St Mary's Church, Hertingfordbury
St Mary's Lane, Hertingfordbury SG14 2LD
No one belongs here more than you
Welcome to St Mary's with St John's
No one belongs here more than you
Welcome and thank you for visiting our website
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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.
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If there is someone you would like us to pray for this week, send us a message on the contact page here .
Regular services
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Holy Communion 9.15am every Sunday followed by refreshments in the Brace Room
Zoom Sunday Service at 10.30am (joining details from Robin Bishop)
All Age Service 9.15am on 2nd Sunday of the month (unless notified)
Dates for your diary
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Monday 2nd March – Mindfulness on Sele. 10.30am at the Sele Hub, Fleming Crescent.
Wednesday 4th March – Mindfulness & Meditation 7.30pm in St Andrews church and on line.
Sunday 26 April after the 9.15 am service - APCM Full details here
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Holy Week and Easter Services
Sunday 29 March – Palm Sunday Service 9.15am at St Mary’s.
For those able to, join us at the entrance to the churchyard to process into church
(10.30am Zoom service)
Monday 30th March 8pm Compline for Holy Week on Zoom
Tuesday 31st March 8pm A candle-lit Service for Holy Week in the style of Taizé at St Andrew’s
Wednesday 1st April 8pm A Meditation for Holy Week at St Andrew’s & on Zoom
Maundy Thursday 8pm Holy Communion followed by a candle-lit medieval Service of The Shadows (Tenebrae) & Watch ’til 10pm at St Andrew’s
Good Friday - Walk of Witness 10.30 - 12 noon Hertford town centre
Good Friday 2-3pm The Last Hour at St Mary’s
Easter Sunday 5.30am Dawn Service at St Mary’s
9.15am at St Mary’s. All-Age Holy Communion with Easter Egg
Hunt. (Please remember to bring a fresh flower to decorate the
cross and something noisy!)
10.30am A Communion service for Easter on Zoom
Have a joyful Easter!
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Friends of St Mary's events
Full details of the 2026 programme here
Village Breakfast at The Fobury – Saturday 2 May from 8.30-11am. Contact Helen Bishop 07446 694890 for more information
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Parish Magazine for Hertingfordbury and the Five Greens
March issue out now!
Read Rev Alan's monthly letter in the magazine here
News
New PCC Secretary needed
St Mary's needs a new PCC Secretary to help run the bi-monthly PCC meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, and organising the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. If you are interested and want to find out more about helping St Mary's in this way, contact Rev Alan or the churchwardens (contact details here)
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Parochial Church Council (PCC) members
There will shortly be a couple of vacancies on the PCC after the APCM. You can find out more about what the PCC does here. If you are interested, speak to Rev Alan or the churchwardens (contact details here)
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Revision of the Electoral Roll
The Electoral Roll is being revised in time for the 26 April APCM. 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
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'
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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.
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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.
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Charitable and educational grants
For more information, click here.
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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
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Muntjac in the churchyard - snapped by David in May
