This weekend’s Bible reading: John 6:1-15 (p 1069)Pop up shop 28th July: The pop up shop is back again this Sunday at the 10.30 service at St Mary’s. There will be fair trade chocolate, coffee and tea as well as Christian gifts and cards for sale, with all profits going to the local food bank.Choral evensong 28th July 6pm at St Mary's Standon: This month’s Choral Evensong is a special one. As usual, it will be sung by the Benefice Choir, but with music chosen by Carole and Peter. The service will be followed by a glass of fizz to mark Carole and Peter's forthcoming 60th wedding anniversary in September!August (lack of) notices: Please note that next week’s notices sheet will be the last one until 1st September. The editor is taking a break in August! Any items that you would like to be included for the rest of the month will need to be with Caroline (caroline@ubsms.org.uk) in time for next Saturday. Thank you.Visit of Mission Partners from Austria: On Wednesday 7th August at 2.45 pm David & Marlene Fry will visit St Mary’s. They will update us on David’s work with MediaWorks. Tea & cake will be available. Please come and join us. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 for more information.Mid-Week Music: Please note that there is no concert scheduled for August. The next one will be 25th September.Holiday Bible Club 27th – 30th August: Bookings are open for our annual Holiday Bible Club and Caroline is collecting names of helpers. 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.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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:28th July 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's4th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints11th August 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's18th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints25th August 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong sung by the Benefice choir and friends, St Mary's1st September 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: 8.00: Ephesians 2:11-22 (p 1174) and Mark 6:30-24, 53-56 (p 1009) 10.30: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 (p 670)End of term picnic service 21st July at All Saints: Our service in All Saints this week is 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.Pop up shop 28th July: The pop up shop is back again next Sunday at the 10.30 service at St Mary’s. There will be fair trade chocolate, coffee and tea as well as Christian gifts and cards for sale, with all profits going to the local food bank.But no bookstall this time: Lizzy is off to camp next weekend, so won’t be here for our monthly bookstall. As ever, though, she’s always happy to order books for you at any time.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:- 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!A couple of housekeeping points from St Mary’s: Firstly, Little Angels have stopped meeting now for the summer holiday, so cleaning teams can access the church at any time on Friday mornings.Secondly, we had a pigeon in the building again this week. Apart from the mess they leave, birds find it very hard to find their way out again, despite us leaving all the doors open. If you visit St Mary’s during the week, you can help by making sure the glass doors are left closed. (That also means people can see the cross shape created by the handles.)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 this weekend: Richard P will be directing the Priory Singers in an afternoon concert this Sunday at 3.00 in St Mary’s. The concert is free, with a retiring collection for St Mary’s.Sunday lunch at the Star: Heather is organising the next Sunday lunch on 28th July at the Star Standon at 12.15pm. If you would like a place please contact her on 07909 065550 before Monday 22nd 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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:21st July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints28th July 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's4th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints11th August 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's18th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints
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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:14th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's21st July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints28th July 10.30am Morning worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's4th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints11th August 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's
This weekend’s Bible readings: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 (p 1165) and Mark 6:1-6 (p 1008)End of term picnic service 21st July at All Saints: Our service in All Saints on 21st July, 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!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.Cybercrime and fraud prevention talk by Hertfordshire Police 11th July, 10.30 for 11.00 am: St Mary’s will be hosting a talk by Herts Police Cybercrime & Fraud personnel on Thursday 11th July between 11am-12.30pm. We will hear about how we can protect ourselves against scams and the like. All are welcome and the event is free. Tea, coffee and cake will be available from 10.30am. For more information. please phone Caroline J (not our Caroline!) on 01920 821442.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.Future dates: We have heard of various events that are planned for the months to come. Please make a note in your diaries of the following:- 7th August Visit of the Fry family with buffet lunch- 7th September All Saints Quiz Night (In LM school, 7 pm, more details to follow)- 5th and 12th October Lunchtime concerts in St Mary’s- 14th June 2025 FOSM Open Gardens- 21st June 2024 Little Munden School fete- 28th June 2025 Dane End Open GardensWe will also have the usual Advent coffee mornings in St Catherine’s and St Mary’s, and various other events, which will be advertised as they approach!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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:7th July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints14th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's21st July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints28th July 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's4th August 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints
