St John's Church LemsfordWelcome
Please click on the link below to watch an aerial video of the church and listen to our bells.
Drone photography courtesy of https://www.upaerial.co.uk
Welcome, and thank you for visiting our website.
Our church is situated in the picturesque village of Lemsford, close to Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City and opposite Brocket Hall.
We warmly welcome all visitors to our church and we would love you to come to one of our services or events. We hope that you find what you are looking for in these pages, but if you have any questions and would like to speak to someone about the church, please do contact one of the team members listed in the Who's Who and Contacts page.
We look forward to seeing you.
- Sunday 20th October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 11am - Reflective Worship
- Thursday 24th October
- 9am - School Collective Worship*
- 10am - NO Morning Prayer - Rev Kathryn is away
- Sunday 27th October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 11am - Holy Communion
- Thursday 31st October
- 9am - School Collective Worship*
- 10am - Morning Prayer
Old Testament: Isaiah 53.4-12 - to read click SEEKING GOD - WITH ALL THGE SAINTS!
On Sunday 3rd November we’re gathering for a special All Saints Day service for all ages.
Together, we'll reflect on some of the barriers to seeking God, and how the community of saints can help us overcome them.
A joyful, interactive and meaningful service for ALL.
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CONNECT@4 - 17th NOVEMBER, 4pm
REMEMBERING…
Join us on 17th November at 4pm for this relaxed, interactive gathering for all ages.
November is a time of remembering, so we'll be diving into lot of different ways to help us explore this season.
Expect:
- Cake!
- Interactive story telling
- Creative and exploratory activities
- Joyful worship
- Reflection suitable for all ages
Whether you love getting hands-on and creative, enjoy singing together, or simply want to remember and reflect In a fun, welcoming space – this is for you!
Bring your friends and family, and get ready for a joy-filled time of remembering together.
Everyone’s welcome – see you there!
A joyful harvest celebration, where we let go of our tangled web of worries so we could be freed to take action to care for God’s creation.
All topped off by a wonderful shared Harvest lunch.
Thank you to all who read, sung, prayed, flower-arranged, cooked, organised and participated in any way.
The new October/November Parish Magazine is out and you can download it by clicking here. I'd like to thank everyone who contributed, especially with the very short timescales I gave this time. As usual there are lots of great articles and photos. As well as our usual leader columns by Rev Kathryn, Michelle Boylan, Jo Brooks and Andy Chapman, I'd like to give special mentions to the article by Edna Stephens which Andy included in full in his Lemsford Local; History Group column and the Article by Rev. Ron Ingamells enjoy!
Printed copies will be in school book bags this week, and with a following wind in church on Sunday (the printer was very busy and had to split our print run into two parts).
St John’s school currently has vacancies for up to three Foundation Governors. Foundation Governors are nominated by the PCC, represent the Church of England on the Board, and help ensure that the Christian ethos of the school is maintained.
Please pray and think about whether you - or someone you know - would make a great governor. They don’t need to be a member of St John’s church, but would need to be able to fulfil the role description above.
As a governor myself, I promise you that it’s an extremely rewarding (and often fun) role, and is manageable alongside other responsibilities.
Please contact me if you’re interested.
Rev Kathryn
- All food with good sell by dates (tins of fruit and veg, jams, packets of cereal, coffee, tea, long life milk and so on)
- Toiletries such as shampoo and conditioner and toilet rolls
- Cleaning products (kitchen and bathroom cleaners etc)
We are asked not to donate clothes.
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HOME INSURANCE If you need to take out, or renew, a home insurance policy, please think of using Ecclesiastical Insurance as they will donate £130 to the church through their Trust 130 Promotion. All you need to do is to say that the donation is to go to St John's Church, Lemsford. Find out more at www.ecclesiastical.com/trust130 or call their team on 0800 783 0130 and quote Trust 130. |
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2024 PCC meeting dates 15th January at 7.15pm 13th February at 7.15pm 16th April at 7.15pm 30th April via Zoom 7.30pm APCM - 12th May at 12 noon 4th June at 7.15pm 22th July ay 7.15pm 7th September at 7.15pm 26th November at 7.15pm |
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP
WE COULD REALLY DO WITH YOUR FINANCIAL HELP IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING IF YOU CAN TO SUPPORT OUR CHURCH AND OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
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CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR QUICK DONATION PAGE
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ALTERNATIVELY WE CAN NOW RECEIVE DONATIONS VIA TEXT MESSAGE BY TEXTING THE WORD LEMSFORD FOLLOWED BY A SPACE AND THEN AN AMOUNT OF YOUR DONATION, TO 70085. FOR EXAMPLE, TO GIVE £5 TYPE LEMSFORD 5, TO GIVE £10 TYPE LEMSFORD 10. THEN SIMPLY SEND YOUR TEXT TO 70085. TEXTS WILL COST YOUR DONATION AMOUNT PLUS ONE STANDARD RATE MESSAGE.
MANY THANKS
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IMPORTANT REQUEST TO REGULAR GIVERS FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE If regular givers would prefer to make their payments by bank transfer, the bank details of the church are: HSBC Bank. Sort Code: 40-46-08 A/C No: 51431609 Many thanks |
Choir practice every Sunday at 9.30 am
Bell ringing practice every Monday evening at 7.30 pm