This weekend’s Bible readings: 10.30: Romans 6:1-11 (p 1132)6.30: Ezekiel 34:11-16 (p 865) and Acts 12:1-16 (p 1106)Welcome: This morning we welcome Ariella Rose and her family and friends. Ariella Rose will be baptised during our 10.30 service.Thomas will be playing the organ for our 10.30 service. He will play for choral evensong at 6.30, and Richard P will be directing the choir.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Choral evensong this week: This weekend our usual 4th Sunday service of choral evensong will take place at 6.30 pm in St Mary’s. Please come and enjoy this reflective service, led by our benefice choir, conducted this month by Richard P and accompanied by Huw.Midweek Music at St Mary’s, Wednesday: This month’s midweek concert at St Mary’s will be given by Rebecca Watts (aka Rebecca Legg) on the harp this Wednesday, 28th June. Everyone is very welcome to join us from 11.30am for coffee, tea and refreshments and a friendly get together before the concert starts at 12.30. Please contact Marion for more details.Occasional helpers sought for Lagoons: Our Bible study group for older young people runs on Wednesdays from 5.30 to 6.30, led by Red Balloon. Lizzy is usually there as the ‘second adult’, but there are some Wednesdays when she can’t make it. If you would be willing to join a small list of people willing to step in when she can’t be there, please speak to her.Mothers’ Union Strawberry tea 28th June: The next meeting of Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will be on Wednesday 28 June when they will be holding their annual Strawberry Tea at 2.30pm in the Church Hall, Braughing. This is open to everyone, not just members of the Mothers’ Union. Donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or 07949 665365 by Sunday 25 June if you would like to come, to ensure we have enough strawberries & scones.There will be a Bring & Buy stall with proceeds from this going to the Mothers’ Union project ‘Summer of Hope’ to raise funds to empower women around the world. If you have anything to donate to the Bring & Buy stall that will be very welcome.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July: Diana is selling tickets for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in the village, and tickets are £35, to include wine.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00: We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Songs of Praise advance notice: Little Munden are planning a Songs of Praise on Saturday 9th Sept at 3pm to commemorate the late Peter Jackson (Heather's husband) who arranged music for the Music Group. Hopefully we will raise some funds at the same time. More information will follow nearer the time.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints9th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints16th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's
This weekend’s Bible readings: Romans 5:1-8 (p 1132) and Matthew 9:35-10:8 (p 974) Welcome: This morning we welcome Ed Dodge, who will be playing the organ for our 10.30 service.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Thank you! Thank you to all who supported last weekend’s events in any way. Open Gardens in Standon raised £8,750 and the talk at St Catherine’s raised £481.Choral evensong next week: Next Sunday, our usual 4th Sunday service of choral evensong will take place at 6.30 pm in St Mary’s. Please come and enjoy this reflective service, led by our benefice choir, conducted this month by Richard P and accompanied by Huw.Occasional helpers sought for Lagoons: Our Bible study group for older young people runs on Wednesdays from 5.30 to 6.30, led by Red Balloon. Lizzy is usually there as the ‘second adult’, but there are some Wednesdays when she can’t make it. If you would be willing to join a small list of people willing to step in when she can’t be there, please speak to her.Sunday lunch at The Star 25th June: Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 25th June at 12.15pm at the Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please give Heather a call on 07909 065550.Mothers’ Union Strawberry tea 28th June: The next meeting of Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will be on Wednesday 28 June when they will be holding their annual Strawberry Tea at 2.30pm in the Church Hall, Braughing. This is open to everyone, not just members of the Mothers’ Union. Donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or 07949 665365 by Sunday 25 June if you would like to come, to ensure we have enough strawberries & scones.There will be a Bring & Buy stall with proceeds from this going to the Mothers’ Union project ‘Summer of Hope’ to raise funds to empower women around the world. If you have anything to donate to the Bring & Buy stall that will be very welcome.‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July: Unfortunately, the planned production of Persuasion has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed for everyone who has bought a ticket.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July: Diana is selling tickets for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in the village, and tickets are £35, to include wine.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00: We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Songs of Praise advance notice: Little Munden are planning a Songs of Praise on Saturday 9th Sept at 3pm to commemorate the late Peter Jackson (Heather's husband) who arranged music for the Music Group. Hopefully we will raise some funds at the same time. More information will follow nearer the time.Day of prayer for the emergency services: The National Christian Police Association in the UK started a Day of Prayer for the Police a few years ago now and since the pandemic it has been expanded to become the International Day of Prayer for the Emergency Services. This year it is on 22nd June and it will be commemorated at Police HQ with a short service attended by representatives of the Emergency Services and the faith groups which are run within Herts police. Please pray for our Emergency Services on this day.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:18th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints9th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints16th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: Genesis 15:1-7 (p 15) and Romans 4:13-25 (p 1131)Welcome: This morning we welcome Richard Prince, who will be playing the organ for our 10.30 service.Thanks from the Mundens PCC and from the Rector: Thanks to Martin, Ray, Colin and Jeremy for all the work that they have done in establishing a new protected oil tank at All Saints, as well as the immense amount of work done in the churchyard generally, especially by Colin and Ray.And thanks from FOSM and St Catherine’s: Thank you to all who supported our Open Gardens event or the evening talk yesterday. We will bring you the financial results when we have them, but we are all grateful to the many people who helped and / or attended.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Oasis Women’s Morning 17th June: We will host a morning of renewal, refreshment, worship, Bible study and testimony from 10.00 until 1.00 next Saturday, 17th June in All Saints Church. Why not step aside and come together with others to spend some time with God? More details are available from Gaby (07821 546518) or Deborah (07956 686749).Sunday lunch at The Star 25th June: Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 25th June at 12.15pm at the Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please give Heather a call on 07909 065550.Mothers’ Union Strawberry tea 28th June: The next meeting of Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will be on Wednesday 28 June when they will be holding their annual Strawberry Tea at 2.30pm in the Church Hall, Braughing. This is open to everyone, not just members of the Mothers’ Union. Donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or 07949 665365 by Sunday 25 June if you would like to come, to ensure we have enough strawberries & scones.There will be a Bring & Buy stall with proceeds from this going to the Mothers’ Union project ‘Summer of Hope’ to raise funds to empower women around the world. If you have anything to donate to the Bring & Buy stall that will be very welcome.‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July: Unfortunately, the planned production of Persuasion has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed for everyone who has bought a ticket.FOSM Safari Supper 14th July: Diana is selling tickets for this year’s Safari Supper. The supper will be served at various locations in the village, and tickets are £35, to include wine.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00: We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Diocesan vacancies: The Diocese is currently advertising two part time roles (Digital Giving assistant - 0.3 and Diocesan Governance Clerk - 0.6/0.8). Further details are available on our website at https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/vacancies-role/diocesan-roles/Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:11th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints18th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints9th July 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: Isaiah 40:12-17 (p 724) and Matthew 28:16-20 (p 1001) Welcome to our visitors: This Sunday we welcome Felix (Chris and Dave’s grandson), his parents, David and Rachel, and God-parents, family and friends. Felix will be baptised during our 10.30 service.Alpha Course: We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.Games morning at the Boot Tuesday: The games morning is on at the Boot this Tuesday 6th at 11am. This is a good chance to spend some time with a cross-section of people from the village as well as being an enjoyable morning, and all are welcome.Knit & Natter group Thursday: If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us for a couple of hours in the Sargant room at the back of Standon village hall at 2pm, usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 8th June 2023. For more information please contact Marion on 01920 745683.Two events for garden lovers on 10th June: The annual Open Gardens event will take place in Standon, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 5.00 pm. Posters and fliers are available in all our churches.At 7.30 pm Sacombe will host a talk by Graham Burton, the gardener at Sacombe House, entitled ‘Restoring a Devon Garden’. There will be refreshments afterwards. Tickets are available from any of the Sacombe PCC.Oasis Women’s Morning 17th June: We will host a morning of renewal, refreshment, worship, Bible study and testimony from 10.00 until 1.00 on Saturday 17th June in All Saints Church. Why not step aside and come together with others to spend some time with God? More details are available from Gaby (07821 546518) or Deborah (07956 686749).‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July: DOT Productions will present this new adaptation based on Jane Austen’s final novel ‘Persuasion’. This production is told in DOT's usual multi-roleplaying style and we hope it will delight all Austen fans. The performance is on Saturday 1st July and you can book through Hugh or via the website (booking fee applies): www.brockholdsmanor.com/event-details/brockholds-manor- garden-theatre-3. Gates will open at 5 p.m. Tickets include Prosecco on arrival and a two course Buffet supper. There will be a licensed Bar offering wine and Pimms, and coffee & tea will be available. They are £45 per head or £40 per person in a car of 4 persons or more. All profits from this year's performance will go towards the major works required on the roof of All Saints Church, Little Munden.Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00: We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.Barbara’s quilt: Thank you to all who supported last weekend’s event celebrating the completion of Barbara’s lifetime achievement quilt. More than £2,900 was raised for Little Munden.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:4th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints11th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints18th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints25th June 10.30am Family worship, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd July 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
