Services

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 3rd November, All Saints’ Day

    Services

    Saturday 2nd November, All Souls’

    3 pmGreat GaddesdenService of All Souls’(JR)

    Sunday 3rd November, All Saints’ Day

    9 amLittle Gaddesden Parish Communion(JR)
    11 amGreat Gaddesden Parish Communion(JR)
    2pmLittle GaddesdenBaptism of Harry Boot-Handford(JR)
    6 pmNettledenEvensong(HT)

    Tuesday 5th November

    9 amGreat Gaddesden Holy Communion
    10.30 am Little Gaddesden Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall (see below)

    Wednesday 6th November

    7.55 pmZoomMidweek Discussion Group(see below)

    Thursday 7th November

    10 amLittle GaddesdenHoly Communion

    Sunday 10th November, Remembrance

    9 amNettleden Morning Prayer with Service of Remembrance(AWA)
    9 amLittle Gaddesden Said Holy Communion(MS/AG)
    10.45 amLittle GaddesdenProcession from the Village Hall to the War Memorial for service of Remembrance(JR)
    10.50 amGreat Gaddesden Remembrance Service(HT/KR/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are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.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

    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 .

    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

18th July 2024

The 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.