This morning’s Bible readings: Galatians 1:11-24 (p 1168).In verses 11 and 12, Paul writes: “I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.”Choral evensong 26th June, 6.30 pm: Please join us for our monthly choral evensong service on Sunday. We’re also planning a Songs of Praise service at St Mary's at the end of the Flower Festival, on 10th July at 6.30pm. Please come along and celebrate with us.Charlie’s priesting 1st July: Charlie will be ordained priest on Friday 1st July in a service at St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne at 6.30 pm. All are welcome and there’s plenty of room, but so we have an idea of how many will be there, please add your name to one of the sign-up sheets at the back of our churches if you plan to attend. If you don’t sign up, and then find you’re unexpectedly free, you can still come!Charlie will preside at all our services on Sunday 3rd July, and the 10.30 service will be communion rather than our usual 1st Sunday morning worship.Strawberry tea 29th June, 2.30 pm: Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will hold its annual Strawberry Tea on Wednesday in the Church hall, Braughing. This is an open invitation to everyone so please come and join us. Please ring Diane on 01920 821130 or text to 07949 665365 by Monday 27th June if you would like to come, to ensure we have enough strawberries & scones. Donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated.There will be a Bring & Buy stall with proceeds from this going to the Mothers’ Union project of providing Start up kits for women who are moving out of one of the refuges in the St Albans Diocese. If you have anything to donate to the Bring & Buy stall that will be very welcome.Standon Flower festival 8th – 10th July: In 3 weeks’ time St Mary's will be full of floral displays which will represent the words of Jesus. Lots of people from across the benefice and beyond have been working hard on plans and designs, getting props and looking after greenery in their gardens, so please come and view them over the weekend. Refreshments will be available in the Village Hall while the festival is on. Tickets for the Standon Flower Festival Gala Evening at 6pm on Friday 8th July are now available for £10 from Marion either in person or via email at marionsmith1456@gmail.com.Rotas of all sorts – still more help needed, please: This notice will be rested from the notices from next week, but that doesn’t mean we have enough volunteers. Please consider prayerfully whether you can help. We need help, please, with the rotas for all sorts of tasks in both St Mary’s and All Saints.Giving to our churches: At our recent APCMs you will have seen our financial results for 2021, and you will have heard our treasurers talk of the difficulties we all face in making ends meet in 2022. The statistics suggest that 40% of Anglicans have never been asked to contribute regularly to their church. We hope that doesn’t include any of our members! Information about our financial position has been uploaded recently to our website, but the core message is that without your support we can’t go on as we are indefinitely. Sacombe relies on previous members who have moved away but continue to support the church financially; Little Munden relies on a small number of generous donors who give large amounts as and when they are needed, and Standon is forecasting increasing deficits as we move forward. During Lent, we asked you to consider prayerfully the amount you give to support the work of our churches. Some of us have responded by increasing our giving. Some of us, understandably, aren’t in a position to do that. However, if our church income doesn’t increase, we will need to save costs somehow. If you thought, as you read the Lent information, “I must do something about that,” and didn’t quite get round to it, we ask that you do so now.Cantate concert 3rd July, 5.00 pm in St Mary’s: Tickets for the picnic concert, at £15, £12 (concession), £5 (children) are available from www.cantate.co.uk.Standon Calling 21st – 24th July: If you or someone you know is planning to buy tickets, you can obtain a discount and make money for our local schools! Log in using the special link, and you will receive cheaper tickets, plus our school will receive a commission. The links are:Little Munden School: https://go.kaboodle.co.uk/Little-Munden-Primary-School-SG12-0NRRoger de Clare School: https://go.kaboodle.co.uk/roger-de-clare-SG111TFWebsite: Our new benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page is:www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/benefice. Please visit it to see the range of information there. Services for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning Worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services: Sunday 26th June 10.30am Morning Worship & baptism, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral Evensong, St Mary'sSunday 3rd July 8.00am Holy Communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy Communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 10th July 10.30am Holy Communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Songs of Praise, St Mary'sSunday 17th July 8.00am Holy Communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy Communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints
This morning’s Bible readings: Acts 13:14, 42-52 (p 1107), Galatians 1:1-10 (p 1168).Sunday lunch at the Star: Our next Sunday lunch will be on Sunday 26th June at the The Star in Standon. If you would like a seat at the table please let Heather know by Monday 20th June.Choral evensong 26th June, 6.30 pm: Please join us for our monthly choral evensong service on 26th June. We’re also planning a Songs of Praise service at St Mary's at the end of the Flower Festival, on 10th July at 6.30pm. Please come along and celebrate with us.Charlie’s priesting 1st July: Charlie will be ordained priest on Friday 1st July in a service at St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne at 6.30 pm. All are welcome and there’s plenty of room, but so we have an idea of how many will be there, please add your name to one of the sign-up sheets at the back of our churches if you plan to attend. If you don’t sign up, and then find you’re unexpectedly free, you can still come!Standon Flower festival 8th – 10th July: In 3 weeks’ time St Mary's will be full of floral displays which will represent the words of Jesus. Lots of people from across the benefice and beyond have been working hard on plans and designs, getting props and looking after greenery in their gardens, so please come and view them over the weekend. Refreshments will be available in the Village Hall while the festival is on. Tickets for the Standon Flower Festival Gala Evening at 6pm on Friday 8th July are now available for £10 from Marion either in person or via email at marionsmith1456@gmail.com.Open Gardens – thanks to all: We don’t have the absolutely final figure yet, but the Open Gardens event last weekend in Standon and Puckeridge raised around £8,800 for FOSM. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this event and its fantastic financial result.Concert in St Nicholas 2nd July: Great Munden Recreational Garden will present a concert by Royal String Ensemble on Saturday 2nd July at 7.00 pm in St Nicholas Church, Great Munden. Tickets at £20 each are available from greatmundengarden.com. Numbers will be limited, so you are recommended to book early.Rotas of all sorts – still more help needed, please: This notice has been running for some time now, but we still don’t have enough volunteers in some areas. Please consider prayerfully whether you can help. We need help, please, with the rotas for all sorts of tasks in both St Mary’s and All Saints.Giving to our churches: At our recent APCMs you will have seen our financial results for 2021, and you will have heard our treasurers talk of the difficulties we all face in making ends meet in 2022. The statistics suggest that 40% of Anglicans have never been asked to contribute regularly to their church. I hope that doesn’t include any of our members! Information about our financial position has been uploaded recently to our website, but the core message is that without your support we can’t go on as we are indefinitely. Sacombe relies on previous members who have moved away but continue to support the church financially; Little Munden relies on a small number of generous donors who give large amounts as and when they are needed, and Standon is forecasting increasing deficits as we move forward. During Lent, we asked you to consider prayerfully the amount you give to support the work of our churches. Some of us have responded by increasing our giving. Some of us, understandably, aren’t in a position to do that. However, if our church income doesn’t increase, we will need to save costs somehow. If you thought, as you read the Lent information, “I must do something about that,” and didn’t quite get round to it, we ask that you do so now.Afternoon concert St Mary’s, Ware 26th June, 2.30 pm: Richard Prince and Huw Jenkins will perform Arthur Somervell’s ‘Maud’ song cycle and Roger Quilter songs. Admission is free and there will be afternoon teas in the interval.Cantate concert 3rd July, 5.00 pm in St Mary’s: Tickets for the picnic concert, at £15, £12 (concession), £5 (children) are available from www.cantate.co.uk.Standon Calling 21st – 24th July: If you or someone you know is planning to buy tickets, you can obtain a discount and make money for our local schools! Log in using the special link, and you will receive cheaper tickets, plus our school will receive a commission. The links are:Little Munden School: https://go.kaboodle.co.uk/Little-Munden-Primary-School-SG12-0NRRoger de Clare School: https://go.kaboodle.co.uk/roger-de-clare-SG111TFWebsite:Our new benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page is:www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/benefice. Please visitServices for the next few weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning Worship & Bible Study, St Mary'sSunday services:Sunday 19th June 8.00am Holy Communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy Communion, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 26th June 10.30am Morning Worship & Baptism, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Choral Evensong, St Mary'sSunday 3rd July 8.00am Holy Communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning Worship, All Saints4.00pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 10th July 10.30am Holy Communion, St Mary's4.00pm The Centre, All Saints6.30pm Songs of Praise, St Mary's
This week’s Bible readings:Psalm 8 (p 546), John 16:12-15 (p 1084).Sunday lunch at the Star:Our next Sunday lunch will be on Sunday 26th June at the The Star in Standon. If you would like a seat at the table please let Heather know by Monday 20th June.Charlie’s priesting 1st July:Charlie will be ordained priest on Friday evening 1st July in a service at St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne at 6.30 pm. All are welcome and there’s plenty of room, but we would like to have an idea of how many from this benefice will be there. There are sign-up sheets at the back of all our churches; please add your name if you plan to attend. If you don’t sign up, and then find you’re unexpectedly free, that doesn’t mean you can’t come!Standon Flower festival 8th–10th July:The date for the Flower festival is near - in only 4 weeks’ time St Mary's will be full of floral displays which will represent the words of Jesus. Lots of people from across the benefice and beyond have been working hard on plans and designs, getting props and looking after greenery in their gardens, so please come and view them over the weekend. Refreshments will be available in the Village Hall while the festival is on.Tickets for the Standon Flower Festival Gala Evening at 6pm on Friday 8th July are now available for £10 from Marion either in person or via email at marionsmith1456@gmail.com.Concert in St Nicholas 2nd July:Great Munden Recreational Garden will present a concert by Royal String Ensemble on Saturday 2nd July at 7.00 pm in St Nicholas Church, Great Munden. All proceeds will go to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. Tickets at £20 each are available from greatmundengarden.com. Numbers will be limited, so you are recommended to book early!Rotas of all sorts – still more help needed, please:This notice has been running for some time now, but we still don’t have enough volunteers in some areas. Please consider prayerfully whether you can help. We need help, please, with the rotas for all sorts of tasks in both St Mary’s and All Saints.Website:Our new benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page is: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/benefice. Please visit it to see the range of information there.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week: Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine’s Wednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sSunday services:Sunday 12th June 10.30 am Holy communion, St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 19th June 8.00 am Holy communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy communion, All Saints4.00 pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 26th June 10.30 am Morning worship & baptism, St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre, All Saints6.30 pm Choral evensong, St Mary’sSunday 3rd July 8.00 am Holy communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All Saints4.00 pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 10th July 10.30 am Holy communion, St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre, All Saints
This week’s Bible readings:Acts 2:1-21 (p 1093), John 15:26-27 (p 1083).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 9 June 2022. For more information please contact Marion on 01920 745683.Standon & Puckeridge Open Gardens 11th June:Thirteen gardens will be open this year, and there will be various activities and exhibitions at a number of locations – see the website for details. If you would like to be involved, please speak to Diana or Caroline. If you’d like to come and enjoy the gardens, the art, the music, the refreshments, tickets are £8 in advance, £10 on the day, available from Diana on 07718 734897.Standon Flower festival 8th – 10th July:The date for the Flower festival draws closer- in 6 weeks’ time St Mary's will be full of floral displays which will represent the words of Jesus. Lots of people from across the benefice and beyond have been working hard on plans and designs, getting props and looking after greenery in their gardens. However, we are in need of helpers of all sorts, both in the run up and during the festival: fixing silk flowers onto fabric; cutting fabric into strips; making tea for the preparation days from Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th; welcoming people at the event; watering displays where needed, etc., etc. If you can help,please see / email Marion (marionsmith1456@gmail.com).Holiday Bible Club 2022:The HBC will be held 29th August to 1st September. It will be based on the Chronicles of Narnia, and will, in four days, cover Creation, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost! We will be appealing nearer the time for help, but if you’d like to know more about what’s involved, or how you might contribute, please speak to Caroline or Lizzy.Advance notice:Len Sparks' memorial concert of jazz music will take place in St Mary's on Saturday 10th September at 7pm. More details will follow, but please note the date.Rotas of all sorts – still more help needed, please:This notice has been running for some time now, but we still don’t have enough volunteers in some areas. Please consider prayerfully whether you can help. We need help, please, with the rotas for all sorts of tasks in both St Mary’s and All Saints.Website:Our new benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page is: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/benefice. Please visit it to see the range of information there.Services for the next few weeks:Midweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine’sWednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’sSunday services:Sunday 5th June 8.00 am Holy communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Morning worship, All SaintsSunday 12th June 10.30 am Holy communion, St Mary’s4.00 pm The Centre, All SaintsSunday 19th June 8.00 am Holy communion, St Mary’s10.30 am Holy communion, All Saints4.00 pm The Centre, All Saints
