Sunday 1st May 2022 | 08:00 | Holy Communion | (in the Lady Chapel, no hymns). |
08:35 | "8am" Coffee Time | Join us on the first Sunday of the month for Coffee Time after our 8am Holy Communion Service | |
09:30 | Third Sunday of Easter: Our Parish Eucharist | Today's service is for an in-Church and an online congregation (all welcome, including visitors); our President will be the Revd Tim and David Nye will preach. If you are watching online, the link to watch the service is youtu.be/qKlseTAS2MU - either live at 9:30am or anytime afterwards (alternatively: via our Channel). Mask wearing is not required by St John’s. However, we do like to see masks wearing in crowded areas, such as during communion or when arriving and departing Church. Seats are set aside for those who wish to remain socially distanced and wear masks throughout the service. Please do leave this space for those who would like to make use of this. We ask that you respect the social distancing wants of others; we will keep the Church well ventilated.. The Order for the Service (PDF) is available online; by the time of the service our Pewsheet and our Church at Home reflection will also be available. The links to the online service and to the resources are also in our weekly email update. To be added to future updates, please subscribe here. | |
10:30 | Coffee Time | We have a 'Coffee Time' in the Church Hall immediately after the service. We are as keen that our Visitors for the day join us as our regulars, so do please join us. | |
16:00 | Faith & Light | ||
Monday 2nd May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:00 | Little Acorns: A group for Toddlers and their carers | Friendly, supportive & fun in our Church Hall. Free - but with voluntary donations. | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Wednesday 4th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:30 | Holy Communion | In the Lady Chapel - No Hymns | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Thursday 5th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | We hold our morning prayer as a hybrid service - in-person in Church or online using Zoom; there are two options for obtaining the link for this:
For the Zoom online service, there is no need to have any books, everything will be on the screen (for a good size of text it is recommended to use a computer or tablet rather than a smartphone). |
14:30 | Mothers' Union meeting | ||
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Sunday 8th May 2022 | 08:00 | Holy Communion | (in the Lady Chapel, no hymns). |
09:30 | 4th Sunday of Easter: Parish Eucharist with Junior Church | Today's service is for an in-Church and an online congregation (all welcome, including visitors); our President will be the Revd Tim and Anned Edwards will preach. Concurrent with the service we have Junior Church. If you are watching online, the link to watch the service is youtu.be/anEA8dszNCw - either live at 9:30am or anytime afterwards (alternatively: via our Channel). Mask wearing is not required by St John’s. However, we do like to see masks wearing in crowded areas, such as during communion or when arriving and departing Church. Seats are set aside for those who wish to remain socially distanced and wear masks throughout the service. Please do leave this space for those who would like to make use of this. We ask that you respect the social distancing wants of others; we will keep the Church well ventilated.. The Order for the Service (PDF) is available online; by the time of the service our Pewsheet and our Church at Home reflection will also be available. The links to the online service and to the resources are also in our weekly email update. To be added to future updates, please subscribe here. | |
10:30 | Coffee Time | We have a 'Coffee Time' in the Church Hall immediately after the service. We are as keen that our Visitors for the day join us as our regulars, so do please join us. | |
11:30 | Holy Baptism | For Maxwell Taylor and Oliver and Harry Noblet | |
17:00 | BCP Sung Evensong | ||
Monday 9th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Tuesday 10th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:00 | Little Acorns: A group for Toddlers and their carers | Friendly, supportive & fun in our Church Hall. Free - but with voluntary donations. | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Wednesday 11th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:30 | Holy Communion | In the Lady Chapel - No Hymns | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Thursday 12th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | We hold our morning prayer as a hybrid service - in-person in Church or online using Zoom; there are two options for obtaining the link for this:
For the Zoom online service, there is no need to have any books, everything will be on the screen (for a good size of text it is recommended to use a computer or tablet rather than a smartphone). |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Sunday 15th May 2022 | 08:00 | Holy Communion | (in the Lady Chapel, no hymns). |
09:30 | 5th Sunday of Easter: Parish Eucharist with Baptism | Our service this week includes the Baptism of Finlay Chambers; it is for an in-Church and an online congregation (all welcome, including visitors); our President and Preacher will be the Revd Tim. If you are watching online, the link to watch the service is youtu.be/AWySzTWWKrs - either live at 9:30am or anytime afterwards (alternatively: via our Channel). Mask wearing is not required by St John’s. However, we do like to see masks wearing in crowded areas, such as during communion or when arriving and departing Church. Seats are set aside for those who wish to remain socially distanced and wear masks throughout the service. Please do leave this space for those who would like to make use of this. We ask that you respect the social distancing wants of others; we will keep the Church well ventilated.. The Order for the Service (PDF) is available online, as is our Pewsheet and our Church at Home reflection. The links to the online service and to the resources are also in our weekly email update. To be added to future updates, please subscribe here. | |
10:30 | Coffee Time | We have a 'Coffee Time' in the Church Hall immediately after the service. We are as keen that our Visitors for the day join us as our regulars, so do please join us. | |
16:00 | Christian Aid Week Service | ||
Monday 16th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:15 | Silent meditation | We are starting up a new monthly silent meditation group at St John's. We meet in the Lady Chapel at 10.15-10.45am on the third monday of the month (not August). All are welcome, regardless of faith or experience. Get in touch with Revd Tim for more details. | |
10:15 | Silent Meditation |
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17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Tuesday 17th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:00 | Little Acorns: A group for Toddlers and their carers | Friendly, supportive & fun in our Church Hall. Free - but with voluntary donations. | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Wednesday 18th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:30 | Holy Communion | In the Lady Chapel - No Hymns | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Thursday 19th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | We hold our morning prayer as a hybrid service - in-person in Church or online using Zoom; there are two options for obtaining the link for this:
For the Zoom online service, there is no need to have any books, everything will be on the screen (for a good size of text it is recommended to use a computer or tablet rather than a smartphone). |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Sunday 22nd May 2022 | 08:00 | Holy Communion | (in the Lady Chapel, no hymns). |
09:30 | 6th Sunday of Easter: Parish Eucharist | Today's service is for an in-Church and an online congregation (all welcome, including visitors); our President & Preacher will be the Revd Tim; it will include the Commissioning of our PCC. If you are watching online, the link to watch the service is youtu.be/oRUED8oxFKI - either live at 9:30am or anytime afterwards (alternatively: via our Channel). Mask wearing is not required by St John’s. However, we do like to see masks wearing in crowded areas, such as during communion or when arriving and departing Church. Seats are set aside for those who wish to remain socially distanced and wear masks throughout the service. Please do leave this space for those who would like to make use of this. We ask that you respect the social distancing wants of others; we will keep the Church well ventilated.. The Order for the Service, our weekly Pewsheet and our Church at Home reflection are all now available (as PDF files). The links to the online service and to the resources are also in our weekly email update. To be added to future updates, please subscribe here. | |
10:30 | Coffee Time | We have a 'Coffee Time' in the Church Hall immediately after the service. We are as keen that our Visitors for the day join us as our regulars, so do please join us. | |
11:30 | Family Baptism | ||
14:00 | Beating of the Bounds | Beating of the Bound is an ancient custom, although with the creation of St John’s Parish only in 1936, we cannot claim any medieval pedigree. Although on the plus we can claim a far short walking route (roughly 8 miles we think). We intend to beat the bound of the Parish meeting at 2pm outside St John’s on Sunday 22nd May - and finishing with a pint! Everyone is welcome, whether religious or not. | |
Monday 23rd May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Tuesday 24th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:00 | Little Acorns: A group for Toddlers and their carers | Friendly, supportive & fun in our Church Hall. Free - but with voluntary donations. | |
11:00 | The funeral for Geraldine Mockler | ||
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Wednesday 25th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
10:30 | Holy Communion | In the Lady Chapel - No Hymns | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Thursday 26th May 2022 | Ascension Day | ||
09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | We hold our morning prayer as a hybrid service - in-person in Church or online using Zoom; there are two options for obtaining the link for this:
For the Zoom online service, there is no need to have any books, everything will be on the screen (for a good size of text it is recommended to use a computer or tablet rather than a smartphone). | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
20:00 | Deanery Ascension Day Service (at St Nicholas, Harpenden) |
The service will include the installation of Canon Dennis Stamps as the new Rural Dean and Revd Jo Burke as Assistant Rural Dean, and there will be refreshments afterwards. We also say thank you to Richard Banham for being Rural Dean. A great chance to celebrate one of the great festivals of the Church with our brothers and sisters in Christ across the Deanery. Note: Not at St Helen's Wheathampstead as set out in our May newsletter. | |
Friday 27th May 2022 | 15:00 | T @ 3 | All are invited to join us for our Monthly afternoon tea, aimed at those of wiser years who may find the company of others over tea and cake enjoyable. Do let us know if you might require a lift |
Sunday 29th May 2022 | 09:30 | Parish Eucharist (live streamed + in Church) | Our service this week is planned for online viewing and an in-Church congregation. Check back nearer the time for our finalised arrangements and the link for watching the live stream etc - or sign up to our newsletter to receive the detail in your inbox. In the meantime, please check out our YouTube channel to catch up on previous live streamed and pre-recorded services. |
10:30 | Coffee Time | We have a 'Coffee Time' in the Church Hall immediately after the service. We are as keen that our Visitors for the day join us as our regulars, so do please join us. | |
10:30 | Traidcraft Stall at Coffee time | ||
11:00 | Litter Pick | Litter pickers provided, please bring your own gloves. meet outside St John's | |
Monday 30th May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday | |
Tuesday 31st May 2022 | 09:30 | Morning Prayer (in Church) | |
17:00 | Evening Prayer in Church | Please join us in Church for our short Evening Prayer each evening Monday to Thursday |