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 11th January, 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Services
Sunday 11th January, Epiphany 2/Baptism of Christ
9 am Nettleden Morning Prayer (MS) 9 am Little Gaddesden Café Church (AWA/GS) 11 am Great Gaddesden Café Church (AWA/GS) Tuesday 13th January
9 am Great Gaddesden Morning Prayer (AG) Little Gaddesden No Coffee and Cake in the Thomas Field Hall today (see below) Wednesday 14th January
7.55 pm Zoom Midweek Discussion Group (see below) Thursday 15th January
10 am Little Gaddesden Holy Communion (SO) Sunday 18th January, Epiphany 3
9 am Little Gaddesden Parish Communion (DL/AG) 11 am Great Gaddesden Parish Communion (DL/HT) 6 pm Nettleden Evensong (RH) 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are sometimes made at short notice, please check on the News page whether the above information has been changed or superseded.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
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
18th -25th January is the week of prayer for Christian Unity, on the theme ‘One Body, One Spirit’. Further details can be found at Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 – CTBI
Tuesday Morning Coffee and Cake
No Tuesday morning Coffee and Cake session this week, as Church Road will be closed. Coffee and Cake sessions are normally in the Thomas Field Hall – Tuesdays from 10.30am to 12 noon. Any enquiries to Barbara Sheard at barbara@sheard.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 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.