St Peter's Church, Great Berkhamsted

The Church of St Peter Great Berkhamsted

 
 
 
 
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St Peter’s is a thriving and inclusive community in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Whatever brings you here, you will find a warm welcome.

 
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Sunday Worship

December 2025

Sunday 14 December 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Choir rehearsal
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Choral Evensong - plainsong

Monday 15 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Organ tuning
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Tuesday 16 December 2025

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Swing Gate Christmas Service
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Choristers' practice

Wednesday 17 December 2025

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Eucharist
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organ practice

Thursday 18 December 2025

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Bellringers' practice

Friday 19 December 2025

10:30 am – 11:30 am
Thomas Coram & Victoria Christmas Service.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organ Practice
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Choir practice

Sunday 21 December 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Children's Singing Workshop
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Bellringers Quarter Peal
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
A Christmas Bedtime Story

Monday 22 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Tuesday 23 December 2025

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Flower arrangers in church
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CCC rehearsal TBC
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
CCC Christmas concert

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Christmas Eve
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Eucharist
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organ practice
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Crib service
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Crib service
11:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Choir carols
11:30 pm – 12:30 am
Midnight Mass

Thursday 25 December 2025

Christmas Day
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist for Christmas Day
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Bellringers' practice

Friday 26 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Rosary
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
 Full calendar

This week in church

December 2025

Sunday 14 December 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Choir rehearsal
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Choral Evensong - plainsong

Monday 15 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Organ tuning
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Tuesday 16 December 2025

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Swing Gate Christmas Service
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Choristers' practice
 Further ahead

Worship for Sunday 14 December:

worship video stream

Our Parish Eucharist on Sunday mornings is usually live-streamed via our Facebook page. We invite you to join us in worship online.

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Events coming up

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St Peter's
Concerts

Sunday 14 December 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Choir rehearsal
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Choral Evensong - plainsong

Monday 15 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Organ tuning
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Tuesday 16 December 2025

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Swing Gate Christmas Service
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Choristers' practice

Wednesday 17 December 2025

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Eucharist
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organ practice

Thursday 18 December 2025

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Bellringers' practice

Friday 19 December 2025

10:30 am – 11:30 am
Thomas Coram & Victoria Christmas Service.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organ Practice
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Choir practice

Sunday 21 December 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Children's Singing Workshop
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Bellringers Quarter Peal
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
A Christmas Bedtime Story

Monday 22 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Tuesday 23 December 2025

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Flower arrangers in church
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CCC rehearsal TBC
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
CCC Christmas concert

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Christmas Eve
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Eucharist
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organ practice
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Crib service
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Crib service
11:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Choir carols
11:30 pm – 12:30 am
Midnight Mass

Thursday 25 December 2025

Christmas Day
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist for Christmas Day
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Bellringers' practice

Friday 26 December 2025

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Rosary
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Sunday 28 December 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist

Tuesday 30 December 2025

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Choristers' practice

Wednesday 31 December 2025

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Eucharist
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organ practice

Thursday 1 January 2026

7:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Bellringers' practice

Friday 2 January 2026

10:00 am – 11:00 am
Little Fishes service
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organ Practice

Saturday 3 January 2026

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Vivaldi & Mozart Candlelight Concert Experience

Sunday 4 January 2026

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist for Epiphany

Monday 5 January 2026

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Victoria School Service
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Tuesday 6 January 2026

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Choristers' practice

Wednesday 7 January 2026

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Eucharist
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organ practice

Thursday 8 January 2026

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Bellringers' practice

Friday 9 January 2026

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Rosary
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organ Practice
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Choir practice

Sunday 11 January 2026

8:00 am – 9:00 am
8am Eucharist
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sung Eucharist

Monday 12 January 2026

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Morning Prayer
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Funeral of Francis Stanley
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Evening Prayer

Church Events

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Berkhamsted Artisan Markets
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Town Carol Service
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Advent Evensong (plainsong)
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Children’s Christmas Singing Workshop
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A Christmas Bedtime Story
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CCC Christmas concert Bach’s Magnificat
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Christmas Eve Crib Services
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Midnight Mass
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Advent & Christmas at St Peter’s
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St Peter's Parish Office

Please note that the office is staffed part-time and you may not get through immediately. Most information about St Peter's can found on this website.

01442 878227

Bereavement/pastoral emergency

Please contact the Rector, Fr Stuart Owen:

01442 879739

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The Court House next to St Peter's Church is a beautiful half-timbered 16th-century building. It is available to hire for a variety of small events.

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    Advent & Christmas

    Advent & Christmas

    We celebrate Advent Sunday 4 Sundays before Christmas Day, and through December, the community begins to celebrate with carol concerts and festive events looking forward to Christmas.
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    At St Peter’s Berkhamsted we are committed to the safety and welfare of children and adults, and we take safeguarding very seriously. Our dedicated safeguarding page provides the safeguarding policies published by the Church of England, the Diocese of St Albans and the Parish of Great Berkhamsted, along with confidential contact information if you have any concerns.
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