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

25-Jul Weekly Email with Livestream Link
 

In this email:
  • Sunday’s Service
  • Praying through the Vacancy
  • 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 10th September at 9.30am, St Helen’s Church.

 

 

 

 

 
 
Sunday’s Service
Join us in St Helen’s Church at 10am for our All Age Communion Service. Our guest minister this week is Revd Atalie Gaines, Chaplain to the Bishop of St Albans. Atalie did her curacy at St Andrew’s Church in Bedford and became Vicar of King Charles the Martyr Church in Potters Bar in 2017. Before Ordination Atalie worked for 10 years at Parkinsons UK. She has been a member of Guiding for over 25 years and enjoys amateur theatre.

Do join us in church to welcome Atalie. If you can’t join us in church, please join us online.  Click here or on the image above for the YouTube link.
 

 

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

To download a prayer booklet, please click here.

Vacancy Prayer Themes for 24th July
  1. Please pray that the church remains forward focusing, that current projects and outreach receive support especially for families and children.
  2. Please pray for the leaders of our Sunday morning worship and all those who hold meetings. May God bless us with quality and continuity so that the church feels fed and supported.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).

 
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!

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

 

 
 

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

 

 
 

Monday 28th July
7.30pm – 9.15pm Bellringing Practice
7.30pm – 8.30pm Richard’s Licensing Service at St Mary’s Watford

Tuesday 29th July10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Wednesday 30th July
9.30am – 11.00am The Ark Parent-and-Toddler Group
7.45pm – 9.00pm Contemporary Evening Worship

Thursday 31st July
2.00pm – 3.00pm Wedding of Courtney Wright and Ryan Slater

 

 

Friday 1st August

Saturday 2nd August
9.15am – 10.00am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Sunday 3rd August
10.00am – 11.00am Parish Communion Service