WELCOME
to the Benefice of Flitton, Pulloxhill and Silsoe
in Central Bedfordshire - part of the Diocese of St Albans.
Our historic churches are situated in the heart of their communities, and we seek to be a living heartbeat of faith here. We follow Jesus and we want to share the good news of his love with all.
If you live in Flitton, Greenfield, Pulloxhill, Silsoe, Wardhedges and the surrounding areas, we are your local church, and we are here for you. We also extend a warm welcome to visitors from further afield.
We provide regular services of worship and prayer, and we offer opportunities to learn about and practice the Christian faith. We welcome people of all ages and from all walks of life.
Our local schools are very important to us and we are blessed to work closely with the teachers, staff and children.
The website is packed full of useful information from Sunday Services, activities and events, and helpful advice for those seeking baptisms, weddings and funerals.
Whether you are new or a regular member of the churches or community, we are glad that you are here, and we hope that you find what you are looking for.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of any assistance
Rev Simon and Rev Louise Moore, Vicars
01525 643478 RevSimon@3churches.uk RevLouise@3churches.uk
Around the Benefice 12 to 21 July 2024
14 July 2024
9:30am Silsoe – Morning Worship with Rev Simon and Maggie Jeeves
3 pm Silsoe – Messy Church with Rev Louise & Rev Simon – more details here
10:30 am Flitton – Holy Communion with Rev Louise
11am Pulloxhill – Morning Worship with Rev Simon
From the Pulpit – Hold On In Hard Times – Rev Simon
Hold On In Hard Times – a sermon preached by Rev Simon on 14 July 2024. Bible readings for the day Mark 6:14-29 and Ephesians 1:3-14
Wed 17 July 8:30am – Weekly online prayer meeting – more details here
Wed 17 July 7:30pm Silsoe Church – Surviving the Rwandan Genocide – Antoinette Mutabazi – more details here
Fri 19 July 10am – Bible Book Club at the Vicarage – more details here – note this meeting is at 10am
21 July 2024
9:30am Silsoe – Holy Communion with Rev Simon and Rev Louise
10:30 am Flitton – Cafe Church with Reader Gillian Kern
12 noon Flitton – Baptism with Rev Simon & Rev Louise
6pm Pulloxhill -Healing Service with Holy Communion – Rev Simon & Rev Louise
SPOTLIGHT
Dear Friends,
It’s good to be home after our travels and home this is (it was our second anniversary as your vicars on 13 July!).
Our time in Mongolia was crammed with so much; 2000 miles much off road, 12 different places to stay in, plains, deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes, snow, hail, storms and sunshine. Throw in for good measure horses and camels ridden, goats and cows milked and some intriguing culinary delights. The countryside and culture are rich in colour and beauty, we were privileged to journey in a place where I worked out you’re 130 times less likely to meet someone than in the UK.
Wonderfully here despite only a handful of Christians when communism collapsed in 1990 there are now thriving growing churches. The church family has a unity in Jesus wherever you are in God’s world. It worships in places of beauty and where there is horror. Connected with this please come and hear Antoinette Mutabazi on Wednesday 17th July at 7.30pm in Silsoe Church as she shares her powerful story of survival following the Rwandan genocide thirty years ago.
In whatever place or circumstances you find yourself in, you are not alone, God is an ever present companion.
With Love and Prayers
Simon and Louise
The common shared vision of the Benefice is
“Living Our Faith, Loving Our Communities”
and this supported by a set of values across all three churches:
Christ centred Prayerful Worshipful Hospitable Community focused United
Each of the three Churches has their own specific opportunities and challenges but by working together and offering an appropriate range of worship options, the Benefice is able to deliver its vision and values and meet the needs of its congregations.