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

15-Aug Weekend Email with Livestream Link

 

 


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In this email:
  • Sunday’s Service
  • WCT Songs of Praise
  • Parish BBQ – Help needed
  • Praying through the Vacancy
  • Community Larder
  • Bike n Hike
SAVE THE DATE!
WCT Evening about the Environment
10th Oct 2025 – 7pm

 
Sunday’s Service
Join us in St Helen’s Church at 10am for our Parish Communion Service. This week, we welcome Revd Kate Lomax, Church Growth Officer at  St Albans Diocese. She supports churches across Hertfordshire in their flourishing and growth.  Previously, she was a Vicar in Luton and has also worked as a hospital chaplain at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.  She is married to Tim and has three grown up children and a golden labrador retriever called Lexie.

Do join us in church to welcome Kate. Barbara Doye, our Reader, will be preaching. If you can’t join us in church, please join us online. Click here or on the image above for the YouTube link.

Wheathampstead United Church
invite you to join them for their Songs of Praise service

Sunday 17th August at 3pm
followed by refreshments in the Chapel Halls on Brewhouse Hill

Please contact Jane Deller on 01582 834130/078892211551 or janedeller2@gmail.com for further information, or to ask for your favourite hymn to be included.

Parish BBQ HELP REQUIRED!
Three main areas
  1. Do you own a gas BBQ? Do you love BBQing and are available to help on Sunday 7th September? If so Correen would love to hear from you.
  2. We need people who are willing to help with the set up which includes erecting marquees, putting up tables and moving chairs.
  3. At the end of the event could you be part of a team to help clear everything away?
Please speak to Correen directly or email boothroydcm@hotmail.com if you can help in any of these areas. Thank you.

Please click on the flyer to sign up online if you are coming to the BBQ!
 

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

To download a prayer booklet, please click here.

Vacancy Prayer Themes for 21st August
  1. Please pray for the unity of the church and its mission to serve the wider community. It is important that the church stays together during this time.
  2. Please pray for support for the paid staff of the church it’s church wardens and PCC who will take over the day to day running of the church. It is important that no one feels overwhelmed or overworked.
  3. Please pray that people will take up more roles and responsibilities, that there will be more volunteers, and the workload will be shared out in larger groups.
  4. Please pray for wisdom and direction for the leadership of the church. Especially the PCC as the put together the Parish Profile and start the process of choosing a new rector
The usual Morning Prayer sessions will continue to run in church (Monday and Tuesday) and on Zoom (Monday – Wednesday).
St Helen’s and St Peter’s are joining in on the fun and welcoming bikers and hikers in aid of the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust. I will be biking to raise some money for both the HC Trust and St Helens and St Peter’s (50/50). Come and join me!

Parish Golf Day – Weds 24th September
Our annual parish golf day is on the afternoon of Weds 24th Sep at Mid Herts Golf Club.

Please register your interest to play or ask for more information from Simon Best at  simonpf.best@gmail.com or on 07786 704353.

Golfers of all standards are welcome for a friendly team competition over 18 holes for the splendid Debenhams Ottaway Claret Jug.  There will also be a 9-hole option playing for the Friendship Trophy.

The cost for 18 holes, bacon roll before and a 2-course dinner after, including prizes, will be just £36 per person.

Families, retired golfers and never-wanted-to-be golfers are welcome to join us for dinner afterwards at about 7.30 pm for a cost of £20 per person.

ACCOMMODATION NEEDED FOR A UKRAINIAN FAMILY
A family of 5 Ukrainians from Wheathampstead have fallen on hard times, their landlord having sold their rented property. Does anyone know of a place they can live, temporarily or permanently (e.g. for a year)? They would like to rent but there is very little available. The youngest daughter is at Beech Hyde. They wanted to rent the Rectory but were unsuccessful in their application. Please contact Jenny Spurgeon if you can help.

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 18th August
7.30pm – 9.15pm Bellringing Practice

Tuesday 19th August10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Wednesday 20th August

Thursday 121st August

Friday 22nd August

Saturday 23rd August
9.15am – 10.00am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel
3.00pm – 4.00pm Visiting Bell Ringers

Sunday 24th August
10.00am – 11.00am All Age Communion Service