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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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ONE MORE PROMISE REMAINING!

Although the Hertford St Andrew Giving Month technically closed at the end of October, and our Auction of Promises proved to be a very successful part of this, we accidentally missed one promise off the list! So, to rectify this mistake and because we still have a small way to go to reach the target for the AV system upgrade, we are offering it as a one off.

Please have a look at this fabulous promise from a member of our congregation and send us your bid (details about how to bid are below).

One-to-One Personalised Pilates Session
Pilates
Promised by: Judy Bunney
Starting bid: £70
Details:
  • Judy is a qualified physiotherapist who teaches Equipment and Matwork Pilates at The Core Pilates and Rehabilitation Centre.
  • The lesson would need to be scheduled outside of usual classes or 1-1 times, most likely early morning or on a weekend.
  • For further details see: https://thecorepilates.co.uk/about-core-pilates/

How to bid for this experience
  • Send your bid by email to standrew.hertford@btinternet.com or put it on paper and send it/ hand it in at the St Andrew's Church office.
  • The deadline for bids is Sunday 1 December.
  • The bids will be opened on Monday 2 December and the successful bidder will be notified by email and put in touch with  Judy.
  • Where possible, we would like the successful bidder to pay their money to the church immediately after being notified they have won, but we understand this may not be possible in all cases.


Sponsor a Rose 2023-b
Funds raised for local charity

At our Bereavement Service on Sunday 17 November, Peter & Hazel Risby and Carol Kemp offered ‘Sponsor a Rose’ as a way of remembering loved ones. An amazing £370 was raised for the Hertford Branch of Cruse Bereavement Care. Thank you to all those who supported this fundraiser and to our local Tesco for donating some of the stems.
 


A prayer from Sam Wells

Safeguarding at St Andrew's
 


Hertford Children's Choir at St Andrew's
Call for singers aged 8-13!

Choir A4 FINAL



Audio-visual fundraising continues

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Target 25K appeal. Your generosity has made a HUGE difference to our ability to carry out the audio-visual work. We are still raising funds to finish the project completely and welcome further donations.



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
Don’t forget the Christmas Market this Saturday (16th) at St Mary’s Church from 10.00am to 1.00pm. There are some new stalls including A Little Bit of Cheese, Hertingfordbury Gin and Blackberry Cottage Candles. A wonderful opportunity to do some Christmas shopping and to meet up with friends and neighbours.

Christmas Market at St Mary's


 



Homemade soup and fresh rolls at Broad Oak Manor

Friday 22 November, 1.00pm
For all guests aged 65+ ... Please RSVP to reserve your spot!
Call 01992 551900

Homemade soup and roll event 2
 


Welwyn Garden City Male Voice Choir

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


Diocesan vacancies:
 

Diocesan Director of Education
Closing date: 12noon 25 November 2024
Expected Hours: 35 hours per week
Post: Flexible, Full time
Interviews: 13 December 2024
This is a key leadership and strategic role at the heart of the mission of the Diocese. Inspired by your own faith and experience you will champion a vision for Christian education that holds together the family of church schools within the Diocese – local authorities, Multi-Academy Trusts [both diocesan and school led] and Free Schools. The primary focus is to enable a thriving and safe Church of England education system, demonstrated by high-quality church schools in partnership with parishes serving their local communities.
https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/vacancies/directorofeducation/

 

Church Growth Officer
Closing date: 12noon 28 November 2024
Expected Hours: 17.5 hours per week (0.5)
Post: Flexible, Part time
Interviews: 10 December 2024
We are looking for someone, ordained or lay, with experience in the creation and delivery of training to enable and empower others (this could be a stand-alone role, or combined with a 0.5 parish post). Do you have a heart for God’s mission? Are you passionate about enabling leaders and churches to develop and flourish?  If so, this could be the role for you.
https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/vacancies/cgo/
 
 

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 Coffee and Bookshop

Wednesday and Friday afternoons 2.00-5.00pm


The Coffee and Bookshop 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