• 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 •
Join us for a night of poverty-beating fun as part of The Big Quiz Night for Tearfund.
Saturday 19th November
7pm for a 7.30pm start
The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbots
See the poster for all the details!
Get tickets in advance from Rosemary (rosemaryijames@virginmedia.com) or Janet (jdance50@yahoo.co.uk).
Or purchase (cash) on the door!
This year within The 3 Churches Benefice we will be having two outdoor Remembrance Sunday Services. Please do come along and join us on Sunday 13th November as we remember all those armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.
SERVICES
10.30am at Great Amwell War Memorial, Amwell Lane, Great Amwell
10.30am at The War Memorial, St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbots
Services will be approximately 45mins and will replace normal Sunday Services this week. Please make sure you wrap up warmly for these outdoor services.
The 3 Churches Benefice is offering two Warm Welcome Spaces to anyone who is in need of a warm place to shelter over the coming cold months.
Coffee Morning & Lunch
Every Monday
9.30am to 1.30pm
The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church
Community Hub Drop-in
Every Wednesday
10:30am to 12.30pm
St Mary’s Church, St Margarets
Please see the poster for more information…
The mission of Warm Welcome Spaces is to support organisations to open their doors and provide a warm welcome for those struggling to heat their homes this winter. If you’d like to know more, please visit https://www.warmwelcome.uk/.
The fundraising Quiz Night for St John’s Church Tower Repair Fund will take place on Friday 14th October in the Great Amwell Parish Hall, 7pm for a 7.30pm prompt start. Tickets cost £15 and include a supper, which will be either fish/chicken and chips or a vegetarian option. Bring own drinks and glasses.
Book (indicating food option) with Bryan Brace (01992 447845 / bjbrace122@gmail.com) or Richard Mellor (01920 460474 / richardmellor@btinternet.com).
In support of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th–15th October), The 3 Churches Benefice are having a special Service of Remembering for all those who have lost a baby or child.
Join this informal, reflective service starting 2pm on Sunday 9th October at St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbots or attach a ribbon of remembrance to Our Memory Tree outside the Church.
In place of the scheduled 8.45am BCP Communion, a special service will be held in the evening. The details are as follows:
Traditional Evensong to honour the life and service of our late Queen Elizabeth II
Sunday 18th September
6pm at St James’s Church, Roydon Road
A scratch choir (a group who rehearse and perform, all in one day) will perform. If you would like to join, rehearsals start at 5pm prompt. For a music list, please email admin@3churches.net.
Over the next few days, our churches will be open for quiet prayer and reflection as we mourn the death of our late Queen Elizabeth II.
St John the Baptist, Great Amwell:
Saturday 10th, 10am to 4pm
Sunday 11th, 10am to 4pm
St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets:
Saturday 10th, 10–11.30am and 2–4pm
Sunday 11th, 10–11.30am.
St Andrew’s, Stanstead Abbotts:
Saturday 10th, 10am to 4pm
Sunday 11th, 10am to 4pm
**UPDATE**
St Andrew’s Church will be OPEN as a place of quiet reflection from 10am to 4pm on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September. A book of condolences is available to sign.
Services remembering our late Queen Elizabeth II are happening on Sunday 18th:
9am at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
10.30am at St Andrew’s, Stanstead Abbotts
10.30am at St Mary’s Church, St Margarets
6pm at St James’s Church, Stanstead Abbotts
A Service of Prayer and Reflection remembering her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be held at St Andrew’s Church, Cappell Lane, Stanstead Abbotts at 9.30am this morning (Friday 9th Sept.). This service of remembrance and reflection will also be streamed from the church using Zoom, click JOIN ONLINE to view (select Launch Meeting and it will connect).
Since June, a new rota of services has been in place for The 3 Churches Benefice of Great Amwell with St Margarets and Stanstead Abbots. Details are as follows:
June also saw the start of some important new groups and regular meetings.
NEW REGULAR MEETINGS
Monday Coffee Morning
A weekly coffee morning for those who have arrived from Ukraine and their hosts. Meeting every Monday at 10.15am for 1hr 30m at The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church (on Cappell Lane).
Community Hub Drop-in
Are you struggling financially?
Are you worried about how you are coping?
Do you just need someone to listen and point you in the right direction?
Come and have a cuppa with us and we’ll see how we can help. Meeting 10.30am every Wednesday at St Mary’s Church, St Margarets (on Hoddesdon Road).
UPCOMING EVENT
Outdoor Service – 31st July
On 31st July, The 3 Churches Benefice will be holding an outdoor service at The Glebe Field (behind the Parish Hall), Great Amwell. Starting from 10.30am, the service will be followed by a summer picnic. Please do come along and join us – all are welcome!
If you would like to learn more about what is going on within our local churches, please visit the website (www.3churches.net) or go to the A Church Near You page (from the Benefice landing page you can click on a specific church).
If you have any questions or would like to be in touch, please email vicar@3churches.net or admin@3churches.net.
The previous stocks in the St John the Baptist’s Churchyard had deteriorated and the specialist advice was to replace them. Great Amwell Parish Council have employed the local building firm, Between Time, and the stocks have just been put in place.
The children from St John the Baptist School had a first look in, as the carpenters were installing them just as the school visited church for their Pentecost Service. There were some very wide eyes as the children walked past and they were beautifully behaved in church! As they always are… nothing to do with the stocks, I’m sure!
Rev’d Dr Sarah Forrest
Priest in Charge, The 3 Churches Benefice
The Three Villages 