Services
Sunday 17th December, Advent 3
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Sung Eucharist | (MS/AG) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Sung Eucharist | (MS) |
| 3pm | Nettleden | Christmas Carol Service | (JR/MS) |
Monday 18th December
| 11am | Little Gaddesden | Funeral of Bill Burrell |
Tuesday 19th December
No 9am Holy Communion at Great Gaddesden this week
| 10.30 am | Little Gaddesden | Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall | (see below) |
| 6pm | Little Gaddesden | Carols on The Green |
Wednesday 20th December
| 9.15 am | Little Gaddesden | School’s end of term service | |
| 2-3pm | Great Gaddesden | Advent Group meets at the Vicarage | |
| 7.55 pm | Zoom | Midweek Discussion Group | (see below) |
Thursday 21st December
| 9am | Great Gaddesden | School’s Christingle Service | (JR) |
No 10am Holy Communion at Little Gaddesden this week
Saturday 23rd December
| 4pm | Great Gaddesden | Christmas Carol Service |
Sunday 24th December, Christmas Eve
| 3pm | Great Gaddesden | Crib Service | (JR/HT/KR) |
| 5pm | Little Gaddesden | Crib Service | (JR) |
| 11.30 pm | Little Gaddesden | Midnight Mass | (JR) |
Monday 25th December, Christmas Day
| 9am | Nettleden | Holy Communion with Carols | (MS) |
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Family Communion | (JR) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Family Communion | (JR) |
No mid-week Communions between Christmas Day and New Year
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As changes are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.
Notices
Tuesday Morning Coffee and Cake
Tuesday morning’s Coffee and Cake sessions are in the Thomas Field Hall – Tuesdays from 10:30am to 12:00 noon. Any enquiries to Hilary Catchpole at h.catchpole@btinternet.com .
Carol Singing on The Green
Tuesday 19th December at 6pm. Carol singing around the Christmas tree on The Green in Little Gaddesden. Refreshments available. All welcome.
Crib Services
The Crib Services are on Christmas Eve at 3pm at Great Gaddesden, and 5pm at Little Gaddesden. All welcome.
DENS for Christmas
DENS are in need of food for the Christmas period. If you can help, please do donate what you can. Boxes are at the back of our churches. Preferably Christmas items as well as their usual needs – long life milk, tinned fruit, tinned ham/corned beef, tinned sweetcorn, gravy (small), nuts, custard, stuffing, Christmas selection packs and biscuits. Thank you.
Midweek Discussion Group
The Midweek Discussion Group meets on Wednesday evenings.
Please contact Anthony Archer on anthony.archer@bridgewaterassociates.co.uk or 07721 504125 with any questions.
Regular Giving
If you normally give weekly in church, you may like to consider paying direct through your bank account. Click or tap here to visit the Donate Page to find out more. For those who do give this way, tokens to signify you have donated by this method are available on entry to the church, and they can be placed in the collection bag at the appropriate time.
Pay by Text
We now have the facility to donate to Little Gaddesden church by text. Just text LITTLEGADD plus the amount you want to donate (between £1 and £20) to 70470, for example ‘LITTLEGADD10’ to donate £10.
Texts will cost the amount donated plus one standard rate message.
The Little Gaddesden Charities
The funds of The Little Gaddesden Charities are there to help and support those in financial need in the parish, especially at times when budgets are under particular pressure.
We also support young people in their endeavours, as well as the bereaved.
Please apply in confidence to:
The Vicar, The Revd. John Russell vicar@littlegaddesdenchurch.org.uk (01442 214898) or
Mrs Pat Catchpole (01442 842544)