Next Sunday

Sunday 25th July

 

9:30 am Holy Communion in Church

 

9:30 am Eucharistic service livestreamed from the Welwyn Team

St Mary's YouTube Channel can be found here, where the livestream will appear shortly before the service begins.

 

For Summer Evensong Services - Summer Evensong

For the Church Improvements see - The Church Building

For the latest updates on Covid-19 regulations see -  Coronavirus Information (Latest update 23/7/21)

For the latest Newsletter see - June 21 Newsletter

The Parish Magazine is back in print! For the archive of last year's online edition see - Parish Magazine

*Links for Zoom and Live-streamed services are sent out via our mailing list emails, if you would like to join the mailing list, or the link for a specific service, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Coronavirus Information

Update 23rd July 2021

Easing Of Restrictions at St Giles

It's been decided that measures in St.Giles to minimise the spread of COVID-19 should remain largely unchanged for the next 3 Sundays (25th July - 8th August inclusive). A reminder of the practises we are encouraging and recommending that people continue with:

Recommended practices:

• people invited to gel their hands on entry to and exit from church
• register of attendees kept
• people do not sit directly behind or alongside anyone not in their household, unless agreeable to all parties
• face masks continue to be worn
• Communion in one kind only (bread), distributed from standing position at step
• one way system retained for receiving Communion
• doors left open if not too cold, to improve ventilation

Changes to recent practices:

• remove one-way system for finding seat on entry
• introduce limited congregational singing, but with masks on.People not wearing masks politely asked not to sing, but to hum

It is intended to ease the measures step-by-step on a 3 weekly basis as conditions allow.

 

If you wish to speak to or see a priest/vicar please call 01438 504318 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

More general information can be found at https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches

For the latest government response please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

For the latest health advice from the NHS please visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Café Church

Join us on 1st August for Café Church Al Fresco!

This months Theme: Greatness

We are holding July's Cafe Church in the Vicarage Garden, where will be able to resume selling hot drinks and pastries from the Vicarage Kitchen! Starts at 10:30 am with a short act of worship approx. 11 am.

We have enough chairs and cups for all, but should you be more comfortable with your own rug/mug/chair, please feel free to bring it with you. There will hopefully be contactless payment available, but we recommend you bring cash with you just in case. There is no parking at the vicarage, should you need to drive, please park safely in one of the side roads.

 

IF IT IS RAINING - Please come up to the Church instead!

 

St. Giles Cafe Church is a relaxed style of meeting which encourages conversation and reflection on a different theme each month.  Activities are offered for children.  There is a bit of music, some thought-provoking input often using pictures or video resources, and a short prayer time.  It is very open-ended - come and go as you wish.  Pre-COVID, Cafe Church met in the Peace Memorial Hall.  We are currently meeting online via Zoom. The link for this event will be shared via our mailing list, if you are not signed up and would like to join in, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Codicote Foodbank

Its the school summer holidays and a time when families lose free school meals....
If you can help us top up food parcels we would be very grateful 🙏
Our wish list....

Mug shots, instant noodles and rice
Baked beans
Crakers, crisps and biscuits
Apples and oranges
Tinned sweet corn
Jacket potatoes
Peanut butter
Fruit juice

 

All information can be found on the Foodbank Facebook page

 Caroline passes on her thanks for everyone’s continued and ongoing support.