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

24-Feb Midweek Email

 

Our midweek email keeping you in touch:

  • A reflection for Lent
  • Our Ark Toddler group re-starts on Zoom
  • Join us for informal prayer at midday on Thursday #SayOne4Me

 
God’s World Through my Window

For Lent Linda has created a series of short reflections on nature for St Helen’s school. We thought you might like to see them too.
Click on the image or here for the link
 
The Ark returns on Thursday March 4th!
Our popular toddler group, The Ark, will return, initially on Zoom.
On Thursdays from 10.30-11.30, parents, grandparents and carers can enjoy stories and songs with their pre-school children, toddlers and babies.

Click here for the zoom link.
For more information or any questions, email Linda on 58linda.thomas@gmail.com


Click here to join “SayOne4Me!”  at midday on Thursday.  
Meeting ID: 824 7208 3008   Passcode: 104006

During Lent we are offering a shorter, even more relaxed and informal opportunity to gather for prayer on Thursday at midday for just 15 minutes.  There will be a chance to chat and catch up afterwards.

We will be using the Pray for the Nation leaflet and themes from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and our own Prayer Calendar.  Most of you will have received a copy of these with our latest Newsletter.  Or you can download copies to print at home…
Prayer for the Nation leaflet.  St Helen’s Prayer Calendar
(to print them double sided – flip on the short edge)

Fairtrade Fortnight 2021
22nd February to 7th March

Due to climate change, farmers and workers in countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Honduras are facing challenges – droughts, crop disease, floods, heatwaves and shrinking harvests. Through fair trade, farmers and growers can earn enough to feed their families, send their children to school, provide a future for their local community and look into solutions to the problems they face due to climate change.

Choosing to buy fair trade, ethical food and drink, is the simplest way to change the world. Traidcraft has released its spring catalogue which includes chocolate for Easter; to see what is available, please click on this link
https://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk/
If you wish to place an order through Jane Deller, please email j_deller@btinternet.com , or phone 07889  221551 / 01582 834130.

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.