Hambleden Valley Group of Churches

Hambleden Valley Churches
"Enlisting the people of earth for the purposes of heaven"

Oxford Diocese	Welcome to the website of the Hambleden Valley Group of Churches	Welcome message from Malcolm Macnaughton (previous Rector) click here

We are delighted to announce that our new Rector, The Revd. John Wigram, was Inducted and Installed on Tuesday 2nd September 2008 at St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden. We wish him and his family a very warm welcome.
	Clergy Team Rector: The Revd. John Wigram 01491 571231 revjohn@wigram.org.uk Associate Priest: The Revd. Mieke Gaynor 01628 481704 mieke.gaynor@btopenworld.com

The churches of the Hambleden Valley
Please click on a church for more individual information

St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden

hear the bells

St Mary the Virgin,
Turville

hear the bells

St Bartholomew
Fingest

hear the bell

St John the Evangelist, Frieth

Frieth Church of England Combined
School

St Mary the Virgin,
Fawley

St Peter &
St Paul, Medmenham

United Reformed Church,
Pheasant's Hill

what's happening this month?

September 2008
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Events Calendar for Sept 2008

Rota of Services for Sept 2008

Services especially for children
July-Sept 2008

Some special events are put on the home page of each parish

Regular Activities
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Hambleden concerts 2008

Youth Groups

Baptisms

Weddings

Blessing of a civil marriage

Contemplative
Meditation

You may wish to light a virtual candle in prayer please click on the link below:
Light A Candle

Coming Events
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First Sundays 2008

Harvest Festivals 2008

First Sundays in 2008

For details of the pattern of services on the first Sundays of each month,

To 'listen again' to sermons,

Recent Events
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Induction of our new Rector Revd John Wigram 2.9.08

First Sunday sermons
'Listen again'

Group Retreat to Holland House 11-13 Jan 2008

Farewell to Malcolm Macnaughton 14 Oct 2007

First Sunday Services 2007

Service of thanksgiving for the Hambleden Estate
21.9.07

Farewell to Amanda Bloor
5 Aug 2007

Corpus Christi 9 June 2007 - special celebration for our organist Christine Wells
who has played here for 50 years. Photos

Good Friday Reflections
2007 -
print and 'read again' as
pdf files

The Hambleden Valley Churches
supported the campaign

MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY.

please click here to find out more.

Fund Raising
please click on the link below

St Matthew's Children's Fund

Hymns
We have recorded some hymns as they were sung in our Valley churches.
To 'listen' please click on the title:

Picture Gallery
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Induction and installation of The Revd. John Wigram as Rector 2 Sept 2008

for more pics click here

Bishop Alan at the Lacey's Farm
( see http://bishopalan.blogspot.com/2008/07/cows-come-home-shock-horror.html )

keep verging on...

Flowers for Easter in Medmenham Church

Festival of marmalade in aid of organ fund, 24 March 2008

Visit by Bishop John Pritchard to the Tea Club, 15 January 2008

Group Retreat to Holland House 11-13 January 2008
for more pics click here

Confirmation at Hambleden 6th January 2008

Railway Nativity at Fawley 16th December 2007

Andy West

Malcolm's Farewell Service 14thOctober 2007
for more pics click here

Sue Brice

Animal Blessing Service, Turville, 13th October 2007

Bringing in the sheaves at Hambleden Harvest Festival
30th September 2007
for more pics of all our churches decorated for harvest click here

Ian and Ophelia's baptism, Easter Eve 2007, Hambleden.
Churchwardens are holding their new Paschal candles

First Sunday Choral Eucharist
Palm Sunday 2007 - Turville

original web design by Alistair

all material (c) Rector of Hambleden with additional information from
'The Churches of the Hambleden Valley' by Wycombe District Council