Future Events
5th July 1:30pm
“Storyteller with Added Glue” in Church House. All pre- schoolers and younger siblings are welcome. Voluntary contribution £1 per family. Contact Anne Senechal 01462 641745 for more details or email anne.senechal@ntlworld.com
6th July 1.05pm
Hitchin Festival Lunchtime Recital in St Mary’s – Hitchin Flutes led by Liz Childs. Admission Free
8th July 1.05pm
Hitchin Festival Lunchtime Concert in St Mary’s - Evans Pughe String Duo. Admission free
8th July 8.00pm
District Church Council Meeting in St John’s Chapel
8th July 8:00pm
Mothers’ Union “A selection of music with Rev Paul Lanham” at Maples Court
Forthcoming Services
Morning Prayer is said daily on weekdays at 9.05am
Lunchtime Prayer is said daily on weekdays at 12.15pm (except Thursday)
Tuesday 6th July
10.00am - Mothers’ Union Corporate Communion
Thursday 8th July
12.15pm - Holy Communion
2.30pm - Mothers’ Union “Wave of Prayer”
Sunday11th July - 6th Sunday after Trinity
8.00am - Holy Communion
9.35am - Sung Communion
11.15am - Holy Communion (BCP)
6:30pm - Choral Evensong
Tuesday 13th July
10.00am - Holy Communion
Thursday 15th July
12.15pm - Holy Communion
Sunday 18th July - 6th Sunday after Trinity
8.00am - Holy Communion
9.35am - Sung Communion with Baptism
11.15am - Mattins
6:30pm - Evening Prayer
9th July 8.00pm
Serenata Concert in Hitchin British Schools Museum. Recently returned from a concert
tour of Cyprus, Serenata will perform delightful arrangements of songs on the theme of
'Romance - and its Consequences!' Tickets from Hitchin Festival Box Office £8.
10th July 7.30pm
Orpheus Choir of North Hertfordshire. A programme of Choral music, featuring settings of Ave Maria, plus the Duruflé Requiem and Britten’s “Hymn to the Virgin”. Tickets £10 (Concessions £8) from Hitchin Initiative Office.
11th July 1.00pm-5.30pm
St Mark's Open Gardens and Music in St Mark's Vicarage Garden St Mark's will be holding an open gardens afternoon, concluding with live music and cream teas in the Vicarage garden. Gardens will be open 1.00pm-3.30pm with programmes available from Joy Hukin (tel: 455316) priced £3.00 per person or £5.00 per family. Music and cream teas will be happening in the Vicarage garden between 4.00pm - 5.30pm. Entry to the garden is free, cream teas will be £1.50. It's advisable to bring rugs or chairs if you're able. Everyone is very welcome to all or part of the afternoon.
13th July 1.05pm
Hitchin Festival Lunchtime Concert in St Mary’s - Quintessimo Wind Quintet. Admission free
15th July 1.05pm
Hitchin Festival Lunchtime Concert in St Mary’s - Milos Milivojevic on piano accordian. Admission free
15th July 8.00pm
Wives Group AGM at Church House
16th July 7.30pm
Living in the Light in St Mary’s- an outstanding one-woman performance by Alison Neil on the life of Hildegard of Bingen. Tickets: £10 available from Hitchin Town Centre Initiative.
25th July 10.30am
Parish Sung Communion in Priory Park – Preacher: The Right Revd Alan Smith, Bishop of St Albans
30th July 2:30pm
Mothers’ Union Garden Party - venue to be announced
31st July 7.30pm
Hertfordshire County Youth Brass, conducted by Paul Fisher. Tickets: £7 adults, £5 concessions & children. An exciting mix of traditional, renaissance, film & show music played by some of the best young brass players in Hertfordshire. Highlights include the Pirates of the Caribbean, Duke Ellington’s Caravan, The Beatles Ticket to Ride and Amazing Grace.
26th September 9.35am
Harvest Festival Communion Guest preacher: John Searle – founder of AquAid
3rd October
Homecoming Day – Between Sung Communion and the Storyteller Service, over coffee & cakes, there will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the groups that make up our active communal life in St Mary’s. The guest preacher at the 9.35am service will be Rev Canon John Kiddle, the Diocesan Mission and Development Officer.