Yesterday 280 families received food bags, in Esperanza and today Severet will receive theirs too! Crazy to think that 9 weeks ago we had no idea this would happen every week! Amazed to see how God has promoted people to give and help. It's not too late to donate and help www.gomadtoday.org

This Sunday is the celebration of Pentecost and sadly it is another major festival in the life of the church where we will not be able to come together to celebrate. However, the pandemic has brought new opportunities and we have been able to move services online and this is quite likely to be something that we will continue in the longer term. We are really grateful to Kate Nolan, David White and various volunteers who have taken on the responsibilities and challenges of str

It has been a bean based few months! For me, this will be the lasting image of this time in my personal history! Ever since COVID began to impact the Dominican, my life became about beans…and rice! And sourcing them, and finding funds for them, and transporting them, and finding bags to put them in, and splitting 100lb bean sacks into 3lb sacks, and splitting 125lb rice sacks into 6lb rice bags, and handing them out. Then 2 days later, sourcing them, finding funding for them,

We are delighted to be joining with churches in Berkhamsted on a prayer journey. Have a look on the Prayer for Berkhamsted Facebook group or download the Thy Kingdom Come App. The group has been set up to pray for the town of Berkhamsted during the 10 days of “Thy Kingdom Come” 21st May- 31st May 2020. This is a global initiative inviting all Christians to pray for people to come to know the love of Jesus in their lives. During this COVID-19 pandemic it seems very appropriate

DONATE HERE The Coronavirus outbreak threatens the health of our neighbours near and far. Together we must respond quickly to help the most vulnerable. Coronavirus has shown us that our futures are bound more tightly together than ever before. And now it is spreading across the world’s poorest countries, putting people living in poverty at great risk. These people are already facing a lack of water, food and healthcare. Some are homeless. Some are living with underlying healt

We have had several conversations with Jonathan and the churchwardens and it is with a very heavy heart that we have decided to cancel this year’s St. Mary’s Church Fete on 4th July 2020, rather than postponing it to a later date. We are of course all hoping that some of the restrictions will be lifted by then, but we do not believe that any mass gatherings of people will be allowed in the next few months. And of course we wanted to give everyone as much notice of the cancell

Public events have been cancelled but we can still have commemorations locally online! Bishop Stephen Venner will preach at the online Evensong from the Cathedral at 3.00pm on 8 May. The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire will be participating. Further details will be available at www.stalbanscathedral.org and https://www.youtube.com/user/stalbanscathedral The Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire will also make a short service available online. A link to this content will be circula

Keep up to date with the latest Parish news in the May 2020 edition of the Parish Newsletter. If you have any advertising or editorial queries please direct these to Editor, Jill Hipson.