Services
Sunday 14th January, Epiphany 2
| 9am | Nettleden | Morning Prayer | (HT/KR) |
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Café Church | (JR) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Café Church | (JR) |
Tuesday 16th January
| 9am | Great Gaddesden | Holy Communion | (JR) |
| 10.30 am | Little Gaddesden | Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall | (see below) |
Wednesday 17th January
| 7.55 pm | Zoom | Midweek Discussion Group | (see below) |
Thursday 18th January
| 10am | Little Gaddesden | Holy Communion | (JR) |
| 3pm | Little Gaddesden | Pitstop Café |
Friday 19th January
| 12 Noon | Great Gaddesden | Funeral of Belinda Wood |
Saturday 20th January
| 12 Noon – 2pm | Village Hall, Little Gaddesden | RNLI SOS – “Sample our Soup” Day, plus crumble pudding (see details below) |
Sunday 21st January, Epiphany 3
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Parish Communion | (JR) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Parish Communion | (MS/JR-pr) |
| 6pm | Nettleden | Evensong | (JR) |
Please Check for Updates!
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are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.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 .
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.
RNLI – SOS
RNLI SOS – “Sample our Soup” Day, plus a crumble pudding. Saturday 20th January, 12 noon to 2pm in the Little Gaddesden Village Hall. Donations to the RNLI please. ALL WELCOME.
Follow the Star
The Great Gaddesden School ‘Follow the Star’ to Bethlehem event raised £1820 to help the work of the Small Steps Foundation in Uganda and Friends of Great Gaddesden School. The total miles walked by the children, families and community was 3410.4. Well done all and thank you to those who supported the event in any way.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18th-25th January. The materials have been prepared by the ecumenical team from Burkina Faso facilitated by the local Chemin Neuf Community (CCN). The chosen theme is “You shall love the Lord your God … and your neighbour as yourself” (Lk 10:27). For more details, visit www.ctbi.org.uk
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)