Read Bishop Alan's New Year message on our website:
www.stalbans.anglican.org/bishop-alans-new-year-message/
"I guess all of us have hopes and fears for the coming year. Like many others I’ll be making some New Year Resolutions for myself, but I also have a wish list for 2020. Here are my five top wishes. You might want to add your own."
Wishing everyone at St Andrew and St George A very Happy and blessed New Year. With love and prayers from Reverend Jacky
Lovely hour of singing carols with some of the residents and staff at Jubilee Court. Thank you to all the choir and congregation who supported.
Happy New Year - the start of a new church year.
Advent is a time for preparing. So today's sermon prepared our Nathan for a sleepover....love the slippers.
St. Nicholas School and Nursery.
Closing date for Reception entry is 15th January 2020.
m.facebook.com/stevenagestnicholas/photos/a.328447494320756/731924737306361/?type=3&eid=ARCSAXwlP...
This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, and if you're not at the Bowling Green, you're very welcome to remember and pay respects at church.
Before Halloween became about dressing up and trick or treating, it was a time to remember the dead and Jesus' promise of eternal life, both in remembering the lives of the celebrated Saints, and the more personal remembrance of our own loved ones. Celebrations we continue to hold.
This year ALL SAINTS will be our Family Service on Nov 3rd, where we there's an extra-special welcome for our children and young people, while those wishing to remember their departed loved ones are welcome to ALL SOULS on Monday 4th at 7.30pm.
Great night at our Harvest Supper last week. Entertainment was hilarious. Brought out some very competitive sides to people. Thank you to Father Nathan for organising that. Thank you to William for the excellent fish and chips yet again. Thank you to Beryl and Jane for providing teas and coffees. Just a few photos of the night.
Hello dear friends, I'm posting in a private capacity today- and flagging this up only once, and only because I think it is such an important issue for people of all faiths and none right now!
As some of you may have seen in the Comet today, a former Herts County Councillor, my friend Amanda King, has become one of the over 1,400 people arrested in relation to the peaceful Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests, and she's asked me to spread the word that there will be a new local XR Stevenage group being formed at the end of this month, in order that people who want to challenge the inaction over the coming global climate crisis.
If you're interested and want to know more, you can email:
ExtinctionRebellionStevenage@outlook.com
You don't have to commit to be arrested to take part! For every person willing to risk arrest, there's a whole team of people working in support, or behind the scenes, or protesting in ways that are entirely legal. XR works hard with the police to keep police, protestors, and bystanders safe, and not to disrupt vital emergency services. There are lots of different ways to help as we work to convince Governments and Councils to act to protect this planet and humanity from the harm climate change will cause and is already causing now.
I shall be there at the first meeting, because as a priest and Christian I believe climate change is a disaster and we need to safeguard creation for future generations and families.
If you're not interested feel free to ignore, but if you are, do get in touch with me, or send an email, and get the word out! (or argue with me about it, that's welcome too!)
I leave a link to the comet article and a video of David Attenborough reminding us how urgent this matter is today.
Article:
www.thecomet.net/news/amanda-king-arrested-in-extinction-rebellion-protest-1-6324171
Attenborough:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Vh-g0oZ9w
'Continuation of civilisation is in your hands,' Attenborough tells world leaders
The broadcaster David Attenborough told delegates at a UN climate summit: 'If we don't take action the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of mu...