Deiniol's Leaving Service is on 20th July, 11.15 at Great Hampden, and Teresia will be returning to preach. This will be followed by a farewell lunch in Hampden House. We hope everyone, young and old, adults and children, will join us to say farewell to Deiniol. 

You can sign up for the Farewell Lunch either in church or here: https://www.htprestwood.org.uk/rectorsfarewell. 

The churchwardens would like to invite you to contribute to a farewell gift to Deiniol, to thank him for his ministry here. If you wish to contribute, you can pay by BACS, cash in a marked envelope, or cheque made payable to Holy Trinity Prestwood PCC. 

Account Name: Holy Trinity Prestwood PCC
Sort Code: 30-93-67
Account Number: 00085332
Reference: Deiniol
Donations by 13th July please.

Part of the money provided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund was designated to complete a report on the project. As part of this we worked with Nikhilesh Haval from Nikreations to create a 360^o Virtual Tour of St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden. This is now live on our website: greathampden.org.uk/virtualtour. We were fortunate that the weather was great, and the church looks resplendent. 

St Mary Magdalene have not had a focus on regular giving, the funding that keeps our church going day-to-day, in over a decade.
During that time the world has changed immeasurably. There has been a pandemic, high inflation, and the era of cheap energy and stable costs is over.
The PCC are asking you to consider your giving to St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden, and to make, or review, a regular commitment to supporting our church financially. We need to increase our regular, committed giving by £7,000 per year. Please consider your giving. To give regularly, go to https://www.greathampden.org.uk/give, scan the QR code, or pick up a leaflet in church.

The Senior's Tea Party will be held on Wednesday, July 16 at 2.30pm. If you are 80 or over and have not received an invitation, please take it as a great compliment! However, if you whisper your privileged status to one of the clergy we will add your name to the sign-up sheet and make sure you receive an invitation.

HTP will be having a stall at Missenden Abbey at their Summer Fair on Sunday, 6th July, 11am-4pm. We will be selling cakes, preserves and craft items. 

Are you able to support us by:

• Baking cakes, biscuits, quiches etc. (wrapped and ingredients clearly labelled)
• Making craft items to sell

If you are able to help please let Jean know.

Join us on Sunday 13th July at 7pm at St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden for an evening of beautiful music in the recently refurbished church,  courtesy of the wonderful Hampden Ensemble.

This is the latest in our excellent and popular series of concerts and will feature Alexandra Caldon, Charlotte Reid, Alex Caldon and friends.

Tickets are £15 (£10 for under 18s) and include refreshments in the interval.

Get your tickets online at greathampden.org.uk/concert.

Unbound Theatre’s award-winning Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival comes to Holy Trinity, Prestwood with one of the most famous tragedies of them all!

In the aftermath of a bitter and bloody war, there waits a prophecy. Once uttered, there can be no wavering from what it foretells, and the words are about to be spoken. Blood will have blood, and fateful ambition will rob a man of everything he holds dear...

This blistering new production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is perfect for fans of the Bard, as well as those a bit suspicious of Shakespeare! Had a bad experience with his plays at school? Can’t cope with another show full of men in tights? This is the performance for you!

The performance starts at 7.30pm with doors opening at 7pm. The performance will be approximately 2 hours long (2 halves of 50 mins, plus a 20 min interval). Tickets are £10/£8 for under 16s and concessions. Visit htprestwood.org.uk/macbeth to book your tickets. Tickets are limited so advance booking is highly recommended!

For more information about the performance itself, please visit unboundtheatre.co.uk. For all other queries, please email Lesley on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or pop into the office. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Presented as part of the Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival, winner of ‘Best Cultural Event’ at the inaugural Bucks Spark Awards.

For more information about this year’s Festival, head over to unboundtheatre.co.uk.

There's a lot of special events happening. Here are some dates for the diary:

We are in need of some volunteers to help at three of our weekly clubs. The more volunteers we have - the less often you are likely to need to do it. 

This includes:

Sparks Club | Mondays, 11.45am - 12.45pm | Prestwood Infant School 

Light Club | Thursdays, 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Prestwood Junior School

Toy Library | Thursdays, 9.30am - 1pm | The Annexe

If you would like to help with any of these then please speak to Frances. 

We work in the community with Acts 435. Acts 435 is a giving website that allows people to give money directly to others, and 100% of what is donated via Acts 435 goes directly to those in need. When so many people need so much help giving to charities and good causes can sometimes feel overwhelming and hard. Acts 435 puts people who want to help in touch with people who are in need, through a network of churches and local charities. Acts 435 enables virtual, online giving for specific needs.

If you would like to be notified by email when a local Acts 435 is made by us, please let one of the clergy know.

After a thorough audit and the submission of our paperwork to the A Rocha Eco Church Awards Scheme Holy Trinity, Prestwood has been awarded the Bronze Eco Church Award. This scheme is our church's primary means of addressing the climate crisis through the PCC's Climate Strategy. We are now working on achieving the next-level Silver Award.

Help us respond faithfully to the climate and nature crises! Join us in reaching the Silver Award!

• Community and Global Engagement—Transforming local and global communities and ecosystems
• Buildings—Finding energy efficient and innovative ways to manage our places of worship
• Land—Nurturing spaces for people and nature
• Lifestyle—Living joyfully and sustainably as followers of Christ
• Worship and Teaching—Embedding creation care in worship, prayer and learning

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