This weekend’s Bible reading: 

John 6:1-15 (p 1069)

Pop up shop 28th July: 

The pop up shop is back again this Sunday at the 10.30 service at St Mary’s. There will be fair trade chocolate, coffee and tea as well as Christian gifts and cards for sale, with all profits going to the local food bank.

Choral evensong 28th July 6pm at St Mary's Standon: 

This month’s Choral Evensong is a special one. As usual, it will be sung by the Benefice Choir, but with music chosen by Carole and Peter. The service will be followed by a glass of fizz to mark Carole and Peter's forthcoming 60th wedding anniversary in September!

August (lack of) notices: 

Please note that next week’s notices sheet will be the last one until 1st September. The editor is taking a break in August! Any items that you would like to be included for the rest of the month will need to be with Caroline ([email protected]) in time for next Saturday. Thank you.

Visit of Mission Partners from Austria: 

On Wednesday 7th August at 2.45 pm David & Marlene Fry will visit St Mary’s. They will update us on David’s work with MediaWorks. Tea & cake will be available. Please come and join us. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 for more information.

Mid-Week Music: 

Please note that there is no concert scheduled for August. The next one will be 25th September.

Holiday Bible Club 27th – 30th August: 

Bookings are open for our annual Holiday Bible Club and Caroline is collecting names of helpers. The theme will be kings and queens in the Bible. Please speak to Caroline if you can help on any or all of the days, and encourage any children you know to come along.

All Saints Quiz Night 7th September: 

The Quiz Night will be held in Little Munden School on 7th September at 7.00 pm. There will be a ploughman’s supper and a licensed bar, and tickets, priced £15, are available from Hugh, Heather, Jacky or Chris. Gather your teams! More details from Hugh on 07730 419964.

Website: 

Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.

Services for the next few weeks

Midweek services each week:

Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine's

Wednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary's

Sunday services:

28th July 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's

6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's

4th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's

10.30am Morning worship, All Saints

11th August 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's

18th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's

10.30am Holy communion, All Saints

25th August 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's

6.00pm Choral evensong sung by the Benefice choir and friends, St Mary's

1st September 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's

10.30am Morning worship, All Saints