Service Times - The Quintet Churches

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We have now returned to a more regular pattern of worship, with three Sunday services. A simple table of those servces is set out below. And a full detailed programme for each month also follows.
Details are published here and in our weekly email. Subscribe to our mailing list using the form on the home page.

Pease note our Wednesday Communion remains suspended.

Churches are open but please still observe the Covid-safe procedures.

REGULAR PATTERN OF SERVICES
in the Quintet Churches Benefice

Sunday in the month	9.30am		11am	Evening
1st	Hormead* Family Holy Communion		Wyddial Holy Communion	Anstey Evening Prayer (Evensong)
2nd	Meesden* Holy Communion		Hormead Mattins	Brent Pelham Evening Prayer (Evensong) or Family Evening Worship
3rd	Hormead* Family Holy Communion		Anstey Holy Communion	Wyddial Family Evening Worship
4th	Brent Pelham* Family Holy Communion		Hormead Family Service or Mattins	Meesden Service of Light or Evening Prayer (Evensong)
5^th	10.00am	Benefice Service by rotation. Family Holy Communion See below for detail.

Please Note: Some variation from this pattern from time to time for Major and Patronal Festivals.

Most WEDNESDAYS: 9.30am Informal Holy Communion. Brent Pelham (CURRENTLY SUSPENDED).

Church Services (and online)

September	When?	Where?	What?
Sunday 5^th Trinity 14	9.30am	Great Hormead	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Wyddial	Holy Communion
	6.00pm	Anstey	Evensong
Sunday 12^th Trinity 15	9.30am	Meesden	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Great Hormead	Mattins
	11.00am	Brent Pelham	HARVEST FESTIVAL
Sunday 19^th Trinity 16	9.30am	Great Hormead	HARVEST Holy Communion
	11.00am	Anstey	Holy Communion
	6.00pm	Wyddial	HARVEST Family Evening Worship
Sunday 26^th Trinity 17	9.30am	Brent Pelham	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Great Hormead	Family Service
	4.00pm	Meesden (Busher's Barn)	HARVEST Thanksgiving service

October	When?	Where?	What?
Sunday 3^rd Trinity 18	9.30am	Great Hormead	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Wyddial	Holy Communion
	3.00pm 5.00pm	Anstey	Meet the Neighbours Harvest tea (village hall) HARVEST FESTIVAL Service (Church)
Sunday 10^th Trinity 19	9.30am	Meesden	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Great Hormead	Mattins
	6.00pm	Brent Pelham	Evening Service
Sunday 17^th Trinity 20	9.30am	Great Hormead	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Anstey	Holy Communion
	6.00pm	Wyddial	Family Evening Worship
Sunday 24^th Last after Trinity	9.00am	Brent Pelham	Family Holy Communion
	11.00am	Great Hormead	Family Service
	5.00pm	Meesden	Service of Light
Sunday 31st All Saints	10.00am	Anstey	Benefice Holy Communion
& All Souls	5.00pm	Hormead	In Loving Memory

November	When?	Where?	What?
Sunday 7th 3^rd before Advent	9.30am	Great Hormead	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Wyddial	Family Service
	6.00pm	Anstey	Evensong
Thursday 11th	10.50am 6.00pm	Hormead memorial Anstey	Hormead School Remembers Anstey Remembers the 398th
Sunday 14^th 2nd before Advent	9.30am	Meesden	Said Holy Communion
Remembrance Sunday	10.50am	Wyddial	Remembrance Service
	6.00pm	Brent Pelham	Evening Service
Sunday 21^st Christ the King	9.30am	Great Hormead	Festival Holy Communion
	11.00am	Anstey	Festival Holy Communion
	6.00pm	Wyddial	Family Evening Worship
Sunday 28^th Advent	9.30am	Brent Pelham	Advent Holy Communion
	11.00am	Great Hormead	Advent Family Service
	5.00pm	Meesden	Advent Candle Service

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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?
Sundays	9.30m	See above	Holy Communion
Sundays	from 9.30am	You Tube/ Zoom	Sunday Worship (Format varies)
Wednesdays	9.30am	Brent Pelham	Holy Communion (Small said service suitable for people Shielding)

Wednesdays

8.00pm

Zoom

Compline

Last Wednesday
of the month

8.30pm

Meesden
Village Hall

Night Prayer

Activities	When?	Where?	What?
Fridays	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

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