A community enriched by Christian faith, worship and values

Holy Trinity Church and St John the Baptist Cookham Dean together form The Benefice of The Cookhams.  The two churches work together for the whole community under the same Ministry Team. Whoever you are, wherever you are from, whatever your background, you are welcome here, and you will always be welcome in our church.

Holy Trinity is open between the hours of 9.00am to 5.00pm and till 7.30pm on Sundays

See our Service Pages for a listing of all of our regular services. Please join us for coffee after the 11am service

Parish Office – Summer Holiday Friday 5 August – Friday 19 August inclusive

The Parish Office will be closed for 2 weeks, but emails and telephone messages will be checked regularly. For specific enquiries please contact:
Weddings, funerals & baptisms  – Ministry Team
Children’s Church  – Rev Helen
Parish Centre Enquiries  – Tim Sharples
Properties  – Tim Sharples
General enquiries & Parish mag  – Mike Clark
Pew News  – Bernadette Clark
Excavation on the Paddock –  Mark Stockdale

Queen Cynethryth

The Big Dig has started. Free Big Dig Guided Tours Saturday 13th / 20th / 27th August at 2.00pm. To book a place on the free tours please go to the Ticketsource booking page at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-cookham-abbey/e-zdprkv . The team will update on progress on their Facebook page Archaeology at the University of Reading. A charity, Friends of Cookham Abbey, has been launched to support post-excavation research and conservation of finds. If you would like to know more, please email info@cookhamabbey.org

Ukraine crisis – Lead Kindly Light – Prayers Mondays@6pm

Short contemplative services to say prayers and to light a candle to express our support for the people of Ukraine. Our next services are:
15th August HTC
22nd August SJB
29th August HTC

Please visit: https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal

Enjoy a musical evening with Harp and Piano at 7.00pm on Friday 16 September at Holy Trinity Church.

The programme includes music by Beethoven, Debussy and Glinka.  Tickets are £10 (children free), available from the Parish Office or from Cordelia Ashwanden on 01628 526704.

Trinity Talks return after a summer break with a talk by Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan on Cultural Terror – Delivering Impossible Projects in the Art World on Monday 19 September.

Her talk introduces the work of a/political – a unique organisation collaborating with politically engaged artists and agitators who undermine the dominant narratives of our time.  From Anarchy at the Poles, to a Museum of Trump branded objects, Becky takes you through a journey of difficult and dangerous projects delivered by way of interventions, commissions and a collection of modern and contemporary art.

Becky studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art, completing her MPhil at Bristol University.  She then entered the commercial art world through galleries and Sotheby’s and at the age of 26, became the founding Director of the commissioning non-profit Art organisation a/political.  There she built the world’s only socio-political art collection, comprising over 500 Modern and Contemporary works.  Impossible projects she has led have featured in leading publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post.

She has also curated numerous exhibitions and written for both museum catalogues and magazine publications.   In 2021 she launched the a/political record label with Hip Hop legend Lowkey and set up the Charity Blessed, collaborating with the WHO on art as a regenerative force, interviewing Libertines front man Pete Doherty, amongst others.

The Talks are held at Bel and The Dragon in Cookham High Street on the third Monday of the month (usually) and celebrate the talents of people living in Cookham and its environs.  These are fund-raising events for Holy Trinity Church.   

Everyone is welcome, but capacity is limited and it is advisable to check in advance.  Places at £20 each can be reserved by email (stephaniediggon@hotmail.com) or by phone on 01628 527465.  Pay cash on arrival from 6.30pm at Bel and The Dragon for Prosecco and canapés, the talk starts at 7pm and finishes around 8pm.

Parish safeguarding policy

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, victims/perpetrators of domestic abuse and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding, including the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy Statement ‘Promoting a Safer Church‘. More details can be found on the Church of England’s website.

Our Safeguarding Officer is Huw Thomas and he can be contacted via the church or by e-mail: safeguardingofficerhtc@cofe-thecookhams.org.uk

For urgent safeguarding concerns, the diocesan safeguarding team can be contacted via telephone on 01865 208295 or email: safeguardingreferrals@oxford.anglican.org.  Please see our safeguarding page for more details.