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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.

• • Readings for Advent 3

  

14th DECEMBER - 4 pm  CAROLS IN THE CROOKED CHIMNEY

Come along and belt out your favourite Christmas carols with a glass of something lovely in hand. It would be great if lots of us could join in with taking the church out into the community and sharing the good news of Christmas!

15th DECEMBER - 4 pm  ALL-TOGETHER CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

 

Not long now until this wonder-filled retelling of the Christmas story, with well known carols and short readings, all by the magic of candlelight.

This service offers the perfect start to Christmas for all ages. Followed by festive refreshments.

 

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THE FUNERAL OF PAT LEWIS - 18th DECEMBER AT 11.30 am

Rev Kathryn says:
"The funeral of our good friend Pat will be held on Wednesday 18th December 2024:

• 11:30 St Johns Church,
• 1:15 Harwood Park 

There will be an opportunity to continue to share our many memories of Pat after the service at Tewinbury Farm.

Please do keep Carole, Paul and Andrew in your prayers."

2024 ADVENT COURSE - TUESDAYS AT 10 am - ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, BIRCHWOOD AL10 0PS STARTING 26th NOVEMBER

 



This Advent, why not join a ‘Travelling light’ journey over four weeks.
Together, we’ll walk alongside biblical travellers, reflecting on their stories and imagining conversations with them.
As we journey toward Christmas, we’ll discover insights that lift our spirits, guide our steps, and perhaps even challenge us to change direction.
Most importantly, as we move together towards the light of Christ, we’ll discover more of that light and find new ways to share it with others.
What to Expect:
9:45 am
Refreshments
10:00 am
- Bible readings and thoughtful reflections
- Engaging discussion and prayer
- Music, videos, and meaningful takeaways for the week ahead
…and much more!

CARD DELIVERIES

A huge thanks go out to Jo for hosting the delivery of the Christmas Cards in the Garden village last Sunday and, of course, to everyone who posted the cards and shared the good news of our Christmas services.
 

 

 

 

 DECEMBER / JANUARY PARISH MAGAZINE

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The new December/January Parish Magazine is out and you can download it by clicking here. I'd like to thank everyone who contributed, this time supplying content a week earlier than usual.

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, there is also our full Christmas program of events and also look out for the photo of Freddie Frinton! 



 

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Please sign up for a spot in the Cleaning Rota Still slots to fill! "The Cleaning Rota" did not run during Covid and instead the Churchwardens Jenny and Nigel cleaned and disinfected per Covid best practice, but now it's time to ask for your help with getting the rota started again. Jenny will be contacting people who have previously taken a turn with cleaning. More volunteers are needed to help us. All the  materials you'll need are provided. All that we need is your time! Let's spread this load between us all!! Please contact Jenny if you would like to take a turn with cleaning.  You can choose a date that suits you!   The violence in Israel and Gaza A message from the Archbishop of Canterbury & the Archbishop of York “We are grieved and deeply concerned at the violence in Israel and Gaza, and we unequivocally condemn the attacks by Hamas. We pray for those who are mourning, those who are injured, and all those fearing for their safety. We pray for restraint on all sides, and renewed efforts towards a just peace for all. The way forward must be for both sides to build confidence in a secure future through which Israel and its people can live in security within its internationally recognised borders, and Palestinians have their own state and live in their lands in security, and with peace and justice.” Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury & Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York   We continue to think of Ukraine: Update - John Blanch emailed me to say that the "Taste it Polish Restaurant" in Hatfield is no longer taking donations of clothing for Ukraine.  However this doe snot stop our efforts. Bishop Alan says we can pray, and practically we also have an option to donate to the Red Cross Appeal which I again repeat here: To see their appeal details, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal.  You may donate any amount you wish, and your cash will go towards helping people who are being affected by the crisis, by supplying them with food, water, first aid, medicines, warm clothes and shelter.  Donations may be made direct to the Red Cross appeal, or alternatively, you may care to donate using the QR code below.  The QR code will also be displayed in church. If you don't do QR Codes then clicking this link on your computer goes to the same "give-a-litte" link: https://givealittle.co/campaigns/753bbfac-510a-47d8-86cf-f6a707ddc585     Church Giving.   We are now passing the offerings plate at services.  I know that many of us are happiest giving cash rather than scanning QR codes or tapping payment cards or smartphones, so this is good news indeed. But, if you like the QR Code, you can point your Smartphone’s camera or QR app at it, and it will let you give, or from your PC/Mac you can just click this link: https://givealittle.co/campaigns/10cd954f-25f7-46d9-8813-634634729bfa.    You can also give via the new (easy to use) card payment device – both at the back of the church - these donations go to St Johns funds.  We are planning to make the QR Codes easily accessible from the pews too.   Friendship Teas - every second Tuesday of the month at 2:30pm in the Annexe! The next one is this Tuesday 13th February 2023 at 2:30pm

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.

EITHER

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR QUICK DONATION PAGE

CLICK HERE

  OR

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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Choir practice every Sunday at 9.30 am 

Bell ringing practice every Monday evening at 7.30 pm