United Benefice of St.Mary, Higham Ferrers, and St. John, Chelveston
BENEFICE SERVICES AND EVENTS
Saturday 26th September
9.30 - 12.30 p.m. Farmers'Market Coffee Morning in Bedehouse & Bell Peal
11.30 a.m. Organ Recital in St.Mary's
Sunday 27th September 16th Sunday after Trinity
9am Parish Eucharist at St. John's
10.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary's
4pm Lego Church in the Bedehouse
Tuesday 29th September
7.30pm Bellringing Practice at St. Mary's
Wednesday, 30 September
10am Morning Prayer at St. Mary's
Thursday 1st October
10am Said Eucharist at St. Mary's
10am-12noon Coffee and Chat at St. Mary's
2pm Mothers' Union at Ruth's Home for Wave of Prayer Service
7pm Celtic Service in the Chantry Chapel
Friday, 2nd October
5.30pm First Friday Club in the Bedehouse
Sunday, 4th October 17th Sunday after Trinity
9am Parish Eucharist at St. John's
10.30am All Age Harvest Festival at St. Mary's
followed by Harvest Lunch
2pm Baptism of Jack & Daisy at St. Mary's
6pm Harvest Choral Evensong at St. Mary's Finedon
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
Commemorating Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester
Lord God,
who gave to Lancelot Andrewes many gifts of your Holy Spirit, making him a man of prayer and a pastor of your people: perfect in us that which is lacking in your gifts,
of faith, to increase it,
of hope, to establish it,
of love, to kindle it,
that we may live in the light of your grace and glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
LATEST NEWS
24th September 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.