Services
Sunday 17th March, Lent 5
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Parish Communion | (JR/AWA-pr) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Parish Communion | (JR/AWA-pr) |
| 6pm | Nettleden | Evensong | (RH) |
Tuesday 19th March
| 9am | Great Gaddesden | Holy Communion | (MS) |
| 10.30 am | Little Gaddesden | Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall | (see below) |
Wednesday 20th March
| 7.55 pm | Zoom | Midweek Discussion Group | (see below) |
Thursday 21st March
| 10am | Little Gaddesden | Holy Communion | (JR) |
| 3pm | Little Gaddesden | Pitstop Café |
Friday 22nd March
| 12.30 pm | Little Gaddesden | Lent Lunch (see below for details) |
Saturday 23rd March
| 10am | Nettleden | Nettleden Church Spring Clean |
| 12.30 pm | Little Gaddesden | Wedding of Michael Day and Danielle Hardwicke |
| 7.30 pm | Great Gaddesden | Jazz at St John’s (see below for details) |
Sunday 24th March, Palm Sunday, HOLY WEEK
| 9am | Nettleden | Morning Prayer with Blessing of the Palms | (MS) |
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Donkey Procession from the village hall, family service | (JR) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Donkey Procession, family service | (MS/HT) |
| 1pm | Great Gaddesden | Baptism of Eva Bevan | (JR) |
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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are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.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 .
Chiltern Chamber Choir
Chiltern Chamber Choir – Music for Passiontide. Saturday 16th March at 7.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted. Tickets: £18 in advance, £20 on the door, U18s and full-time students free. Tickets from Brown & Merry estate agents or online at chilternchamberchoir.com
Lent Lunches
Final Lent Lunch in the Thomas Field Hall this Friday 12.30 – 1.30pm. For the small sum of £7.00 you can enjoy a bowl (or two) of delicious soup, bread and cheese, fruit, tea or coffee. Do come and chat with old friends and meet new ones. Any surplus money (after expenses) will go to a local charity.
Jazz at St John’s
Jazz at St John’s. Sunday 23rd March at 7.30pm. Tickets £18 from 01442 246513 or at www.wegottickets.com/event/602134
Easter Lilies
Easter Lilies for Little Gaddesden Church. If you would like to purchase a lily in memory of a loved one, please let Anne Isherwood know. Cost is £4 per lily. anneisherwood@btinternet.com. The dedication book will be out on the cross aisle.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday – Sunday 24th March with donkey processions to GG and LG churches for family services. LG starts at the village hall at 9am, GG at the Lych Gate at 11am. ALL WELCOME
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)