Welcome to the Parish of Harpenden
St Nicholas All Saints St Mary’s To be a lively community connecting with God’s love in new and imaginative ways Welcome to the Parish of Harpenden St Nicholas, Harpenden Revd Canon Dennis Stamps Rector Tel: 01582 712202 Email: [email protected] Day Off: Thursday All Saints, Batford Revd Linda Williams Associate Vicar Tel: 01582 713007 Email: [email protected] Day Off: Tuesday St Mary’s, Kinsbourne Green Revd Becky Leach Associate Vicar Tel: 01582 966068 Email: [email protected] Day Off: Thursday Welcome to Our Parish Welcome! I am so pleased you are interested in knowing more about our parish and the three churches. We are unique in that we are one parish with three distinct worshipping communities: St Nicholas, St Mary’s and All Saints. Each has its distinctive character and serves a particular area of the parish, but you are welcome to worship wherever you feel most at home. In all three churches we aim to be a lively community connecting with God’s love in new and imaginative ways. Each church has a variety of worship services, traditional and family friendly. There is provision for children and young people at many of the services. We want worship to be sacred but accessible, dignified but engaging. There are many different activities across the parish that you are welcome to join in as well. In the end, we want to be a community that in loving God, we love and serve one another and love and serve the world, beginning with our own neighbourhood. We hope this little leaflet will give you most of the information you need. If you have any further questions or if we can assist you in any way, please do contact the parish office or one of the clergy. Every blessing to you. Revd Canon Dennis Stamps Rector Link Parish Magazine If you would like to keep up to date with Parish events then please subscribe to Link for an annual fee of only £6.50 Cheques should be made payable to St Nicholas PCC Operating Account and given to your road representative or sent to the Parish Office The Revd Canon Dennis Stamps Rector YOUTH GROUPS SAS fortnightly Sundays 5.00pm-7.00pm School years 6-10 All Saints Church Hall [email protected] After School Chill (ASC) Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 3.30pm - 6.00pm School years 7-13 The Annexe Friday Night Club (FNC) Fridays 7.00pm - 9.00pm School years 11-9 The Annexe Late Night Friday (LNF) Fridays 9.30pm-10.30pm School years 10-13 The Annexe Renewal Every Sunday 7.30pm - 9.00pm School years 10-13 The Annexe Contact: Yener (Youth Pastor) for more information about groups at the Annexe at: [email protected] Parish Information Parish Office Flora Humm Rooms St Nicholas’ Church Tel. 765524 Parish Office Hours Mon , Tue & Thur 10.00am - 2.00pm Wed & Fri 10.00am - 3.30pm Sat 9.30am – 12 noon Saturday morning staffed by volunteers Parish Administrator Sara Payne [email protected] Parish Secretary Pauline Gilbert [email protected] St Nicholas’ Church Rector The Reverend Canon Dennis Stamps Tel. 712202 Day off: Thursday St Mary’s Church: The Reverend Becky Leach Tel. 966068 Mob. 07806 530656 Day off: Thursday All Saints’ Church: The Reverend Linda Williams 10 Cross Way, AL5 4RA Tel. 713007 Day off: Tuesday Assistant Curate Shaun Speller Tel. 712754 [email protected] Day off: Thursday Associate Priests The Reverend John Orme The Reverend Prof Nicolas Goulding Churchwardens Michelle McCulloch Tel. 715473 Kevin Featherstone Tel. 821248 Parochial Church Council Secretary: Sarah Lamb Tel. 07968 775612 Treasurer: Ian Brooke Tel. 713006 Parish Website www.parishofharpenden.org Hall bookings: St Nicholas [email protected] All Saints [email protected] St Mary’s [email protected] Parish Activities GROUPS FOR STUDY AND PRAYER Groups for Bible reading, healing, meditation and discussion meet regularly, mainly in people’s homes, in the daytime or evening Guild of Health Prayer Group 1st Tuesday at 2.30pm Meeting at 1 Gilpin Green Contact: Jean Kassanis, 715739 Theology Book Group Ist Wednesday at 8.00pm. Meeting at 26 Ambrose Lane Contact: Rachel Brooke, 713006 Bible Reading Fellowship Group (Daylight) 2nd Thursday at 2.30pm Meeting at 6 Timbers Court Contact: Jean Kassanis, 715739 Bible Reading Fellowship Group (Guidelines) Last Thursday at 10.15am Meeting at 3 The Foresters, High Street Contact: Jean McIntosh, 761362 Julian Meeting 2nd Wednesday at 2.30pm All Saints Vestry, Contact: Jacqui Hibbert, 761247 GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Toddler Time (St Nicholas) 9.30am-10.30am age 0-5 Thursdays (term time only) Contact: [email protected] Busy Bunnies (All Saints) age 0-5 Thursday 9.30am—11.30am Contact Revd Linda Williams 713007 or find us on facebook St Nicholas’ Scouts, Cubs & Beavers Contact: [email protected] Brownies/Rainbows (All Districts) Contact: Julia Petty [email protected] St Nicholas’ Church Choir Contact: [email protected] X:Site School years 3-6 Once a term, 6.00pm-8.00pm High Street Methodist Church Contact: [email protected] www.harpendenxsite.org.uk GROUPS FOR ADULTS Mothers’ Union Twice a month in St Nicholas’ Church Hall 8.00pm on the 3rd Wednesday & 2.15pm on the last Thursday of month Contact: Christine Wright 460635 St Nicholas Parish Supper Club 2nd Monday at 6.00pm Cornelia’s Contact: Brenda Elliott 766526 Tuesday Afternoon Group 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2.00pm at St Mary’s Church Hall. Contact: Joyce Mellody 763309 Craft at Cornelia’s 3rd Monday of the month, at 8.00pm at Cornelia’s Contact: Sarah Cripps, 762986 or Jane Todd , 07973 383607 All Saints’ Fellowship 2nd and 4th Mondays at 8.00pm at All Saints’ Hall Contact: Rose Millar 623268 St Nicholas’ Group for the Retired Every Wednesday 2.00pm –4.00pm St Nicholas’ Hall Contact: Marie Ellidge 760270 MUSIC St Nicholas’ Director of Music: Peter Hopkins 07983 020201 [email protected] Organist Emeritus: Eric Pask 712789 Music Group: Angela Pam 621468 Orchestra: Vicky Platt 468435 St Mary’s Organist: Orchestra (1st Sunday) and Christmas choir: Jenny Goulding 461293 Bell-ringing (St Nicholas’) Practices on Wednesdays: 7.30pm–9.00pm Contact: Jane Fransella 460413 Regular Services in the Parish Sun St Nicholas All Saints St Mary’s Church Green, AL5 2TP Station Road, AL5 4UU Luton Road, Kinsbourne Green, AL5 3QE 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Sung Eucharist 10.30am Sunday Club, Crèche 11.30am 9.00am Morning Praise Sunday Club, Toddler Corner 6.30pm 6.30pm Choral Evensong (BCP) Alternative Worship on 4th Sunday 4.30pm ‘Simply Worship’ on the 1st Sunday of the month Tues 5.00pm Worship Service Sunday Club, Crèche Holy Communion on the 1st Sunday of the month 10.00am Evening Services on 3rd Sunday of the month 11.00am 9.15am 4.30pm 9.15am Mon Communion Service Morning Prayer 10.30am Holy Communion 5.00pm Evening Prayer 9.30am Thurs 5.00pm Fri Sat 8.00am Holy Communion 5.00pm Evening Prayer 10.00am Morning Prayer 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP on the first Saturday of the month) Morning Praise Explorers (age 3-14 years), 1 x month over 14yrs youth group Other Sundays ‘Simply Worship’ on the 3rd Sunday of the month Alternative Worship on the 2nd Sunday of the month 9.15am Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer 10.00am All other Sundays Sung Eucharist 6.30pm 10.00am Wed First Sunday of the month Family Communion (with children's groups) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays BCP Communion Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Thursdays Evening Prayer Confessions by appointment for all churches Baptisms, Weddings etc are arranged with the Parish Office. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved for the sick and housebound. Home Fellowships meet both in the daytime or evenings. See Pew Leaflet for details.
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