Halleluia! Christ is risen!A very happy Easter to you all.Easter Day services:As we celebrate Easter, we will gather for our 10.30 communion service in St Mary’s even though it’s a third Sunday. The Centre will not meet this week, but will resume next Sunday.This week’s Bible readings:Acts 10:34-43 (p 1104) and Luke 24:1-12 (p 1061).Roadworks on A120:These continue to cause hold-ups on Kent’s Lane. Please allow plenty of time.Annual meetings:Our annual meetings (APCMs) will be held, following on from our morning services, Sacombe’s on 26th April, The Mundens’ on 1st May, and Standon’s on 8th May. Please consider whether God is calling you to serve on our PCCs. If you have a report to submit, please get it to your PCC secretary.Website:Our website address is in the process of changing. Please bear with us as we make the transition.Easter Monday Pilgrimage:The Easter Monday pilgrimage to St Albans Cathedral is a family event at which all are welcome... even muddy boots and dogs! You can join a group at one of the ‘hub churches’ and walk together – see the posters in our churches.Calling all spare trowels... Lizzy and Chris B will be running a gardening club at Little Munden School, starting after the Easter break. Before they buy small trowels and forks for the children to use, they ask if anyone has any spares or ones that could be borrowed until the middle of July - every trowel borrowed means more money can be spent on plants and veg to grow! If you can help, please speak to Lizzy.Bell peal in memory of Stephen:A Peal will be rung on the bells at St Mary's on the afternoon of Friday 22nd April, probably starting between 12.30pm - 2pm depending on what time the ringers can get here. It will be 3 or so hours duration and be by some of Tracey’s Hackney ringing friends in memory of her husband Stephen, who was the previous Tower Captain there, on what will be the 2nd anniversary of his death.Cleaners needed for All Saints:We still need volunteers to join our cleaning team at All Saints. We have, unfortunately, lost two of our regulars this year, so it would be great to have at least two volunteers to fill these gaps. It means cleaning about 4 times each before the end of 2022, once every couple of months (cleaning items are provided). If you could help, please call Pauline on 438545. Thank you.Sunday Solos lunch:The next lunch at the Star will be on Sunday 24th April. If you would like to attend please phone Heather or email heatherjackson24@yahoo.co.uk.Mayday:Once more, we are looking for lots of help at Mayday on 2nd May. We will need cakes, salads and offers to help in St Mary’s, in the Village Hall and on the salad stall. Please speak to Keith or Angie (church), Steph or Cliff (VH) or Caroline (salad stall) or sign up on the board at the back of St Mary’s.Friends of St Mary’s AGM:This will take place in St Mary’s on 13th May, followed by a talk by a speaker from the Herts & Middlesex Trust for Nature Conservation. All are welcome.Standon Flower and Music Festival, 8th-10th July 2022:Plans are progressing for this event, postponed from 2020. If you would like to be involved please let Marion know (email: marionsmith1456@gmail.com).Holiday Bible Club:Our annual HBC will run from 29th August to 1st September. It’s not too early to volunteer! Please speak to Caroline or Lizzy if you can help, and pray for the plans as they progress.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study St Mary’sSunday services:Sunday 17th April 8.00 am Easter communion St Mary’s10.30 am Easter communion St Mary’sSunday 24th April 10.30 am Morning worship & baptism St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints6.30 pm Choral evensong St Mary’sSunday 1st May8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All SaintsSunday 8th May 10.30 am Holy communion All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints
This week’s Bible readings: Genesis 49:8-11 (p 55) and Luke 19:28-40 (p 1054).Services for Holy week:Maundy Thursday, 7.30 pm Holy communion St Catherine’sGood Friday, 11.00 am Service at the cross All SaintsGood Friday, 2.00 pm Reflective hour St Mary’sEaster Sunday, 8.00 am Easter communion St Mary’sEaster Sunday, 10.30 am Easter communion St Mary’sGood Friday EHCCA service: On Good Friday at 7.30pm there will be a service at St Catherine and St Paul's, Hoddesdon. Members of local choirs will sing music from 'Messiah'. A few of our choir will be taking part. Hugh Legg will be singing solos and Michael will be accompanying.Easter Monday Pilgrimage: The Easter Monday pilgrimage to St Albans Cathedral is a family event at which all are welcome... even muddy boots and dogs! You can join a group at one of the ‘hub churches’ and walk together – see the posters in our churches.Lent Appeal 2022: This year we are supporting home mission through giving to our benefice churches. Details are available on the ‘Lent appeal’ leaflet available in our churches, or from Caroline. Information about how you can donate is to be found in the ‘Giving to our churches’ leaflet, available in church.Calling all spare trowels... Lizzy and Chris B will be running a gardening club at Little Munden School, starting after the Easter break. Before they buy small trowels and forks for the children to use, they ask if anyone has any spares or ones that could be borrowed until the middle of July - every trowel borrowed means more money can be spent on plants and veg to grow! If you can help, please speak to Lizzy.Cleaners needed for All Saints: We still need volunteers to join our cleaning team at All Saints. We have, unfortunately, lost two of our regulars this year, so it would be great to have at least two volunteers to fill these gaps. It means cleaning about 4 times each before the end of 2022, once every couple of months (cleaning items are provided). If you could help, please call Pauline on 438545. Thank you.Annual meetings: Our annual meetings (APCMs) will be held, following on from our morning services, Sacombe’s on 26th April, The Mundens’ on 1st May, and Standon’s on 8th May. Please consider whether God is calling you to serve on our PCCs. If you have a report to submit, please get it to your PCC secretary.Sunday Solos lunch: The next lunch at the Star will be on Sunday 24th April. If you would like to attend please phone Heather or email heatherjackson24@yahoo.co.uk.Mayday: Once more, we are looking for lots of help at Mayday on 2nd May. We will need cakes, salads and offers to help in St Mary’s, in the Village Hall and on the salad stall. Please speak to Keith or Angie (church), Steph or Cliff (VH) or Caroline (salad stall) or sign up on the board at the back of St Mary’s.Friends of St Mary’s AGM: This will take place in St Mary’s on 13th May, followed by a talk by a speaker from the Herts & Middlesex Trust for Nature Conservation. All are welcome.Standon Flower and Music Festival, 8th-10th July 2022: Plans are progressing for this event, postponed from 2020. If you would like to be involved please let Marion know (email: marionsmith1456@gmail.com).Holiday Bible Club:Our annual HBC will run from 29th August to 1st September. It’s not too early to volunteer! Please speak to Caroline or Lizzy if you can help, and pray for the plans as they progress.Website:In the next weeks our website address will change. Please bear with us as we make the transition.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study St Mary’sSunday services:Sunday 10th April10.30 am Holy communion St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All SaintsSunday 17th April8.00 am Easter communion St Mary’s10.30 am Easter communion St Mary’sSunday 24th April10.30 am Morning worship & baptism St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre All Saints6.30 pm Choral evensong St Mary’sSunday 1st May8.00 am Holy communion St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship All Saints4.00 pm The Centre All Saints
