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 9th November, Remembrance
Services
Sunday 9th November, Remembrance
9am Nettleden Morning Prayer with Service of Remembrance (HT) 9am Little Gaddesden Said Holy Communion (MS) 10.45 am Little Gaddesden Procession from Village Hall to War Memorial (AWA) 10.50 am Great Gaddesden Service of Remembrance (HT/MS) Tuesday 11th November
9am Great Gaddesden Holy Communion (MS) 10.30 am Little Gaddesden Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall (see below) Wednesday 12th November
7.55 pm Zoom Midweek Discussion Group (see below) Thursday 13th November
10 am Ashridge Chapel Holy Communion (JR) Sunday 16th November, 2nd Sunday before Advent
9am Little Gaddesden Parish Communion (MS/AWA-pr/HT) 11am Great Gaddesden Parish Communion (MS/AWA-pr/HT) 6pm Nettleden Evensong (MS) 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are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.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
Pitstop Meeting for Remembrance
Saturday 8th November in the Thomas Field Hall, Little Gaddesden, 2-4pm. An afternoon for children including bible verse, discussions and crafts. For more details, please contact Heather Tisbury on tisbury@btinternet.com.
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 Barbara Sheard at barbara@sheard.com.
Deanery Synod
Fr. Stuart Owen has invited all to St Peter’s for Deanery Synod on Thursday 27th November. There will be a Eucharist at 7.30pm, followed by the meeting itself at 8pm. Kim Wilkinson will be speaking about her pioneering new role to support the work of the MU in the Diocese.
Parish Administrator
Administrative Support Needed: Our three churches (LG, GG & Nettleden) are looking for administrative support. The tasks include longer term planning including rotas for ministers, services and, in LG, will include preparing volunteer rotas, service updates on our website and providing information for other ad hoc services usually determined by the church calendar. There will be regular liaison with our new vicar once appointed. This self-employed role would offer flexible working arrangements to suit the demands of the modern family, caregivers or those with other commitments. For more information including projected hours, specific tasks and fees, please contact Terri Adams (07767 233986) and Jane Dickson (07795 348938) in Little Gaddesden.
Christmas Choir
Come and join us as singers in this year’s Carol Service at Little Gaddesden! All welcome. Please let David Scriven know if you are interested – scriven.david@icloud.com. Carol Service: 6pm Sunday 21 December. Rehearsals (in Church 4-5.30pm): 23 November, 30 November, 14 December, 20 December, 21 December (4.45pm – 5.30pm).
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 Revd. John Russell john_russell@live.co.uk (07950 105802).
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Current Date and Time
13th September 2025The 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
Second Sunday of the month
9:00am — Café Church
Fifth Sunday of the Month
Joint Parish Communion at one of the three churches
9:00am if Little Gaddesden or Nettleden; 11am if Great Gaddesden
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.