This weekend’s Bible readings:
Ephesians 1:3-14 (p 1173) and Mark 6:14-29 (p 1008)
Stop press: bag to school at Little Munden on Monday:
The school has received short notice that the ‘Bag to School’ people will be collecting this Monday, 15th, some time after 8.00 am. If you have clothes you no longer require, they can be left, bagged up, in the covered way outside the hall door. Please don’t leave shoes, belts, curtains or bedding. Thank you.
End of term picnic service 21st July at All Saints:
Our service in All Saints next Sunday, the first Sunday after the end of term, will be a special one. The Little Munden School choir will be taking part, and pupils and parents at the school have been invited. We will host a picnic in the churchyard afterwards (please bring your own food; hot drinks and squash will be provided), and we hope to have activities provided by Red Balloon while we spend time together over lunch. Please come along and help make the LMS families welcome.
Opportunities to enjoy music during July:
There are several opportunities for you to enjoy and support music during July. We hope some of these might be of interest:
- Thursday 18th July 12.30pm at St Mary's Ware - a lunchtime concert of songs given by Jonny Gibson Smith and Michael Smith
- Sunday 21st July 3pm at St Mary's Standon - A concert given by the Priory Singers directed by Richard Prince
- Wednesday 24th July 12.30pm at St Mary's Standon - Midweek Music at St Mary's with Catherine Wild (Oboe/Recorder) and Michael Smith (Piano)
- Sunday 28th July 6pm at St Mary's Standon - Choral Evensong sung by the Benefice Choir with music chosen by Carole and Peter Hudson. The service will be followed by a glass of fizz to mark Carole and Peter's forthcoming 60th wedding anniversary in September!
Visit of Mission Partners from Austria:
On Wednesday 7th August David & Marlene Fry will visit St Mary’s. They will be updating us on David’s work with MediaWorks, part of Operation Mobilisation’s outreach to Asia. They will be arriving about 2.45pm and tea & cake will be available. This gathering is open to everyone in the Benefice so please come and join us. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 for more information.
Holiday Bible Club 27th – 30th August:
Bookings are now open for our annual Holiday Bible Club and Caroline is collecting names of those who would like to help. It will run for the 4 days after bank holiday Monday, and 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.
Priory concert in St Mary’s 21st July:
Richard P will be directing the Priory Singers in an afternoon concert on 21st July at 3.00 in St Mary’s. The concert is free, with a retiring collection for St Mary’s. We will be providing refreshments in the interval; if you would be willing to help, please speak to Caroline.
Sunday lunch at the Star:
Heather is organising the next Sunday lunch, which will be on Sunday 28th July at the Star Standon at 12.15pm. If you would like a place please contact her on 07909 065550 before Monday 22 July.
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:
14th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's
21st July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's
10.30am Morning worship, All Saints
28th July 10.30am Morning 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