service on the 23rd at 4.30p.m. We will be holding our candlelit Carol Service on Sunday 12th December at 5.00p.m. followed by mince pies and mulled wine. The Christmas Eucharist will be on Christmas Eve at 7.30p.m. Saturday December …

Happy Birthday

Congratulations to Margaret – 100 years old in 2021. Margaret MacDonald Smith (known to many of us as Margaret Woollet) who lived in Whitchurch Canoicorum for many years and then Ryall celebrated her 100th Birthday at the beginning of June in Basingstoke.  She was a stalwart of St Candida and long term Churchwarden.  She was …

Team Whitchurch takes on the 2021 Ride and Stride Challenge

An Ode to Ride and Stride 2021, Whitchurch Canonicorum We rode, we strode, we “tractored” and ran! The weather was ‘Fair’ and we took to the land. Thirteen striders strong and one runner to boot, set off from St Candida on a ten mile set route. Four cyclists met at St Giles, contemplating the thirty-four miles Late joined by …

Open Allotments – Thank You!

On behalf of the Church PCC and Co-Ord Group we would like to send an enormous thank you for all your help and effort to get our first event off the ground. It was amazing to see so many people in and around the Church on Saturday afternoon in a relaxed atmosphere.  There are too many people …

Eucharist, Sunday 25th October 11 am

We are delighted to announce that St Candida and Holy Cross Church will be celebrating it’s first Eucharist since the COVID19 pandemic crisis restrictions came into force in March 2020. Rev Anne Howson will be presiding. We hope you will join us on Sunday, 25th October 2020 at 11 am. Time changes back to GMT …

Ride and Stride and RUN 2020

A Runner’s Perspective by Andrew Christopher Preliminary As of January 2020 I decided to take on the New Year’s resolution of getting fit and healthy. Having just graduated from university my lifestyle was very much eating junk food and drinking more than one should. At the beginning of the regime I weighed 13 stone 11 …

Concerts at St Candida and Holy Cross

From the Purcellian Concerts to the annual Alice Dilke Memorial Concert, Choral Evensong to Carols by Candlelight, for many years the church has been known for providing an excellent venue for enjoying classic and sacred music. We look forward to the return of concerts to the church when the restrictions to prevent spreading COVID-19 are …