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Planning for when you’re not here: Tuesday 29th November

Tuesday 29th November, 7.30pm

at St Mary’s Church, Redbourn

This informal evening will give you insights from experts into planning a funeral and getting your affairs in order.

Whilst we don’t want to think about it, planning ahead for your funeral can help put you and your family’s mind at rest.

Hear from a panel of experienced funeral and legal experts on how to plan your funeral and leave your family in the best possible position.

Guest speakers:

  • James Stenson – Phillips Funeral Directors
  • David Forbes – St Mary’s Pastoral Visiting Team
  • Aidan Briggs – New Square Chambers
  • Barry Griffin – Debenham Ottaway Solicitors

Please do join us – all are welcome, no tickets or pre-booking required.

Remembrance Sunday: 13th November 2022

We mark Remembrance Sunday as follows, honouring those who gave their lives for the freedom of others, and to pray for peace in our troubled world:

9.30am – Service of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church

10.50am – Act of Commemoration at the War Memorial on the Common

Meet at 10.40am at the Cricket Pavilion for a procession to the War Memorial on the Common, where the annual Act of Commemoration and laying of wreaths will begin at 10.50am.

After the service, refreshments will be offered by ChristChurch Redbourn – outside if weather permitting, or inside if wet.

3.00pm – Concert by Symphonia Academica

Further details on how to book tickets here

Taizé for All Souls: Sunday 6th November, 6.30pm

At All Souls we remember all those loved ones we have lost, and particularly those we have lost recently.

This year, on the Sunday 6th November at 6.30pm we will be remembering our loved ones in a short service of music from our choir, readings, prayers and silence.

This Taizé service will enable us to offer our prayers of sorrow and love for those we have lost. We will light candles, sing and pray for their souls in a peaceful setting with lovely meditative music and prayers.

All are welcome – please do join us.


Taizé is a style of Christian worship practised by the ecumenical Taizé community in France, characterised by the repetitive singing of simple harmonised tunes, interspersed with readings, prayers, and periods of silence.