Here are some notices that you may find of interest. Please check this page regularly for updates and let us know if you have some news to share...
Help decorate St Andrew's Church for Easter
We are appealing for the following to help decorate St Andrew's Church for Easter, please: pussy willow, forsythia, long twigs (up to 2ft long), yellow flowers, and lawn moss. Please bring to the church on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. Thank you!
Rosemary Willis (07713 139650)
Away Day Eucharist, Sunday 14 April, 2.30pm
Anyone who can’t attend for the whole Away Day at St Joseph’s in the Park School on 14 April is welcome to come for the afternoon Eucharist. Please speak to Rev. Alan or Chris Seward for more details.
Bible Course: find out more
We are looking to offer
The Bible Course again this summer, starting in early June. We’d like to get an idea of what size of group we might expect before deciding on a time and venue.
To find out more, or if you'd like to register your interest for the course running another time, please get in touch with Kath Oates:
kathoates2022@virginmedia.com
Revision of our Electoral Roll
If you would like to be on St Andrew’s Electoral Roll but are not currently, please complete a form to be found at the back of the church by the entrance. A list of the names currently on the Roll is available at the back of the church during 10.30am Sunday services. If you’d like to check your details on the Roll or you no longer wish to be on the Roll, please let us know. Speak to Carol Muhr, Clerk to PCC, or Phil Probert, Parish Administrator.
The men are on duty at our April Coffee Morning and the ever-popular sausage and bacon butties will be on sale - along with a wonderful selection of cakes and bakes, of course!
There will also be a Beer Tombola - if you're able to donate any beer for this, please leave it at the church office. Thank you!
The Mayor of Hertford's Cèilidh
Saturday 6 April, 6.45pm at Corn Exchange
The Mayor of Hertford welcomes all to a fun evening at the Corn Exchange, on Saturday 6 April at 6:30pm.
For £20 per ticket expect joyful live music, a stocked raffle, auction, and a light buffet. Not to mention throughout the evening the fantastic corn exchange bar is open! With music from Google’s highest rated ceilidh band in 2023, Ceilidh Tree, you are bound to have a great time.
This event is raising money for Mudlarks and the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
The Mayor of Hertford, Councillor Vicky Smith said: “This is one of the last big fundraising events of my mayoral year in aid of two fantastic local charities - Mudlarks and the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. I hope to welcome lots of you to the Hertford Corn Exchange for music and dancing at our traditional ceilidh which promises to be lots of fun.”
Click here to purchase tickets
Hertford and Ware Street Pastors Quiz Night
Friday 26 April, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start
Sele Farm Community Centre
Annual Parochial Church Meeting:
Save the date - Sunday 28 April
Our APCM is for everyone who worships at St Andrew’s – we are called to gather to elect our new Churchwardens and appoint new members of the PCC, to talk about the year that has passed and plans for the year to come. The meeting will take place in church after the 10.30am service.
Vacancy: Children and Families Worker at Hertford St Andrew's
We’re a friendly, creative, inclusive, eclectic and outward-focused Anglican church in the town centre of Hertford. We’re seeking to appoint an experienced, self-starting colleague to join the team who has a desire to see children and families flourish in their faith.
Full details are here
Hertfordshire Health Walks
Timetable available as a pdf here
Free weekly guided walk from Sele Farm
The All Nations Bookshop and Café
Open September-July: Wed-Fri, 2pm-5pm & Sat, 9.30am-12.45pm
The Bookshop and Café at All Nations are well worth a visit. All Nations is set in beautiful grounds on the Easneye Estate near Ware and is a lovely place to meet friends for a coffee, take a walk in the grounds and buy that book you are after. They have a lovely range of Christian text cards and gifts, too.
And there's a click-and-collect service through St Andrew's Bookshop who provide all the books.
St Andrews Bookshop Ltd
61-65 High Street
Great Missenden
Bucks HP16 0AL
Help to manage the cost of living
Hertfordshire County Council is making sure that advice and support is available to help every resident navigate the rising cost of living and stay safe and healthy as temperatures drop.
If you have any further questions, please contact: VPA.Cell@hertfordshire.gov.uk
St Andrew’s Facebook page:
You can find event and service details, thought for the day, sermons, photos and updates on the St Andrew’s Facebook page.
Safeguarding at St Andrew’s:
Catherine Sleath is our Safeguarding Officer. If you have any questions or concerns relating to safeguarding for people of any age at St Andrew’s, please get in touch with Catherine (01992 537867).