Documents
This page contains our
Annual Reports
2024
2024 Trustees’ Annual Report (Benefice)
2024 Financial Report
Cocking with West Lavington, St Catherine of Siena
Bepton, St Mary
Heyshott, St James
2023
2023 Trustees’ Annual and Financial Reports
2022
2022 Trustees’ Annual and Financial Reports
2021
2021 Trustees’ Annual and Financial Reports
Benefice Foundation and Logo
This Benefice was founded on 23rd June 2015, and its founding document may be found here.
Since 2021, we have had a Benefice logo, reflecting the four historic parishes in the Benefice. This was then updated in 2025.
It is a shield quarterly:
in the first quarter, a crowned letter M ensigned with a cross;
in the second an escallop, hinge-to-base;
in the third a fleur-de-lis;
in the fourth a Latin cross within an egg;
The shield may be encircled by a laurel wreath proper, comprising leaves of yew, ash, hazel, and beech.
It is presented in the liturgical colours of the Church: or/argent (gold/silver), vert (green), rose (pink), purpure (purple), gules (red), sable (black).
The single shield represents the unity of the Benefice. The crown in the first quarter is a sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patron of the parish of Bepton St Mary. The scallop shell in the second quarter is a sign of St James the Apostle, patron of the parish of Heyshott St James. Unusually in heraldry, the hinge points downwards, that is, towards the egg in the fourth quarter, more on which in a moment). The fleur-de-lis—lily flower—in the third quarter is for St Catherine of Siena, patron of the parish of Cocking (now with West Lavington). The egg in the fourth quarter is for St Mary Magdalene, patron of the former parish of West Lavington (now joined with Cocking). Mary Magdalene is often depicted with an egg, itself a sign of the Resurrection of Christ, to which she was first witness. The scallop shell, also a sign of pilgrimage, points towards the egg: that is, towards the Risen Lord. The wreath, optional, is composed of leaves local to the area.
Liturgical Material
These are the Orders of Service used here in this Benefice. The links are each to a read-only Google Drive document, which can be freely downloaded for use anywhere in the Church of England.
Common Worship Parish Eucharists
For the president
For every parish eucharist, the Order for the President comprises three parts:
The Main Order of Service, which remains the same every Sunday (i.e., does not vary Sunday-by-Sunday or by liturgical season). We have two versions of this, which are very similar, both using Eucharistic Prayer B.
The Extended Preface, which can vary, usually by liturgical season but also on other occasions. The Prefaces given above are said; for Common Worship sung prefaces see here—they are rather messily cobbled together from CW’s digital resources.
The Propers, which include e.g., Collect, Postcommunion Prayer, Invitation to Confession, Introduction to the Peace, Final Blessing, etc.
For the congregation
As the most of the Sunday parish eucharist remains invariant throughout the year, a single Booklet is used for all liturgical seasons, and with very few exceptions, the main one being for a service of Baptism within Holy Communion
People’s Order of Service (for use at St Catherine of Siena)
People’s Order of Service with Baptism (for use at St Catherine of Siena)
People’s Order of Service with Baptism (for use at St James)
Very occasionally, there is a BCP Holy Communion service, and the Order for the president and people are the same:
Morning and Evening Prayer
On weekdays, the Daily Office is usually said from Common Worship books, but booklets are sometimes used for Sunday BCP Matins, BCP Evensong, and CW Morning Prayer services. The Altar and Pew editions of the Orders are identical, unless otherwise specified.
BCP Evensong (for an expanded Priest’s version, including prayers for Harvest and Patronal services see here).
BCP Psalter, which is available as a hardback book here.
Other Regular Services
Some other regular services also run in this Benefice, on weekdays and Sundays.
Half-Hour of Hymns, a Songs of Praise-style service; the rota of hymns can be found here.
Taizé Tuesdays, a Taizé service in Anglican style, of which we have three seasonal variations
Requiem Mass; the pew version is identical to the People’s Order for the Sunday parish Eucharist
Mass for a nursing home, in traditional language
Simplified Altar Edition (e.g., for visiting ministers)
The Church’s Year
In this section are liturgy for specific occasions in the Church’s year.
Advent to Epiphany
NB: Midnight Mass and Christmas Day services are included in the CW Parish Eucharist section above.
Advent Carol Service
Christmas Carol Service
Crib Service
Epiphany Proclamation (2026)
Lent to Easter
Ash Wednesday
Stations of the Cross
Tenebrae
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Vigil