Visit our Worshipping back in Church page for more info.
We have a regular pattern of worship, normally with three Sunday services. A simple table can be found on our 'Other Regular Services' page to help you plan ahead. A full detailed programme for each month can be found below. Please scroll down.
Details are published here, in our bimonthly Church News newsletter
and in our weekly email. Subscribe to our mailing list using the form on the home page.
Pease note our Wednesday Communion remains suspended while we continue to return to normal following the pandemic.
Churches are open but please still observe the Covid-safe procedures in place at the time.
Church Services
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February |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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Sunday 5th |
9.30am |
Great Hormead |
Holy Communion |
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3rd Sunday before Lent |
11.15am |
Wyddial |
Holy Communion |
|
|
6.00pm |
Anstey |
Evensong |
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Sunday 12th |
9.30am |
Meesden |
Holy Communion |
|
2nd Sunday before Lent |
11.00am |
Great Hormead |
Mattins |
|
|
6.00pm |
Brent Pelham |
Evensong |
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Sunday 19th |
9.30am |
Great Hormead |
Holy Communion* |
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Sunday before LENT |
11.00am |
Anstey |
Holy Communion* |
|
|
6.00pm |
Wyddial |
Evening Worship |
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ASH WEDNESDAY |
7.30pm |
Anstey |
Holy Communion with Ashing |
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Sunday 27th |
9.30am |
Brent Pelham |
Family Holy Communion Service |
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First Sunday of LENT |
11.00am |
Great Hormead |
Family Service |
|
|
5.00pm |
Meesden |
Service of Light |
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March |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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Sunday 5th |
9.30am |
Great Hormead |
Festival Holy Communion |
|
|
11.15am |
Wyddial |
Holy Communion |
|
|
6.00pm |
Anstey |
Evensong |
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Sunday 12th |
9.30am |
Meesden |
Holy Communion |
|
|
11.00am |
Great Hormead |
Mattins |
|
|
6.00pm |
Brent Pelham |
Evening Holy Communion |
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Sunday 19th |
9.30am |
Great Hormead |
Holy Communion |
|
Mothering Sunday |
11.00am |
Anstey |
Holy Communion |
|
|
6.00pm |
Wyddial |
Family Evening Worship |
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Sunday 26th |
9.30am |
Great Hormead |
Family Holy Communion (Note Time) |
|
|
11.00am |
Brent Pelham |
Family Service (with Choir) |
|
Passiontide begins |
11.00am |
Meesden |
Service of Light |
|
April 2023 |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
|
Sunday 2nd |
10.30am |
Hormead school |
Palm Procession followed by |
|
Thursday 8th |
6.00pm |
Brent Pelham |
Commemoration of the Last Supper |
|
Friday 7th |
10.00am |
Meesden |
Devotions |
|
Saturday 8th |
7.00pm |
Wyddial |
Easter Vigil |
|
Sunday 9th |
6.15am - |
Services across the |
Look out for the Easter Card for details |
Dates for your Diary 2023
21 Feb Halo Club 2023 Pancake Day Launch event
22 Feb ASH WEDNESDAY
4 March Meesden Quiz
19th March Mothering Sunday
26th March Passiontide
2nd April PALM SUNDAY Procession Hormead (Holy week begins)
6th April MAUNDY THURSDAY. Chrism
Service
(St Albans) and Commemoration of Last Supper,
Brent Pelham. (Benefice Service)
7th GOOD FRIDAY (Devotions Meesden)
8 April Holy Saturday (Vigil, Wyddial
9 April EASTER DAY
(Services across the benefice dawn ‘til dusk)
23rd April St George’s Patronal Festival (Benefice Service)
6th May Coronation
7th May Celebration events (tbc) and Evening Thanksgiving Service for King Charles III, Anstey
8 May Volunteering Day
13 May ROGATION WALK around the benefice
14 May Rogation Sunday, Meesden Bury. (Benefice Service)
18 May ASCENSION DAY (at Anstey)
28 May PENTECOST (Special Evening Service, Meesden)
4th June Trinity Sunday
2nd July Family Service, Dog walk and BBQ, Wyddial-Hormead
23rd July St Mary Magdalen Patronal Festival Meesden (Benefice Service)e
20 August Blessed Virgin Mary Patronal Festival, Brent Pelham (tbc)
3 Sept St Giles’ Patronal Festival, Wyddial (Benefice Service)
17 Sept HARVEST Hormead and Wyddial
24 Sept HARVEST Brent Pelham and Meesden
1 Oct HARVEST Anstey
10 Dec St Nicholas’ Patronal Festival and Fair (Benefice Service)For the latest information on other
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Find all our scheduled live broadcasts and links to recorded services on our Worship Resources pages.
Churces are also open for private prayer in the week. Prayer stations with resources and palm crosses are available in those churches, do pick one up. You can of course email us with your prayers using this link.
If you plan to attend a church for Private Prayer
- Only attend if you are sure you are well and have not been in contact with anyone with Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
- Wash your hands before entering or use the hand sanitiser if you have touched anything since washing.
- Maintain a safe social distance (2m) between household groups and keep left, giving priority to people leaving the church building.
- A maximum of 10 people in each church in this benefice.
- Place a pebble in the basket provided to keep a tally of visitors.
- Where provided, take a post it note to leave in the pew where you sit t pray. Do not sit where someone else has left a post it note.
- If you write a prayer, please use your own pen.
- Only touch what is essential. do not touch books. You may take free prayer resources left for you.
- It is suggested you sanitise your hands again on exit and thoroughly wash hands again when you arrive home.
- We invite you to participate in our own simple 'Track and Trace' system if you want to help us keep visitors informed of their risk of infection should you or they subsequently fall ill. Details are posted in the church where available.
Please note, not all churches in the UK are able to open.
I will be saying prayers and celebrating eucharist from home, usually live streamed, on YouTube or Zoom. Do join me. I also encourage everyone to set aside the time you would normally be at church, and maybe a little extra time, to offer prayers wherever you are.
Revd James Sawyer
Our regular pattern of services will vary for a while ase we get back on our feet after lockdown. Here's waht will happen in the short term:
|
Services |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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Sundays |
9.30m |
See above |
Holy Communion |
|
Sundays |
from 9.30am |
You Tube/ |
Sunday Worship |
|
Wednesdays |
9.30am |
Brent Pelham |
Holy Communion |
|
Wednesdays |
8.00pm |
Zoom |
Compline |
|
Last Wednesday |
8.30pm |
Meesden |
Night Prayer |
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Activities |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
|
THURSDAYS |
11.00am |
Zoom |
Virtual Coffee Morning |
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Pray with our Ministry Team:
Revd James Sawyer - 01763 289 258
Mrs Patricia Hamilton - 01763 848536
Dr Mike West - 01279 777427
Mr James Wyld - 01763 289 738
Rev'd Paddy Cable - Retired Priest
Every Wednesday
9.30am MID-WEEK
INFORMAL HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE (Currently Suspended)
Around the altar at
Brent Pelham Church, ALL are welcome ~ Coffee afterwards (except in Holy Week and the week after Christmas).
Contact
The Vicarage
Great Hormead
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0NT
01763 289258