St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth

24/05/2026

08/05/2026

St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth Everton, Bedfordshire

02/05/2026

May Services St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth Everton, Bedfordshire
Sunday 3rd May:Easter 5 (4th Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay with Baptism
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton with Baptism
Sunday 10th May: Easter 6 (5th after Easter) Rogation Days Monday-Wednesday
9.30am Shared Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay.
Thursday 14th May: Ascension Day Service(s) TBC
Sunday 17th May: Easter 7 (Sunday after Ascension)
9.30am Parish Eucharist with healing time at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
4.00pm Evensong at St. Mary’s, Everton
Sunday 24th May: Day of Pentecost - Whit Sunday
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton
Sunday 31st May: Trinity Sunday - Festival services at ? all three churches
9.30am Benefice Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton – under discussion, may be shared with Gamlingay
6.00pm Informal Evening Service of music for Trinity Sunday at Hatley St. George
Diocese of Ely Hilary Young St Mary the Virgin Church Gamlingay Ely Cathedral

18/04/2026

St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth APCM meeting will follow our 11.15 Eucharist. This is an important annual meeting, that all Church members are called to attend if possible. Everton, Bedfordshire Diocese of Ely
Services for April - May
Sunday 19th April: Easter 3 (second Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist with healing time at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15 Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton, followed by APCM at the Village Hall
NB: No Wednesday Eucharist on 22nd April.
Sunday 26th April: Easter 4 (third Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton
May
Sunday 3rd May:Easter 5 (4th Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay with Baptism
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton with Baptism
Sunday 10th May: Easter 6 (5th after Easter) Rogation Days Monday-Wednesday
9.30am Shared Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay.
Thursday 14th May: Ascension Day Service(s) TBC
Sunday 17th May: Easter 7 (Sunday after Ascension)
9.30am Parish Eucharist with healing time at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
4.00pm Evensong at St. Mary’s, Everton
Sunday 24th May: Day of Pentecost - Whit Sunday
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton
Sunday 31st May: Trinity Sunday - Festival services at ? all three churches
9.30am Benefice Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton – under discussion, may be shared with Gamlingay
6.00pm Informal Evening Service of music for Trinity Sunday at Hatley St. George.

30/03/2026

Easter Sunday Services.
April 5th Easter Sunday, Festival Eucharist/Communions in all three churches with Easter Egg hunts.
8.00am Hatley St. George
9.30am St Mary’s, Gamlingay,
11.15am St. Mary’s, Everton
Sunday 12th April: Easter 2 (first Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
4.00pm Evensong at St. Mary’s, Everton (NB a week earlier than usual, swap to allow APCM
Sunday 19th April: Easter 3 (second Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist with healing time at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15 Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton, followed by APCM at the Village Hall
Sunday 26th April: Easter 4 (third Sunday after Easter)
9.30am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
11.15am Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Everton
Diocese of Ely Everton, Bedfordshire Ely Cathedral St Mary the Virgin Church Gamlingay St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth

29/03/2026

✝️ Holy Week services
Monday 30th March
7pm Taizé-style compline service at St. Mary’s, Gamlingay
Tuesday 31st March
7pm Taizé-style compline service at Hatley St. George
Wednesday 1st April
7pm Taizé-style compline service at St. Mary’s, Everton
2nd April Maundy Thursday
6.00pm Reflective meal at Gamlingay Church Hall –
(numbers to Hilary by Monday evening please.)
7.30pm Maundy Eucharist Service with washing of feet and stripping of altars at Gamlingay
April 3rd Good Friday: Memorials of the Crucifixion in Everton and Hatley St. George
12-2pm Gamlingay St Mary guided reflections followed by…..
2.00pm Final hour Good Friday liturgy with communion from reserve sacrament
April 4th Holy Saturday (Churches decorated for Easter)
8 pm Easter Vigil with Baptism and Confirmation at Ely Cathedral
Service available to view on the internet live and recorded.
Everton, Bedfordshire Diocese of Ely St Mary the Virgin Church Gamlingay Ely Cathedral Hilary Young

24/03/2026

Sunday 29th March: Palm Sunday (clocks forward) Holy Week Begins
9.30am Liturgy of the Palms at St. Mary’s Everton
10.00am Liturgy of the Passion at St Mary’s Gamlingay

✝️Holy Week Reminder
Holy Week begins next weekend with Palm Sunday when clocks go forward, so it will feel an earlier start
for the Benefice celebrations which begin with the Liturgy of the Palms at Everton, commemorating Jesus’
triumphal entry to Jerusalem riding on a donkey among cheering crowds. Palm crosses will be blessed and
distributed at this service and brought to Gamlingay for the following service of the Liturgy of the Passion
where a long passion Gospel is read at the Eucharist.
The Passion reading this year is from Matthew. Hilary already has some volunteers to read but there is still
room for more, parts will be divided up on Sunday. There may be a run-through on Wednesday morning
after the communion service, but attendance for that will not be essential, it will only happen if there are
enough to take part.
Taizé services, each at 7pm will take place in one of the three churches of the Benefice from Monday
through Wednesday. The format of the service will follow the order of Compline.
Maundy Thursday
In addition to the service itself there will be a meal at 6pm in the Church Hall, remembering Jesus’ last meal
and its connection with Passover in the context of hospitality, and a time for reflection. Hilary will be
offering roast lamb; there will also be baked potatoes and other accompaniments for those who don’t eat
lamb. It will be helpful to know numbers, and any offers of help with setting up, clearing away and
producing accompaniments to the lamb will be welcome though not essential. Please contact Hilary directly
to let her know you are attending and with any offers of help.
NB: The service is at Gamlingay at 7.30pm (not 7pm as has been inadvertently advertised previously)
remembering the Last Supper and Jesus giving of the Holy Communion. The sacrament will be reserved for
Good Friday communion, the altars stripped and the church left bare of decorations for Good Friday. Altars
will be stripped in the other churches too and a vigil will be observed This has long been traditional in
Gamlingay (Please sign up to say if/when you would like to be part of that between the end of the service
and midnight)
Good Friday: There will be a three-hour worship time in Gamlingay, with two hours of reflections and
music from 12 noon until 2pm, followed directly by the final hour Good Friday liturgy.
Meditations on the cross will be available in Hatley and Everton for personal or collective use in the
morning for those who wish to worship in their local church.
Holy Saturday: Worship for our parishes will be at the Cathedral where Keith Miller and his daughter Ivy
will be confirmed at the service. Our new Easter candles will be lit for the first time there, to be brought into
churches for the morning services.
Easter Day: There will be a service in all three of the Benefice churches followed by Easter Egg hunts.
Everton, Bedfordshire St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth Diocese of Ely Ely Cathedral St Mary the Virgin Church Gamlingay Hilary Young

08/03/2026

🌼Mothering Sunday family service with the distribution of poses (non-Eucharist) St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth
Everton, Bedfordshire will be at 11.15 am. Please do come and join us you will be very welcome.

Mothering Sunday in the Church of England (fourth Sunday of Lent) is a traditional day for celebrating motherhood and the church. In the Diocese of Ely this often involves special services, prayers from the Mothers' Union for peace and strength, and services that recognize both the joy of family life and the complexities of the day.
Ely Cathedral Hilary Young St Mary the Virgin Church Gamlingay


08/03/2026

Service changes - Today 8th March our service at St Mary’s Church Everton-cum-Tetworth Everton, Bedfordshire will be a 4pm Evensong, this is a change from the planned service previously advertised.
A wonderful service for families and all ages to attend. A time for reflection and worship, a time for the hustle and bustle of the world to fall silent.
Please do come and join us you will be very welcome.
Diocese of Ely Ely Cathedral St Mary the Virgin Church Gamlingay


18/02/2026

✝️ Today marks Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent - a season of reflection, prayer, and service.

May this Lent be a time of renewal for all who observe it.