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All services are now in St Thomas.
‘In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.’ (Luke 24:22-24, NIV)
That first Easter morning, two of Jesus' followers were on their way out of Jerusalem to a village named Emmaus. These two disciples are sad and confused. They had hoped that Jesus was the Messiah, but he had died. They knew that Jesus was dead and buried, yet some of the women were reporting that he was alive, other disciples were saying that the tomb was empty. Was it true? Was it all made up? They knew what they had hoped, but it seemed that their hope was gone. Is there something that could turn their sadness into joy and their hoplessness into hopefulness. Why not join us this on Sunday, as we see the joy of Easter together?
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Thomas, Northaw or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.
With our move to St Thomas, we haven't managed to get our streaming set up in place yet. The internet available to use isn't good enough to stream from the church. We are still looking at solutions and, if we are able to put it in place, we will do so.
Children’s Church
There is no children’s church this Sunday, as we all meet together in St Thomas.
Easter services
All at St Thomas:
- Maundy Thursday, 8pm: Holy Communion
- Good Friday, 2pm: An hour at the Cross
- Easter Day, 10:30am: Easter Celebration, followed by Holy Communion
Electoral Roll
This year sees the full revision of the Electoral Roll for the parish: the roll is emptied, and a whole new roll will be formed. Electoral Roll forms are now available for completion, and need to be returned by Sunday 4th May. You will need to apply to be on the roll, even if you are currently on it.
Heating work at St Andrew’s
The work at St Andrew’s has begun. The first stage has been to clear the area and start to lay the new floor. You can follow the progress of the work online.
Gala Day
The timing of the works in St Andrew’s has meant that we have decided to postpone the planned Gala Day from 21 June to 20 September. We will be combining it with the planned Flower Festival.
60 Years of St Andrew’s
The current St Andrew’s building was consecrated on 30th November, 1965. To mark and celebrate 60 years of the building, we are planning a range of events during the year, culminating in a service on 30th November 2025.
Good Friday Choir Service
The Good Friday Choir are singing Handel’s Messiah in a Good Friday Service at 7pm in Potters Bar United Reformed Church.
Bible Reading Resources
There are a lot of resources available online to help with Bible reading. A few of them are here, in case they are helpful for you.
Home Communion
If you’re not able to join us on Sundays, and would appreciate a visit with Holy Communion, please be in touch with Chris.
Rotas
We’re currently using self-signup for the various rotas: blank rotas will be pinned up at the back of St Thomas. If you are one of our regular welcomers, readers, pray-ers, communion assistants, or refreshment helpers, please do sign up where you are able to.
Rotas for services in April and May are now available.
If you don’t already help, and this would be something you would like to do, please talk to Chris.
Wednesday Morning prayer
You would be very welcome to join us for a short service of Morning Prayer in Cuffley Hall at 10:00am on Wednesday morning.
Coffee Shop
Our weekly Coffee Shop will be taking place this Wednesday from 10:30 in Cuffley Hall, you are very welcome to join us.