Hertford and Ware Deanery

The Vicar & Friends Concert
2019-07-21 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Barn, Watersplace, The Manor House, Watersplace, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7QQ, United Kingdom
Popular music from the last 7 decades, performed live by The Vicar (Revd Mark Dunstan) and his musical Friends.
Supported by local musicians:
“Second Bite”, Jake Saunders and Mario Abrami
BBQ and Licensed Bar available from 7pm
Music from 7:30pm
Tickets and more information available via www.vicargig.org.uk

Get your Church Social-Media-Savvy
2019-07-18 19:30 - 21:45 | St Peter’s Stevenage, St Peter's Church, St Peter's Community Hall/The Willows, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 8AN, United Kingdom
ReNew St Albans are pleased to host Amaris Cole, the Digital Communications Manager from the Church of England’s Communications team for a training session on how we might optimise the use of Social Media and other digital platforms.
All are welcome. This is an event for clergy, PCC members and anyone with an interest in using digital technology to promote their church’s mission.
This session will be an introduction to the digital platforms your church can use to reach new people in your community and encourage growth in your church through digital evangelism, discipleship and promotion of the common good. We will look at Facebook and how churches should use this platform, think about your audiences online and how to write for them and introduce safeguarding considerations. We will also look at A Church Near You and show churches how either to use this platform as a free, secure church website or as a signpost to their own site.
Refreshments will be served.
Please book via email to Dave via the address on the image.

Deanery Synod Meeting
2019-07-10 18:30 - 21:30 | High Leigh, High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8SG, United Kingdom
This meeting is a special social event with food which should give time for people to create and nurture relationships with representatives from across the Deanery. Bookings via the Deanery Secretary, please.

Churchwardens' Tea
2019-06-30 15:00 - 17:00 | All Saints Vicarage, All Saints Vicarage, Churchfields, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AE, United Kingdom
A gathering of the Deanery’s Churchwardens with the Rural Dean, Assistant Rural Dean and Deanery Lay Chair.
This social event will be a good opportunity for wardens to share experience, concerns and questions and will include a presentation of the forthcoming Archdeacon’s Visitation Inspections.
Please let Jo know if you can attend.

Standing/Pastoral Committee Meeting
2019-06-24 14:00 - 16:00 | All Saints Church, Queen's Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AY, United Kingdom
Agenda and other papers will be uploaded to Committee pages.

Village Ministers
2019-06-12 12:00 - 13:30 | St Mary’s House, St Mary's House, Church Lane, Stapleford,, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3NB, United Kingdom
A meeting of the clergy and others who minister in the villages of our Deanery.

Deanery Synod Meeting
2019-05-14 19:45 - 21:30 | Wareside School, Wareside C of E Primary School, Reeves Green, Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7QR, United Kingdom
The major item of business of this Synod meeting will be to consider ministry and mission with and amongst “the elderly”. We have a arranged a presentation about services structured so that those who are living with dementia will feel comfortable and some practical reflections about worship from an older person. There will be some time for group discussion.
Amongst other items of business, we also have a short, encouraging follow-up to last month’s presentation on environmental responsibility from Andy Lester of A Rocha.
All are most welcome.
Refreshments served from 7:30pm

Chapter
2019-05-08 12:00 - 13:30 | All Saints Vicarage, All Saints Vicarage, Churchfields, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AE, United Kingdom
A meeting of the clergy of the Deanery.

Village Ministers
2019-04-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Hunsdon Rectory, Hunsdon Rectory, Acorn Street, Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8PB, United Kingdom

Chapter
2019-03-20 12:00 - 13:30, 2018-11-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Hertfordshire

Village Ministers
2019-02-27 12:00 - 13:30, 2018-10-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Hertfordshire

Deanery Synod Meeting
2019-02-04 19:45 - 21:30 | St Andrew Hertford, St Andrew Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1HZ, United Kingdom
Topic: Environmental Responsibility – Broken World, Radical Solutions
We are delighted to be able to welcome Andy Lester, Conservation Director of A Rocha, a Christian charity working for the protection and restoration of the natural world. He was recommended to us from the St Albans Diocesan Synod where he gave a stimulating address last year.
Environmental Responsibility is vitally important for our churches, our mission and our own lives. The talk will have a wide brief – from our own churches to the global extinction of species and our disconnection from nature.
A Rocha has a fascinating website at https://arocha.org.uk/ which shows the spiritual and Christian character of their work.
This event is open to everyone. We hope you will invite members of your congregation.
Refreshments served from 7:30pm

Chapter
2019-01-16 09:30 - 11:30 | St Mary’s Ware, Church Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EH, United Kingdom
With Bishop Alan St Albans
A meeting of the clergy of the Deanery.
Beginning with coffee and pastries, closing with a said Eucharist at 11am at which we will be joined by the regular congregation from St Mary’s (and anyone else who would like to come).

Happy Christmas!
2018-12-25 | Hertfordshire
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory: the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14

Village Ministers
2018-12-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Watton at Stone Rectory, The Rectory, Church Lane, Watton at Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3RD, United Kingdom

Licensing of Revd Amanda Duncan
2018-12-04 19:30 - 21:30 | High Cross Parish Church, Parish Church of Saint John's High Cross, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1AZ, United Kingdom
We welcome Revd Amanda to the benefice of High Cross and the benefice of Thundridge (held in plurality).
Institution by the Bishop of Hertford and Installation and Induction by the Archdeacon of Hertford at High Cross Parish Church.
All are welcome: celebrate and pray with Amanda and the parishes at this key moment in their ministries.

Standing/Pastoral Committee Meeting
2018-11-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-09-03 14:00 - 16:00 | All Saints Church, Queen's Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AY, United Kingdom

Interfaith Event
2018-11-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Fletcher’s Lea, Fletcher's Lea, Ware Priory, High Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9AL, United Kingdom
This is an event organised by East Herts District Council, but the Ware Churches Together have been involved and all are invited.
Contact Revd David Sheppard at St Mary’s Ware if you think you might be able to help represent the Christian faith.

Deanery Synod Meeting
2018-10-22 19:45 - 21:15 | Christ Church Ware, Christ Church, New Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7BZ, United Kingdom
Refreshments served from 7:30pm
Considering Worship – full title and more details to be confirmed

Reaching New People Vision Day
2018-10-20 09:30 - 13:30 | Rothamsted Conference Centre, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom
To enable leaders / benefices / parishes to explore, in their particular context, how they might reach new people and enable them to grow in faith by developing fresh expressions of church and equipping leaders…

Attendance is free and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
If you would like to attend please can you let Linda Watson (RNP Administrator) know.

Deanery Confirmation
2018-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 | St Andrew Hertford, St Andrew Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1HZ, United Kingdom
With Bishop Alan of St Albans

Shaping the Culture of Local Churches
2018-10-04 10:00 - 15:30 | Christ Church Ware, Christ Church, New Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7BZ, United Kingdom
The well-known saying ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’ suggests that even our best efforts to evangelise and grow churches can be thwarted if the culture of local churches is not supportive of and undergirding this intent. This day will explore what culture is and how to read it, the ways in which culture and strategy interact (sometimes badly) and suggest ways of reshaping the culture in order that growth might be released as part of normal church life. The day will include biblical study, practical teaching and plenty of interaction.
£28 for the first person and £15 for each additional person from the same church
For more information to book click here. (CPAS website)

Walden Bible Focus
2018-09-29 15:00 - 19:00 | Saffron Walden URC, United Reformed Church, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden, CB10 1AG, United Kingdom
“Out of Step? Christ-like living in today’s world”
John Risbridger from Above Bar Church in Southampton will unpack teaching on holy living from 1 Peter chapters 1 and 2. See website for more information.
The event is free to attend. Donations are invited.

Escape
2018-09-15 16:00 - 19:30 | King George’s Field, Ware, King George's Field, Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Festival Event being organised by a partnership of individuals from the teams of Love Ware:Live Ware community project & Christ Church Ware.
See website for more information and how you can get involved…

Churchwardens' Training
2018-09-15 09:30 - 13:00 | Hertfordshire Guide Centre, Girlguiding UK, Guide County Office, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9QP, United Kingdom
The day will begin with coffee and light refreshments at 9.30am, and we will start promptly at 9.45am. Topics to be covered will include:

Churchwarden relationships with clergy and PCC
Issues arising from Quinquennial Inspections and Archdeacon Visitations (Church Inspections)
Insurance and Risk Assessments
Safeguarding
Faculties, Archdeacon’s Letters, Church Log & Terrier, and other processes

There will be opportunities for group discussion. If you have specific questions, do please let the Archdeacon have these in advance.
It would be helpful if you could let the Archdeacon know if you intend to attend. (See the letter for information to send.)

Chapter
2018-09-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Christ Church Ware, Christ Church, New Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7BZ, United Kingdom

Deanery Synod Meeting
2018-07-11 19:45 - 21:15 | St Mary’s Ware, Church Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EH, United Kingdom
Speaker: Margaret Houston, the Diocesan Children’s Mission Enabler.
Re-scheduled from the March Synod cancelled because of snow, this presentation is open to everyone – it will be useful to bring your children’s workers along.
Also elections to Diocesan Synod (only Deanery Synod members may vote)
Refreshments will be served from 7:30pm
