Category: Services
This Week
(see here for future events)
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
17 March 2024
Services in the Parish
8.00am
Holy Communion at St Nicholas’
President – Revd Canon Dennis Stamps; Preacher – Jacquie Hibbert
9.30am
Sung Eucharist at St Nicholas’
President – Revd Canon Dennis Stamps; Preacher – Jacquie Hibbert
This service will be live streamed on Facebook (or available as a recorded service afterwards) You can also join by telephone: 02034815240, enter ID#: 81402722773, followed by # (no password needed).
9.30am
Family Communion at St Mary’s
President – Revd Sally Goodson; Preacher – Hilary Pask
Live-streamed on www.facebook.com/StMarysKinsbourneGreen
10.00am
Holy Communion at All Saints’ and on Zoom
President – Revd James Brown ; Preacher – Pauline Gilbert
Zoom details available in the weekly email sending the pew leaflet or by request from associate.vicar@allsaints.parishofharpenden.org
11.30am
Morning Praise at St Nicholas’
Leader – Chris Powell; Speaker – Sarah Crew
3.00pm
Holy Baptism at St Nicholas’
4.00pm
Holy Baptism at St Nicholas’
4.30pm
Simply Communion at St Mary’s
6.30pm
Choral Evensong at St Nicholas’
All Saints’ Services
Sundays
10am: The Sunday morning service alternates between Holy Communion and a more informal Morning Worship.
Music is provided by one of our two classically trained pianists and includes the best of both traditional hymns and contemporary worship songs.
Morning Worship is often led by a lay member of the church, and in all our services we strive to engage the children in reading etc.
During term time, the children and teenagers go to the hall for their separate activities in several age-related groups. At other times, worksheets are sent out by email for them to complete during the service. In both cases, a highlight of the service is towards the end when they are encouraged to share their work with the whole congregation.
You can join the service either in person in the church building or online (joining details are emailed to church members or may be obtained from our Associate Vicar or a church member to whom you are known)
Our innovative use of Zoom allows online participants to engage on an equal basis by offering a reading or intercessions, and for children to show their work, displayed on the screen for the church congregation.
Post-Pandemic Sundays
For the time being (Autumn 2021) and whilst the shadow of Covid and its variants still hang over us we are continuing the pattern or worship above established at the start of the pandemic with the flexibility to worship online or in person however people feel most comfortable.
Discussions are underway for the longer term as to whether we continue with one service or revert to the pre-pandemic pattern of separate communion and more informal services. Whilst we have greatly appreciated meeting together as one congregation and the sense of unity that has brought, we also know that people meet with God in different ways and want to encourage spiritual health in all our members.
Weekday Services across the Parish
St. Nicholas’ services
Extra detail, and potentially variations, for services in the near future may be found in the pew leaflet, which is circulated by email via the mailing list, and is available for downloading on our “What’s On” page.
» Read moreSaint Mary’s Services
Every Sunday the main service will be at 9.30am.
The services will follow the pattern set out below:-
(for detail, and any variations to the pattern please see https://parishofharpenden.org/this-week )
Looking ahead
Please note that within the week of any given event, it’s best to check the pew leaflet for any changes to the event.
This page is mostly filled up when it’s getting close to a major festival.