This weekend’s Bible readings:Acts 10:34-43 (p 1104) Matthew 28:1-10 (p 1000)Thank you:Thank you to all who have helped this week, by organising, welcoming, reading, singing, making refreshments or in any other way. Bishop Jane has very much enjoyed being part of all our Holy Week services, and we welcome her as she shares our Easter Day communion with us. Thank you, too, to our flower arrangers and cleaners, and all who have worked to make our churches ready for Easter. And, not least, thank you to our Standon ringers, who have checked the bells and cleaned the ringing chamber after all the building work, in readiness for our tower to ring us to church on Easter Day.Notices double edition:There will be no notices sheet next weekend (Caroline is having a few days’ break).Midweek services:Please remember that our regular Tuesday and Wednesday midweek services will not take place this week.APCMs (Annual Parochial Church Meetings):The APCMs for our benefice churches will be held in the next two weeks, after our usual services. Please try to attend if you can, as we review last year and look forward to the next one. If you feel called to join one of our PCCs, please ask our secretaries for an application form.Some paper copies of Standon’s APCM papers are available at the back of St Mary’s this morning, but if you’re willing to receive the papers electronically, whichever electoral roll you belong to, please let your secretary know. There will not be enough paper copies at the meetings for everyone!Wednesday café:Once again, we are appealing for help with the café, which runs in All Saints on Wednesday afternoons during term times. Sadly, we have lost some key members of the team in recent months, and we are starting to worry that we might not be able to carry on this important and effective outreach. If you could spare a couple of hours every now and again, or provide cake from time to time, please speak urgently to Carole or Lizzie B.Knit & Natter group:If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us in the Sargant room (at the back of Standon village hall) any time between 1pm and 3.30pm, usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 9th April. For more information please contact Diane on 01920 821130.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no midweek services on 7th or 8th April.Sunday services:5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’s12th April 10.30 am Morning worship, St Mary’s19th April 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints26th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s6.00 pm Choral evensong, St Mary’s3rd May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All SaintsBishop Jane will join us for Easter Morning.There is no 8.00 service, and our 10.30 service will be in St Mary’s.Dates & meetings coming up:12th April, 11.30 am Standon APCM, St Mary’s14th April, 10.30 am Sacombe APCM, St Catherine’s19th April, 11.30 am The Mundens APCM, All Saints22nd April, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s30th April, 3.00 pm Service to celebrate the life of Ronnie, All Saints6th May, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall
Please remember the clocks go forward this weekend!This weekend’s Bible readings:Isaiah 50:4-9a (p 737) Matthew 21:1-11 (p 988)Notices double edition next week:Next week’s notices sheet will cover two weeks (Caroline is having a few days’ break) so please let her have anything that needs to be publicised before the weekend of 19th.Vacancy update:Following the recent interview process for our new Rector we have to let you know that we have been unsuccessful in making an appointment. This is obviously a disappointment but we have to trust in God’s hand in all of this. The post will be readvertised and a new date set for interviews. Please continue to pray for our parish representatives and for all those who are carrying significant responsibility at this time to ensure that the life, mission and witness of our Benefice continues.APCMs (Annual Parochial Church Meetings) and the Electoral Roll (ER):The APCMs for our benefice churches will be held after Easter. The ER for each church is now closed until after the APCMs and the lists are posted, or will be soon, in each church. If you think your name should be there, please check that it is, and let the ER officers know if not: Hugh (All Saints), Carole (St Catherine’s), Wendy (St Mary’s).APCM papers:If you are responsible for writing the APCM report for your group, please send it this weekend to Lizzy (for benefice wide reports) or to the appropriate secretary.If you’re willing to save time, paper and copying by receiving the papers by email, please contact the appropriate secretary: Lizzy for Standon, Rebecca for The Mundens, Peter H for Sacombe.Stan being confirmed:Stan, whom John baptised last year, will be confirmed with a number of others in a service at Thorley on 19th April at 4.00 pm. Any who would like to support Stan are very welcome to attend.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no midweek services on 7th or 8th April.Sunday services:29th March 10.30 am Palm Sunday morning worship, St Catherine’s5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’s12th April 10.30 am Morning worship, St Mary’s19th April 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints26th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s6.00 pm Choral evensong, St Mary’s3rd May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All SaintsHoly Week Services:Tuesday 31st March 9.30 am Holy Communion, St Catherine’sWednesday 1st April 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sThursday 2nd April, 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday communion, St Catherine’sFriday 3rd April 10.30 am Service at the Cross, All SaintsFriday 3rd April 2.00 pm Reflective Hour, St Mary’sSunday 5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’sBishop Jane will join us for all of our Holy Week services.There will be no 8.00 service on Easter Sunday, and our 10.30 service will be in St Mary’s.Dates & meetings coming up:1st April, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall12th April, 11.30 am Standon APCM, St Mary’s14th April, 10.30 am Sacombe APCM, St Catherine’s19th April, 11.30 am The Mundens APCM, All Saints22nd April, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s
This weekend’s Bible reading:Ezekiel 37:1-14 (p 868)The Crucifixion – this Sunday 6pm at St Mary's:As our Lenten journey continues, do come along to St Mary's this weekend and listen to The Crucifixion by John Stainer. The benefice choir and friends will sing this moving meditation on the passion. Soloists Nathan Collins (Tenor) and Harrison Morton Deaville (Bass) will be joined by Huw Jenkins at the organ. Michael Smith will conduct. This devotional performance will last about an hour. Please feel encouraged to invite others to join us.Building work at All Saints:Approximately 50% of the contracted masonry work has been completed. The roofers will now carry out limited exploratory work on the roofs, under the guidance of a representative of the Bat Conservation Trust. The tombs between the Chapel and the Chancel have been boxed in, and plastic sheeting has been erected in the Chapel, to seal it off from the rest of the building. The impact on the use of the church is minimal, with the loss of one choir pew, and a slightly shortened communion rail. Please take care and be patient with the restrictions.Midweek Music Wednesday 25th March:The next Midweek Music Concert is this coming Wednesday. Refreshments will be served from 11.30am and the concert will start at 12.30. This month's is entitled 'A Concert of Song' and will be given by David Ranford, accompanied by Michael Smith. Do come and support them if you can. Entry is free and any donations are shared between all three churches of our Benefice.APCMs (Annual Parochial Church Meetings) and the Electoral Roll (ER):The APCMs for our benefice churches will be held after Easter. If you are not already on the ER, now is a good time to join. Forms are available from Hugh (All Saints), Carole (St Catherine’s), Wendy (St Mary’s) or at the back of each church.APCM papers:If you are responsible for writing the APCM report for your group, please send it with some urgency to Lizzy (for benefice wide reports) or to the appropriate secretary.If you’re willing to save time, paper and copying by receiving the papers by email, please contact the appropriate secretary: Lizzy for Standon, Rebecca for The Mundens, Peter H for Sacombe.Can you help the local scouts?For more than 15 years, Julie Williams housed the local scout group’s equipment store. They now have to find a new home for it. If you know of anyone who has a secure site with vehicular access for two 20ft shipping containers, or a small unit or 2x 20ft shipping containers available at a community friendly rent, please pass their details to Wendy or Angie. Thank you.New Bishop of St Albans:The Diocese of St Albans has announced the appointment of The Right Reverend Dr Andrew Paul Rumsey as the next Bishop of St Albans. The nomination was announced by 10 Downing Street on Thursday morning. Bishop Andrew is currently the Suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury in the Diocese of Salisbury. Please pray for him as he begins his service of this Diocese.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no midweek services on 7th or 8th April.Sunday services:22nd March 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s6.00 pm Stainer’s Crucifixion, St Mary’s29th March 10.30 am Palm Sunday morning worship, St Catherine’s5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’s12th April 10.30 am Morning worship, St Mary’s19th April 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints26th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s6.00 pm Choral evensong, St Mary’sHoly Week Services:Tuesday 31st March 9.30 am Holy Communion, St Catherine’sWednesday 1st April 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sThursday 2nd April, 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday communion, St Catherine’sFriday 3rd April 10.30 am Service at the Cross, All SaintsFriday 3rd April 2.00 pm Reflective Hour, St Mary’sSunday 5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’sBishop Jane will join us for all of our Holy Week services.There will be no 8.00 service on Easter Sunday, and our 10.30 service will be in St Mary’s.Dates & meetings coming up:25th March, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s26th March, 9.00 am Roger de Clare Easter service, St Mary’s26th March, 3.00 pm Funeral of Anthony Brown, All Saints27th March, 1.15 pm Little Munden School Easter service, All Saints1st April, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall12th April, 11.30 am Standon APCM, St Mary’s14th April, 10.30 am Sacombe APCM, St Catherine’s19th April, 11.30 am The Mundens APCM, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings:Exodus 2:1-10 (p 58) John 19:25-27 (p 1088)Mothering Sunday:The fourth Sunday is Lent is designated as Mothering Sunday, a time when we remember our own mothers as well as our mother church (in our case, St Albans Abbey). All are welcome at our services; daffodils will be distributed at our 10.30 communion service in All Saints.The Crucifixion - Sunday 22nd March 6pm at St Mary's:As our Lenten journey continues, do come along to St Mary's on Passion Sunday and listen to The Crucifixion by John Stainer. The benefice choir and friends will sing this moving meditation on the passion. Soloists Hugh Legg (Tenor) and Harrison Morton Deaville (Bass) will be joined by Huw Jenkins at the organ. Michael Smith will conduct. This devotional performance will last about an hour. Please feel encouraged to invite others to join us.Vacancy update:Please continue to pray for the vacancy process and for our parish representatives as they prepare for the interview day on Tuesday 17th March.APCMs (Annual Parochial Church Meetings) and the Electoral Roll (ER):The APCMs for our benefice churches will be held in the weeks after Easter. Each church must review and display their ER prior to their APCM. Look out for the official notices. If you are not already on the ER, now is a good time to join.Application forms are available from Hugh (All Saints), Carole (St Catherine’s), Wendy (St Mary’s) or at the back of each church.APCM papers:Our secretaries and treasurers are collating reports for our annual meetings in all three churches (although we are a united benefice, each PCC is a separate legal entity and must hold its own meeting). If you are responsible for writing the report for your group, please send it to Lizzy (for benefice wide reports) or to the appropriate secretary (for the very few reports specific to only one church).If you’re willing to save time, paper and copying by receiving the papers by email, please contact the appropriate secretary: Lizzy for Standon, Rebecca for The Mundens, Peter H for Sacombe.Can you help the local scouts?For more than 15 years, Julie Williams very generously housed the local scout group’s equipment store at Knights Hill Farm. They now have to find a new home for it. If you know of anyone who has a secure site with vehicular access for a couple of 20ft shipping containers to be moved from Julie’s, or a small unit or 2x 20ft shipping containers available at a community friendly rent, please pass their contact details to either Wendy or Angie. Thank you.Lent Appeal:In Lent we focus on stewardship of our time and money, and for our Lent appeal we ask our members, if they are able, give a little extra to our churches. We invite you to look carefully at your giving of time and money to support our work in this benefice. Donations can be made in the same way as our regular giving.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sSunday services:15th March 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints22nd March 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s6.00 pm Stainer’s Crucifixion, St Mary’s29th March 10.30 am Palm Sunday morning worship, St Catherine’s5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’s12th April 10.30 am Morning worship, St Mary’s19th April 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy Communion, All SaintsHoly Week Services:Tuesday 31st March 9.30 am Holy Communion, St Catherine’sWednesday 1st April 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sThursday 2nd April, 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday communion, St Catherine’sFriday 3rd April 10.30 am Service at the Cross, All SaintsFriday 3rd April 2.00 pm Reflective Hour, St Mary’sSunday 5th April 10.30 am Easter Day communion service, St Mary’sBishop Jane will join us for all of our Holy Week services.Please note there will be no midweek services on 7th or 8th April.Dates & meetings coming up:25th March, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s26th March, 9.00 am Roger de Clare Easter service, St Mary’s27th March, 1.15 pm Little Munden School Easter service, All Saints1st April, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall12th April, 11.30 am Standon APCM, St Mary’s14th April, 10.30 am Sacombe APCM, St Catherine’s19th April, 11.30 am The Mundens APCM, All Saints22nd April, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s30th April, 3.00 pm Celebration service for Ronnie’s life, All Saints
