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WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF
THE BRICKHILLS & STOKE HAMMOND
All Saints, Bow Brickhill
St Mary the Virgin, Great Brickhill
St Mary Magdalene, Little Brickhill
St Luke, Stoke Hammond
For information re the individual churches, click on the church name above, or on the photo below
For general information for all the Benefice, cliick on the Menu bar (3 horizontal lines) above
Older information has been archived and can be found in the "Archive" section at the bottom of the Menu list
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Bow Brickhill
All Saints Church
Church Road
Bow Brickhill
Milton Keynes MK17 9LQ
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Great Brickhill
St Mary the Virgin Church
Lower Way
Great Brickhill
Milton Keynes, MK17 9AE
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Little Brickhill
St Mary Magdalene Church
Watling Street
Little Brickhill
Milton Keynes, MK17 9NA
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Stoke Hammond
St Lukes Church
Church Road
Stoke Hammond
Milton Keynes, MK17 9BP
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BOW BRICKHILL
NEWS
NEW ELECTORAL ROLL:
A new Electoral Roll for each parish is required for 2025. For full details and application form:- Click Here
LENT COURSE:
The six-week Lent course is based on a book by Paula Gooder:-
"WOMEN OF HOLY WEEK"
(1). Tuesday afternoons at Stoke Hammond, 1pm soup lunch and course from 1.30pm to 3.00pm
(2). Midweek evening sessions across the Benefice at 8pm
For a flyer giving details of the Lent Course and the Easter services:- Click Here
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GREAT BRICKHILL
NEWS
NEW ELECTORAL ROLL:
A new Electoral Roll for each parish is required for 2025. For full details and application form:- Click Here
LENT COURSE:
The six-week Lent course is based on a book by Paula Gooder:-
"WOMEN OF HOLY WEEK"
(1). Tuesday afternoons at Stoke Hammond, 1pm soup lunch and course from 1.30pm to 3.00pm
(2). Midweek evening sessions across the Benefice at 8pm
For a flyer giving details of the Lent Course and the Easter services:- Click Here
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LITTLE BRICKHILL
NEWS
NEW ELECTORAL ROLL:
A new Electoral Roll for each parish is required for 2025. For full details and application form:- Click Here
LENT COURSE:
The six-week Lent course is based on a book by Paula Gooder:-
"WOMEN OF HOLY WEEK"
(1). Tuesday afternoons at Stoke Hammond, 1pm soup lunch and course from 1.30pm to 3.00pm
(2). Midweek evening sessions across the Benefice at 8pm
For a flyer giving details of the Lent Course and the Easter services:- Click Here
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STOKE HAMMOND
NEWS
NEW ELECTORAL ROLL:
A new Electoral Roll for each parish is required for 2025. For full details and application form:- Click Here
LENT COURSE:
The six-week Lent course is based on a book by Paula Gooder:-
"WOMEN OF HOLY WEEK"
(1). Tuesday afternoons at Stoke Hammond, 1pm soup lunch and course from 1.30pm to 3.00pm
(2). Midweek evening sessions across the Benefice at 8pm
For a flyer giving details of the Lent Course and the Easter services:- Click Here
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DAILY MESSAGE
Hebrews 12:2
03/04/2025
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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:- April
SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE THIS WEEK:
The services in the Benefice on Sunday, 6th April:-
9.30 (Great Brickhill) Holy Communion
9.30 (Stoke Hamond) Cafe Church
11.00 (Bow Brickhill) Family Service in the Hall (Mothers' Day Theme)
To download a PDF with full details for the current month's services and readings:- Click Here
The readings for 6th April, the Fifth Sunday of Lent:-
Isaiah 43: 16-21; Philippians 3: 4b-14; John 12: 1-8
LATEST "PATHWAYS" EDITION:
To download the latest copy of Pathways, the magazine for the people of the Diocese of Oxford:- Click Here
BISHOP OF BUCKINGHAM CONSECRATION SERVICE:
The consecration service for the Bishop of Buckingham, Revd Canon Dave Bull, took place at Canterbury Cathedral on 27th February. The service can be viewed via the following link:-
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPWrcHf2bX_azpEXlA5_y6MxCTop6eEij
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RECTOR'S
NEWSLETTER
Hope through Confusion
April 2025
Dear Friends,
It is often easier to see the shape and pattern of events when we look back. Situations that feel muddled and confused at the time can seem easier to accept and understand with hindsight.
When we hear the Easter story, we already know how it will conclude, and we can overlook the turmoil that the disciples went through. As we follow that story, through the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus, to the first resurrection appearances, we can see the disciples struggle with their reactions of shock, grief, panic and fear, before they begin to understand what has really been happening, and what it means.
When we are shocked by things that happen to us, when we are weighed down with grief and sorrow, or when we feel lost in fear and confusion, we can remember the Easter story and the experience of the disciples, and be encouraged to trust that God is with us in the midst of the turmoil, and may be at work in ways that we cannot see at the time.
And we can be encouraged by the promise that:
"in all things God works for the good of those who love him". (Romans 8. 28)
Wishing you all an Easter filled with joy and hope.
Revd John Waller
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