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Although services are more or less back to normal, the regular pattern is not quite as it used to be pre-pandmic.
The regular pattern of services for Little Gaddesden Church is as follows:
Sunday Mornings
First, Third and Fourth Sundays of the month
9:30am — Sung Eucharist (with Sunday School during school term time)
Second Sunday of the month
9:30am — Café Church
Fifth Sunday of the Month
9:00am — Joint Parish Communion at St Lawrence, Nettleden
Sunday Evenings
First Sunday of the month only
6:00pm — Evening Worship (This may be Book of Common Prayer Evensong/Evening Prayer or alternative worship; please see the Services Calendar below or the week’s Pew Sheet)
Third Sunday 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 consult the Services Calendar below to see the services in the coming days. We try to give as much notice as possible of any changes from the usual.
Services Calendar
Services are held in Little Gaddesden Church unless another venue is specified or the service is online.
Midweek Holy Communion (Said Eucharist)
This midweek eucharist is a spoken service, based on a modernised Book of Common Prayer, generally held on Thursdays at 10:00am. It lasts for a little under half an hour.Parish Communion/Eucharist
A Sung Eucharist, with Sunday School in School Term Times
Our most frequent Sunday morning service follows the traditional Anglican Communion, or Eucharistic, service. We have traditional hymns and the Gloria and Responses sung to the Patrick Appleford setting of the Mass in E. The service lasts for almost an hour. During School term times, Sunday School for children is held in the adjoining Thomas Field Hall during the service. Refreshments are normally served afterwards.
Sunday School
Sunday School is taking place during the morning 9.30am service this week. All children under 11 years old are welcome to attend and those under 5 should be accompanied by a parent please. There will be crafts and fun in the Thomas Field Hall whilst the service is going on in church. For more details or to see how you could help, please contact Claire Beard on clairerdonovan@googlemail.com.
There’s no Sunday School in school holidays.
Midweek Holy Communion (Said Eucharist)
This midweek eucharist is a spoken service, based on a modernised Book of Common Prayer, generally held on Thursdays at 10:00am. It lasts for a little under half an hour.
Joint Three Parishes Communion at Nettleden
Midweek Holy Communion (Said Eucharist)
This midweek eucharist is a spoken service, based on a modernised Book of Common Prayer, generally held on Thursdays at 10:00am. It lasts for a little under half an hour.
The Services Calendar is an interactive, filtered version of the complete Parish Calendar in an ‘Agenda’ style list. It shows only services and dates of particular note.
Click on one of the 
buttons to learn more about particular services.
See the Using the Calendars page for more about how the Services Calendar works.