BENEFICE
SERVICE INFORMATION

** CHURCH SERVICES **
The services across the Benefice follow a four month cycle. 
Click on the relevant link below for a current PDF file of the services for:- October

SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE THIS WEEK:
The services in the Benefice on 19th October, the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, are:-
9.30  (Bow Brickhill)  Holy Communion
9.30  (Stoke Hammond)  St Luke's Day Service
11.00  (Great Brickhill)  Family Service

To download a PDF with full details for the current month's services and readings:-  Click Here

The Bible readings for Sunday, 19th October:-
Genesis 32: 22-31;  2 Timothy 3: 14 – 4: 5;  Luke 18: 1-8
Family Service:-  Luke 11: 5-13
St. Luke’s Day:- Isaiah 35: 3-6; 2 Timothy 4: 5-17; Luke 10: 1-9

LATEST "PATHWAYS" EDITION:
The Summer 2025 edition of Pathways, the magazine for the people of the Diocese of Oxford, is now available. To download the latest copy of Pathways:-  Click Here

RECTOR'S
NEWSLETTER

October 2025

Dear Friends,   

    The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.    (Psalm 24, verse 1)

We are all dependent on one another. There are many influences in our world today that encourage us to think, or at least to pretend, that we are independent and able to manage entirely on our own. But the reality is quite different.

It has been said that by the time we have washed, dressed and had breakfast in the morning, the things we have used and eaten have put us in touch with half the world. Occasional events such as power cuts, or shortages of food or other goods, give us a sharp reminder of the extent to which our lives depend on the work and skills of others.

We will make better and fairer decisions about the way we should live if we keep this truth in mind, and also remember the message of the Bible, that we ultimately depend on God for all things. I enjoy our Harvest celebrations each year. Harvest is a time to stop and say ‘Thank you’, to all the people around the world who make it possible for us to live in the way we do, and to God the creator and provider of all things.

Revd John Waller