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

24-Oct Weekend Email with Livestream Link
 

In this email:
  • Sunday’s Service
  • Half Term Diary Changes
  • Contemporary Worship
  • Praying through the Vacancy
  • Work Parties
  • Remembrance Sunday
  • News from our Charity Partners – Azalea and Kimbilio
  • Early Advent Course
  • St Helen’s Fellowship
END OF BRITISH SUMMER TIME
CLCOKS TURN BACK ON SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2026

 

 

 
 

SUNDAY’S SERVICE

 

 
 
Join us in St Helen’s Church at 10am for our All Age Communion Service. We welcome Rev Kate Lomax who returns to preside at this service. If you can’t join us in church, please join us online. Click here or on the image above for the YouTube link..

 

 
 

DIARY CHANGES
Half Term 27th – 31st October 2025
  • ‘The Ark’ Parent-and-Toddler group will not be meeting on Wednesday. Sessions resume on Wednesday 5th November at 9.30am, St Helen’s Church.

 

 
ZOOM LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ymrfkfx9

To download a prayer booklet, please click here.

Vacancy Prayer Themes for 30th October
  1. Please pray for regular attendance and a fresh commitment from the congregation. If people are unwell or away for a long time we pray for their health and speedy recovery.
  2. Please pray that we would have wisdom when reviewing the program of activities and commitments the church has. What is feasible and wise to do in this period.
  3. Please pray for good communication. People need to feel both informed and listened to. This includes the wider community not just the church.
  4. Please pray for how people are feeling, their emotions at this time of change. We want the soul of the church to stay healthy.
The usual Morning Prayer sessions will continue to run in church (Monday and Tuesday) and on Zoom (Monday – Wednesday).
Cleaning Party at St Peter’s
Saturday 1st November
10 – 11.30am

Please contact Kath and Keith Andrews
07794 354409 for information.
Can you help?
Azalea needs 50 Christmas stockings so that they can give their guests gifts at their annual Christmas party.

If you are able to make some simple, but large, Christmas stockings, 60-70cm high and 25-30cm wide, in material of your choice, please let Pippa or Hilary know.
Message from Azalea
From our beginnings in a small Luton kitchen to expanding across Bedfordshire, Azalea’s story has always been one of courage, faith, and community. Together, we’ve walked alongside 585 survivors of sex trafficking — each one a story of resilience, hope, and new beginnings.

Now, we’d love to invite you to celebrate The Story So Far: Past, Present & Future — an evening to reflect on all that’s been achieved, enjoy time together, and look ahead with hope to what’s next.
Join us for a night of live music, a decadent buffet, a live auction, and inspiring stories of transformation.
 Thursday, 6 November 2025
 Bedford Swan Hotel, 7:15–11:00 PM
️ Buy your tickets today here – you’ll find the link to our auction here too – don’t forget to place your bids!

Your presence means so much to us. Every ticket sold helps Azalea continue to bring freedom, restoration, and dignity to women across Bedfordshire.
Early Advent Course
A group of 10 parishioners from our three village churches are getting together on an Advent Course. We could take an extra couple of people but no more. If you would like to join the group, please contact Marie-Rose Low at  marie_rose.low@btinternet.com.

If we get more than a couple showing interest, you would need to organise yourselves into another group with leaders. Our course will run on 4 consecutive Mondays starting on 10th November (I know this isn’t Advent, but we chose to go early).
 

St Helen’s Fellowship

MEN AND WOMEN welcome at St Helen’s Fellowship! Programme below. Unless otherwise stated all meetings are held in The Mead Hall between 2.45 and 4.15 pm. The cost is £2 per week. Anyone who would appreciate a lift to meetings, please ring Gill Gwinn who will be able to tell you if we can help with this. Thanks.

Louise Edwards 01582 621197
Jill Bareham 01582 460394
Gill Gwinn (transport organiser) 07966 469754

Programme:

30th October Age Friendly Work in Herts, on its way to St Albans city and District. Annie Stevenson – Age UK Herts Ambassador
6th November Holy Communion
13th November Save a Space for Puds. £3
20th November David Tomkins – Ventriloquist and Magician
27th November Quiz and board games
4th December Holy Communion
11th December An Advent celebration

 

 
 

HELP US DELIVER CHRISTMAS CARDS
TO YOUR NEIGHBOURS!

We’re looking for volunteers to help deliver Christmas cards with our service listings. A number of volunteers already deliver to 2 or 3 areas, and it would be lovely if the responsibilities could be shared more widely. If you are able to help, please contact Pauline at paulinejcasimir@gmail.com or send a text or WhatsApp to 07395 132551.

 

 
 

DIOCESAN VACANCY
St Albans Diocese is advertising for a Vocations Administrator.  This is a key role in the discernment and promotion of vocations within the diocese. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 3 November 2025. Further details on our website on the link below:

https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/vacancies/vocations-administrator/

 

 
 

If you have a concern about someone else or yourself:
please call 07870748773 or e mail Christine.anstice@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

 
 

Events and Activities this week (at St. Helen’s Church unless otherwise indicated).
Please ask if you need further details

 

 
 

Monday 27th October
9.30am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel
7.30pm – 9.15pm Bellringing Practice

Tuesday 28th October9.30am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Wednesday 29th October
12.00pm – 1.00pm Burial of ashes: t/l Burns
7.45pm – 9.00pm Contemporary Evening Worship

Thursday 30th October
2.45pm – 4.15pm St Helen’s Fellowship at Mead Hall

 

 

Friday 31st October

Saturday 1st November
9.15am – 10.00am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Sunday 2nd November
10.00am – 11.00am Parish Communion Service
3.30pm – 4.30pm Kids Worship