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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...

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CHURCH CLOSURE: MON 4-SAT 9 and MON 11-WED 13 NOVEMBER


Work to install our new audio-visual system will be taking place from 4-9 November and 11-13 November - during this time the church will be closed to visitors. The church will be closed after the services on Sunday 10th.

Morning Prayer (Mon & Thu) and Mindfulness & Meditation (Wed eve on 6th) will still happen in church, as will our Sunday services on the 10th (our 8.00am Holy Communion and 9.15am Remembrance Service).  

There will be no 10.30am Communion Service on Wed 6 November. The 10.30am Communion Service on Wed 13 November will take place at our sister church, St Mary's Hertingfordbury.

 


 


Thanksgiving Service for Harold Chaplin

Jane, Sam and Fiona thank you for the many kind wishes and wonderful memories shared since Harold’s death.

Friends and family are invited to say goodbye to Harold and celebrate his life at St Andrew’s Church, Hertford, at 11.00am on Thursday 14 November. This will be followed by refreshments in the church where further memories of Harold can be shared together.

Please wear whatever is comfortable for you. The family are grateful for all the flowers we have received by they would now prefer donations towards Parkinson’s Disease research (Parkinsons UK) and St Andrew’s Church audio visual system. Please click on the links to make a donation. There will also be an opportunity to donate in person at the service.

Please do let us know if you are planning on coming to help us calculate numbers (RSVP to fifouhy@hotmail.com by Friday 8th, if possible). We will have already had a small cremation service earlier in the week. The service will be livestreamed on Zoom, so please RSVP if you would like to be sent the link.



Large Jam Jars needed


In preparation for my mammoth marmalade making in January, I’d be grateful for a few more 1lb-sized jam jars. Please leave in the marked box at the back of the church. Thank you! Sue Mulligan
 

 

Before you put out your recycling...


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When you buy fruit in the supermarket, they cover their punnets with coloured plastic netting (orange over the peaches, red for nectarines and dark red for plums). We need as many netting covers as possible to make poppies for the Remembrance Sunday service (see the photo, left).

Each poppy requires two netting bags. *Please do not rip open the bags but snip off the label end as close to the metal tag and slide them off. 

Please leave items in the plastic box at the back of church.
Many thanks. Chrissy Barclay

 



Remembering Loved Ones

Service for the Bereaved
Sunday 17 November, 2.00pm

* * Please note, this service is later in the month than usual * *
A special service where we remember by name those who have died in recent years; with music, readings and an opportunity to light a candle in memory of loved ones. If you would like a name to be included at either service, please write this on the list at the back of the church or speak to Phil in the church office.

www.hertfordstandrews.co.uk/remembrance



Bake sale by Hertford St Andrew School PTA

Sunday 8 December, 11.30am at St Andrew's Church (after the service)
Bake Sale 08 12 24 (600 × 400p
 

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Christmas Market

Saturday 16 November, 10.00am - 1.00pm at St Mary's Hertingfordbury
Christmas Market at St Mary's
 


Welwyn Garden City Male Voice Choir

Friday 13 December, 7.30pm at St Mary's Hertingfordbury
WGC Male Voice Choir at St Mar
 
 

Hertfordshire Health Walks

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Timetable available as a pdf here
 

Free weekly guided walk from Sele Farm

 

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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

Website: www.standrewsbookshop.co.uk

 



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.

Help to manage the cost of liv

www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hereforyou

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).

Glenys
Hello and welcome to St Andrew's. If you are new, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

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No one belongs here more than you.

We look forward to meeting you! Here's some information so that if you're planning a visit you know beforehand what to expect on a Sunday morning.  We have other pages telling you more About Us, our approach to Faith and our Online services.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details below) for our main Sunday Service starting at 10.30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you find a parking space and can settle in before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Plan your journey:
While, unfortunately, St Andrew's does not have its own carpark, there is a council-run pay and display carpark a short distance along St Andrew Street, to the east of the church; there is a £1.50 flat-rate charge for parking in this carpark on Sundays (though half an hour or less is free).

This is a useful East Herts Council website page for full details of parking in Hertford.

There are single yellow lines outside the church with parking restrictions, but some 30-minute parking bays are situated on the opposite side of the road for short stays (longer on Sundays).

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Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There is a disabled toilet towards the back of the church, behind the kitchen.

Our Service

The service will usually begin promptly at 10.30am and will last between 60 and 75 minutes. We enjoy the presence of an excellent choir who help us sing hymns (modern and traditional) as well as provide anthems and special songs through the period of communion. We have a traditional organ but also benefit from music played on the piano and by our band (eg on the Second Sunday of each month when we have an All-Age Service in which our children and young people are fully involved).

Each 10.30am service includes a sermon, prayers and eucharist.

After the service, everyone is invited for coffee and conversation - some like to stay for a quick chat while others remain in the church for a longer time.

Communion

Children and Young People

Children are never too young to come to church. You and your children are very welcome at St Andrew’s. 

We really value worshipping God together as a family, so children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service before being invited to leave for the young people's activities after the first hymn. Junior Church meets in the St Andrew's Centre (our adjoining hall), accessed through the church on Sunday mornings. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy.

The children and young people then return to the main service in time to join the eucharist and, if confirmed, take Holy Communion or, if not, receive a blessing. We offer a little box of raisins to children being blessed at the altar.

There is a Children's Corner in church where you can go at any time. You will find books, toys and drawing materials there.

Toilet and baby-change facilities are located at the back of church, behind the kitchen.

There's more information here: Children and Young People at St Andrew's

Junior Church celebration

Getting Connected


Home Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week. Check out Home Groups on our website and see if there’s one that you could join. Alternatively, speak to a member of the Welcome Team who will give you the information that you need.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team. Please contact Phil in the Church Office.

Get in touch with us
If you have any questions, please do get in touch. You'll find our contact details here.

We hope that you will feel at home at our church.

Group photo at the top of the page taken by Tim Pike