This weekend’s Bible reading:John 20:19-end (p 1089)Baptism and confirmation service in Standon, Saturday 10th May:John will be donning his wetsuit again and this service will begin with baptisms in the River Rib at 6pm. The confirmations will follow afterwards in St Mary’s. Please come along and support the candidates as they take this important step. Come especially to the very public witness of the baptisms in the river, and bring your friends along!APCM papers:The reports for our annual meetings in all three churches are ready to go. If you’re willing to save time, paper and copying by receiving the papers by email, please contact the appropriate secretary: Lizzy for Standon, Michael L for The Mundens, Peter H for Sacombe. Limited numbers of paper copies will be available at the meetings.Mayday 5th May:Once again we are looking for helpers for the Mayday celebrations in Standon High Street. If you can volunteer an hour to help in the Village Hall or in church, or if you’re willing to bake a cake, please sign up on the list in St Mary’s.Services for the next few weeks: Midweek services each week: Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’s Wednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’s Sunday services:27th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s4th May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All Saints11th May 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s18th May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy communion, All Saints25th May 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s6.00 pm Choral evensong, St Mary’s Special services: 10th May 6.00 pm Baptisms River Rib6.30 pm Confirmation service, St Mary’sDates & meetings coming up:4th May, after the 10.30 service Annual meeting, All Saints5th May, 11 – 5 Mayday activities Standon High Street6th May, after 9.30 service Annual meeting, St Catherine’s7th May, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall8th May, 11.30 am Funeral of Suzanne Dow, St Mary’s11th May, after 10.30 service Annual meeting, St Mary’s16th May, 7.30 pm FOSM AGM, St Mary’s
A very happy Easter, as we come together to celebrate Jesus’ victory for ever over death and evil!Alleluia, Christ is risen! Please remember that there’s no 8.00 service this weekend.This weekend’s Bible readings:1 Corinthians 15:19-26 (p 1156) Luke 24:1-12 (p 1061)Midweek Music 23rd April:On Wednesday the Midweek Music concert will be given by Joanna West, a local professional violinist, with Michael Smith at the piano. The concert will start at 12.30 and will be preceded by light refreshments served from 11.30am. Do come along and enjoy some 'you' time.Baptism and confirmation service in Standon, Saturday 10th May:John will be donning his wetsuit again and this service will begin with baptisms in the River Rib at 6pm. The confirmations will follow afterwards in St Mary’s. Please come along and support the candidates as they take this important step. Come especially to the very public witness of the baptisms in the river, and bring your friends along!APCM papers:The reports for our annual meetings in all three churches are just about ready to go. If you’re willing to save time, paper and copying by receiving the papers by email, please contact the appropriate secretary: Lizzy for Standon, Michael L for The Mundens, Peter H for Sacombe.Assisted Dying bill:The third reading of the Bill on Assisted Dying is coming up after 25th April. Our local MP for North East Hertfordshire voted for the bill at the second reading, but is undecided on how he will vote at the third reading. Please consider writing to him so that he knows your view. If this bill passes, it will have massive implications for our society, and the outcome will reflect how we value older people, the group most affected by Assisted Dying legislation in other parts of the world. You can email your MP directly via Care.org.uk. Search for topic ‘Assisted Suicide’. This Christian organisation provides a customisable email template. Writing can take as little as a few minutes.Mayday 5th May:Once again we are preparing for the Mayday celebrations in Standon High Street. If you can volunteer an hour to help in the Village Hall or in church, or if you’re willing to bake a cake, please sign up on the list in St Mary’s.Sunday lunch at the Star:Our next Sunday lunch will be on Sunday 27th April at 12.15pm at the Star in Standon. If you would like to join us please let Heather know by Monday 21st April 07909 065550.Services for the next few weeks: Midweek services each week: Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’s Wednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’s Sunday services:20th April 10.30 am Easter Communion, St Mary’s27th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s4th May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All Saints11th May 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s18th May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy communion, All SaintsPlease note there will be no service of choral evensong in April.Special services: 10th May 6.00 pm Baptisms River Rib6.30 pm Confirmation service, St Mary’sDates & meetings coming up:23rd April, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s23rd April, 7.30 pm FOSM committee meeting, 40 South Road26th April 4.00 pm Benefice Choir singing Evensong at Southwark Cathedral; all are welcome at the service Southwark Cathedral4th May, after the 10.30 service Annual meeting, All Saints5th May, 11 – 5 Mayday activities Standon High Street6th May, after 9.30 service Annual meeting, St Catherine’s7th May, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall8th May, 11.30 am Funeral of Suzanne Dow, St Mary’s11th May, after 10.30 service Annual meeting, St Mary’s16th May, 7.30 pm FOSM AGM, St Mary’s
This weekend’s Bible readings:Genesis 49:9-12 (p 55) Luke 19:28-44 (p 1054)Holy Week and Easter services:Please join us for as many of our Holy Week and Easter services as you can. We will hold our usual Maundy Thursday communion service at Sacombe on Thursday at 7.30pm; the Little Munden School choir will join us on Good Friday for our service by the cross at All Saints at 10.30am, and we will spend an hour in guided reflection at 2.00 on Friday afternoon in Standon. A list of all our services is included below.Electoral Roll (ER) Renewal:Each of our churches is renewing completely its ER between now and their Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Everyone who wishes to remain on, or join, the roll must complete and sign a new form and applications must be received before the end of this Tuesday, 15th April.APCM papers:Our secretaries and treasurers are collating reports for our annual meetings in all three churches (although we are a united benefice, each PCC is a separate legal entity and must hold its own meeting). If you’re willing to save time, paper and copying by receiving the papers by email, please contact the appropriate secretary: Lizzy for Standon, Michael L for The Mundens, Peter H for Sacombe.Assisted Dying bill:The third reading of the Bill on Assisted Dying is coming up after 25th April. Our local MP for North East Hertfordshire voted for the bill at the second reading, but is undecided on how he will vote at the third reading. Please consider writing to him so that he knows your view. If this bill passes, it will have massive implications for our society, and the outcome will reflect how we value older people, the group most affected by Assisted Dying legislation in other parts of the world. You can email your MP directly via Care.org.uk Search for topic ‘Assisted Suicide’. This Christian organisation provides a customisable email template. Writing can take as little as a few minutes.Mayday 5th May:Once again we are preparing for the Mayday celebrations in Standon High Street. If you can volunteer an hour to help in the Village Hall or in church, or if you’re willing to bake a cake, please sign up on the list in St Mary’s.Lent appeal:Once again, our Lent appeal is for the work and witness of our three churches in our benefice. There is a huge amount going on in our benefice, all offered at no cost to those who come to us (though donations are always welcome). Unfortunately, our current level of giving is insufficient to sustain this indefinitely, and all three churches need periodic boosts to our regular income. Please consider prayerfully whether you are able to make a Lent donation to one or more of our churches. If you’d like your gift to be used across the benefice, please mark it ‘benefice’ and our treasurers will make sure that happens.EHCCA Good Friday worship:This year’s East Herts Church Choirs Association (EHCCA) Act of Worship for Good Friday (18th April) will be in St Mary’s, Cheshunt at 7.30pm. They will sing Fauré’s Requiem, interspersed with readings, prayers and hymns, soloists Amelia James and Hugh Legg. All are welcome.Sunday lunch at the Star:Our next Sunday lunch will be on Sunday 27th April at 12.15pm at the Star in Standon. If you would like to join us please let Heather know by Monday 21st April 07909 065550. Services for the next few weeks: Midweek services each week: Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’s Wednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’s Sunday services:13th April 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s20th April 10.30 am Easter Communion, St Mary’s27th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s4th May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All Saints11th May 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no service of choral evensong in April.Special services: 10th May 6.00 pm Baptisms River Rib6.30 pm Confirmation service, St Mary’sEaster services:17th April 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday service, St Catherine’s18th April 10.30 am Service by the cross, All Saints18th April 2.00 pm Reflective hour, St Mary’s20th April 10.30 am Easter Communion, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no 8.00 service on Easter Day.Dates & meetings coming up:15th April, 12.00 noon Memorial service for Bridget Wentworth-Stanley (all welcome), St Mary’s15th April, 2.00 pm Funeral of Philip Pudsey Dawson, St Mary’s, Braughing23rd April, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s26th April 4.00 pm Benefice Choir singing Evensong at Southwark Cathedral; all are welcome at the service Southwark Cathedral4th May, after the 10.30 service Annual meeting, All Saints5th May, 11 – 5 Mayday activities Standon High Street6th May, after 9.30 service Annual meeting, St Catherine’s11th May, after 10.30 service Annual meeting, St Mary’s16th May, 7.30 pm FOSM AGM, St Mary’s
This weekend’s Bible readings:Philippians 3:4b-14 (p 1180) John 12:1-8 (p 1079)Knit & Natter group Thursday at 2pm:If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us for a couple of hours in Standon village hall at 2pm usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes are available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 10th April. For more information please contact Diane 01920 821130.Posy making and coffee morning thank you:Thank you to all who helped with or supported the coffee morning and posy making last weekend in All Saints. The amount raised was £554.Lent appeal:Once again, our Lent appeal is for the work and witness of our three churches in our benefice. There is a huge amount going on in our benefice, all offered at no cost to those who come to us (though donations are always welcome). Unfortunately, our current level of giving is insufficient to sustain this indefinitely, and all three churches need periodic boosts to our regular income. Please consider prayerfully whether you are able to make a Lent donation to one or more of our churches. If you’d like your gift to be used across the benefice, please mark it ‘benefice’ and our treasurers will make sure that happens.Electoral Roll (ER) Renewal:Each of our churches is renewing its ER between now and their Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Everyone who wishes to remain on, or join, the roll must complete and sign a new form. Paper copies of the Application forms are now available at the back of each church. Paper copies should be returned either directly to the respective ER Officer or left in any of our churches in an envelope labelled ER Application and either Hugh Legg (All Saints), Carole Hudson (St Catherine’s) or Wendy Smith (St Mary’s). We will make sure they get to the right person. All applications should be returned before the end of Tuesday 15th April 2025.EHCCA Good Friday worship:This year’s East Herts Church Choirs Association (EHCCA) Act of Worship for Good Friday (18th April) will be in St Mary’s, Cheshunt at 7.30pm. They will sing Fauré’s Requiem, interspersed with readings, prayers and hymns, soloists Amelia James and Hugh Legg. All are welcome.Services for the next few weeks: Midweek services each week: Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’s Wednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’s Sunday services:6th April 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All Saints13th April 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s20th April 10.30 am Easter Communion, St Mary’s27th April 10.30 am All age worship, St Mary’s4th May 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All Saints11th May 10.30 am Holy Communion, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no service of choral evensong in April.Special services: 10th May 6.00 pm Baptisms River Rib6.30 pm Confirmation service, St Mary’sEaster services:17th April 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday service, St Catherine’s18th April 10.30 am Service by the cross, All Saints18th April 2.00 pm Reflective hour, St Mary’s20th April 10.30 am Easter Communion, St Mary’sPlease note there will be no 8.00 service on Easter Day.Dates & meetings coming up:12th April, 9.00 am EHCCA Choir rehearsal, St Mary’s15th April, 12.00 noon Memorial service for Bridget Wentworth-Stanley (all welcome), St Mary’s15th April, 2.00 pm Funeral of Philip Pudsey Dawson, St Mary’s, Braughing23rd April, 12.30 pm Midweek Music, St Mary’s26th April 4.00 pm Benefice Choir singing Evensong at Southwark Cathedral; all are welcome at the service Southwark Cathedral4th May, after the 10.30 service Annual meeting, All Saints5th May, 11 – 5 Mayday activities Standon High Street6th May, after 9.30 service Annual meeting, St Catherine’s11th May, after 10.30 service Annual meeting, St Mary’s16th May, 7.30 pm FOSM AGM, St Mary’s
