Dear FriendsWe have 6 candidates being Confirmed on Saturday 25th October at St Albans Cathedral. At our service at St James, High Wych this Sunday 26th October at 9.30 am we will be welcoming them into our church fellowship at the beginning of the service. I hope you can be there to encourage them and pray for them as they take this next step on their faith journey.If you would like to pray for them, please pray for - Mitchell, Robyn, Tom, Jean, Bimla and Kiran.Following on from that service we have our Family service at St Botolph’s at 11.15 am – all children welcome.And then in the afternoon we are baptising Freya Holloway – I was able to baptise all the rest of Freya’s family before Freya was born. This is a lovely family who come and worship at our Messy Church.Our church family is growing and expanding and I hope you feel as encouraged as I do.Please continue to pray for our growth as we begin a very busy Autumn in our church.I also attach the flyer for our All Souls Service that you can invite your friends to who have lost someone they loved. It is a beautiful and poignant service and will take place next Sunday at 4.00 pm, there will be a sign up sheet at the back of church to add names to – this will be removed after this weekend so that we can compile up-to-date lists.We have a very busy November, full of community dog walks, extra services and a concert for some fun. Please take a note of all the Forthcoming Events on your notice sheet.I hope I see you on Sunday, may God bless you whatever you are doing.Every blessingAlison
Dear FriendsThis Sunday we are able to meet on two different occasions:-9.30 am at St James for a Communion service, and3.00 pm – 5.00 pm in the Memorial Hall in High Wych for Messy Church.Whilst being very different services, they both offer sung worship to God, ways of worshipping that are appropriate for all ages, hopefully the fun of being together and also the fun of eating together and remembering Jesus.In our first service we remember Jesus in the bread and wine and in Messy Church we share in the hospitality that God shows us as we eat together and spend time getting to know each other better. Both services will be looking at the parables that Jesus told us and pondering what that means for us today.We are so fortunate, because of our amazing teams, that we can worship God in such diverse ways and pass on his teaching in ways that people and children can understand. Thank you for everyone who gets involved in all our services.I attach the flyer for the Quiz Night as a reminder – don’t worry if you haven’t got a whole team we can group into teams on the night.Every blessingAlison
Dear FriendsPlease find attached all the information you will need for this weekend.So, this Sunday we will be celebrating our Harvest Service at both St James, High Wych and St Mary’s, Gilston.9.30 am will be a Family Communion service at St James, High Wych11.15 am will be a Family friendly Harvest service (no communion) at St Mary’s, Gilston.At both services we will be talking about the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal this year, which we would appreciate you being able to contribute to, if possible.This year the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal is working with Mission Direct to provide access to education for some of the world’s most under-resourced communities. Please come and hear more about the work that Mission Direct are accomplishing and would to accomplish as they move forward into next year.We will also be welcoming contributions for our Pop-Up shop in Sawbridgeworth, dry goods and tins, also products to help with washing clothes and cleaning homes too.This year, following on from our 11.15 am service at St Mary’s we would like to invite you to our Harvest Lunch, all are welcome.We will have a Harvest loaf to share, made by Anthony Bickmore, and some delicious food prepared by the team at St Mary’s.All contributions are welcome.Please check out the forthcoming events on the notice sheet and if you need Quiz Night tickets – please contact Christine Law.Looking forward to seeing you this weekend.Every blessingAlison
Dear Friends Attached are flyers for the few things that may be of interest to you. · The Organ recital by Debbie McGowan 27th September at St James church · The Quiz Night that is happening on 25th October at Gilston and Eastwick Village Hall. Bible Gateway which is the site I use to download the readings has got a fault on it so it cannot be used at the moment, so unfortunately, I cannot easily give you the readings for this week. I haven’t put page numbers on the Welcome Sheet as we all work from different bibles at home. I hope all is well with you this weekend and that you make Revd Cannon Robert Riley-Braley feel very welcome at both our churches on Sunday morning. Our service times are - · 9.30 am Holy Communion at St James, High Wych · 11.15 am Holy Communion at St Mary’s, Gilston Just a reminder that I am not around from today until Thursday 18th September. For all emergencies, please contact Janet Bellingham. Contact details on the Welcome sheet. Au revoir️ Alison
