This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 Peter 3:13-22 (p 1219) and John 14:15-21 (p 1082)APCM reports: If you would like copies of the Standon papers by email (saving on paper and photocopying) please email either Lizzy at lizzy@ubsms.org.uk or Caroline by replying to the email sending this sheet before Sunday morning. There are hard copies in St Mary’s.If you would like electronic copies of the Little Munden papers, please email John, who will send them to you. He plans to have hard copies available in All Saints before next weekend.Ascension Day Deanery service – Thursday, 7.45 pm: The next deanery communion is for Ascension Day (18th May), at 7.45 in Sawbridgeworth. There will be no service in our Benefice that day. The service will be live-streamed on the Great St Mary’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuSkJuyhtMk. The link will appear on Thursday morning on the Great St Mary’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatstmaryssawbridgeworth).“A lifetime in the making” All Saints Church, morning and afternoon Saturday 27th May: Barbara will show and speak about the silk quilt she has been making for a lifetime! She will tell her story twice on 27th May. In the morning, tea and coffee will be served from 10.30 and Barbara will speak at 11.30. In the afternoon, refreshments will begin at 2.00 and Barbara will speak at 3.00. Donations will be for All Saints.Two events for garden lovers on 10th June: The annual Open Gardens event will take place in Standon, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 5.00 pm. Posters and fliers are available in all our churches.At 7.30 pm Sacombe will host a talk by Graham Burton, the gardener at Sacombe House, entitled ‘Restoring a Devon Garden’. There will be refreshments afterwards. More details will follow nearer the time.Oasis Women’s Morning 17th June: We will host a morning of renewal, refreshment, worship, Bible study and testimony from 10.00 until 1.00 on Saturday 17th June in All Saints Church. Why not step aside and come together with others to spend some time with God? More details are available from Gaby (07821 546518) or Deborah (07956 686749).Sunday lunch at the Star: Heather is organising the next Sunday lunch, which will be on Sunday 28th May at The Star Standon at 12.15pm. If you would like to book a place please phone or email by Sunday 21st May: 07909 065550 or email heatherjackson24@yahoo.co.uk‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July: DOT Productions is proud to present this new adaptation based on Jane Austen’s final novel ‘Persuasion’. This production is told in DOT's usual multi-roleplaying style and we hope it will delight all Austen fans.The performance is on Saturday 1st July and you can book through Hugh or via the website (booking fee applies): Brockholds. Gates will open at 5 p.m. Tickets include Prosecco on arrival and a two course Buffet supper. There will be a licensed Bar offering wine and Pimms, and coffee & tea will be available. They are £45 per head or £40 per person in a car of 4 persons or more. All profits from this year's performance will go towards the major works required on the roof of All Saints Church, Little Munden.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13 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.Fundraising in our churches: The Friends of St Mary’s AGM will take place on 19th May in St Mary’s. As usual, we are looking for new members to step forward to join the organising committee, but we’d also love to hear from anyone who would be willing to help at our events, particularly those with more youth and physical strength than some of the current incumbents! Please speak to Diana if you’d like to know more.We’re also starting up a Friends of All Saints (FOAS) organisation to help with fund raising and other events to support Little Munden. Again, we are looking for volunteers to step forward to help organise and run events. Please speak to Hugh or Deborah if you think that might be you.Sacombe, too, is involved in its share of fundraising to help make financial ends meet. Although it has no official ‘Friends’ organisation, the Sacombe PCC folk would love to hear from anyone willing to help with their events. Please speak to Peter or Derek.Coronation Evensong at St Michael’s: On Sunday (14th May) at 6pm there will be a special service of Evensong at St Michael's Church Bishops Stortford to mark the coronation. Some of our choir will be taking part. All are welcome to attend the service.Unwanted Keys: Does anyone have any old unwanted door keys? If so, please can you give them to Diane who will be incorporating them in knitted Fiddle cuffs for people with dementia.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:14th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints21st May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints28th May 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Songs of Praise, St Mary's4th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints11th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 Peter 2:2-10 (p 1218) and John 14:1-14 (p 1082) Centre: Please note there will be no meeting of the Centre this week.New sermon & discussion series midweek: This week we started a new series of talks and discussions in our weekday service at St Catherine’s on Tuesdays and in St Mary’s on Wednesdays at 9.30 am. We are looking at the seven sayings in John’s gospel known as the ‘I am’ sayings of Jesus, which invite us to think carefully about who he is. Everyone is welcome.APCM reports: If you would like copies of the Standon papers by email (saving on paper and photocopying) please email either Lizzy at lizzy@ubsms.org.uk or Caroline by replying to the email sending this sheet.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 11th May. For more information please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or Marion on 01920 745683.Unwanted Keys: Does anyone have any old unwanted door keys? If so, please can you give them to Diane who will be incorporating them in knitted Fiddle cuffs for people with dementia.Visitors in St Mary’s: welcomers sought: The Hertfordshire Geological society and The East Herts Geology Club will be visiting on Saturday 13 May, arriving at about 11 am. They will be looking at the pudding stone, but plan to visit St Mary’s too. It would be good if someone could be there to welcome them. If you would like to do that, please speak to John.Ascension Day Deanery service: The next shared deanery service is for Ascension Day (Thursday 18th May), at 7.45 in Sawbridgeworth. There will be no service in the Benefice that day.“A lifetime in the making” All Saints Church, morning and afternoon Saturday 27th May: Barbara Springate will be showing and speaking about the silk quilt she has been making for a lifetime! The quilt includes silk that was in the Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Barbara also helped make the Archbishop of York’s cope for the occasion. She will tell her story twice on 27th May. In the morning, tea and coffee (and cake, of course!) will be served from 10.30 and Barbara will speak at 11.30. In the afternoon, refreshments will begin at 2.00 and Barbara will speak at 3.00. Donations will be invited for All Saints.Two events for garden lovers on 10th June: The annual Open Gardens event will take place in Standon, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 5.00 pm. Posters and fliers are available in all our churches.Then at 7.00 pm the same evening Sacombe will be hosting a talk by Graham Burton who is the gardener at Sacombe House. It will be titled ‘Restoring a Devon Garden’ covering his previous job in doing exactly that. There will be refreshments afterwards. More details will follow nearer the time.Oasis Women’s Morning 17th June: We will host a morning of renewal, refreshment, worship, Bible study and testimony from 10.00 until 1.00 on Saturday 17th June in All Saints Church. Why not step aside and come together with others to spend some time with God? More details are available from Gaby (07821 546518) or Deborah (07956 686749).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:7th May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints14th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints21st May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints28th May 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Songs of Praise, St Mary's4th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 Peter 1:17-23 (p 1217)Mayday in Standon High Street: The usual Mayday celebrations will take place in Standon on 1st May and we are still looking for helpers, please. We need people to welcome in church, to make cakes, to help with teas in the village hall and to prepare and / or serve salads. There’s a sign-up sheet at the back of St Mary’s, or you can contact Caroline (vegetarian salads), Stephanie (teas) or Keith or Angie (welcoming in church). We’re asking people to commit to an hour at a time, so don’t worry that you’ll be stuck for the whole afternoon (unless you choose to be!)May Day Music in St Mary’s Standon Monday 1st May:1.30pm Piano duets played by Marion and Michael Smith2.00pm The church bells will be rung2.30pm Standon Sing directed by David Ranford3.00pm Organ music played by Thomas Martyn Stephens3.30pm Members of the choir of our United Benefice will sing songs and anthemsNew sermon & discussion series midweek: We are about to start a new series of talks and discussions in our weekday service at St Catherine’s on Tuesdays and in St Mary’s on Wednesdays at 9.30 am. We will be looking the seven sayings in John’s gospel known as the ‘I am’ sayings of Jesus, which invite us to think carefully about who he is. Everyone is welcome.APCM reports: If you would like copies of the Standon papers by email (saving on paper and photocopying) please email either Lizzy at lizzy@ubsms.org.uk or Caroline by replying to the email sending this sheet.Visitors in St Mary’s: welcomers sought: The Hertfordshire Geological society and The East Herts Geology Club will be visiting on Saturday 13 May, arriving at about 11 am. They will be looking at the pudding stone, but plan to visit St Mary’s too. It would be good if someone could be there to welcome them. If you would like to do that, please speak to John.“A lifetime in the making” All Saints Church, morning and afternoon Saturday 27th May: Barbara Springate will be showing and speaking about the silk quilt she has been making for a lifetime! The quilt includes silk that was in the Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Barbara also helped make the Archbishop of York’s cope for the occasion. She will tell her story twice on 27th May. In the morning, tea and coffee (and cake, of course!) will be served from 10.30 and Barbara will speak at 11.30. In the afternoon, refreshments will begin at 2.00 and Barbara will speak at 3.00. Donations will be invited for All Saints.Two events for garden lovers on 10th June: The annual Open Gardens event will take place in Standon, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 5.00 pm. Posters and fliers are available in all our churches.Then at 7.00 pm the same evening Sacombe will be hosting a talk by Graham Burton who is the gardener at Sacombe House. It will be titled ‘Restoring a Devon Garden’ covering his previous job in doing exactly that. There will be refreshments afterwards. More details will follow nearer the time.Oasis Women’s Morning 17th June: we will host a morning of renewal, refreshment, worship, Bible study and testimony from 10.00 until 1.00 on Saturday 17th June in All Saints Church. Why not step aside and come together with others to spend some time with God? More details are available from Gaby (07821 546518) or Deborah (07956 686749).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:30th April 10.30am Holy communion, St Catherine's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints7th May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints14th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints21st May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints28th May 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Songs of Praise, St Mary's
This weekend's Bible readings:10.30: 1 Peter 1:17-23 (p 1217)6.30: 2 Timothy 2:3-13 (p 1195) and John 15:18-21 (p 1083)Lily to be baptised: Please welcome Lily Roberts, with her family and friends. Lily will be baptised in our 10.30 family service.Pop-Up shop 23rd April: The pop up shop will be in St Mary's after the 10.30 service this Sunday. There will be various items for sale, including Christian gifts and second hand Christian books. You can also order items from Marion at any time and the website will be displayed. All profits go to the Buntingford Foodbank.Choral Evensong to mark the coronation: We will be marking the coronation with a special choral evensong this weekend at 6.30 pm on Sunday in St Mary’s. The music will include 'The mountains shall bring peace', written for the occasion by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange.Midweek Music at St Mary’s 26th April: Our next recital is on Wednesday. Light refreshments will be served from 11.30 and the recital by Peter and Nick Hudson will take place at 12.30. All are welcome.Florence and our youth work: Florence has recently left Red Balloon and will be resuming her work as a nanny. I know that recently this has been a time of overwork for her and a reduction of workload will be for her benefit. We are extremely sorry to lose her from all of our youth and children’s work, but pray for God’s blessing on her as she moves forward. Of course Red Balloon will continue to service all the work we do with other members of staff, initially Luke and Lizzy whom we know well.FOSC change of date: The Friends of Standon Churchyard will meet a week early this month, on 29th April. Not only does this avoid the date of the coronation, but it means our churchyard will look at its best for our Mayday visitors. The team is always looking for more volunteers to help keep the churchyard tidy. Please speak to Mike B or just come along at 9.30 on Saturday.Mayday in Standon High Street: The usual Mayday celebrations will take place in Standon on 1st May and we are looking for helpers, please. We need people to welcome in church, to make cakes, to help with teas in the village hall and to prepare and / or serve salads. There’s a sign-up sheet at the back of St Mary’s, or you can contact Caroline (salads), Stephanie (teas) or Keith or Angie (welcoming in church). We’re asking people to commit to an hour at a time, so don’t worry that you’ll be stuck for the whole afternoon (unless you choose to be!)May Day Music in St Mary's Standon Monday 1st May:1.30pm Piano duets played by Marion and Michael Smith2.00pm The church bells will be rung2.30pm Standon Sing directed by David Ranford3.00pm Organ music played by Thomas Martyn Stephens3.30pm Members of the choir of our United Benefice will sing songs and anthems“A lifetime in the making” All Saints Church, morning and afternoon Saturday 27th May: Barbara Springate will be showing and speaking about the silk quilt she has been making for a lifetime! The silk comes from the Queen’s coronation in 1953 and she has made the quilt from it. Barbara also helped make the Archbishop’s cope for the occasion. More details to follow.APCM reports: Time is running out to send reports to the secretaries! Many of the annual reports are shared across the benefice, and need to be collated and on display in advance of the meetings. Please let our secretaries have them as soon as possible.Two events for garden lovers on 10th June: The annual Open Gardens event will take place in Standon, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 5.00 pm. Posters and fliers are available in all our churches.Then at 7.00 pm the same evening Sacombe will be hosting a talk by Graham Burton who is the gardener at Sacombe House. It will be titled ‘Restoring a Devon Garden’ covering his previous job in doing exactly that. There will be refreshments afterwards. More details 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:23rd April 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Coronation choral evensong, St Mary's30th April 10.30am Holy communion, St Catherine's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints7th May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints14th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints21st May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
