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King Charles III’s Coronation: List of Events

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To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III there will be a number of local events running over the long weekend of 6th–8th May 2023.

REMEMBER: please do send us any photos you have of the local events you attend, so that we can feature them in our June Magazine!

LOCAL EVENTS

Sunday 7th May 2023
Coronation Community Picnic in Stanstead Abbotts **CANCELLED – combined with Stanstead Abbotts Club event instead**
12–3pm at The Meadow behind Stanstead Abbotts Playground (Stanstead Abbotts High Street G12 8AS)

Coronation Big Lunch with The 3 Churches Benefice
After church in The Wilshere Hall (12–2pm)

We are holding a Bring & Share lunch for the Coronation after the church service in The Wilshere Hall. If the weather is sunny, bring along your picnic blankets too! Everyone is welcome.

Afternoon Tea at St John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell
3–5pm at St John the Baptist

The church will be open during the afternoon for refreshments in celebration of the coronation. Do come along and join us!

Stanstead Abbotts Club Celebrates the Coronation!
12–4pm at Stanstead Abbotts Village Club

Come along and celebrate with us! There will be: live music from Soul Chain, Morris Dancing, BBQ, Raffle, Kids Creations Station, Penalty Shoot Game (Ware FC) and Fully Licensed Bar & Bottle Bar. Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council will be providing FREE coronation hats, flags, wristbands and badges for children and helping out on the day.

View the poster HERE.

Great Amwell Coronation Celebration
4–9pm on the Glebe Field

For many of us the coronation of King Charles III in May will be the first time we have seen a new Monarch take to the throne and Great Amwell Village will be celebrating in style with a ‘Bring your Own Picnic’ on the Glebe Field, Hillside Lane (behind Great Amwell Parish Hall) on Sunday 7 May. Everyone is welcome to join us from 4–9pm and please bring a picnic to share with family and friends. Entry is free and there will be face painting, ice-cream and games of rounders. The evening will end with fireworks – a truly royal celebration.

View the poster HERE.

If you are running an event that is not listed above, please do get in touch!

NATIONAL EVENTS

Saturday 6th May 2023
The Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey

Sunday 7th May 2023
The Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle
The Coronation Big Lunch 

Monday 8th May 2023
The Big Help Out
https://thebighelpout.org.uk/

To find out more about official events that are running on a national level, visit https://www.royal.uk/coronation-weekend-plans-announced.

The 3 Churches Benefice: Holy Week

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Please see below a list of all the services The 3 Churches Benefice are holding during Holy Week (2nd to 9th April). These are open to everyone.

2nd April ~ Palm Sunday (All Age Services)
9am at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
10.30am at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots

3rd, 4th & 5th April ~ Holy Week Reflections and Prayers
7.30pm on Zoom
(www.tinyurl.com/3churcheszoom)

6th April ~ Maundy Thursday
11am Chrism Eucharist Service at St Albans Cathedral
6.30pm Benefice Supper at The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots
7.30pm Tenebrae Service at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots

7th April ~ Good Friday
10.30am Walk of Witness from St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets to St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots followed by…
11am Good Friday Prayers at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots
2pm The Way of the Cross, a Passiontide Service at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell

9th April ~ Easter Sunday
5.30am Dawn Service at St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets
9am All Age Service at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
10.30am All Age Service at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots

If you have any questions, please email admin@3churches.net.

WOWA & Parish Council Litter Pick

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WOWA and Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council have organised a litter pick at Stanstead Abbotts Village Playground in the High Street (23B High St, Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8AS).

It will be held at 10am on Saturday 25th March.

If you are able to help, please go along and be sure to wear garden gloves and sturdy footwear, and bring your litter pickers! Equipment can be provided if required.

See the Facebook Event page HERE.

The Walled Garden: Upcoming Workshop Sessions

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Here you can see a before and after photo of the rescuing of the snowdrops.

BEFORE
AFTER

If you would like to come and see them and/or help rescue them and have a snowdrop walk, we are having a session on Sunday 26th February from 2–4pm & Sunday 12th March 12–2pm.

Booking is essential. Please email me: Ginitrower@btinternet.com. 

Gini Trower, The Walled Garden
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Check out our website: www.thewalledgardenherts.com

Rattle on the Stovepipe in Concert

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Stanstead Abbotts Concert Society is holding a music event on Sunday 19th February with Rattle on the Stovepipe. Dave Arthur (banjo, guitar, melodeon, vocals), Pete Cooper (fiddle, vocals) and Dan Stewart (banjo, guitar) have built a dedicated grassroots following through Folk club tours.

7.30pm start (doors open at 7pm) at Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall on Roydon Road.

Tickets are £10 and can be purchased online at Ticket Source or ring 01920 870558.

LENT 2023: WHAT’S ON

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The 3 Churches Benefice has two regular sessions happening over Lent. These are open to anyone and everyone, so please do join us!

Lent Sessions: Living in Love & Faith
Sundays: 5th March, 12th March, 26th March [no meeting on 19th March]
5–6.30pm at St Mary’s Church, St Margarets

How do questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church?

We will explore these matters by studying what the Bible, theology, history and the social and biological sciences have to say, and by telling the real-life stories of followers of Christ with diverse experiences and convictions.

The sessions are open to everyone – we look forward to welcoming you.

Lent Meditations
Every Wednesday: 1st March to 5th April
7.30pm on Zoom

These Meditations offer a chance to take time for quiet reflection during Lent. We will be looking at St John’s Gospel’s approach to Holy Week.

Join us by clicking on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2701785021
You can also join in on an ordinary landline phone by ringing any of these numbers
+44 131 460 1196, +44 203 051 2874, +44 203 481 5237 with the meeting ID: 270 178 5021

If you have any questions, please do get in touch!
vicar@3churches.net / admin@3churches.net

Men’s Breakfast at The Wilshere Hall

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In November, among a generous helping of bacon, beans, bangers and eggs, we were served a fascinating discussion on biblical building. Inspired by John’s excellent testimony on life in the building industry (October) we explored teachings in 1 Peter, Ephesians and Genesis. Surprisingly, the Bible became a very enlightening instruction tool on how to build; especially interesting and challenging when we learned we are the building materials being used to create the building. It certainly induces feelings of wonder, security and responsibility (to name but a few). The God that created the universe chooses to dwell in us rather than build himself some other, far more perfect, dwelling place.

Ever felt alone, unsure of your purpose or want to be more aware of the amazing role you have to play in our world? Then do join us for a full English breakfast served with a conference of cornflakes (sorry – what is the collective noun for cornflakes?) where, next, we will be examining what the Bible has to say about building roads.

We meet next on Saturday 31 December, from 8:30 in The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church. Email the benefice administrator (admin@3churches.net) to book your bangers.

Steve Wright

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