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

26-Sep Weekend Email with Livestream Link
 

In this email:
  • Sunday’s Service – Harvest Celebration
  • Barbara’s Licensing as Reader
  • Year 7 Donuts
  • Messy Church
  • Friends of St Helen’s Talk
  • St Helen’s Fellowship

 

 

 
 
Join us in St Helen’s Church at 10am for our All Age Harvest Communion Service. We welcome Rev Atalie Gaines again as she presides and preaches at this celebratory service. If you can’t join us in church, please join us online. Click here or on the image above for the YouTube link.

This year, we are supporting the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal, which aims to increase access to education for under-resourced communities. To support this, please go to our giving webpage. Food donations will go to St Albans and District Food Bank.
Please see below for Food Bank Donation Wish List:

 

 

Barbara’s Licensing as Reader

We are delighted that Barbara after training part time for several years is going to be installed as a Reader at St Albans Abbey at 4pm on Sunday, 28th September. All are welcome. If you’d like to watch online, the service will be livestreamed here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_2WWQCkNllA

We shall also celebrate this with Barbara after our 10am service on Sunday 5th October with cake and fizz!
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ZOOM LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ymrfkfx9

To download a prayer booklet, please click here.

Vacancy Prayer Themes for 2nd October
  1. Please pray for regular attendance and a fresh commitment from the congregation. If people are unwell or away for a long time we pray for their health and speedy recovery.
  2. Please pray that we would have wisdom when reviewing the program of activities and commitments the church has. What is feasible and wise to do in this period.
  3. Please pray for good communication. People need to feel both informed and listened to. This includes the wider community not just the church.
  4. Please pray for how people are feeling, their emotions at this time of change. We want the soul of the church to stay healthy.
The usual Morning Prayer sessions will continue to run in church (Monday and Tuesday) and on Zoom (Monday – Wednesday).

 

 
 

Anne’s Camino Adventure
Message from Anne:

“Much love to all. I’m back on the trail after a few days in León. Beautiful city. Sunday I went to a lovely, small evangelical church in one of the districts near the old centre of León; delightful modern worship with a good number of young families.

On Monday evening I ‘happened to be’ at the cathedral for a 900 year anniversary service for La Virgen del Camino. Quite Catholic in content of course; however the Bishop of León gave an excellent sermon on us being the light of Christ for those who walk in darkness. The singing, led by an amazing solo baritone, and organ playing were amazing.

I’m praying I can be light on the path to Santiago for those that need it. “

Click on the link below to follow Anne’s route and see photos that she posts each day.
https://www.polarsteps.com/AnneHollis/21133293-el-camino-frances?s=ad7ee943-5476-421e-ad5b-5919422bbba0

 

 
 

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.

Louise Edwards 01582 621197
Jill Bareham 01582 460394
Gill Gwinn (transport organiser) 07966 469754

Programme:

2nd October Holy Communion
9th October Chair Exercises with Sarah
16th October What happened to the Princes in the Tower? Following the Evidence – Brian Edwards
23rd October Social afternoon and Bug Bingo
30th October Age Friendly Work in Herts, on its way to St Albans city and District. Annie Stevenson – Age UK Herts Ambassador
6th November Holy Communion
13th November Save a Space for Puds. £3
20th November David Tomkins – Ventriloquist and Magician
27th November Quiz and board games
4th December Holy Communion
11th December An Advent celebration in St Helen’s Church

 

 

 
 

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 29th September 
9.30am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel
7.30pm – 9.15pm Bellringing Practice

Tuesday 30th September9.30am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Wednesday 1st October
9.30am – 11.00am The Ark Parent-and-Toddler Group

Thursday 2nd October
2.45pm – 4.15pm St Helen’s Fellowship at Mead Hall
4.00pm – 5.00pm Year 7 Donuts
7.00pm – 9.30pm Friends of St Helen’s Talk – the Tentmakers of Cairo

 

 

Friday 3rd October

Saturday 4th October
9.15am – 10.00am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am – 11.30am Coffee in the Chancel

Sunday 5th October
10.00am – 11.00am Parish Communion Service with Celebration for Barbara’s Licensing
3.30pm – 4.30pm Messy Church
5.00pm – 6.30pm Youth Group