Come and join us from 8.00pm on Thursday 2 June outside the Cricketer’s Pub as we enjoy a few drinks (Pimm’s, or alternatives are available) and sing some favourite, rousing hymns.
It will be the perfect way to start a four-day Jubilee Weekend and with no work the next day!
Admission is free but we will take a collection to support Emmaus – this year’s charity.
On Sunday 15 May it was announced that Will has been appointed as Canon for Mission and Pastoral Care at St Albans Cathedral.
This is a new and exciting full-time position for him but it will sadly mean that he will be leaving St Mary’s and Redbourn after almost 16 years here among us. It is expected that there will be a leaving service for Will in late July and he will take up his new position at the Cathedral in September.
Will commented: “It is with a whole range of emotions that I share this news. It is really exciting and a great honour to have been appointed and I look forward very much to working with the Dean and Chapter and the wider Abbey community in the work that God has in store for us together.
But in doing so, I must take my leave of a church family and a village that have been immensely special, supportive and loving, not just to me, but to us all as a family. Thank you for all that we have shared in together which I will always be profoundly grateful for. We are not going far and I hope that there will good opportunities from time to time to catch up and hear all the latest news.
Please be assured for my prayers for all of you in Redbourn as I ask for your prayers for me, Claire, Olivia and Darcy as we make our plans and preparations to move.”
Many of us will recall Tomasz, the Polish man who appeared one day and ended up living in the churchyard hedge for several months. After supporting and caring for him, we were eventually able to get him into an Emmaus community where he remains, getting the support and care he needs as he turns his life around.
In part, it is because of Tomasz that we have decided to support Emmaus as our charity for this year. There are a number of exciting events and concerts in the coming months to raise as much money as we can for this amazing charity and their work.
Will and Stephen Boffey had the privilege of visiting Emmaus in St Albans and have made a short film about their work and the approach they take.
This will be screened in the Transept after the 9.30 am service next week so do come along and join us to watch if you possibly can .
