Join us for a special Benefice Bring & Share Christmas Supper on Saturday 20th December at The Wilshere Hall, 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

To book your place, please contact Lynne Heraud (07527 796277/ [email protected]). Tickets are just £1 each. Soft drinks are provided, but please bring along any wine/beer you may want, along with a sweet or savoury dish to share.

Join us at St John the Baptist every Sunday at 9.00 am. The first Sunday of the month is an All Age Service and all subsequent Sundays will be a Eucharist Service.

If you are not able to attend in person or would like to follow an online service, the Church of England provides a weekly live steam, previous pre-recorded services as well as other digital resources. All of the Church of England online weekly service content is manually subtitled and contains British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation throughout. Click 'JOIN ONLINE' below to go to the Church of England ‘Church Online’ page or visit www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/church-online.

Join us at St Andrew’s Church every Sunday at 10:30 am. The first Sunday of the month is an All Age Service, the third Sunday will be Morning Prayer and all subsequent Sundays will be Holy Communion.

If you are not able to attend in person or would like to follow an online service, the Church of England provides a weekly live steam, previous pre-recorded services as well as other digital resources. All of the Church of England online weekly service content is manually subtitled and contains British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation throughout. Click 'JOIN ONLINE' below to go to the Church of England ‘Church Online’ page or visit www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/church-online.

Join us at 10.30 am for Holy Communion at St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

If you are not able to attend in person or would like to follow an online service, the Church of England provides a weekly live steam, previous pre-recorded services as well as other digital resources. All of the Church of England online weekly service content is manually subtitled and contains British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation throughout. Click 'JOIN ONLINE' below to go to the Church of England ‘Church Online’ page or visit www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/church-online.

Launching in September, Make Church is a new kind of church especially for children of all ages and abilities, and their grown-ups. It’s inclusive, joyful and sensory-friendly with:
🎶 Songs & music
🎨 Interactive activities
🤸 Sensory play and movement
❤ A welcoming space for all
Whether a child loves to sing, make noise, move around, or explore quietly – they’ll find a place at Make Church.

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Carols by Candlelight at St Andrew's Church, Stanstead Abbots will be held on Sunday 21st December at 6.30pm. Come and join the singing in beautiful candlelight!

A weekly coffee morning that meets during term time at The Wilshere Hall. During winter this is offered as part of the Warm Welcome Space initiative, but we meet all year round.

Come and share a cuppa and join in a fun activity in our warm, welcoming and free space. Everyone is welcome.

Start and end your week with a short, 30-minute prayer service from the comfort of your own home. A twice-weekly online Morning Prayer service for anyone to join.

Life Groups offer a chance to get together, study the Bible and pray.

A group meeting every Tuesday morning for fellowship and with a focus on prayer.

Life Group on Zoom meets every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm. We will explore different parts of The Bible each week.

Everyone is welcome to these across-Benefice Bible Study sessions.

Join us by clicking the JOIN ONLINE button below or using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2701785021
You can also join in on an ordinary landline phone by ringing any of these numbers
+44 131 460 1196, +44 203 051 2874, +44 203 481 5237 with the meeting ID: 270 178 5021

A fun and interactive nativity for all the family on Christmas Eve! Wrap up warmly and join us as we walk the Christmas Journey, following the star to find baby Jesus.

A Christmas Eve 'Midnight' Holy Communion for all the Benefice at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots

Christmas Day Benefice Service will be held at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell. Come and celebrate the birth of Jesus with us!

Make Lunch Club offers a chance for you and your school-aged children (and their younger siblings) to get together, share a meal and have some fun during the school holidays.

Make Lunch Club is for you if your school-aged children are eligible for free school meals or if you’re struggling on a tight budget at the moment. Younger siblings are welcome too!

If you would like to join us, please email [email protected].

Join us at St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets every Wednesday at 12 noon. Our new programme alternates each week between Holy Communion and a Midday Prayer Service. Both offer a midweek opportunity to come together and worship.

An extra Benefice Breakfast for January! It's the perfect combination of conversation, enthusiastic debate and a full English breakfast. Open to everyone. Email [email protected] if you would like to come along.

We hold a Book of Common Prayer (BCP) Evensong service on the first Sunday of the month. The location varies across the Benefice, so please check the News & Notices for location. This can be found in the Notices section of this site, or on our website: https://3churches.net/news-and-notices/. You can also email [email protected] to confirm the location.

Life Group for Sharing, Prayer and Bible Study, which meets every Wednesday morning at 10.30am in The Wilshere Hall.

Everyone is welcome to these across-Benefice Bible Study sessions.

Are you struggling financially?
Are you worried about how you are coping?
Do you just need someone to listen and point you in the right direction?

Come and have a cuppa with us and we’ll see how we can help.

During the winter months, this group is also part of our Warm Welcome Space initiative.

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Why not try Teddy Club at The Wilshere Hall? Every Thursday, 9–11am (term time). For children up to three years old. £2 per session. Fun activities, stories, singing and much more!

Run by Bobtails Playgroup & Teddy Club

We now meet alternate weeks for an informal social event at The Red Lion in Stanstead Abbotts.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Marilyn Britton - [email protected]

Life Group at The Wilshere Hall meets alternate Thursday mornings at 10.30am.

Everyone is welcome to these across-Benefice Bible Study sessions.

A chance for the Benefice to come together – three churches, one family – to do some housekeeping. We will think about the situation over the whole Benefice in terms of the future, our finances, our mission and our vision.

Programme
10.00am Coffee & tea – The Wilshere Hall
10.30am Benefice Meeting (Mission • Opportunities • Next Steps • Finances)
12.00pm Service of the Word with Communion
1.00pm Shared lunch – The Wilshere Hall

We encourage you all to put aside this time so that we can come together to pray, plan, share fellowship and grow as one Benefice family.

Every last Saturday of the month, we hold a Benefice Breakfast at The Wilshere Hall, which is open to everyone. It's the perfect combination of conversation, enthusiastic debate and a full English breakfast!

Email [email protected] if you would like to come along.