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BANNER Audio-visual upgrade
Audio-visual upgrade 

The current arrangements for sound and image projection in St Andrew's Church need to be upgraded. Our aim is to improve church facilities so that we can further God’s work among the local community, facilitating a better experience for worshippers and a technical infrastructure for concerts and cultural activities that provide essential income to support our work at St Andrew’s.

Click here for more details about the audio-visual upgrade
 

BANNER TARGET 25K Audio-visual

LATEST UPDATE (end of October 2024)

We are pleased to report that the Project 25K appeal has been successful in raising approximately £17,000. Money is still coming in.

We would like to extend a BIG thank you to everyone who has supported this appeal. Your generosity through prayer as well as in giving time and/or money has been wonderful. It has made a HUGE difference to our ability to complete the work.

While we expect to be approximately £7,000 short of our proposed target, we have asked the contractor to install the big screen and, at least, two small screens (for the choir) at the same time as they will be installing the sound system. This will be done during the period 4-13 November

To fully fund this, we will need the extra £7,000, but going ahead now will mean we do not incur extra expense from the contractors coming back to the church for a second time. 

We continue to invite further donations and are confident that predicted further income for the rest of this year (e.g. from events and Christmas activities) can ensure the funds are secured without any significant impact on our church budget or cash reserves. So far, the only use of church funds has been when we have generated a surplus at the end of the last two years.

The final stage of the work (i.e. installing screens in the rest of the church) can be completed in due course as funds become available. The cabling will have been installed so it should be a straightforward task. In the meantime, we believe this is a great opportunity to fulfil a project that has been part of the PCC's planning since 2021.

Further donations can be made in a number of ways: How to make a donation 

Once again, many thanks to everyone who has supported this appeal. With prayer, hope and one, final “push”, we are sure we can reach our target!

Julie Markey and Lesley Self (Churchwardens)
Nick Sharman (Treasurer)
Chris Seward (Project Co-ordinator)

Fundraising graphic OCT2024

How to make a donation

You can donate a sum - large or small - in one of the following ways (if you are a taxpayer, all donations can be gift aided, adding 25% to the value of your gift):

Electronic Transfer

Transfer your donation electronically to:
Hertford St Andrew PCC
Sort Code 20-20-37
Account Number 50715050.
Please reference your payment with the words ‘AV Fund’

Cheque

Write a cheque payable to Hertford St Andrew PCC and place it in a sealed envelope marked ‘AV Fund’. The envelope can be given to one of the office holders named below or, on a Sunday, placed in the collection plate.

Crowdfunding page

Go to our crowdfunding page at:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/st-andrews-hertford-audio-visual-system
 

Get in touch

To find out more about the project, please talk to us:

Julie Markey, Churchwarden 

07801 236003
churchwarden.hertfordstandrews@gmail.com


Lesley Self, Churchwarden 

07952 958963
churchwarden.hertfordstandrews@gmail.com


Chris Seward, Project Co-ordinator

07902 540561


Judy and Nick Sharman, Joint Treasurers 

01992 423561
treasurer.hertfordstandrews@gmail.com

 

Audio-visual upgrade information

Here are the summary notes given at our APCM on 28 April 2024:

Main Objectives of Project:
 
  • To provide a greatly improved quality of experience for services at the church including Sunday mornings (n.b. All Age), weddings and funerals
  • To enable St Andrew’s to offer the building for a range of community and cultural activities that require high quality audio and visual equipment

The Proposal:
  • Working with CAV Solutions - a Hertfordshire company dedicated to church installations nationwide
  • A professional standard specification with well known brands recommended/used by many other churches e.g. JBL speakers, Allen and Heath Console, Epsom Projector
  • Speakers and screens give coverage to all areas of the church
  • Speakers of similar size/shape as currently
  • Main screen to be electronically controlled and, when not used, to be positioned in a casing out of sight line
  • Projector fixed to rear wall behind pews and seating
  • Digital sound desk located at the rear of the church with potential for online streaming of services - unit to match colour of adjacent wood panelling
  • Training and three-year, fully inclusive warranty provided
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.
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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