Waltham St Lawrence and Shurlock Row Parish Website

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At WSL Church there is a said (BCP) Holy Communion service on 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays at 8.45am
and our main service in church is at 10am (10.30am on 1st and 3rd Sundays).

Shottesbrooke Church has Holy Communion every 1st Sunday at 8:45am and Morning Prayer every 3rd Sunday at 8:45am.

A monthly online service is held via Zoom at 6pm on third Sundays;

Details are circulated via this wsl.link website, and the email list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (and on the WSL.Link Facebook group). To subscribe to the email list (usually one or two messages per week), send an email to that address with a subject line “subscribe”.  

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Also please contact Simon if you would like to receive this calendar in the email every month.

Enquiries: Rev. Nnamdi Maduka (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Gillian (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) on 01189 977988

Music & Choir matters: Simon on 07717 472974 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Our church welcomes visitors for quietness, prayer, or simply to look around, from 10am-4pm, Thursday through Sunday.

  

 

September 2026

 

Date / Festival
Time
Service
Sidesmen etc

6th Sep

10:30

All Age Service  - 'God hates sin'

Camilla B

Trinity 14

 

Reading: Proverbs 6:16-19 Junior Reader

 
 

18:00

Choral Evensong

Rob L

   

Hymns: AMNS 115, 162, 13, 6 Ps 96

Introit: Ave Maria - Shaw

Resp: Smart

Setting: Howells in G

Anthem: O Sing Joyfully - Batten (sheet)

Reading: Isaiah 45:2-8 Pat W

Reading: Revelation 22:1-5 Tony Boyd

Int: Christopher K

13th Sep

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

Angela S

Trinity 15

10:00

Parish Communion  - 'Unmerciful servant'

Anne-Marie McE

   

Hymns: AMNS 376, 431, 264, 143

Introit: Gracious is the Lord - Cashmore(6)

Anthem: A new commandment - Nardone (RSCM-SAB)

Reading: Exodus 14:19-end Fiona P

Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 MJ S

Int: Fiona P

Svr: Chris W

 

PM

Hymns and Pimms event – details to be announced

 

20th Sep

08:45

Morning Prayer (BCP, hymns) Shottesbrooke

 

Trinity 16

 

Reading: Psalm 105:1-6,37-45 Richard S

Reading: Matthew 20:1-16 Martha H

 
 

09:15

St Lawrence Cafe (Neville Hall)

 
 

10:30

Parish Communion (Shorter)  - 'Labourers in the vineyard'

MJ S

   

Hymns: HON 464, 457, 172

Introit: Teach us thy will - Cashmore(sheet)

Anthem: As torrents in summer - Elgar (sheet)

Reading: Matthew 20:1-16 David C-B

Int: Chris W

Svr: David C-B

27th Sep

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

Sue B

Trinity 17

10:00

Parish Communion  - 'God of the living'

Bertie G-S

       
       
   

Hymns: AMNS 141, 113, 324, 396(t263ii)

Introit: Be built up like living stones - Walker

Anthem: All creatures of our God and King - Field (RSCM-SAB)

Reading: Exodus 17:1-7 Rosemary McG

Reading: Matthew 21:23-32 Bertie G-S

Int: Linda S

Svr: Linda S

 

 

August 2026

 

Date / Festival
Time
Service
Sidesmen etc

1st Aug

 

Choir sings weekend services at St Albans Cathedral

 

2nd Aug

10:30

All Age Service with Baptism - 'Compassionate God'

Fiona P

Trinity 9

 

Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 Junior Reader

 
   

No service – please come hear the choir sing Evensong

at St Albans Cathedral at 4pm

 

9th Aug

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

Angela S

Trinity 10

10:00

Parish Communion  - 'Miraculous God'

Camilla B

   

Hymns: AMNS 142, 166, 139

Reading: 1Kings 19:9-18 James B

Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 Rosemary McG

Int: Christopher  K

Svr: Linda S

16th Aug

09:15

St Lawrence Cafe (Neville Hall)

 

Trinity 11

10:30

Parish Communion (Shorter)  - 'Faith at work'

Anne-Marie McE

   

Hymns: HON 77, 342, 466

Reading: Matthew 15:10-28 Bertie G-S

Int: Linda S

Svr: Bertie G-S

23rd Aug

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

Sue B

Trinity 12

10:00

Parish Communion  - 'Jesus the Messiah'

MJ S

   

Hymns: AMNS 112, 246, 194, 170

Reading: Romans 12:1-8 MJ S

Reading: Matthew 16:13-20 Ebubechukwu M

Int: Rob L

Svr: Bertie G-S

30th Aug

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

David C-B

Trinity 13

10:00

Morning Worship  - 'Jesus predicts his death'

Bertie G-S

   

Hymns: AMNS 217, 271, 214

Reading: Exodus 3:1-15 Bertie G-S

Reading: Romans 12:9-end Juanita T

Int: Anna A

31st Aug

 

Choir sings Evensong at Winchester Cathedral

 


 

Latest info, and looking further ahead...

The Services Planner is an online sheet with draft service information for up to three months ahead.

It can be viewed here:  Services Planner

On a mobile device it is best viewed using the Google Sheets app.

Those responsible for the various rotas etc. can edit it - if you do a duty swap please inform the person responsible so it can be kept up to date.

Sidesmen - Rob Lyman
Readings and Readers - Ann Skidmore
Intercessions - Chris Woodhams
Servers and Music - Simon Shaw