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All services are now in St Thomas.
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. (Nehemiah 9:1, NIV)
The walls have been completed, the gate and doors have been fixed in place, and the people have gathered together. So, with all of that success, why are the people fasting and wearing sackcloth? What is it that has caused them to do this? How do they move from this to praising God? What do we see about God's goodness and grace to us as we continue to study the book of Nehemiah?
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 been able to get our streaming set up working. 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
Our children’s church meets this Sunday morning in Northaw School. Children are welcome from 10:20, and will join us in St Thomas towards the end of the service.
Hymns and Pimms
An evening of singing some of our congregation's favourite hymns, accompanied by a glass of Pimms, on Sunday 6 July at 5.00 pm at St Thomas' Church. Free admission but donations are welcome to go towards the cost of the new heating system in St Andrew's Church.
“Braving the Elements” bike ride for Dementia UK
Christine Muskett will be cycling a route of about 500 miles including places such as Snow End (Herts), Rainworth (Notts) and Sunnymead (Oxford), over a week from 7th July, finishing at Northaw on Sunday 13th. Any sponsorship would be very much appreciated, towards her target of £3,000 for Dementia UK, either online or in person via Christine (020 8367 3781) or Brian. Thank you!
Vacancies
Following our annual meetings we have a vacancy for two churchwardens and one representatives on the Deanery Synod (and a treasurer). If you’d like to know more about them (without any commitment), please talk to Chris.
Rotas
We very much value and appreciate all the different people that welcome and help with refreshments, and the different voices that we hear from the front. We always welcome new people to these roles, even if infrequently, and we have some spaces at the moment. If you don’t already help, and this would be something you would like to do, please talk to Chris.
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 June and July are now available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.