Join us in St Helen’s Church at 10am for our Parish Communion Service, led by the home team! If you can’t join us in church, please join us online. Click here or on the image above for the YouTube link
Join us at Kids Worship – 3.30pm in St Helen’s Church. Fun, informal worship with songs, stories and craft. Especially suitable for primary age children and smaller siblings, but all are welcome.
Please pray that the church remains forward focusing, that current projects and outreach receive support especially for families and children.
We thank God for those who have led our Sunday morning worship with such skill and generosity; we pray for them and for those who hold meetings. May God bless us with quality and continuity so that the church feels fed and supported.
Please pray for the Pastoral care in the church. That people feel connected and cared for. Pray for the building of new relationships and friendships at this time.
Please pray for the Welcome team and any new people or visitors to the church. We want people to feel welcomed and to come back.
The usual Morning Prayer sessions will continue to run in church (Monday and Tuesday) and on Zoom (Monday – Wednesday).
Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity 17th – 25th January 2026
Christian Unity will be celebrated as part of Celtic Morning Prayer on Saturday morning 17th January from 9.15 – 10am, followed by coffee in the chancel.
The end of the week will be celebrated in a Songs of Praise service at Chapel Halls at 3pm on Sunday 25th January. If you have a favourite hymn you would like included, please send an email to janedeller2@gmail.com by Wednesday 21st January, letting her know the first line.
Help needed for Lent Course 2026!
WCT have chosen a course for the Lent Study Groups for 2026. If you are interested in hosting or leading one of the groups, please contact janedeller2@gmail.com
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.
Alban Re-imagined. A talk about St Alban given by Stephen De Silva, St Alban’s Abbey Guide
19th March
Chair Exercises with Sarah Donnelly
26th March
Social and Board Games
2nd April
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion
Ink Cartridge Recycling
Do continue to bring in your ink cartridges to St Helen’s Church! Your support will help raise funds for church.
Do your bit to save the planet – just pop them into the box in the Chancel.
*Please note: we can only recycle ink cartridges, not laser or toner cartridges
Snowdrop Garden Open Days — Possibly for the Last Time —
in Support of the Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust
We are pleased to share that the Bishop of St Albans’ Garden will open to visitors in February 2026, offering a much-loved chance to enjoy God’s creation in its early spring beauty. Next year’s openings may be the last time the garden is made accessible to the public, making the occasion especially meaningful.
Thousands of snowdrops and other early bulbs will be in bloom, creating a peaceful, uplifting place to wander and reflect. All proceeds will go directly to the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust, which helps fund essential repairs to historic churches across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
Open Garden Dates
Abbey Gate House, Abbey Mill Lane, St Albans AL3 4HD
• Saturday 14 February
• Sunday 15 February
• Saturday 21 February
• Sunday 22 February
Time: 2pm–4pm
Entry: £5 per adult (all proceeds to the Trust)
All are warmly invited to visit the garden—perhaps for the final time as we are not sure if the new Bishop will continue to allow the garden to be opened to the public —enjoy its seasonal beauty and support the preservation of our cherished church buildings.
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 19th January
9.30am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel
7.30pm – 9.15pm Bellringing Practice
Tuesday 20th January 9.30am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel
Wednesday 21st January
9.30am – 11.00am The Ark Parent-and-Toddler Group
Thursday 22nd January
12.00pm – 1.00pm Memorial Service for t/l Margaret Seeby
2.45pm – 4.15pm St Helen’s Fellowship at Mead Hall
Friday 23rd January
Saturday 24th January
9.15am – 10.00am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel
Sunday 25th January
10.00am – 11.00am All Age Communion Service
5.00pm – 6.30pm Youth Group
