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  

This schedule can be disrupted at certain times during the year so please do check the published services below to confirm dates.  

This Month's Services

Sunday 4th May   - 3rd Sunday of Easter

MELCHBOURNE 9am Holy Communion

YELDEN 10.30am VE 80th Anniversary Service 

     Sunday 11th May - 4th Sunday of Easter

SHELTON 9.00am Holy Communion
PERTENHALL 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 18th May - 5th Sunday of Easter

YELDEN VILLAGE HALL 9.15am Café Sunday
SWINESHEAD 11.00am Holy Communion

Sunday 25th May  - 6th Sunday of Easter

MELCHBOURNE - 9.00am Holy Communion
DEAN - 10.30am Holy Communion (inc Adult Baptism)




Next Month's Services

Sunday 1st June  - Sunday after Ascension Day

DEAN 9am Holy Communion
PERTENHALL 10.30 Holy Communion

Sunday 8th June -  Pentecost

SHELTON - 9am Holy Communion  
MELCHBOURNE   10.30am Holy Communion

                                        Sunday 15th June - Trinity Sunday 

YELDEN VILLAGE HALL -  9.15am - Café Sunday

SWINESHEAD 11.00am - Holy Communion

Sunday 22nd June - Trinity 1 

MELCHBOURNE  9.00am Holy Communion
DEAN  10.30am Holy Communion (inc Christening)

                                               Sunday 29th  June - Trinity 2 

                                      YELDEN - 10.30am -  Benefice Service 


Honeycomb

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

SAFEGUARDING

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