UPDATED 8th May 2024

Welcome to the website of the Quintet Churches - the five churches found in the basin area of the River Quin in East Hertfordshire.

9th May: Ascension Day

7.00pm St Nicholas’, Great Hormead,
A special communion service to celebrate the feast of the Ascension of Jesus. This is a principal feast day for the Christian Church, equal to Christmas and Easter in terms of importance. This is a BENEFICE SERVICE and open to everyone.

Seventh Sunday of Easter and the Sunday after Ascension Day: 12th May

9.30am St Mary's, Meesden,
Holy Communion.

11.00am St Nicholas’, Great Hormead,
Family Service.

6.00pm St Mary the Virgin, Brent Pelham,
Evening Worship.

Pentecost: 19th May
The birthday of the Christian Church

9.30am St Nicholas’, Great Hormead,
Holy Communion.

11.00am St George's, Anstey,
Holy Communion.

6.00pm St Giles' Wyddial,
Evening Worship.

Saturday 25th May
Evening Worship - Special service of comemoration for 398th Association

4.00pm St George's Anstey,
Evening Service followed by tea.

Trinity Sunday: 26th May

9.30am St Nicholas’, Great Hormead,
Holy Communion.

11.00am St Mary the Virgin, Brent Pelham,
Family Holy Communion.

5.00pm St Mary's, Meesden,
Evening Worship - Service of Light.

Our full services calendar can be found under Service Times

Halo Club Prize Draw 2024 - TICKETS

Hormead with Wyddial PCC they are promoters of a 100Club Prize Draw. Tickets for the new draw wil go on sale on 13th February, Pancake Day, launching at a coffee morning in Hormead Church Room. 40% of the proceeds are returned as prizes through the year and 60% helps with the day-to-day running costs for the two churches.

TICKET APPLICATION FORM HERE

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The Quintet Churches are a group of five Anglican churches who work together and meet for worship in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside in the Diocese of St Albans. We are located just east of the market town of Buntingford and are part of the Buntingford Deanery.

Together we seek to serve our communities, worship God and live His values of love, peace and justice.

Christian have worshiped and ministered in this area for over 1,000 years. So it is our privilege to be the latest generation to continue the story of the body of Christ in our villages.

We are delighted you have found our website, we hope you enjoy browsing these pages, and to meet you in person soon.

The Ministry Team

P.S. Our website name quintetchurches.com references both the river Quin which flows in our midst and the quintet or five churches in our benefice (group of parishes).

If you would like to speak to a member of the ministry team, please call or email us. You can contact the Rector, James Sawyer on 01763 289 258, or email him via this link EMAIL. Please note, James's day of is normally Friday. Calls may be montitored and/or recorded for training and security purposes.

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