United Benefice of St.Mary, Higham Ferrers, and St. John, Chelveston
BENEFICE 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.
Sunday 14th June Second Sunday after Trinity
9am Parish Eucharist at St. John's
9am Breakfast Church in the Bedehouse
10.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary's
1pm Secret Garden Teas in St. Mary's until 4pm
6pm Choral Evensong at All Hallows, Wellingborough for RSCM Sunday
Weekday Services and Events
Monday 15th June
6pm Evening Prayer at St. John's
Tuesday 16th June
2 - 4pm Tea & Cakes at St. John''s
Wednesday 17th June
10am Morning Prayer at St. Mary's
Thursday 18th June
10am Said Eucharist at St.John''s
10am-12noon Coffee and Chat at St. Mary's
Sunday 21st June Birth of John the Baptist
9am Patronal Festival at St. John's
10.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary's
4pm Tea, Biscuits & Church in the Bedehouse
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
Revd. Canon Leslie McCormack, one of our Benefice Team, who died at the weekend.
Rest in Peace Leslie
Next Meeting
Sunday 25th January 2026
PRAYER OF THE DAY
An ordinary Monday in Trinity
Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
LATEST NEWS
15th June 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.