St John the Evangelist

Digswell Parish in the Diocese of St Albans.

Serving Haldens, Sherrardspark, Knightsfield and Digswell Village,

The Parish Church of St John ++ Christ the King Hub

The heart of your community.

We welcome everyone, We care for everyone, We share God's love

Please look at THE WEEK AHEAD label to find out about services and events in the coming week. We look forward to being in touch with you.

St John's in the ancient parish Church of Digswell established in the 12th Century. Today it is a flourishing welcoming community focussing on working closely with our many schools, the elderly and advocating an exciting teaching programme.

We are a Church at the heart of the Community and offer a place of welcome and hospitality for All.

Churches Open

St John's, Monks Rise is open Sundays 8:00am-11:00am, with a Sunday Morning Parish Eucharist at 9.30am is followed by refreshments.

Christ the King Hub, Haldens is open on Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 for the midweek Parish Eucharist at 10am followed by coffee, cookies and a chance for a chat.

CAFE LIFE IN THE PARISH

Coffee Pot Every Friday morning at St John's from 9am-12 Noon with daily specials, tea, coffee and snacks. Come and meet friends and enjoy some conversation!

The Hub Cafe is open 9am til 12 Noon. Tea, coffee, toasted teacakes, a weekly special, juices and snacks and chance for a chat. and we have a lovely selection of paperbacks to buy or swap. CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT

Free Wi-Fi at both cafes, plenty of room for buggies and snacks for our four legged friends.

If you would like links to services emailed to you, or the Zoom meeting links, please email [email protected]

You can always go directly to the Digswell Parish Sound Cloud here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-844410332

All of our available services are stored there for up to 6 weeks.

SAFEGUARDING

"The parish of Digswell is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of St.Albans safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services."

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Reverend Canon Dr Rob Marshall

The Rectory,
354 Knightsfield,
Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire,

AL8 7NG

Revd Canon Dr Rob Marshall
07775 882011

What's on

Sunday 4 May - Easter 3

Occurring: Every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. for 1 hour
Venue: St John the Evangelist
Address

This week (Thursday) marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
As part of the day's commemoration church bells are going to be rung in cathedrals
and churches across the country at 6.30pm as a reminder of what happened 80 years
ago to the day and to the hour.

The bells at St Johns will ring out at 6.30pm as part of the nationwide peal.
During the course of the day, pupils from Knightsfield, Harwood Hill, St John's, Monks Walk
and Homerswood schools will ring the bells for a short time each hour during the middle of the day.
We look forward to welcoming pupils and teachers to mark this important historical milestone.

EASTER THREE - SUNDAY 4 MAY '25
This week's audio service NEW
CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN
https://soundcloud.com/user-844410332/audio-service-sun-4-may-25-m4a
Our audio service for this week looks at the conversion of St Paul the Apostle (pictured).
It is led by Fr Rob Marshall and the talk and prayers are offered by Dr John Stuart.
Margaret Washington reads the Psalm and Heather Yuill the latest resurrection of Jesus account.
The hymns are Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, Amazing Grace, Through all the changing scenes of life and Jesus Christ is Risen Today.

A reminder that we rely on your support to listen to our audio offerings and to support those who record them for you.
Thank you.

In Church Service
9:30am Eastertide Family Eucharist
Celebrant: Fr Rob
Preacher: Fr Mike
1:00pm Holy Baptism at St John's [Fr Rob]

GENERAL COMPLINE FOR EASTERTIDE is available on our Soundcloud page.