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 23rd February  - 2nd before Lent 

SWINESHEAD  9am Holy Communion

DEAN 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 2nd March  - Next before Lent 

MELCHBOURNE 9am Holy Communion

YELDDEN 10.30am Holy Communion 

       Wednesday 5th March - Ashing Service    

SHELTON 7pm

 Sunday 9th March - The First of Lent

SHELTON 9.00am Holy Communion
PERTENHALL 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 16th March - The Second of Lent 

YELDEN VILLAGE HALL 9.15am Café Sunday
SWINESHEAD 10.15am Holy Communion

Sunday 23rd March - The Third of Lent 

DEAN 9.00am Holy Communion
MELCHBOURNE 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 30th  March - The Fourth of Lent 

                               SWINESHEAD 10.30am Holy Communion


Next Month's Services

Sunday 6th April - The Fifth of Lent - Passion Sunday 

MELCHBOURNE 9am Holy Communion
YELDEN 10.30 Holy Communion

Sunday 13th April  - Holy Week - Palm Sunday 

YELDEN VILLAGE HALL 9.15AM Cafe Sunday  
SHELTON 10.30am Holy Communion

                             Monday 17th April  - Maundy Thursday 

SWINESHEAD 7.30pm  Special Service 

Friday 18th April  - Good Friday 

YELDEN - 2pm 

Sunday 20th April  - Easter Day 

MELCHBOURNE 9am Special Service

PERTENHALL 10.30am Special Service 

DEAN 4pm Special Service 

Sunday 27th April 

SWINESHEAD 9.00am Holy Communion
DEAN 10.30am Holy Communion 


Honeycomb

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

SAFEGUARDING

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