Home Welcome Worship History Community Friends Calendar Contact Groups Music Magazine Links Prayer Link Policy Location Weekly Bulletins Elstow Abbey Magazine April - May 2009 Hymn Lists May - June 2009 Calendar April - May 2009 Site Updated: May 17th 2009 Elstow Abbey and Green : October-November Elstow Abbey was founded in 1078 by the Countess Judith, niece of William the Conqueror. It became one of the richest of the 106 Benedictine nunneries existing at the time and in its hey-day, in the fourteenth century, the building was twice its present size. The end of the Abbey came in 1539, as part of the dissolution of the monasteries. By the time of Elizabeth I, the church itself had been reduced to its present dimensions, becoming the parish church of the village. The six Norman arches that still remain from the original building remind us of the Abbey’s long history of Christian worship. Elstow is famous as the home of John Bunyan . He was baptised in our font in 1628 and as a child and young man he worshipped regularly in this abbey church. If you have any questions about this website, or if you would like to contact someone at Elstow Abbey via e-mail, please use the following link : Elstow Abbey inquiries Elstow Abbey and Green in August Sunday Services May - June 2009 May 17th - Easter 6 10.00am Family Communion 11.15am Mattins May 24th - Easter 7 10.00am Young People's Service 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.30pm Evensing and Holy Communion May 31st - Pentecost (Whit Sunday) 11.15am Mattins 6.30pm Evensong June 7th - Trinity Sunday 10.00am Family Communion 11.15am Mattins 6.30pm Evensong June 14th 10.00am Family Communion June 21st 10.00am Family Communion 11.15am Mattins 3.00pm FEPOW service June 28th 10.00am Young People's Service 11.15am Parish Eucharist Weekday Services of Holy Communion: Thursdays at 11am Elstow Weekly Bulletin May 17th 2009

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