All events Calendar Lent & Easter

Programme for Lent and Easter 2026 18 February (Ash Wednesday) 7.00 pm Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes, St James', Little Milton. Wednesdays in Lent: Compline at 6.00 pm: 25 Feb St Mary's, Great Milton; 4 Mar St Peter's, Great Haseley; 11 Mar St James', Little Milton; 18 Mar St Mary's, Great Milton; 25 Mar St Peter's, Great Haseley. Holy Week: 29 Mar (Palm Sunday) 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary's Great Milton; 2 Apr (Maundy Thursday) 7.00 pm Holy Communion, St Mary's, Great Milton; 3 Apr (Good Friday) 11.00 am Crucifixus: Musical Passiontide Meditation, St Peter's, Great Haseley; 4 Apr (Easter Eve) 7.00 pm Great Vigil of Easter, St Peter's, Great Haseley; 5 Apr (Easter Sunday) 10.30 Family Holy Communion, St James', Little Milton.

Holy Communion

Every Third Sunday at for 1 hour
St Peter’s Great Haseley
Church Hill Great Haseley Oxford, OX44 7JY, United Kingdom

Common Worship, with hymns, on the third Sunday of every month, and followed by refreshments.

Food Bank Collection

Monthly. Every Third Saturday and Sunday at for 9 hours
St Peter’s Great Haseley
Church Hill Great Haseley Oxford, OX44 7JY, United Kingdom

Our village supports the local Thame Food Bank. On one weekend a month we invite contributions, with our church as the collection point. One of our members, who is a volunteer with the Food Bank, takes a carload of goods to Thame after the weekend.

Monthly, on the third weekend of the month

Crucifixus

for 1 hour
St Peter’s Great Haseley
Church Hill Great Haseley Oxford, OX44 7JY, United Kingdom

Music, Readings, Silence and Meditation for Good Friday. Includes Gregorian chant, and choral pieces by Victoria, Byrd, Bach, Tchaikovsky, and Orlando Gibbons,

The Great Vigil of Easter

for 30 mins
St Peter’s Great Haseley
Church Hill Great Haseley Oxford, OX44 7JY, United Kingdom

On Easter Eve, we gather in a darkened church to hear passages from the Bible reminding us of God's wonderful plan for the salvation of the world.Then we go out into the churchyard as the sun sets, and light the Paschal Candle from a fire-pit. Coming back into the church we light our own candles from the Paschal Candle as the Exultet is sung. Do join us for this beautiful, solemn yet joyful celebration of the first light of the Resurrection.

Family Worship

Monthly. Every First Sunday at for 1 hour
Please note that this event will not be taking place on the following dates: 5 Apr 2026
St Peter’s Great Haseley
Church Hill Great Haseley Oxford, OX44 7JY, United Kingdom

On the first Sunday of every month we have a short (max 45 minutes) family-friendly service, often with a special focus e.g. Rogation in a local farmyard in May, a pets’ blessing in the summer, and our Harvest Festival in October in a barn on another farm. The services in January and March 2026 will include a baptism. There is a carpeted children’s area in the church, and there are always tempting refreshments afterwards.

Morning Worship

In February, May, August, November. Every Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
St Peter’s Great Haseley
Church Hill Great Haseley Oxford, OX44 7JY, United Kingdom

A monthly non-Eucharistic service for all the Benefice, and moving round the three churches, so that each one hosts it quarterly. At 9.00 am on the same day there is a BCP Holy Communion in one of the other churches.

Monthly in the Benefice, on the fourth Sunday, moving round the three churches