St Mary Magdalene Church, Cottingham is now part of the Welland Valley Benefice along with Ashley, East Carlton, Stoke Albany, Sutton Bassett, Wilbarston and Weston-by-Welland.
Christmas Services 
12 Dec, 10.30am, Cottingham Church
Service with Dawn and James Watkins
24 Dec, 11.30pm, East Carlton Church
Midnight Mass
25 Dec, 9.30am, Cottingham Church
Christmas morning service
The Parochial Church Council has made the difficult decision not to host the services that attract large crowds inside the Church this year. This decision was made thoughtfully and with the best intentions and interests of the community we want to keep safe, with an eye on the continuing threat from Covid.
However, as shown on this page, there are still plenty of Christmas events for you to get involved with in the villages.
The Church will also be open every day from 20-24 December, from 10am-4pm, so the community has access for the whole of Christmas week.
In the Benefice
A Benefice Advent Bible study group led by Mark Payne starts on 28 November (Advent Sunday).Mark Payne and Mike Southwell are both licensed readers within the benefice.
Download Benefice rota
Grapevine – weekly benefice newsletter
The benefice is now producing a weekly e-newsletter called ‘Grapevine’. If you’d like to receive the newsletter, please contact Clare Holden on email mrsclareholden@gmail.com
Meet our new vicar, Reverend Amanda Oliver
Our new vicar, Amanda Oliver, recently completed her curacy (apprenticeship) at Yardley Hastings Benefice between Northampton and Wellingborough. She is married to Darren and has two daughters, Megan (who now lives in Northampton) and Helena.
“It is a privilege to have been called to your beautiful parishes and I am looking forward to getting to know you all,” says Amanda. “Although I can’t be in each church every week, I am never that far away. Do come and find us throughout the benefice. My prayers are with you all, and I am excited to begin this next chapter in the life of God’s church here in this place.”
Amanda is pictured here (on the right) with Mary Freestone. You can contact her on email rev.ajoliver@gmail.com
Download letter from Rev Amanda Oliver
About St Mary Magdalene
St Mary Magdalene is the Parish Church for Cottingham and Middleton. The church dates from the 13th Century, although most of what we see now was built in the 15th Century. More history
Church 100 Club
The ‘100 Club’ is a type of private lottery that has been set up to raise funds for the maintenance, preservation and improvement of the Church. There are 100 numbers for sale at £5 a month each and you own your number for a year. Monthly draws are then held with three prizes, £100 for first prize, £50 for second prize and £25 for third.
If you’d like to take part, contact Brad Revell, telephone 772585 or Kathryne Tilley, telephone 770159.
Church wardens
Kathryne Tilley , 770159
Brad Revell , 772585
Angela Preston-Jones , 772297
Ann Sturman , 771343