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WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF
THE BRICKHILLS & STOKE HAMMOND
All Saints, Bow Brickhill
St Mary the Virgin, Great Brickhill
St Mary Magdalene, Little Brickhill
St Luke, Stoke Hammond
For information re the individual churches, click on the church name above, or on the photo below
For general information for all the Benefice, cliick on the Menu bar (3 horizontal lines) above
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St Mary the Virgin Church
Lower Way
Great Brickhill
Milton Keynes, MK17 9AE
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St Mary Magdalene Church
Watling Street
Little Brickhill
Milton Keynes, MK17 9NA
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EASTER SERVICES
IN BOW BRICKHILL
PALM SUNDAY, 24th MARCH:
11am Palm Sunday Service
in the Community Hall
MAUNDY THURSDAY:
7.30pm Benefice Holy Communion Service (Said) at Stoke Hammond
GOOD FRIDAY:
9.30am Hymns and Readings
EASTER SUNDAY:
9.30am Holy Communion
To download the full details of the Easter services in the Benefice:
Click Here
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EASTER SERVICES
IN GREAT BRICKHILL
PALM SUNDAY, 24th MARCH:
10am Procession from the bus shelter near The Old Red Lion to the church for a short Family Service with dramatized readings
MAUNDY THURSDAY:
7.30pm Benefice Holy Communion Service (Said) at Stoke Hammond
GOOD FRIDAY:
2pm Hour of Devotion
EASTER SUNDAY:
11am Holy Communion
PLEASE NOTE that Great Brickhill Church is temporarily closed due to the re-roofing work
EXCEPT
for all services and bell ringing & choir practices. Access to the Food Box in the porch is possible at the weekend, or weekdays after 4.30pm.
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EASTER SERVICES
IN LITTLE BRICKHILL
PALM SUNDAY, 24th MARCH:
No Service
MAUNDY THURSDAY:
7.30pm Benefice Holy Communion Service (Said) at Stoke Hammond
GOOD FRIDAY:
Church open for prayers
9am - 11am
EASTER SUNDAY:
11am Family Service with Holy Communion
To download the full details of the Easter services in the Benefice:
Click Here
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EASTER SERVICES
IN STOKE HAMMOND
PALM SUNDAY, 24th MARCH:
9.30am Holy Communion
MAUNDY THURSDAY:
7.30pm Benefice Holy Communion Service (Said) at Stoke Hammond
GOOD FRIDAY:
Church open for prayers
2pm - 3pm
EASTER SUNDAY:
9.30am Holy Communion
To download the full details of the Easter services in the Beefice:
Click Here
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DAILY MESSAGE
2 Corinthians 5:21
29/03/2024
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GOOD FRIDAY
EASTER SUNDAY
Sunday Services
Easter Monday Bank Holiday
No Drop In GB
Sunday Services
Drop In GB
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BENEFICE
SERVICE INFORMATION:
** CHURCH SERVICES **
The services across the Benefice follow a four month cycle.
Click on the relevant link below for a current PDF file of the services for:- March; April
SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE FOR HOLY WEEK & EASTER:
Maundy Thursday:-
7.30pm Benefice Service of Holy Communion (Said) at Stoke Hammond (this is a joint service for everyone in the four villages ot the Brickhills & Stoke Hammond)
Good Friday:-
Bow Brickhill:- 9.30am Hymns and Readings
Great Brickhill:- 2pm Hour of Devotion (a service of readings, reflections, prayers and hymns)
Little Brickhill:- Church open for prayers, 9am - 11am
Stoke Hammond:- Church open for prayers, 2pm - 3pm
Easter Sunday:-
Bow Brickhill:- 9.30am Holy Communion
Great Brickhill:- 11am Holy Communion Service and Easter Egg Hunt
Stoke Hammond:- 9.30am Holy Communion
Little Brickhill:- 11am Family Service with Holy Communion
To download a PDF with full details for the current month's services and readings, including Easter:- Click Here
The readings for Easter Sunday, 31st March are:-
Isaiah 25: 6-9; Acts 10: 34-43; Mark 16: 1 -8
"PATHWAYS" EDITION WINTER 2023/2024:
To download the latest copy of Pathways, the magazine for the people of the Diocese of Oxford:- Click Here
RECTOR'S SABBATICAL:-
Please note that the Rector will be on sabbatical leave from 13th April to 1st July. All clergy are due a three-month sabbatical every ten years. The Rector’s last sabbatical was in 2010 – his intended sabbatical in 2020 was cancelled due to Covid. Services will continue as normal and cover will be arranged for the Rector's absence.
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RECTOR'S
NEWSLETTER
Sabbath Rests
April 2024
Dear friends,
From April 13th until the end of June I will be on sabbatical leave from all my normal duties in our churches and villages.
The principle of sabbath rest, drawn from the laws of the Old Testament, is not just about having one day of rest each week, but about building patterns of rest and renewal into our lives in many different ways.
Our diocese invites clergy to apply for sabbatical leave after each period of ten years in full-time ministry. I am very grateful for the help and support of many people that has made it possible for me to do this. I see it as a privilege, and I am aware that many people would like to do something similar, but are not able to.
I am looking forward to a rest, and a change, and space to reflect on my years in full time ministry, and living and working here, and to seek God’s guidance for the future.
The sabbath pattern of rest is part of God’s wisdom for all of us, and there may be simple ways in which all of us can build some times or moments of rest and renewal into the pattern of our lives.
Revd John Waller
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