May 01

3 May 2026 5th Sunday of Easter

This Sunday’s morning services are presided by Rev’d Susan Marsh. 0800 Said Eucharist 0915 Parish Communion (sung) St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are lovingly supported by retired and serving diocesan priests who come to […]

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Apr 24

26 Apr 2026 Fourth Sunday of Easter

This Sunday’s morning services are presided by Rev’d Sue Stilwell. 0800 Said Eucharist 0915 Parish Communion (sung) 1800 Choral Evensong (Presided by Revd Geoff Calvert) St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are lovingly supported by […]

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Apr 17

19 Apr 2026 Third Sunday of Easter

This Sunday’s services are presided by Rev’d Susan Marsh. 0800 Said Eucharist 0915 Parish Communion (sung) St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are lovingly supported by retired and serving diocesan priests who come to preach […]

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Mar 29

29 March 2026 Palm Sunday

This Sunday’s morning services are presided by Rev’d Sue Stilwell: During Holy Week we have additional services on from Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and of course the Family Communion on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Please look at our calendar page for details on these services. St Francis is in vacancy, […]

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Mar 20

22 March 2026 Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passiontide begins)

This Sunday’s morning services are presided by Rev’d Canon Jenny Gray: 0800 Said Eucharist 0915 Parish Communion (sung) 1700 Service of Prayers and Music for Passiontide Presided by Revd Dr Geoffrey Calvert (with the Choirs from St Francis of Assisi, Applecroft Primary School and St John’s Lemsford C of E School) St Francis is in […]

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Mar 13

Sunday 15 Mar 2026 Mothering Sunday – Family Communion @ 10am

Join us for one service @ 10am as it is the Fourth Sunday in Lent and also Mothering Sunday; a joyful yet complex historical tradition of returning to one’s “mother church” with the celebration of maternal love, care, and nurturing. This service features the blessing and distribution of daffodils to acknowledge those who have cared […]

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Feb 13

15 Feb 2026 Sunday next before Lent

0800 Said Eucharist (Presided by Revd Susan Marsh) 0915 Parish Communion (Presided by Bp Stephen, The Right Revd Dr Stephen Venner, DL) St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are lovingly supported by retired and serving […]

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Jan 23

Sunday 25 Jan 2026 Conversion of Paul

  0800 Said Eucharist (Presided by Revd Susan Marsh) 0915 Parish Communion including the Baptism of Fearne Humphrey (Presided by Revd Richard Syms) 1800 Choral Evensong (Presided by Revd Susan Marsh) St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue […]

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Jan 16

18 Jan 2026 2nd Sunday of Epiphany

This Sunday’s services are presided by Rev’d Martin King. 0800 Said Eucharist 0915 Parish Communion (sung) St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are lovingly supported by retired and serving diocesan priests who come to […]

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