• T H E • T H R E E • V I L L A G E S • News & Information covering Great Amwell, St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts •
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, especially:
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday morning between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets’ Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
Any donations are gratefully received.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, specifically:
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday morning between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets’ Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
Any donations are gratefully received.
Lyn Paddon, The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub Manager
Once again this year, The 3 Churches Benefice are offering Warm Welcome Spaces to those who are in need over the cold winter months.
There will be two Warm Welcome Spaces running each week:
Coffee Morning on Monday mornings
9–11.30am at The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbots
The Community Hub Drop-in on Wednesdays
10.30–11.30am at St Mary’s Church, St Margarets
Go along and share a cuppa in these warm, welcoming and free spaces. Everyone is welcome!
See the poster…
Harvest Festival was a wonderful day held on Sunday 8th October 2023. There was a lovely service at the Old Parish Church of St James, which was full of people all there to celebrate the harvest. The church was beautifully decorated.
After the service, there was a lunch organized by Gini and Jonathan Trower in the Haybarn at Stanstead Bury Farm, Stanstead Abbotts. The food was delicious and it was a really joyful event for the community.
Special thanks go to:
Thank you to everyone, especially Gini and Jonathan Trower and their helpers, for all the hard work that was put into making this a special event for the Benefice and the wider community.
The 3 Churches Benefice
Local Sands supporter The 3 Churches Benefice will be giving bereaved families in Great Amwell, St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts the opportunity to come together this Baby Loss Awareness Week, 9–15th October.
Sands, the charity that leads Baby Loss Awareness Week, works to save babies’ lives and support bereaved families. The Week is a time for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together, to remember much-loved and missed babies, and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.
This special week is represented by its blue and pink ribbon logo, this image has been the inspiration to create Ribbon Displays up and down the UK, in every community, inviting those who have experienced loss to come together and remember their babies.
The 3 Churches Benefice is hosting a Ribbon Display outside St Andrew’s Church and opening the church on Sunday 15th October from 12–4pm to support their Ribbon Run, which will take place at 1pm that day. They are putting together a team that plans to walk the 5km circuit from St Andrew’s to raise funds for Sands. Walkers and Runners welcome! To donate, visit their webpage HERE.
The loss of a baby or pregnancy is heart-breaking, and this is happening to families across the UK everyday. During Baby Loss Awareness Week, The 3 Churches Benefice wanted to create a special display to remember all the babies lost, whether recently or long ago.
All money raised from the Ribbon Run will go to Sands, so they can continue to support families and reduce baby deaths, by investing in research and championing better maternity care. For anyone who needs the support of Sands you can find more information on their website www.sands.org.uk.
Come along to an evening of quiz fun in aid of St John the Baptist Heating Replacement Fund on Friday 13th October, 7pm for a prompt 7.30pm start, at Great Amwell Parish Hall.
Please see the attached poster for more information.
For tickets, contact Bryan Brace 01992 447845 / bjbrace122@gmail.com or Richard / Margaret Mellor on 01920 460474 / richardmellor@btinternet.com.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, especially tins of meat.
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday mornings between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
Any donations are gratefully received.
Lyn Paddon, Foodbank Manager
Join The 3 Churches Benefice for an epic evening of poverty-beating, community-building fun! Every penny raised will go to Tearfund, who work tirelessly to fight extreme poverty throughout the world.
Saturday 7th October
7pm
The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbots
£5 per person
Teams of up to 8 people
Bring your own drinks & snacks
Get tickets in advance from Rosemary (rosemaryijames@virginmedia.com) or Janet (jdance50@yahoo.co.uk)
Or purchase (in cash) on the door!
See the event poster:
To learn more about Tearfund and the important work they, you can watch this video below or visit their website HERE.
Celebrate the Harvest Festival with us!
On Sunday 8th October, a traditional Harvest Festival celebration is being held for everyone in the three villages to enjoy! Come and enjoy the beautiful historic church of St James, give thanks for the harvest and celebrate locally produced food in all its variety.
HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE
11am at St James’ Church, Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts
HARVEST LUNCH
12.30pm in the Haybarn at Stanstead Bury Farm, Stanstead Abbotts
Tickets £15. Booking essential
To book your place for lunch or for more information, please email ginitrower@btinternet.com or book online at EventBrite.
Everyone is welcome!
Have you heard about Make Lunch Club?
It’s run by The 3 Churches Benefice at The Wilshere Hall as part of the TLG initiative.
It’s running over the summer from 12 to 2pm on Mondays and Fridays. Families can enjoy a meal, make new friends and have some fun too!
If you would like to know more or book a place, then please email makelunch@3churches.net.
The Three Villages 