Malawi
In the summer of 2018 a group of volunteers from St Lawrence Church travelled to Malawi to work on projects with communities in Malosa. This followed a successful trip in 2014 and this time the team was were able to witness the differences the work made following that first trip, and they were able to renew friendships and to strengthen the existing link.
Malawi is one of the least-developed countries in the world and does not have the infrastructure or facilities that we in the West take for granted. The good news is that aid workers and charities are working alongside the people of Malawi to help improve things - but there is still much that needs to be done.
Please see the posters at this link for further information. They are also on display in the church hall.
Report on the 2018 visit to Malawi - written for the church magazine following the visit.
How you can help:
- Continue to pray for the people of Malawi and for the St Lawrence team as they decide how to take the link forward;
- You can support our fundraising activities - keep a look out for details;
- You can knit: blankets, vests, jumpers, etc
- We want to help them with their Sanitary Wear Project - this will involve cutting and sewing - please make contact if you can help with this
- Make a donation to our funds for Malawi:
to donate by credit or debit card on-line click here
to download a donation form click here
Thank you!
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The coming week...
Weekly Leaflet
Monday 15th July
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
2.15 pm Tiny Tots in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.30 pm Ringing practice in St Lawrence tower
Tuesday 16th July
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.15 am Tuesday Coffee in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.00 pm Youth Club meets in the church hall
8.00 pm Mothers' Union meets in the Breakspear Room
8.00 pm Property Committee meets in the back office
Wednesday 17th July
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.30 am Home Communion at Abbeyfield
11.15 am Quiet Reflection in St Lawrence
12.00 noon Holy Communion in St Lawrence followed by light lunch in the Breakspear Room
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.45 pm Choir practice in St Lawrence
Thursday 18th July
8.15 am Early Prayer in St Lawrence
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
Friday 19th July
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.00 am Craft Morning in the Tin Church
10.00 am AHAL Coffee in the Henderson Hub, Abbots Langley High Street
1.00 pm Ascension Acorns in the Tin Church
2.00 pm Craft & Conversation in the Breakspear Room
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.15 pm Wedding rehearsal in St Lawrence
Saturday 20th July - the Fifth Sunday after Trinity
2.30 pm Christening for Rylie Curtis and Jaxson Hopkins
Sunday 21st July
8.00 am Holy Communion in St Lawrence
9.30 am Parish Communion (the first celebration for the Revd Vanesa Kerswill) with Seekers and Creche in St Lawrence
NO 11.15 am at Bedmond
12.15 pm Christening for Lyla Dear in St Lawrence
12.30 pm Sunday Lunch Club in the church hall
2.00 pm Wedding of Tom Guthrie and Hayley Hancock in St Lawrence
6.30 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.30 pm Pilgrim Course on 'The Creeds' in the Tin Church
Monday 22nd July
9.30 am Morning Prayer at St Lawrence
10.15 am Burial of Ashes for Michael Smith in the Garden of Remembrance
11.00 am Funeral for Jackson Leifer at North Watford Cemetery
1.15 pm Funeral for Tom Howie in St Lawrence followed by cremation
2.15 pm Tiny Tots in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
8.00 pm MAP Steering Group in the Breaksper Room, St Lawrence
Tuesday 23rd July
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.15 am Tuesday Coffee in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
Wednesday 24th July
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.40 am Funeral for Sue Hall in the Tin Church followed by cremation
11.15 am Quiet Reflection in St Lawrence
12.00 noon Holy Communion in St Lawrence
1.15 pm Funeral for Phyllis Ridgeway in St Lawrence followed by Cremation
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.45 pm Choir practice in St Lawrence