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

19-Jul Weekend Email with Livestream Link
 

In this email:
  • Sunday’s Service
  • Thank you from the Banhams
  • Praying through the Vacancy
  • Invitation to Richard’s Licensing Service
  • Contemporary Worship
  • Community Larder
  • Parish BBQ
DIARY CHANGES – Summer Holidays
  • Coffee in the Chancel is closed. Holiday opening hours start on Tuesday 29th July, 10–11.30am. Saturday opening as usual.
  • ‘The Ark’ Parent-and-Toddler group has finished for the term. Sessions resume on Wednesday 3rd September at 9.30am, St Helen’s Church.

 

 

 

 

 
 
Sunday’s Service
Join us in St Helen’s Church at 10am for our Parish Communion Service. If you can’t join us in church, please join us online.  Click here or on the image above for the YouTube link.
Thank you from the Banhams!
It is near impossible to put into words how we are feeling at the end of a simply extraordinary weekend.
Our hearts are full as we reflect on the many, many kind and thoughtful things that you wrote and said to us, as we made our goodbyes to Wheathampstead and to the St Helen’s & St Peter’s church family.
We apologise that we won’t be able to write to each and every one of you, to say thank you for your kindness, your love and your amazing generosity.  But please know that we deeply appreciate all that you have done for us as we leave, and throughout our time with you.  Thank you especially to all of you who worked so hard to throw a simply superb leaving celebration.  The memories of this last weekend will stay with us for a very long time.

We hope to see many of you at the Licensing event on the 28th, but until then or we next see you, “Au revoir”, “Adios” and THANK YOU!

Love and prayers
Richard & Claire, Lauren & Sam xx
 

 

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

To download a prayer booklet, please click here.

Vacancy Prayer Themes for 24th July
  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).

 
All are invited to Richard’s Licensing Service at Watford St Mary’s. Please sign up by clicking here.
The Community Larder will again be running from St Helen’s church every Tuesday 10-12 during the Summer holidays.

Please contact Helen Caldwell (07974 762997)  if you would like to volunteer to help on one or any of those Tuesdays.  This will involve receiving the food delivery that morning, laying out on tables in the lady chapel and welcoming those coming in to use it, offering coffee and cake from Coffee in the Chancel.

In addition if you would like to donate non-perishable goods please leave them in a box in the Lady Chapel, which will be available from the beginning of July.  Any financial donations are also very welcome. Please reference them for the Community Fund. Thank you!

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

 
 

BEREAVEMENT NOTICE

Funeral Service at St Helen’s Church

Margaret Wallace

Thursday 24 July 2pm

 

 

 
 

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

 

 
 

Monday 21st July
7.30pm – 9.15pm Bellringing Practice

Tuesday 22nd July9.15am – 10.15am School Leavers’ Service

Wednesday 23rd July

Thursday 247th July
2.00pm – 3.00pm Funeral Service for t/l Margaret Wallace

 

 

Friday 25th July

Saturday 26th July
9.15am – 10.00am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Sunday 27th July
10.00am – 11.00am All Age Communion Service