NOTICES
The ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING
and ANNUAL PAROCHIAL
CHURCH MEETING are on Tuesday
28th April at 8.00 pm following Holy
Communion at 7.15 pm. Guest speaker:
Emma Woollon, Head Teacher of
Bedmond School.
Copies of the
ANNUAL
REPORT
AND
ACCOUNTS will be available next week.
The funeral of JILL PARTRIDGE will
be on Monday 20th April at 2.00 pm at
West Herts Crematorium.
ALAN
DICKER’S funeral is on Monday 27th
April in Bedmond Church at 12.00 noon.
The ‘HERBAL BED’ by Peter Whelan
will be staged by the Abbots Langley
Players in the grounds and the church of St
Lawrence from Tuesday 21st to Friday
24th April at 5.30 pm. Tickets: Standard
ticket £10 in covered, heated tiered
grandstand; V.I.P. ticket £15 in heated
V.I.P. enclosure with free hire of blanket,
glass of wine or juice and free programme.
To
book
online
go
to
www.abbotslangleyplayers.ticketsource.co.
uk or call the Box Office on 0844 504
5354.
A B B O T S
L A N G L E Y
T R A N S I T I O N
T O W N
COMMUNITY MARKET - Saturday
25th April from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm in
the Henderson Hall. We have a table at
this event. Offers of homemade/grown
produce welcome or to help on the day please contact Jane McHugh (264280) and
don’t forget to pop in and support the
Market!
We are planning a PILGRIMAGE TO
THE HOLYLAND from 9th to 18th
May 2016. Brochures are at the back of
church or to find out more details, please
speak to David.
Find us and
Like us on
THE PARISH OF ABBOTS LANGLEY
GENERAL
ELECTION
HUSTINGS Thursday 30th April at
7.45 pm in the Methodist Church Hall.
Come along and quiz your local candidates.
If you wish to send a question in advance
e-mail: [email protected].
This event is organised by CTAL.
Come and hear the DAWN
CHORUS in our churchyard on Saturday
2nd May at 5.00 am. An expert will help
you to identify the birds from their songs.
The walk around the churchyard lasts
about an hour followed by refreshments in
the hall. Everyone should experience this
at least once in their life time. If you want
to know more contact Carol 01923
678457.
OUTLOOK (church magazine - 40p)
is available for April. Please take a copy.
ABBEYFIELD
ABBOTS
LANGLEY is looking for a casual cook
to cover holidays and sickness and maybe
some regular teas. Please phone 263541
or speak to Marcus or Pam. They also
need a Treasurer, so if that’s your gift
please speak to Pam.
CONTACT NUMBERS
Vicar:
The Revd Dr Jo Spreadbury
01923 263013
Curate:
The Revd David Warner
01923 518262
Assistant Priest: The Revd Angela Milton
01923 519453
Assistant Priest: The Revd Guy Buckler
via the Church Office
Reader:
Mrs Sally Sanderson
01923 265963
In an emergency please contact Jo or David
directly at anytime, day or night,
if someone needs the ministry of a priest.
StLawrenceChurchAbbotsLangley and TheTinChurchBedmond
St Lawrence the Martyr, Abbots Langley
with the Church of the Ascension, Bedmond
12th April 2015
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
TODAY
WELCOME
8.00 am
Holy Communion
President & Preacher: The Revd David Warner
Reader:
Mike Jefford
Welcome to everyone at our worship today
especially to visitors and newcomers - please
introduce yourself if you are new or a visitor.
9.30 am
If you have been confirmed or usually receive
Communion in your own church, please do
so here. If not, you are welcome to come to
the altar rail for a Blessing, and if you carry a
book with you the priest will know not to offer
you the bread and wine.
President:
Preacher:
Hymns:
Second Sunday Communion
Service
The Revd David Warner
Kate Carter
503 - 474 - 26 - 24
6.30 pm
Leader:
Evening Prayer
The Revd David Warner
Please tell a sidesman before the service
if you would like a gluten-free wafer.
A T-loop is provided for hearing aid users.
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Holy Communion
10.15 am
Wednesday
9.30 am
Friday (inc. Morning Prayer)
Morning Prayer
9.30 am
Monday to Friday
Evening Prayer
5.15 pm
Monday to Friday
including prayers for peace on
Monday and prayers for healing on
Tuesday
Prayer Extra
8.15 am
Thursday: prayers for the parish and
local community
For our younger members at 9.30 am:
If you are under 5, there is a quiet
children’s corner in the church;
or if you are over 5
you can go into the choir vestry at
the back of the church
where there will pictures
and colouring pens
Before the service,
listen to God;
and after the service,
listen to each other.
If you have come to the service
at 9.30 am please stay for a cup
of tea or coffee and a chat in the
church hall.
A collection is taken at each main service. (If you are a tax payer, please use a gift aid envelope.)
This money is fundamental to the life of the church: its ministry, mission and charitable giving.
You may notice that some people put nothing in the bag; this is because their giving is made by standing order.
JustTextGiving - a new way to give - text STLA12 followed by the amount to 70070.
www.abbotslangley.org.uk
THE PRAYERS AND BIBLE READINGS
FOR OUR PRAYERS
COLLECT: Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins and to rise
again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness
that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of your
Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
GIVE THANKS FOR
» the communities of faith which have
encouraged and challenged you
» the witness of Christians through the
ages to the good news of Christ
FIRST READING
Acts 4.32-35
Pew Bible page 118
Acts recounts the history of the early Church in Jerusalem. It is not a complete account,
and it may be somewhat idealised. Nonetheless, it is clear that the first Christians saw
themselves as a community: believing together and living a common life, in which
possessions were held in common. The care for the needy would come to characterise
the early Church, although it is doubtful that the holding of all things in common became
widespread.
PRAY FOR
» a greater awareness of, and concern for,
the needy among us
» an increase in knowledge and love of God
» the peoples of Ukraine and Nigeria,
Iraq and Syria, Palestine & Israel; and
all seeking to end terror and conflict
» Owen and Camilla Khonje who were
married here yesterday
» those who worship at The Baptist Church
» Seekers (Sunday school) and its leaders
» those who live in Gallows Hill Lane (inc
Breakspear School), Garden Road and
Glenmore Gardens
SECOND READING
1 John 1.1-2.2
Pew Bible page 236
The community to which this letter was addressed was divided over the issue of Jesus’
humanity. Against those who asserted that Jesus only appeared to be human and to
suffer, the author attests that Jesus could be seen and heard and touched: that he was
truly human, as well as being truly divine. He showed the vocation of all Christians:
holiness, or perfect union with the Father. This is not something we can achieve by our
own efforts (‘if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves…’) but through the grace of
God offered through the cross of Christ.
GOSPEL
John 20.19-end
Pew Bible page 110
The risen Christ has appeared to a group of disciples and breathed the Holy Spirit onto
them, giving them peace. When Thomas hears of this, he doubts them, stating that he
will not believe what they say without seeing some evidence. On seeing Jesus, with
wounds that he could touch, Thomas makes one of the most complete affirmations of
faith that we find in the gospels: ‘My Lord and my God’. He has seen the risen Lord with
his own eyes; for those of us who follow, we must rely on the testimony of those first
witnesses so that we too may come to believe in Jesus and ‘have life in his name’.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER: Lord God our Father, through our Saviour Jesus
Christ you have assured your children of eternal life and in baptism have made us one
with him: deliver us from the death of sin
and raise us to new life in your love, in the
Heavenly Father
fellowship of the Holy Spirit, by the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
source of all truth and wisdom,
READINGS NEXT SUNDAY
Acts 3.12-19
1 John 3.1-7
Luke 24.36b-48
AVAILABILITY
Jo - away till 14th April; day off: Friday
David - away 18th - 25th April
who knows and loves the whole creation,
watch over our nation at election time:
that truth may prevail over distortion,
wisdom triumph over recklessness
and the concerns of every person be heard.
Amen.
THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR IN NEED
» Owen Nelson : Bernard Besch :
Ellis Haggith : Sally Lawrence :
Lesley Durtnall : Chris : Michael Beadle :
Tom Stuart : James Stevens :
Beryl Russell : Christine Corners
R.I.P.
» Alan Dicker : Joan Floyd :
Jill Partridge : Shirley Hammond
Amongst the charities we support financially
and with our prayers, this week we pray for
the work of the Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
The CAB provides free, independent,
confidential and impartial advice to everyone
on their rights and responsibilities. They
value diversity, promote equality and
challenge discrimination.
Give thanks for the CAB and its volunteers
who help the 2 million people who turn to
them for advice each year.
THE COMING WEEK
MONDAY 13th
7.30 pm Bell Ringing practice
TUESDAY 14th
10.15 am Tuesday Coffee in St Lawrence
1.20 pm Funeral of Joan Floyd at the
Crematorium
8.00 pm MU Evening at Bedmond - talk on
DRUM by Robin & Eileen Venn
WEDNESDAY 15th
10.15 am Holy Communion
11.00 am Home Communion at Abbeyfield
12.00 noon Bell Toll for WWI Soldier Arthur Kimble
THURSDAY 16th
8.15 am Prayers for the local community
11.00 am Service to celebrate the
60th Wedding Anniversary of
Peter and Joan Sanders
FRIDAY 17th
9.30 am Morning Prayer
with Holy Communion
10.00 am Heart for Abbots Langley Coffee
Morning in the Henderson Hall
SATURDAY 18th
NEXT SUNDAY
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
19th April 2015
8.00 am Holy Communion
President: The Revd Jo Spreadbury
Preacher: The Revd Guy Buckler
9.30 am Parish Communion Service
President & Preacher: The Revd Guy Buckler
11.00 am Family Service at Bedmond
Leader:
The Revd Jo Spreadbury
12.00 noon Baptism of Thomas Shephard
1.00 pm Baptism of Lexi Hammond
Pray for those who have economic hardship,
2.00 pm Burial of the Ashes of
debts, housing problems and those with
Florrie Vidgeon
divorce and separation issues.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Leader:
The Revd Jo Spreadbury