At the start of the new year, the government announced stricter measures to ensure our safety because of the increased risk of infection of Coronavirus.  On a positive note, the vaccination programme is already underway in St Albans and begins on Monday in Harpenden and Wheathampstead using the Public Halls in Harpenden.

We are committed to helping you connect to God in worship – click here – or on the image below to join our 10am live-stream service.  As the season of Epiphany continues the Church celebrate The Baptism of Christ.  If you can do – please have a glass of water to hand!

We are also committed to staying connected to one another in community so we can support one another. Click here, or the picture below to join the Zoom gathering for Coffee After the Online Service on Sunday from 11am.  This will include the option to talk with Bishop John about his sermon in todays service.  If you need to enter them manually, the details for the Zoom meeting are: Meeting ID: 844 7123 3219 Passcode: 527776. 

At St Helen’s church, our priority is the safety and well-being of the whole community, but especially our congregation and team members. Consequently, we will not be be open for communal worship. Instead we will live-stream our 10am Sunday services from church with only essential personnel in the building.

We are here to support you:

• St Helen’s church will continue to be open every day between 10am and 4pm for private prayer.  
• Morning Prayer continues on Zoom Monday – Thursday, at 9am. Join us by clicking on this link: https://zoom.us/j/532967851?pwd=L05TYU5kTjlJVm9HTGRIOTdwUUVtdz09
  Meeting ID: 532 967 851    Password: 003102
  Further information can be found by clicking here – including links to the liturgy we use…
• If you would like to pray with someone or would like a pastoral phone call, please email Richard at revrichb@gmail.com 

We urge everyone to take precautions and to be exceptionally careful. It is our responsibility to comply with the law though we are sad that we are not able to meet as we wish to do. With everyone’s co-operation, it won’t be long before we can all meet together again.

God bless you,

Richard & Helen
Rector & Churchwarden