This weekend’s Bible readings: Isaiah 6:1-8 (p 691) and 1 John 4:7-21 (p 1227)Choral evensong 26th May: This weekend we will hold our regular 4th Sunday service of choral evensong. Please join us for this service of words and music, led by our benefice choir. Worshippers have used this service from the Book of Common Prayer for centuries, and that adds to the significance of the text, which nevertheless remains relevant to our lives today.Pop Up Shop 26th May: The pop up shop will be open this weekend at the 10.30 service at St Mary’s. There will be some items for which only a donation is needed which will go directly to the food bank. There will also be some delicious fair trade chocolate, coffees and tea as well as Christian gifts and cards.Book stall 26th May: There won’t be a book stall at our all-age service this month, as Lizzy will be away. However, she is, as always, happy to order any Christian book that you would like to buy. She can be emailed at Lizzy@ubsms.org.uk.Standon Open Gardens 8th June: Tickets are now on sale for the FOSM Open Gardens event, which will take place, as usual, on the second Saturday in June, from 11.00 am until 5.00 pm. We are looking for helpers and people to bake for the various tea and cake stops around the route. Please contact Diana or one of the committee if you can offer your services.And Dane End Open Gardens 23rd June: Please can you spare an hour or make some cookies? On June 23rd, 12noon - 5pm, the Dane End Parish Council is holding an Open Gardens on behalf of All Saints church, to raise funds to “repair the roof “. We will be providing tours inside and outside of the church, with refreshments served by volunteers from the church.Please let Deborah know if you could help on a rota in the church to serve refreshments on that day. Also if anyone would be able to make some ‘manhole cover cookies’ to serve, please ask Deborah for a recipe, or reply to the email when you receive this sheet, and Caroline will send it to you.Little Munden School Fete 22nd June: LMS summer fete is the day before the Dane End Open Gardens. We have agreed to organise and man the teas and cake stall at the fete, but many of the café helpers are tied up with the Open Gardens the following day. If you can bake a cake or spare an hour on 22nd June, please speak to Caroline.News from FOSM AGM: The Friends of St Mary’s held their AGM on Friday evening. 2023 has been another successful year of enjoyable fund-raising events, and the accounts reported a total raised from events of £18,500. In addition, they received several donations and a legacy. FOSM has been able to provide grant funding to the PCC for the recent drainage work under the tower and for the first phase of the high- level work on the tower, which is due to start soon. The new committee has its full complement of 12 members, though no-one at present has agreed to step into the chairman’s shoes as Diana steps back from that role. FOSM’s next event will be Standon Open Gardens, mentioned above. Please continue to pray for the work of the Friends, without whom much of our capital work at St Mary’s would not be possible.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:26th May 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints9th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's16th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints23rd June 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Songs of Praise, St Mary's30th June 10.30am Morning worship, St Catherine's
This weekend’s Bible readings: Acts 2:1-21 (p 1093) and John 16:4b-15 (p 1084)Annual meetings: Thank you to all who came to the annual meetings. Our Church Wardens for the next year are Derek W and Janet A for Sacombe, Keith and Marion for Standon, with Angie and Michael acting as deputies. We still don’t have any wardens at All Saints; please pray that God will call volunteers to this role.Midweek Music at St Mary’s, 22nd May: On Wednesday at St Mary’s, we shall be entertained by some of the students at St Edmunds College, under the directorship of Andrew O’Brien, the head of the music department. The concert will start at 12.30 and refreshments will be served as usual from 11.30. Please come and support these youngsters as they demonstrate their talents to us. We look forward very much to welcoming you.Congratulations to Thomas: Thomas was home last weekend from university, in order to attend Buckingham Palace, where he received his Duke of Edinburgh gold award. Congratulation to Thomas! Please continue to pray for him as he studies and worships in Liverpool.Pop Up Shop 26th May: The pop up shop will be open next Sunday at the 10.30 service at St Mary’s. There will be some items for which only a donation is needed which will go directly to the food bank. There will also be some delicious fair trade chocolate, coffees and tea as well as Christian gifts and cards.Book stall 26th May: There won’t be a book stall at our all-age service this month, as Lizzy will be away. However, she is, as always, happy to order any Christian book that you would like to buy. She can be emailed at Lizzy@ubsms.org.uk.Sunday lunch at the Star: Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 26th May at 12.15pm at The Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please contact Heather on 07909065550 by Monday.Standon Open Gardens 8th June: Tickets are now on sale for the FOSM Open Gardens event, which will take place, as usual, on the second Saturday in June, from 11.00 am until 5.00 pm. We are looking for helpers and people to bake for the various tea and cake stops around the route. Please contact one of the committee if you can offer your services.And Dane End Open Gardens 23rd June: Please can you spare an hour or make some cookies? On June 23rd, 12noon - 5pm, the Dane End Parish Council is holding an Open Gardens on behalf of All Saints church, to raise funds to “repair the roof “. We will be providing tours inside and outside of the church, with refreshments served by volunteers from the church.Please let Deborah know if you could help on a rota in the church to serve refreshments on that day. Also if anyone would be able to make some ‘manhole cover cookies’ to serve, please ask Deborah for a recipe, or reply to the email when you receive this sheet, and Caroline will send it to you.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:19th May 8.00am Ante communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints26th May 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints9th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's16th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 John 5:9-13 (p 1228) and John 17:6-19 (p 1085)Annual meetings: We have one more annual church meeting (APCM) to go. Standon’s will be held after this Sunday’s 10.30 service. Please pick up your coffee or tea after the service and return to the pews for the meeting. Hopefully, if you’re on the electoral roll, you will have requested email copies of the papers. A few sets are available in hard copy at the back of St Mary’s.Mayday, Monday 6th May: Thank you to everyone who helped last Monday, whether by baking, donating plants or coming along on the day to lend a hand. It was the wettest Mayday most of us can remember, but FOSM made £1,694 between the teas, plants, sweets and Lizzy’s cards.There were some sweets left over; if you would like some in return for a donation, please help yourself and use the honesty box on the table at the back of church.Standon Open Gardens 8th June: Now that Mayday is behind us, we look forward to the next events. The FOSM Open Gardens event will take place, as usual, on the second Saturday in June, from 11.00 am until 5.00 pm. We will be looking for helpers for that one too, and people to bake for the various tea and cake stops around the route. Please contact one of the committee if you can offer your services.And Dane End Open Gardens 23rd June: Please can you spare an hour or make some cookies? On June 23rd, 12noon - 5pm, the Dane End Parish Council is holding an Open Gardens on behalf of All Saints church, to raise funds to “repair the roof “. We will be providing tours inside and outside of the church, with refreshments served by volunteers from the church.Please let Deborah know if you could help on a rota in the church to serve refreshments on that day. Also if anyone would be able to make some ‘manhole cover cookies’ to serve, please ask Deborah for a recipe, or reply to the email when you receive this sheet, and Caroline will send it to you.Sunday lunch at the Star: Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 26th May at 12.15pm at The Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please contact Heather on 07909065550 by Monday 20th May.Book stall 26th May: There won’t be a book stall at our all-age service this month, as Lizzy will be away. However, she is, as always, happy to order any Christian book that you would like to buy. She can be emailed at Lizzy@ubsms.org.uk.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:12th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's19th May 8.00am Ante communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints26th May 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints9th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's
This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 John 5:1-6 (p 1228) and John 15:9-17 (p 1083)Annual meetings: We are now in the season of our annual church meetings (APCMs). The meetings will be held after the services are on:The Mundens: 5th MaySacombe: 7th MayStandon: 12th MayHelp needed for cleaning St Mary’s: We need, please, more volunteers to help clean St Mary’s. Several members of various of the current cleaning teams are waiting for tests and treatment and will need to stand down temporarily or permanently in the near future. At the moment we have 6 teams, so each person only needs to commit to helping every 6 weeks. If you can help, please speak to Rita.Mayday, Monday 6th May: We will be manning St Mary’s and serving teas in Standon Village Hall on Monday, and we would love to see you. The more ‘church family’ we have on hand to welcome visitors, the better. Standon Sing, our local community choir will be singing in St Mary's from about 2.30pm until 3. Do come along and listen.Ascension Day: This year, we will not be holding an Ascension Day service on 9th May. Instead, we will celebrate at the Tuesday service in Sacombe on 7th.Knit & Natter group: 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 will be available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 9th May. For more information please contact Diane on 01950 821130 or Marion on 01920 745683.Dane End Open Gardens 23rd June: Please can you spare an hour or make some cookies? On June 23rd, 12noon - 5pm, the Dane End Parish Council is holding an Open Gardens on behalf of All Saints church, to raise funds to “repair the roof “. We will be providing tours inside and outside of the church, with refreshments served by volunteers from the church.Please let Deborah know if you could help on a rota in the church to serve refreshments on that day. Also if anyone would be able to make some ‘manhole cover cookies’ to serve, please ask Deborah for a recipe, or reply to the email when you receive this sheet, and Caroline will send it to you.And Standon Open Gardens 8th June: The FOSM Open Gardens event will take place, as usual, on the second Saturday in June, from 11.00 am until 5.00 pm. We will be looking for helpers for that one too, and people to bake for the various tea and cake stops around the route. Please contact one of the committee if you can offer your services.Sunday lunch at the Star: Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 26th May at 12.15pm at The Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please contact Heather on 07909065550 by Monday 20th May.Cybercrime and fraud prevention talk by Hertfordshire Police 11th July: Fraudsters and cyber criminals aren’t fussy. They’ll pick on anyone. Nobody is immune from fraud and cybercrime. The criminals behind it target people online and in their homes, often emotionally manipulating their victims before they steal money or personal data. By staying vigilant and always taking a moment to stop, think and check whenever we’re approached by text, email, phone, or online, we can help to protect ourselves and each other from fraud and our accounts from being hacked. Come along to We will be hosting a cybercrime and fraud prevention talk by Hertfordshire Police in St Mary’s on Thursday 11th July between 11am-12.30pm. Teas, coffees and cakes will be available from 10.30am. All are welcome.For more information, please contact Caroline J (not ‘our’ Caroline!) on 01920 821442.Website: Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:5th May 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints12th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's19th May 8.00am Ante communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints26th May 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's2nd June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints
