Hartford Hundred West Group of Parishes
St Mary Bayford
Chapel of Holy Cross &
St Alban, Brickendon
St Mary the Virgin
Essendon
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St Andrew
Little Berkhamsted
St Mary
Ponsbourne
Hartford Hundred West is a group of five Hertfordshire churches in the Diocese of St Albans: Bayford, Brickendon, Essendon, Little Berkhamsted and Ponsbourne (Newgate Street).
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Our ministry team is led by Rector Theresa Musiwacho, who is assisted by four lay leaders of worship: Phil Ryan, Solomon Musiwacho, Trish McKeller and Colin Rees.
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Our style of worship is informal. The main Sunday services, which are in modern English, are Holy Communion and Family Service, which is a simple short service for all ages, for those with or without Faith. In the summer there is also a service of Evensong from the Book of Common Prayer with hymns and modern language intercessions on one Sunday a month at Essendon. And there is a weekly traditional Holy Communion on Wednesday mornings at Essendon, using the Book of Common Prayer. Everyone welcome!​
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The times and venues for our services and events vary; please click on Calendar to see what’s on.
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Please click on About Us and then Who's Who or Contact us to see the contact details for the Office, Rector, Lay Leaders, and other officers. Any of them would be pleased to hear from you if you have a question and cannot find the answer here.
Weddings, Baptisms and other matters
Saturday Registration is held on the
1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.
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10.00 am to 11.30 am at Little Berkhamsted Church.
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If you, or someone you know is interested in a wedding or baptism, or just have a question for our Rector we will be happy to see you.
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All are welcome, you do not need an appointment, just turn up.
Hartford Hundred West Group of Churches is working with the St Albans Diocese to house Ukrainian families locally. Click here for more information about hosting and helping those who host, or contact hartfordhundredukraine@gmail.com.
The monthly Parish Magazine contains all the church and village news from our parishes. The magazine is free to view or download – click here.
You can also receive a printed copy for 80p, or printed copies for a year for £8. Please contact Cas Blackman at editor@parishmagazine.org to purchase.