United Benefice of St.Mary, Higham Ferrers, and St. John, Chelveston
BENEFICE SERVICES AND EVENTS
Saturday 29th August
9-30am Farmers' Market Coffee & Cake in the Bedehouse
11.30am Organ Recital in St. Mary's
All morning Garage Sale at the Vicarage
Monday 31st August
6pm Evening Prayer at St. John's
Tuesday 1st September
2-4pm Lego & Craft freeplay in the Bedehouse
7.30pm Bellringing Practice at St. Mary's
7.30pm Bible Babble introduction in the Bedehouse
Wednesday, 2nd September
10am Morning Prayer at St. Mary's
7.30pm St. John's PCC at St. John's
Thursday 3rd September
10am Said Eucharist at St. Mary's
10am-12noon Coffee and Chat at St. Mary's
2pm Mothers' Union at Ruth's House
7pm Celtic Service in the Chantry Chapel
Friday 4th September
12 noon Funeral of Derek Harber at St. Mary's
5pm First Friday Club in the Bedehouse
Sunday 6th September Festival of Christ in Creation
9am Parish Eucharist at St. John's
10.30am All Age Eucharist at St. Mary's
1pm Bell Peal at St. Mary's
Sunday 30th August Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
9am Parish Eucharist at St. John's
10.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary's
Weekday Services and Events
The Online Benefice Service ‘Meeting Point’ continues – join in alongside either the services in church, or at the usual online time of 10 am. The service is available all day on here and accessible until the following Saturday.
Private prayer
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St. Mary's church is open for private prayer daily from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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St. John's church is open for private prayer every day during daylight hours
Next Meeting
Sunday 25th January 2026
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo
Lord God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the hearts that serve you: Help us, following the example of your servant, Augustine of Hippo, so to know you that we may truly love you, and soto love you that we may fully serve you, whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
LATEST NEWS
28th August 2026
WORSHIP
Welcome to our Benefice services and events this week listed above
The Online Benefice Service ‘Meeting Point’ continues
here
Join in alongside either the
services in church, or when you have 15 minutes to pause and reflect.
Our churches are usually both open every day for private prayer and visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DONATE
GIVE TO ST. MARY'S ONLINE
St. Mary's church is currently fundraising to maintain its Medieval buildings. Donations towards the work will be gratefully accepted.
Please donate here or scan to pay
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Our two churches depend a great deal on help from volunteers. If you are able to give your time, either occasionally or on a regular basis, we would love you to join our team of volunteers.
Please contact us here
DONATE
GIVE TO ST. JOHN'S
ONLINE
St. John’s dates back to the mid-13th century and is used not only as a church but also as a community facility. We always need to fundraise to keep it maintained and we would be grateful for any contributions to help preserve the building.