The United Benefice of Dunton, Wrestlingworth and Eyeworth

04/04/2026

04/04/2026

Join us this Easter Sunday! All welcome!
6 am Dawn Service at Dunton Community Garden
10 am Easter Sunday Service at St Peter's Church Wrestlingworth!

31/03/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_OlRWGLdnw

Just in case, like me, you sometimes struggle to understand the complexities of the Easter story
.. the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many...

This is a great video animation by the Bible Project and definitely worth a watch 💕

God is on a mission to remove evil from His good world, along with all of its corrosive effects. However, He wants to do it in a way that does not involve re...

28/03/2026

Upcoming services and events in the Benefice

Sunday 29th March

Palm Sunday

Benefice Communion Service at St Mary Magdalene, Dunton starting at the Dunton Community Garden at 10am

3.30pm Messy Church at St Mary Magdalene, Dunton



Monday 30th March

7pm Compline at St Peter’s, Wrestlingworth



Tuesday 31st March

7pm Compline at St Peter’s, Wrestlingworth



Wednesday 1st April

7pm Compline at St Peter’s, Wrestlingworth



Thursday 2nd April

Maundy Thursday

7pm at St Mary Magdalene, Dunton- with shared meal, Communion and the Watch



Friday 3rd April

Good Friday

10.30-12.15 Hot Cross Buns & refreshments at Eyeworth Village Hall

2pm Good Friday, Hour at the Cross at St Peter’s, Wrestlingworth



Sunday April 5th

Easter Day

6am Dawn Service at the Dunton Community Garden

10am Benefice Communion at St Peter’s, Wrestlingworth





Tuesday 7th April

Coffee Morning: 10.30-12.00 at St Peter’s, Wrestlingworth.

Coffee, tea, cakes, fellowship, and a warm welcome. With a raffle, and books for sale.



St Peter’s Lunch Club

Wednesday 15th April 12-1.30pm

at the Memorial Hall

Come and join us for some delicious home-made soup, roll and butter, cake and tea and coffee (and a raffle).

All for only £6.00!

All are welcome for an opportunity to meet together in fellowship and friendship over a warming lunch.



Community Café

Community Café every Thursday 10.00-11.00 at St Mary Magdalene ( no café in Holy Week, 2nd March)

Get together over coffee, tea, and cake. With play activities for children.

22/12/2025

Come and join us at the Community Garden on Christmas Eve for our wonderful Outdoor Nativity in the barn and Christingles.

Join in with traditional carols that tell the greatest story ever told ✨.

Children take their Christingle away with them to light at home on Christmas Day.

All donations go to the Children's Society, 'helping to build a future of happiness and hope for young people.'

15/09/2025

Please note that there will be no service now at Dunton on 28th September due to the Autumn Fayre.

There will be a Benefice Holy Communion at Wrestlingworth at 11am.

13/09/2025

We did it! John and I successfully completed our hike for the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust! We did a circular hike to all 3 Churches this morning, completing 23000 steps and nearly 20 km (11.87 miles)!

12/08/2025

Please note the confirmed service for

Sunday 31st August 2025

The service will be a Benefice Eucharist Service at St Mary Magdalene Church commencing at 9.30am.

We will warmly welcome the Reverend Lynne Sandal who will lead us in our worship.

30/07/2025

As we all pray for Revd Liz at this difficult time, please find attached list of services for August going forwards.

01/06/2025

Come and join us this afternoon!

Join us on Sunday 1st June for our second Messy Eco Church. We will be weeding and preparing the soil and then sowing wild seeds. We will be making bird feeders, planting sunflowers and making a bird silhouette to protect birds from flying into the windows. We will all spend the first ten minutes recording creatures and plants in the church yard so please ensure that you have the inaturalist app installed on your phone.

As always we will finish our busy afternoon with pizza and something sweet!

3.30pm to 4.30pm.

Grown ups...if you are able to bring your gardening gloves we have plenty of weeding to be done 😁😁😁😁