UPDATED 11th April 2025
Welcome to the website of the Quintet Churches - the five churches found in the basin area of the River Quin in East Hertfordshire.
In Lent, we are in a season of 40 days of ‘Thinking Time’, for self-reflection, penitence, fasting and rededication as we focus on Jesus final journey to Jerusalem, his passion and death upon the cross before the glorious day of the resurrection on Easter Day.
Lent
2025:
Our enjoyment of The Chosen, an acclaimed dramatisation of the gosples, is on pause as we come to Holy Week. Join us on Thursday 17th April in Great Hormead Church Room for a simple meal, commemorating Jesus last supper in the upper room with his friends. If you plan to attend the meal please send an email to us so we know the names and numbers for catering purposes. RSVP HERE
After Easter on Thursday 24th April we are planning to have a double bill conclusion to Season 4 of The Chosen. The film will begin at 7pm
Sunday 13th April
Palm Sunday
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Sunday 13th |
9.30am |
Meesden |
Holy Communion |
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Palm Sunday |
10.30am |
Wyddial, |
Palm Sunday |
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11.00am |
Wyddial |
Palm Sunday |
THERE IS NO EVENING SERVICE
HOLY WEEK
Wednesday 16th April
8.00pm Compline on zoom
Thursday 17th April
11.00am Chrism Service, St Albans Cathedral
7.00pm Hormead church room: Service and meal to comemorate the Last Supper
Good Friday 18th April
10.00am Good Friday Devotions - Brent Pelham
Stations of the cross in and around the church.
Holy Saturday 19th April
7pm Sunset Vigil, Wyddial
Sunday 20th April
Easter Day
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5.50am |
Little Hormead |
Sunrise service | |
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8.00am |
Meesden |
BCP Easter Holy Communion (Said) |
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9.30am |
Great Hormead |
Easter Festival Holy Communion |
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10.00am |
Meesden |
Easter Family Service |
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11.15am |
Brent Pelham |
Easter Festival Holy Communion |
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4.00pm |
Wyddial |
Easter Festival Holy Communion |
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6.00pm |
Anstey |
Easter Festival Holy Communion |
EASTER CARD with all the Passiontide, Holy Week and Easter Services details is being distributed. Look out for your copy or pick up a spare in church.
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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 around the basin of the River Quin 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.
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).
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Contact
The Vicarage
Great Hormead
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0NT
01763 289258