Abbeydore Deanery is a Christian grouping of 35 churches in 33 parishes.
From Hay-on-Wye and Hereford in the north to the Black Mountains of Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park in the south. Four priests supported by lay and ordained volunteers serve a community of about 12,000 people.
We welcome all those who live and work in the area, and all those who visit or come on holiday here. We hope that you will find friendship, comfort, support and peace along with opportunities to dig deeper into the mysteries of God, and to broaden your spiritual horizons. Above all we hope that here you will find Christ’s love and hope. And if you have enjoyed stepping over our virtual threshold, we do hope that you will want to step over the actual one as well.
WHAT’S ON
Services across the Deanery
SAFEGUARDING
Our commitment to children, young people and adults.
MEET THE TEAM
GOLDEN VALLEY PILGRIM WAY
A 6/7 day route along ancient paths.
WHERE WE MEET
Churches, pubs, fields. In homes and work places. Wherever people gather.
OCCASIONS
Life events – christenings, confirmations, weddings, funerals.
FOOD FOR FAMILIESÂ EASTER DONATIONS
We are so grateful for all the gifts of food and money given for the Christmas  Food for Families boxes. A huge thank you! Your support means so much to us and to the families that the food boxes go to. We’re now planning for the Easter holiday boxes. End of term for Easter is the 27th March so any food donations by Friday 13th please, collection boxes in the churches at Peterchurch, Kingstone, Madley or The Stables, Dore Abbey, Kilpeck and at St Michael’s church hall Ewyas Harold. Money donations anytime but by Friday 13th for Easter boxes
Account name: Madley Parochial Church Council Treasurers Account
Sort Code: 30-94-14 Â Account number: 00393216
*Please use reference Food for Families to identify your donation*
We will begin packing on Friday 20th finishing by Tuesday 24th to deliver that afternoon and Wednesday 25th. Any offers of help would be amazing! Contact Julie  juliemalunn@btinternet.com
Craswall Church Public Meeting
26th February at 7.30pm
Craswall Village Hall
A recent report highlighted a number of structural issues and made a number of recommendations regarding the church building of St Mary’s, Craswall.
The most important is an urgent need to re-roof the church and porch and repair the dormer window.
Having withstood the rain, gales, and storms of the last 500 years (or more) the little church of St Mary’s is in need of some TLC to ensure that she can withstand whatever the weather throws at her over the next 500 years.
This will be a big project, especially for the small rural parish of Craswall, and will involve multiple applications to the Heritage Lottery Fund and other charitable institutions, as well as an active and able project coordinator to manage the project, and a committee to oversee it. Before any project can be launched, however, we need a Statement of Significance along with a Statement of Need.
Please come along to the meeting or get in touch with Alison Silver at alisilver@talktalk.net to find out more. You can access the Statement of Significance here.