This weekend’s Bible readings:Romans 7:15-25a (p 1134) Matthew 11:25-30 (p 977)Welcome:This weekend we bid farewell to Charlie, our curate. Please stay for refreshments after the 10.30 service, or join the Centre folk at 4.00 as we wish her well as she moves to St Albans.Alpha Course:We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Mid-week services Tuesday and Wednesday at 9.30 am:We are currently studying the prophecies of Ezekiel on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. On Tuesday at St Catherine’s, we celebrate communion and on Wednesday in St Mary’s we hold a short service of morning worship, and at each the talk is followed by a discussion on the passage we’re considering. Come and join us; all are welcome!Summer break for weekday activities:The last Little Angels toddler group session will be this Friday, 14th. Lagoons, too, will finish after this coming Wednesday, but the café will go on until the end of term.Sunday lunch (but not at the Star this time!):Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be at the White Hart in Puckeridge at 12.30pm on Sunday 23rd July. The change of venue is due to the Star not taking bookings as it’s Standon Calling weekend! If your name isn’t on the list yet please give Heather a call on 07909 065550.Knit & Natter group:If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us for a couple of hours in the Sargant room at the back of Standon village hall at 2pm, usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 13th July. For more information please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or Marion on 01920 745683.Occasional helpers sought for Lagoons:Our Bible study group for older young people runs on Wednesdays from 5.30 to 6.30, led by Red Balloon. Lizzy is usually there as the ‘second adult’, but there are some Wednesdays when she can’t make it. If you would be willing to join a small list of people willing to step in from September when she can’t be there, please speak to her.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July:Two tickets remain for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in Standon, and tickets are £35, to include wine, available from Diana.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00:We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity has now gone out to schools etc. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Website - changes:Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The ACNY platform has been/is rolling out a number of changes to improve their site so that benefice information doesn’t need to be duplicated for each church. Please bear with us as we work to populate the new pages.Some people have been having difficulty reaching the benefice page. It can, however, be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk has been updated to point to that new page. Thank you to Mark for all his work on our website, for Ellie for assisting him and to Rich for updating the link from the ubsms site.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study St Mary’sSunday services:9th July 10.30 am Holy communion St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints16th July 8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Holy communion All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints23rd July 10.30 am Family worship St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints6.30 pm Choral evensong St Mary’s30th July 10.30 am Holy Communion St Catherine’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints6th August 8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints13th August 10.30 am Holy communion St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings:10.30: Romans 6:19-23 (p 1133) Matthew 10:40-42 (p 976)Welcome:This morning we welcome Oliver, Yasmin and Josie and their family and friends. The three will be baptised during our 10.30 service.Alpha Course:We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Knit & Natter group:If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us for a couple of hours in the Sargant room at the back of Standon village hall at 2pm, usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 13th July 2023. For more information please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or Marion on 01920 745683.Games morning at the Boot:Due to such a low attendance, the Games morning at the Boot has now been cancelled. Thank you to those who attended and enjoyed it once a month.Dane End village fete:Thank you to all those who helped last Saturday at our crockery smash stall. Also, thank you to Dave for supplying and erecting the gazebo; we definitely needed it on such a hot day! The stall was a huge success, children and adults queueing to have a go at smashing the crockery. We were able to chat to lots of families, both those we already knew and those we didn’t. We collected about £145 towards the roof fund which was a bonus to the day.Midweek Music at St Mary’s:Thank you to all who supported this month’s midweek concert at St Mary’s. It was a record audience, and £300 was raised for the church.Occasional helpers sought for Lagoons:Our Bible study group for older young people runs on Wednesdays from 5.30 to 6.30, led by Red Balloon. Lizzy is usually there as the ‘second adult’, but there are some Wednesdays when she can’t make it. If you would be willing to join a small list of people willing to step in when she can’t be there, please speak to her.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July:Two tickets remain for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in Standon, and tickets are £35, to include wine, available from Diana.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00:We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Website:Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study St Mary’sSunday services:2nd July 8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints9th July 10.30 am Holy communion St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints16th July 8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Holy communion All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints23rd July 10.30 am Family worship St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints6.30 pm Choral evensong St Mary’s30th July 10.30 am Holy Communion St Catherine’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints6th August 8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: 10.30: Romans 6:1-11 (p 1132)6.30: Ezekiel 34:11-16 (p 865) and Acts 12:1-16 (p 1106)Welcome: This morning we welcome Ariella Rose and her family and friends. Ariella Rose will be baptised during our 10.30 service.Thomas will be playing the organ for our 10.30 service. He will play for choral evensong at 6.30, and Richard P will be directing the choir.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Choral evensong this week: This weekend our usual 4th Sunday service of choral evensong will take place at 6.30 pm in St Mary’s. Please come and enjoy this reflective service, led by our benefice choir, conducted this month by Richard P and accompanied by Huw.Midweek Music at St Mary’s, Wednesday: This month’s midweek concert at St Mary’s will be given by Rebecca Watts (aka Rebecca Legg) on the harp this Wednesday, 28th June. Everyone is very welcome to join us from 11.30am for coffee, tea and refreshments and a friendly get together before the concert starts at 12.30. Please contact Marion for more details.Occasional helpers sought for Lagoons: Our Bible study group for older young people runs on Wednesdays from 5.30 to 6.30, led by Red Balloon. Lizzy is usually there as the ‘second adult’, but there are some Wednesdays when she can’t make it. If you would be willing to join a small list of people willing to step in when she can’t be there, please speak to her.Mothers’ Union Strawberry tea 28th June: The next meeting of Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will be on Wednesday 28 June when they will be holding their annual Strawberry Tea at 2.30pm in the Church Hall, Braughing. This is open to everyone, not just members of the Mothers’ Union. Donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or 07949 665365 by Sunday 25 June if you would like to come, to ensure we have enough strawberries & scones.There will be a Bring & Buy stall with proceeds from this going to the Mothers’ Union project ‘Summer of Hope’ to raise funds to empower women around the world. If you have anything to donate to the Bring & Buy stall that will be very welcome.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July: Diana is selling tickets for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in the village, and tickets are £35, to include wine.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00: We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Songs of Praise advance notice: Little Munden are planning a Songs of Praise on Saturday 9th Sept at 3pm to commemorate the late Peter Jackson (Heather's husband) who arranged music for the Music Group. Hopefully we will raise some funds at the same time. More information will follow nearer the time.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints9th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints16th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's
This weekend’s Bible readings: Romans 5:1-8 (p 1132) and Matthew 9:35-10:8 (p 974) Welcome: This morning we welcome Ed Dodge, who will be playing the organ for our 10.30 service.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Thank you! Thank you to all who supported last weekend’s events in any way. Open Gardens in Standon raised £8,750 and the talk at St Catherine’s raised £481.Choral evensong next week: Next Sunday, our usual 4th Sunday service of choral evensong will take place at 6.30 pm in St Mary’s. Please come and enjoy this reflective service, led by our benefice choir, conducted this month by Richard P and accompanied by Huw.Occasional helpers sought for Lagoons: Our Bible study group for older young people runs on Wednesdays from 5.30 to 6.30, led by Red Balloon. Lizzy is usually there as the ‘second adult’, but there are some Wednesdays when she can’t make it. If you would be willing to join a small list of people willing to step in when she can’t be there, please speak to her.Sunday lunch at The Star 25th June: Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 25th June at 12.15pm at the Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please give Heather a call on 07909 065550.Mothers’ Union Strawberry tea 28th June: The next meeting of Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will be on Wednesday 28 June when they will be holding their annual Strawberry Tea at 2.30pm in the Church Hall, Braughing. This is open to everyone, not just members of the Mothers’ Union. Donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or 07949 665365 by Sunday 25 June if you would like to come, to ensure we have enough strawberries & scones.There will be a Bring & Buy stall with proceeds from this going to the Mothers’ Union project ‘Summer of Hope’ to raise funds to empower women around the world. If you have anything to donate to the Bring & Buy stall that will be very welcome.‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July: Unfortunately, the planned production of Persuasion has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed for everyone who has bought a ticket.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July: Diana is selling tickets for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in the village, and tickets are £35, to include wine.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00: We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Songs of Praise advance notice: Little Munden are planning a Songs of Praise on Saturday 9th Sept at 3pm to commemorate the late Peter Jackson (Heather's husband) who arranged music for the Music Group. Hopefully we will raise some funds at the same time. More information will follow nearer the time.Day of prayer for the emergency services: The National Christian Police Association in the UK started a Day of Prayer for the Police a few years ago now and since the pandemic it has been expanded to become the International Day of Prayer for the Emergency Services. This year it is on 22nd June and it will be commemorated at Police HQ with a short service attended by representatives of the Emergency Services and the faith groups which are run within Herts police. Please pray for our Emergency Services on this day.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:18th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints9th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints16th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
