WELCOME TO THE PARISH CHURCHES FOR THE NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE VILLAGES OF

Dean, Melchbourne, Pertenhall, Shelton,
Swineshead and Yelden

Service Times

You would be very welcome to join us for any of our church services. 
Our usual monthly pattern of worship for Sundays...

1st Sunday:  9:00am Melchbourne; 10:30am Yelden
2nd Sunday:  9:00am Shelton; 10:30am Pertenhall
3rd Sunday:  9:15am Yelden Village Hall; 10:30am Melchbourne
4th Sunday:  9:00am Swineshead; 10:30am Dean
5th Sunday:  10:30am Location varies  

.....is often disrupted during the period of interregnum.  SORRY!  Please see the latest schedule below

This Month's Services

Sunday 3rd November - The Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity

MELCHBOURNE 9.00am Morning Worship
YELDEN 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 10th November - The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity

DEAN 10.30am Remembrance Service

Sunday 17th November - The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity

YELDEN VILLAGE HALL 9.15am Café Sunday
MELCHBOURNE 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 24th November - The Sunday next before Advent

SWINESHEAD 9.00am Holy Communion
DEAN 10.30am Holy Communion

Next Month's Services

Sunday 1st December - Advent Sunday

MELCHBOURNE 9.00am Morning Worship
YELDEN 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 8th December - The Second Sunday in Advent

SHELTON 9.00am Holy Communion
SWINESHEAD 10.30am Holy Communion
PERTENHALL 4.00pm Carols & Christingle

Sunday 15th December - The Third Sunday in Advent

YELDEN VILLAGE HALL 9.15am Café Sunday
MELCHBOURNE 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 22nd December - The Fourth Sunday in Advent

DEAN 9.00am Holy Communion
PERTENHALL 10.30am Holy Communion
SWINESHEAD 4.00pm Carols
SHELTON 6.00pm Carols

Tuesday 24th December - Christmas Eve

DEAN 4.00pm Carols
MELCHBOURNE 6.00pm Carols

Wednesday 25th December - Christmas Day

DEAN 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 29th December - First Sunday after Christmas 

PERTENHALL 10.30am Holy Communion

Honeycomb

Honeycomb is the parish magazine for the six Stodden villages.  Distributed in print and available on line.   

SAFEGUARDING

We are committed to safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults. The Stodden Benefice has adopted the Church of England's policies and best practice on safeguarding.

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