St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden

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Hambleden Parish Church

This beautiful 12^th century cruciform church stands at the heart of one of the most attractive villages in the Chiltern hills in Buckinghamshire.

Hambleden Parish Church is first and foremost a home to a thriving family of Christians who regularly gather here to worship God and to find inspiration for daily life. As a wonderful church set in a beautiful valley we also enjoy making welcome many hundreds of visitors annually. We would love to welcome you.

Lychgate decorated for Harvest photo Mardi Wilkins

New stained glass window in South Transept designed and painted by Patrick Reyntiens

Caroline Hyman

Dedication Ceremony 20th Jan 2017 with Rector Stephen Southgate and Father Anthony

Caroline Hyman

Click here for some helpful hints on getting involved

Rewiring, Relighting and Redecorating Project

Click here to hear the bells
of Hambleden

Hambleden Bell ringers

Julia Lacey’s ginger cake, in the form of the parish church was judged the showstopper entry in the Great Hambleden Bake Off - fundraising competition for this project

Charles Gray, Christine Wells, and Harry Sloper received Maundy Money from The Queen at Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford 28.3.2013

What's on this month?
services in bold are at this church

The church is open for private prayer from 9am to 4pm daily.

Sun 2 Nov	10am 3pm	Group Service, Turville All Souls Service, Frieth
Sun 9 Nov	10.50am 2.30pm	Remembrance Service Wild Church Remembrance, Pullingshill Wood, Medmenham
Sun 16 Nov	8am 10am	BCP, Holy Communion Lay-led Morning Prayer
Sun 23 Nov	11am	Holy Communion
Sun 30 Nov	6pm	Advent Candlelit Service
Sun 7 Dec	10am 4pm	Group Service, Fingest Railway Nativity, Fawley Hill

Parish Review Achievable Targets

· To develop our ministry to tourists/visitors to the church.

· To organise a social gathering for people who help with the church

· To have a large choral service this year.

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Some photos of recent activities
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Coronation Service May 2023

Christingle 2022

Remembrance 2022

Wild Church July 2022

Confirmation with Bishop Steven Croft of Oxford

Harvest Festival

Service to celebrate 800 years since the birth and baptism of St Thomas Cantilupe with The Dean of Hereford, Michael Tavinor, and visitors 22.8.18

New altar frontal in the Lady chapel

Fundraising Pop up Bakery run by Claire Pelling and helpers

Hanging of Christmas swag

Magna Carta enactment

Wycombe Civic Service 23.3.2014

Queen's Diamond Jubilee street party

Men's Day at Church Teas

Members of Hambleden Valley Churches Choir sing
on Songs of Praise in Oxford

On Thurs 7 June 2007 there was a 7.30pm Choral Eucharist for the Feast of Corpus Christi and afterwards refreshments in the Parish Hall to celebrate Christine Wells' 50 years as organist at Hambleden.

Rachel Wallace