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Following the example of Jesus, and seeking to model the inclusive love of God, we welcome all people, whatever your gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age, health, mobility, status or wealth.

If there is someone you would like us to pray for this week, send us a message on the contact page here .

Dates for your diary

Sunday 2nd November – All Age Service 9.15am at St Mary’s

Sunday 2nd November – Annual Service for the Bereaved 2pm at St Andrew’s
Every year we gather to remember by name those who have died in the previous two years. It’s a short service with some hymns and readings and an opportunity to light a candle in memory of a loved one. If St Mary’s/St Andrew’s clergy did not conduct the service of someone you would like to be remembered please add their names to the sheet at the back of both churches

Sunday 9th November – Remembrance Sunday 9.15am at St Mary’s & 10.50am at Birch Green Memorial

Monday 10th & 24th November – Mindfulness on Sele. 10.30am at the Sele Hub, Fleming Crescent.

Wednesday 12th November – Mindfulness & Meditation 7.30pm in St Andrews church and on line. On line only 7.30pm, Wednesday 26th

Sunday 30 November – Candle-Lit Service for Advent 6.30pm at St Andrew’s

* All Age Service will be on Sunday 2nd as Remembrance Sunday is the 9th*

Friends of St Mary's events

Saturday 22 November

Christmas Market at St Mary’s Church

10.00 -13.00

Helen Bishop 07746 694890

Friday 12 December

Welwyn Garden City Male Voice Choir at St Mary’s Church

19.30

Tickets £10

Kay Juniper 07776 340932

Parish Magazine for Hertingfordbury and the Five Greens

November issue out now!

Read Rev Alan's monthly letter in the magazine here

News

The Irish Wake

Rev Alan gave a talk at St Andrew's recently, exploring Irish customs around death and dying. He spoke about what we can learn from the Irish about the grieving process and what we might feel is a good death.

The talk is available in text and audio format on the St Andrew's website here: 'The Irish Wake - how the Irish teach us to live, love and die'

Electoral Roll

If you would like to be added to the electoral roll, please complete a form - copies available in church or downloadable here. Please return to our Electoral Roll officer, Christopher Maunder Taylor: email: maundertc@aol.com

Prayers of Love and Faith

Following a unanimous vote by our PCC, St Mary's now offers Prayers of Love and Faith for the blessing of same sex couples. Find out more here.

Eco Church

Read about our Eco Church journey here and find out about some of the trees and flowers in St Mary's churchyard here.

The Eco Church group has developed a Churchyard Trail with reflections on nature and a Children's Tree Trail. They can be downloaded here.

Charitable and educational grants

For more information, click here.

Our sister church, St Andrew's, Hertford

We have a close relationship with our sister church, St Andrew's, in Hertford. For more information about St Andrew's activities, visit their website here

Muntjac in the churchyard - snapped by David in May