Benefice Notices

• Deiniol's Resignation from the Benefice

  It's been announced that Deiniol will be leaving Holy Trinity, Prestwood and St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden after 17 years as our Rector.

  You can read the full announcement here: Holy Trinity, Prestwood - Announcement from the Rector. 

  The churchwardens would like to invite you to contribute to farewell gift to Deiniol, to thank him for his ministry here. There will be a joint collection by both churches. We will make the presentation after his last service at Great Hampden on July 20th.

  There will only be one service in the Benefice on 20th July, 11.15 at Great Hampden, when Teresia will be preaching. This will be followed by lunch in Hampden House. We hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us to say farewell to Deiniol. You can sign up for the Farewell Lunch either in church or here: https://www.htprestwood.org.uk/rectorsfarewell. 

  If you wish to contribute, you can pay by BACS, cash in a marked envelope, or cheque made payable to Holy Trinity Prestwood PCC.  

  Account Name: Holy Trinity Prestwood PCC
  Sort Code: 30-93-67
  Account Number: 00085332
  Reference: Deiniol
  Donations by 13th July please.

• Chamber Music Concert, July 13 7.00pm, Great Hampden

  Join us on Sunday 13th July at 7pm at St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden for an evening of beautiful music in the recently refurbished church,  courtesy of the wonderful Hampden Ensemble. This is the latest in our excellent and popular series of concerts and will feature Alexandra Caldon, Charlotte Reid, Alex Caldon and friends. Tickets are £15 (£10 for under 18s) and include refreshments in the interval. Get your tickets online at www.greathampden.org.uk/concert.

• Bring a Bottle for Trinity Sunday

  At Prestwood Picnic on Saturday 21st June we are holding a bottle tombola to help raise funds for the church. If everyone coming on Trinity Sunday brought a bottle with them then we would have enough for this. There is a box at the back of church for these. Thank you!

• Unbound Theatre's Perfomance of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" on Friday 11th July at 7.30pm

  Unbound Theatre’s award-winning Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival comes to Holy Trinity, Prestwood with one of the most famous tragedies of them all!

  

   

  In the aftermath of a bitter and bloody war, there waits a prophecy. Once uttered, there can be no wavering from what it foretells, and the words are about to be spoken. Blood will have blood, and fateful ambition will rob a man of everything he holds dear...

   

  This blistering new production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is perfect for fans of the Bard, as well as those a bit suspicious of Shakespeare! Had a bad experience with his plays at school? Can’t cope with another show full of men in tights? This is the perfomance for you!

  The performance starts at 7.30pm with doors opening at 7pm. The performance will be approximately 2 hours long (2 halves of 50 mins, plus a 20 min interval). Tickets are £10/£8 for under 16s and concessions. Visit htprestwood.org.uk/macbeth to book your tickets. Tickets are limited so advance booking is highly recommended!

  For more information about the performance itself, please visit unboundtheatre.co.uk. For all other queries, please email Lesley on marketing@htprestwood.org.uk or pop into the office. Looking forward to seeing you there!

  Presented as part of the Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival, winner of ‘Best Cultural Event’ at the inaugural Bucks Spark Awards.

  For more information about this year’s Festival, head over to unboundtheatre.co.uk.

• Why is our Liturgy the way it is? | Tuesday 15th July | 7.30pm | GH

  Our liturgy has a structure and, whilst the content may vary week by week and season by season, this structure remains the same. It is a constant, we know where we are in the service and where we are going next. It can be easy for regular churchgoers, and Clergy alike, to navigate the service on ‘auto-pilot’. But why is our liturgy the way it is? What is it purpose? And what does it say about what we as a worshipping community believe. This session will be led by the Clergy and will focus on the liturgy within Common Worship, perhaps touching on the Book of Common Prayer which is ordered differently. Tuesday 15th July, 7.30pm, St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden. 

• BHCT Gardens near the Church Event

  Bucks Historic Churches Trust fourth Gardens near the Church day brings us just south of Aylesbury where more beautiful private gardens are to be found. They are generously being opened on Wednesday 25th June from 10am until 5pm to raise funds for the Buckinghamshire Historic Churches Trust. This is also a unique opportunity to visit some special churches and have a day out exploring another part of our historic county. We very much hope that you will make time to visit them and thus help support the Trust. 

  To find out more and book scan the QR code or follow the website link to Gardens-Leaflet-2025.

• Dates for the Diary

  There's a lot of special events happening in the next two months. Here are some dates for the diary:

  Weekend June 14-15	175th Anniversary Flower Festival	HTP
  Sunday June 15, 10.30am	175th Anniversary Patronal Festival Eucharist with the Bishop of Oxford (no service at Great Hampden), followed by	HTP
  	175th Anniversary Parish Lunch Book your place
  Sunday June 22, 11.15am	John Hampden Society Memorial Morning Prayer using the Prayer Book John Hampden would have used	GH
  Saturday June 28, 3.00pm	Craft & Praise	HTP
  Sunday July 6	Missenden Abbey Summer Fair (Cakes, Craft & Preserves stall)
  Friday July 11, Evening	Macbeth	HTP
  Sunday July 13, 7.00pm	Chamber Music Concert, further details to follow.	GH
  Tuesday July 15, 7.30pm	Why is our Liturgy the way it is?	GH
  Wednesday July 16, 2.30pm	Senior's Tea Party	HTP
  Sunday July 20, 11.15am	Patronal Festival Eucharist and Final Service for the Rector with the Rt Revd Teresia Boström, Bishop of Härnösand, (no service at Prestwood) followed by	GH
  	The Rector's Farewell Party and Lunch	Hampden House

   

• 175th Anniversary Patronal Eucharist and Celebratory Lunch | Trinity Sunday

  Our service for Trinity Sunday will be at 10.30am, and we are delighted to welcome the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft as we conclude our 175th Anniversary celebration. We celebrate 175 of ministry and mission in this place, give thanks for the work we are currently doing and look ahead to the next 175 years. 

  Following the service we will continue our 175th Anniversary celebrations with a parish lunch. There is no charge, but donations will encouraged on the day. Everyone is invited! In order to help with catering, please let us know you are coming—you can do that online here www.htprestwood.org.uk/lunch or via the sign up sheet in church.

  SEARCH will be doing the bulk of the catering for this, and have asked for contributions if able. There is a sign up sheet at the back of the church for offers of dishes. 

• Beyond Difference | Reflections on Faith & Leadership | Sunday 15th June, 2.00pm

  Following his time with us for Trinity Sunday, Bishop Steven will be joining our friends at Beyond Difference for the next in their Interfaith events. Reflections on Faith & Leadership: navigating the complexities of fulfilling my mandate. Taking place at Chesham Town Hall, doors open at 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start. More information can be found on their website: beyonddifference.org.  

• 175th Anniversary Patronal Flower Festival

  Saturday 15^th June 10am–5pm, Sunday 16^th June 1-5pm

  Please come and join us for our 175^th Anniversary Patronal Flower Festival as our anniversary year draws to a close. A beautiful selection of floral arrangements will be on display in the church, some sponsored by genrerous local businesses and arranged by our very talented community of volunteers. £2.50 entry, under 16s free. 

   

  Help us create a Paper Flower Arch

  All Children are invited to help us make a Paper Flower Arch for the Flower Festival taking place on the 14th & 15th of June. If you would like to contribute and have your flowers displayed, please submit them into the collection box at the back of Church by Sunday the 1st June. 

   

  Volunteers Needed for Saturday

  We are seeking volunteers to staff the welcome desk at the main entrance to the church. A sign up sheet is available with timeslots. 

   

  All details: htprestwood.org.uk/175. 

   

• Prestwood Picnic | Saturday 21st June

  Prestwood Picnic takes place on Saturday 21st June 2025 and Holy Trinity will be having a stall.

  https://prestwoodcommunity.uk/prestwood-big-week/

  On the stall we will be promoting everything we do in the community and also raising funds to support that work. 

  We will be holding a bottle tombola, if you have any bottles you would like to donate, please leave these at the back of church. 

  We will also need some volunteers to help us out on the day. If you are able to help, please speak to Barbara or Kayleigh. 

  Also, please come along on the day to support this event. 

• Volunteers Needed

  We are in need of some volunteers to help at three of our weekly clubs. The more volunteers we have - the less often you are likely to need to do it. 

  This includes:

  Sparks Club | Mondays, 11.45am - 12.45pm | Prestwood Infant School 

  Light Club | Thursdays, 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Prestwood Junior School

  Toy Library | Thursdays, 9.30am - 1pm | The Annexe

  If you would like to help with any of these then please speak to Frances. 

• Support our work with Acts 435

  We work in the community with Acts 435. Acts 435 is a giving website that allows people to give money directly to others, and 100% of what is donated via Acts 435 goes directly to those in need. When so many people need so much help giving to charities and good causes can sometimes feel overwhelming and hard. Acts 435 puts people who want to help in touch with people who are in need, through a network of churches and local charities. Acts 435 enables virtual, online giving for specific needs.

  If you would like to be notified by email when a local Acts 435 is made by us, please let one of the clergy know.

• Eco Church Bronze Award for Holy Trinity

  After a thorough audit and the submission of our paperwork to the A Rocha Eco Church Awards Scheme Holy Trinity, Prestwood has been awarded the Bronze Eco Church Award. This scheme is our church's primary means of addressing the climate crisis through the PCC's Climate Strategy. We are now working on achieving the next-level Silver Award.

  Help us respond faithfully to the climate and nature crises! Join us in reaching the Silver Award!

  • Community and Global Engagement—Transforming local and global communities and ecosystems
  • Buildings—Finding energy efficient and innovative ways to manage our places of worship
  • Land—Nurturing spaces for people and nature
  • Lifestyle—Living joyfully and sustainably as followers of Christ
  • Worship and Teaching—Embedding creation care in worship, prayer and learning

• Join our Kiva Team

  

  More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. They do this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the underserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva's work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment and families can afford needed emergency care.

  We have had a team on Kiva for about ten years. In that time we have:

  • Loaned over $20,000.00
  • Made 875 different loans

  Currently there are 15 team members. You can be one of them! By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, you can be part of the solution and make a real difference in someone’s life. 100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes to funding loans.

  Follow the link on the website or scan the QR code and you too can Join our team today!