Forthcoming Services
What follows was published on Friday morning and shows services from the Sunday two days later. If you’re looking for a service on the Friday of publication or the Saturday immediately following it, scroll down or click here and then click on the link to the previous week’s services.
- Week of Sunday 20th April, Easter Day
Services
Sunday 20th April, Easter Day
9am Nettleden Family Communion (MS) 9am Little Gaddesden Family Communion (JR/AG) 11am Great Gaddesden Family Communion (JR) Tuesday 22nd April
9 am Great Gaddesden Holy Communion 10.30 am Little Gaddesden Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall (see below) Wednesday 23rd April
7.55 pm Zoom Midweek Discussion Group (see below) Thursday 24th April
10 am Little Gaddesden Holy Communion Sunday 27th April, Easter 2
9am Nettleden Morning Prayer (HT) 9am Little Gaddesden Parish Communion (JR) 11am Great Gaddesden Parish Communion (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are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.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 noon. Any enquiries to Hilary Catchpole at h.catchpole@btinternet.com .
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) will be after the 9am morning service held on Sunday 4th May (approximate time of 10.15am, after coffee). All parishioners on the Electoral Roll are very welcome to attend this meeting to find out what has been happening during the last year and to ask questions of the Vicar, the Churchwardens and other members of the PCC.
Long March 80th Anniversary Charity Cycle Ride 2025
On 5th May, village resident Stuart Green will be setting off from Stalag Luft III (of Great Escape fame) in Poland to commemorate the Long March of POWs towards the end of WW2.
The team consists of 9 cyclists, including Stuart’s son Ollie and Roger Churchill (son of a Great Escaper!), and a support vehicle driven by Stuart’s wife Sally, assisted by their daughter, Izzie.
They will cycle the 300km route which Stuart’s father and thousands of other POWs were forced to follow in Jan/Feb 1945.The ride will finish in Berlin on the 80th Anniversary of VE Day at the Neue Wache Memorial to those lost in war and under oppression.
The aim is to remember the sacrifice of these men and to raise money for military charities, as well as Coventry Cathedral and the Stalag Luft III museum in Poland. Please support us if you can by using the fundraising link below:
https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/6390/long-march-80th-anniversary-charity-cycle-ride/
Christian Aid
Christian Aid week is 11th – 17th May. Advance Notice – Strawberry Cream Tea and cake, Saturday 31st May, 3-5pm in the Thomas Field Hall, Little Gaddesden Church. Raffle. Cost of £5.00, Children U5 free. All funds raised go to Christian Aid Appeal.
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).
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Current Date and Time
25th November 2024The regular pattern of services is shown below.
Regular Services
The regular pattern of services at Little Gaddesden Church is as follows. Additional services and other changes are shown above.
Sunday Mornings
First, Third and Fourth Sundays of the month
9:00am — Sung Eucharist (sometimes with Sunday School during school term time)
Second Sunday of the month
9:00am — Café Church
Fifth Sunday of the Month
9:00am — Joint Parish Communion at St Lawrence, Nettleden
Sunday Evenings
First and Third Sundays of the month
6:00pm — Evensong (Book of Common Prayer) at Nettleden
Thursdays
10:00am — Midweek Holy Communion
There are some exceptions to the regular pattern. For example, our service on the second Sunday is sometimes switched with another Sunday for a particular occasion. Also, from time to time, we hold alternative services such as Taizé evensong. And, of course, there are additional services during busy festivals such as Christmas and Easter and on other special occasions. So please scroll up to see the services in the coming days. We try to give as much notice as possible of any changes from the usual.