St Helens Church, High Street, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8AA. Worship Times: 10am every Sunday

05-Jun Weekend Email with livestream link
 

Included in this email:
  • Book a “Best Foot Forward” Walk
  • Coffee in the Chancel – Bakers needed
  • The Ark and Kids Worship return!
  • Parish Communion Service – in church and livestreamed

 

 

 
 
As we emerge from the the pandemic we are here to help you navigate your way forward.  After five “Best Foot Forward” walks, we are now going to run some “Best Foot Forward” Café sessions in July. They will give you space reflect and learn from the past year, so we can face the future well.

Just like the walks, there will be space for your own personal reflection, as well as giving us the chance to share our experiences of the pandemic with others. Although this is a church-led initiative, we welcome all and will shape the tone of the talk to suit the participants.

Feedback from the walks has been very positive. But don’t take my word for it, here’s a taste of what others wrote…  “One of the most helpful things I’ve done in lockdown and really insightful.”  “Extremely valuable and helpful.”

There are three Café-based sessions available: Tuesday 29th June, Monday 5th July or Wednesday 14th July – all in St Helen’s Church from 10:30 to 12:00. Click here to book a place.   Alternatively, if you have any questions, you can email me by clicking here.
 

Bakers needed for Coffee in the Chancel!

Do you like baking cakes? Could you join our team of volunteer bakers for our popular Coffee in the Chancel? We were delighted to be able to reopen coffee in the Chancel last week on Monday and Tuesday morning and so were our customers! But some of our bakers have moved away and we need more helpers. We need to recruit 3 or 4 so you only bake once per half term and you can choose what cake you bake- our customers enjoy variety! Please contact Hilary (07712791625, hj.hollick@gmail.com)  or Sally (07792102646, saljonessal@gmail.com ) if you can help . 

 

 

Staying Connected …

Coffee in the Chancel continues to meet via Zoom every Wednesday from 10:30am.  Please use the link below to join us!

Coffee NOT in the Chancel
Meeting ID: 828 3397 7877
Password: 304021

The Ark comes to St Peter’s!

Whilst we are unable to run the Ark Toddler group in St Helen’s, we are trialling running it outside at St Peter’s for this half term.
Wednesdays 9.30-10.30am. Free play followed by singing. Socially-distanced baby only area inside.
Numbers are limited.
To book, please email Linda at 58linda.thomas@gmail.com
with your name and the name(s) and age(s) of your children

HELP NEEDED!     SPREAD SOME LOVE TO THE YOUNG FAMILIES IN THE VILLAGE
Linda would love one or two people to help her welcome families to the Ark at St Peter’s. There will be minimal setup at 9am then you are free to chat with Mums and children whilst being an extra pair of eyes in case of any problems. We will end with singing before packing up. Please email Linda on 58linda.thomas@gmail.com if you can help!
Join us for Kids Worship session this Sunday at 3.30pm in St Helen’s Church. Craft, action songs, stories, prayers and things to talk about.

Save the date for our next session on 18th July!
 

All are welcome to come to St Helen’s Church for Sunday morning worship.

Capacity is limited and you are expected to observe appropriate Covid guidelines including the use of face masks, hand sanitiser and social distancing.  Please do not come if you are feeling unwell, or have any symptoms of Coronavirus.

The service will livestream on our YouTube channel and website. Click here- or on the image above to join our 10am live-streamed Parish Communion service. Or click here to view it via our website.

Stay connected to the church family and join us for Coffee after the service from 11am. Click here,  to join the Zoom gathering. If you need to enter them manually, the details for the Zoom meeting are:
Meeting ID: 844 7123 3219 and Passcode: 527776.

 

 
 

We’re here for you and help is at hand!
We have set up teams offering both pastoral and practical support, so please let others support you – they are keen to do so! Hilary Hollick is helping organise this – so do contact her by email here, or on 01582 832567.  Alternatively call the village wide helpline “Support for All” on 01582 380910.