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Events in January 2026

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 1, 2026 St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	2 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm January 2, 2026 St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	3 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm January 3, 2026 St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	4 8:00 am: N – HC BCP 8:00 am: N – HC BCP 8:00 am January 4, 2026 Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: LVH – 1st Sunday Praise 9:30 am: LVH – 1st Sunday Praise 9:30 am January 4, 2026 1st Sunday Praise Leavenheath Village Hall Wrights Way Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4NW United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: W - Epiphany Carol Service 9:30 am: W - Epiphany Carol Service 9:30 am – 10:30 am January 4, 2026 St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: W – HC CW 9:30 am: W – HC CW 9:30 am January 4, 2026 Holy Communion Common Worship St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 11:15 am: P - Epiphany Communion 11:15 am: P - Epiphany Communion 11:15 am – 12:15 pm January 4, 2026 St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 11:15 am: P – HC CW 11:15 am: P – HC CW 11:15 am January 4, 2026 Holy Communion Common Worship St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 6:30 pm: S – EP BCP 6:30 pm: S – EP BCP 6:30 pm January 4, 2026 Evening Payer Book of Common Prayer St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more
5 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 5, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	6 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am – 9:30 am January 6, 2026 St Matthew’s Leavenheath Nayland Road Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4PT United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	7 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am January 7, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	8 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 8, 2026 St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	9 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm January 9, 2026 St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	10 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm January 10, 2026 St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	11 9:30 am: L – MP CW 9:30 am: L – MP CW 9:30 am January 11, 2026 Morning Prayer Common Worship St Matthew’s Leavenheath Nayland Road Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4PT United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: N – HC CW 9:30 am: N – HC CW 9:30 am January 11, 2026 Holy Communion Common Worship St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 11:00 am: S – HC CW 11:00 am: S – HC CW 11:00 am January 11, 2026 Holy Communion Common Worship St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 4:30 pm: W – EP BCP 4:30 pm: W – EP BCP 4:30 pm January 11, 2026 Evening Prayer Book of Common Prayer St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more
12 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 12, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	13 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am – 9:30 am January 13, 2026 St Matthew’s Leavenheath Nayland Road Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4PT United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	14 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am January 14, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	15 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 15, 2026 St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	16 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm January 16, 2026 St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	17 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm January 17, 2026 St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	18 8:00 am: S – HC BCP 8:00 am: S – HC BCP 8:00 am January 18, 2026 Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: P – MP CW 9:30 am: P – MP CW 9:30 am January 18, 2026 Morning Prayer Common Worship St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: W – MP CW 9:30 am: W – MP CW 9:30 am January 18, 2026 Morning Prayer Common Worship St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 10:00 am: N – Family Service 10:00 am: N – Family Service 10:00 am January 18, 2026 Family Service St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 6:30 pm: LVH – Evening Praise 6:30 pm: LVH – Evening Praise 6:30 pm January 18, 2026 Evening Praise Leavenheath Village Hall Wrights Way Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4NW United Kingdom View Location Map Read more
19 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 19, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	20 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am – 9:30 am January 20, 2026 St Matthew’s Leavenheath Nayland Road Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4PT United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	21 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am January 21, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	22 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 22, 2026 St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	23 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm January 23, 2026 St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	24 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm January 24, 2026 St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	25 8:00 am: W – HC BCP 8:00 am: W – HC BCP 8:00 am January 25, 2026 Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 9:30 am: S – MP CW 9:30 am: S – MP CW 9:30 am January 25, 2026 Morning Prayer Common Worship St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 11:15 am: L – HC CW 11:15 am: L – HC CW 11:15 am January 25, 2026 Holy Communion Common Worship St Matthew’s Leavenheath Nayland Road Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4PT United Kingdom View Location Map Read more, 4:30 pm: N – EP BCP 4:30 pm: N – EP BCP 4:30 pm January 25, 2026 Evening Prayer Book of Common Prayer St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more
26 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Nayland Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 26, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	27 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Leavenheath Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am – 9:30 am January 27, 2026 St Matthew’s Leavenheath Nayland Road Leavenheath Colchester, CO6 4PT United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	28 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am: Nayland Holy Communion CW 9:00 am January 28, 2026 St James’ Nayland High Street Nayland Colchester, CO6 4JE United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	29 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am: Wissington Morning Prayer CW 8:30 am January 29, 2026 St Mary-the-Virgin’s Wissington Wissington (Wiston) Colchester, CO6 4LX United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	30 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm: Stoke-by-Nayland Evening Prayer BCP 6:30 pm January 30, 2026 St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland Church Street Stoke-by-Nayland Colchester, CO6 4QU United Kingdom View Location Map Read more	31 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm: Polstead Compline 6:00 pm January 31, 2026 St Mary’s Polstead Polstead Colchester, CO6 5BS United Kingdom View Location Map Read more

Services Calendar

Weekdays:

Mon 08:30 N MP CW
Tue 08:30 L MP CW
Wed 09:00 N HC CW
Thu 08:30 W MP CW
Fri 18:30 S EP CW
Sat 18:00 P Compline

First Sunday of the month:

08:00 N HC BCP
09:30 L VH 1st Sunday
09:30 W HC CW
11:15 P HC CW
17:30 S EP BCP

Second Sunday of the month:

09:30 L MP CW
09:30 N HC CW
11:00 S HC CW
17:30 W EP BCP

Third Sunday of the month:

08:00 S HC BCP
09:30 P MP CW
09:30 W MP CW
10:00 N Family Service
18:30 L VH Evening Praise

Fourth Sunday of the month:

08:00 W HC BCP
09:30 S MP CW
11:15 L HC CW
17:30 N EP BCP

Fifth Sunday of the month:

10:00 One of the 5 churches HC CW Benefice Service

Meaning of Abbreviations

MP Morning Prayer
HC Holy Communion
EP Evening Prayer

BCP Book of Common Prayer
CW Common Worship

L Leavenheath St Matthew’s
LVH Leavenheath Village Hall
S Stoke-by-Nayland St Mary’s
P Polstead St Mary’s
N Nayland St James’
W Wissington St Mary-the-Virgin’s

TBC To be confirmed

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