For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:6-7, NIV)
Advent is a time of waiting and preparing to celbrate the birth of Jesus, and looking for his return. This week, we're thinking about the promise of hope that comes through the birh of our saviour. He is the one who brings light into the darkess, perfect rule and unbroken promises. This advent, why not join us as we see the good news of a promised king who changes everything.
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.
The 10:30am Sunday morning service will also be streamed. This will start at 10:25am, and can be accessed directly via YouTube or Facebook, found on our website, and is advertised on our YouTube channel and Facebook page.
We are having some problems with streaming, particularly with YouTube: if you do encounter problems with viewing the service via Facebook (or YouTube) please follow the link for YouTube (or Facebook) instead.
Children’s Church
Our children’s church meets this Sunday morning in the Undercroft. Children are welcome from 10:20, and will join us in St Thomas towards the end of the service.
St Andrew's Day 2025
Thank you to everyone who planned, helped, organised, and attended the celebration service. During 2025, we’ve had lots of very successful events to mark the 60th year of St Andrew’s
Thank you to the ‘Diamond Committee’ who worked hard at putting together all of the events.
Advent and Christmas Services
Publicity for our Advent and Christmas services is now available at the back of both buildings. Services planned for this Advent and Christmas are:
| Day | Service |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 17th December | 10:30am Coffee and Carols at St Andrew |
| Sunday 21st December | 6pm Carols by Candlelight at St Thomas |
| Wednesday 24th December | 4pm Crib Service at St Thomas |
| 11:30pm Christmas Night Communion at St Thomas | |
| Thursday 25th December | 10am All Age Christmas Celebration at St Andrew |
| followed by Holy Communion |
Services after Christmas
There will be no 9am service on Sunday 28th December or Sunday 4th January.
Vacancies
Following our annual meetings we have a vacancy for two churchwardens and one representative 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 December and January are now available.
Sponsor a chair?
Would you be able to sponsor a new chair for St Andrew’s? Each chair will cost us around £80, and we would be very grateful for any donations towards the new chairs. You can give in the usual ways, please mark your donation as ‘Chairs’.
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 St Andrew at 10:00am on Wednesday morning.
Coffee Shop
Our weekly Coffee Shop will be taking place this Wednesday from 10:30 in St Andrew, you are very welcome to join us.