Services
Sunday 7th July, Trinity 6
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Parish Communion | (MS/AG) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Parish Communion | (MS) |
| 6pm | Nettleden | Evensong | (MS) |
Tuesday 9th July
| 9am | Great Gaddesden | Holy Communion | (MS) |
| 10.30 am | Little Gaddesden | Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall | (see below) |
Wednesday 10th July
| 9.30am – 5pm | Little Gaddesden | Quiet Day with Bishop Jane (CHURCH CLOSED) | |
| 7.55 pm | Zoom | Midweek Discussion Group | (see below) |
Thursday 11th July
| 10am | Little Gaddesden | Holy Communion | (JR) |
| 11.30 am | Little Gaddesden | Funeral and burial of Patricia Hammond | |
| 3pm | Little Gaddesden | Pitstop Café |
Friday 12th July
| 3.30 pm | Little Gaddesden | LG School Piano Concert for Parents |
Sunday 14th July, Trinity 7
| 9am | Nettleden | Morning Prayer | (HT) |
| 9am | Little Gaddesden | Café Church | (JR) |
| 11am | Great Gaddesden | Café Church | (JR) |
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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 .
Quiet Day with Bishop Jane
Quiet Day with Bishop Jane, 9.30am – 5.00pm. LITTLE GADDESDEN CHURCH CLOSED.
St Margaret’s Pilgrimage
On the feast day of St Margaret of Antioch, Saturday July 20th, there will be a Pilgrimage walk leaving from Little Gaddesden Church at 2.15pm to the historic site of St Margaret’s in Boscoe, the Ivinghoe Benedictine Priory, at St Margaret’s, Great Gaddesden. The distance from Little Gaddesden is 3km each way. There will be opportunities on the way to pause for reflection and a short act of worship will be held at the site. Come along and learn more about St Margaret of Antioch and the Priory where Benedictine Nuns lived and worshipped for almost 400 Years. Please join us if you can for the walk or meet us at St Margaret’s. Remember any necessary medication or inhalers. Dogs are welcome on leads. For more details contact Heather Tisbury, Heather@greatgaddesdenchurch.com or Jane Dickson churchwarden.jd@littlegaddesdenchurch.org.uk
Ethics Forum
Ethics Forum. AI – One Year On. Canon Dr Tim Bull returns to update us on the progress of AI and the moral dilemmas it is presenting. Wednesday 17th July in the Thomas Field Hall from 7.30pm. Refreshments. All welcome.
Bishop of St Albans’ Open Garden
Bishop of St Albans – open garden raising funds for Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust. Sundays between 2pm-4pm until 11th August. Entrance £5.00 (children free). Abbey Gate House, Abbey Mill Lane, St Albans AL3 4HD
Midweek Discussion Group
The Midweek Discussion Group meets on Wednesday evenings.
Please contact Barbara Sheard at barbara@sheard.com 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)