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 5 - 13 October 2024
6 October 2024
Silsoe 9:30am – Harvest Communion with Rev Louise & Rev Simon
Flitton 10:30am – Morning Worship with Reader Gillian Kern
Pulloxhill 11am – Holy Communion with Rev Louise
Silsoe 6pm – Contemporary Worship – more details here
From the Pulpit – Judges & Kings – Rev Louise
‘Judges and Kings’ – the fourth in the Bible Sermon Series – preached by Rev Louise on 6 October 2024 in Pulloxhill Church. You can listen to it here. Bible readings for the day: 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 41-49 and Luke 12:22-34
You can find the rest of the series here
Monday 7 October 7pm
Flitton Church Hall Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 9 October 8:30am
Weekly online prayer meeting – more details here
Wednesday 9 October 7pm
Fourth session of the Bible Course – more details here
Friday 11 October 7pm
Repeat of the second session of the Bible Course – more details here
Friday 11 October 7:30pm
Flitton Church Quiz – more details here
Saturday 12 October 10am – 4pm
Silsoe Photography Exhibition – more details here
Thursday 10 Oct
CANCELLED
Silsoe 11:30am – Midweek Morning Worship
Sunday 13 Oct
Silsoe 9:30am – Morning Worship with Rev Simon
Silsoe 6pm – Healing Service Holy Communion with Rev Simon, Rev Louise & Rev Anne Barker
Sunday 13 Oct
Flitton 10:30am – Holy Communion with Rev Louise
Sunday 13 Oct
Pulloxhill 11am – Morning Worship with Lay Leader of Worship Liz Coulson
SPOTLIGHT
Dear Friends
As we did two weeks ago we find ourselves both celebrating Harvest and continuing with our sermon series on the Bible. This week’s theme is Judges and Kings.
Rulers by definition are a rare breed, in positions of power through hereditary, ability or skulduggery! What does it take to be a great leader? Winston Churchill said “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that count.” It’s about character certainly, but more importantly it’s about who we serve. The late Queen had a book in her jubilee year written about her, speaking of her Christian faith it was titled ‘The Queen and the King she serves’. This has echoes in our Bible verse this week*, we focus on what we value. If this is ourselves, above others, the pursuit of power, wealth and influence will blind us to calls to serve and care for those in need. In some ways we are all leaders and a good question to ask is what legacy we are leaving with others. What would we want them to say of us when we aren’t here? Certainly if we follow the humility and servant heartedness of Jesus, the King of Kings we will be on the right track. Lead well!
With love and prayers
Simon and Louise
*Verse of the week Luke 12:34
‘For where your treasure is , there will be your heart also.’
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.