Author: Rastall

THE PARISH OF ABBOTS LANGLEY
St Lawrence the Martyr, Abbots Langley
with the Church of the Ascension, Bedmond
18th January 2026
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY

TODAY

WELCOME

8.00am Eucharist at St Lawrence Church
President &
Preacher: Revd Peter Waddell
Reader: Dennis Spooner
9.30am Eucharist at St Lawrence Church
Reader:
Intercessions: Roland Maxted
President &
Preacher: Revd Peter Waddell
11.30am Eucharist at The Tin Church
President &
Preacher: Revd Peter Waddell
Reader: Pam Rastall
Readings:
Isaiah 49: 1 - 7 (P. 689)
(1 Corinthians 1: 1 - 9) (P. 162)
John 1: 29 - 42 (P. 88)
Hymns St/L:
558: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Psalm 40:1-12
311: Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour
279: And now, O Father
380: At the name of Jesus
Hymns Bedmond:
558: Praise to the Lord
622: Will you come and follow me
311: Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour
380: At the Name of Jesus
5.00pm Taizé Service at St Lawrence Church
Helen is on a training day today.

Welcome to our worship today, especially to visitors and newcomers! Do please make yourself known, and stay for refreshments in the church hall afterwards.
All baptised Christians are welcome to receive communion here. If for any reason you’d rather not, do come for a blessing instead, bringing the service booklet with you as a sign that’s what you’d prefer.
Please tell a welcomer before the
service if you would like a gluten-free wafer at communion. There is no obligation to receive the wine if this causes anxiety.
Our main Sunday morning service is filmed for live video streaming as well as other special services and can be viewed at www.churchmedia.tv/abbotslangley or via our website www.abbotslangley.org.uk. Recordings may also be retained and made available through other sites (e.g. Facebook and YouTube). The objective of this is to provide accessibility to those who are unable to attend.
For those unable to attend church due to medical reasons, we will be delighted to bring communion to you at home: please do ask! A T-loop is provided for hearing-aid users.

Refreshments will be served in the hall after the 9.30am service

www.abbotslangley.org.uk

THE PRAYERS AND BIBLE READINGS

COLLECT:
Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
POST COMMUNION:
God of glory, you nourish us with your Word who is the bread of life: fill us with your Holy Spirit that through us the light of your glory may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Psalm 40:

Response: Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad.
I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He brought me out of the roaring pit, out of the mire and clay;
he set my feet upon a rock and made my footing sure.
Response:
He has put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God;
many shall see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
who does not turn to the proud that follow a lie.
Response:
Great are the wonders you have done O Lord my God.
How great your designs for us!
There is none that can be compared with you.
If I were to proclaim them and tell of them
they would be more than I am able to express.
Response:
Your righteousness I have not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your loving-kindness and truth from the great congregation.
Do not withhold your compassion from me O Lord;
let your love and your faithfulness always preserve me
Response:
ANTHEM:
Agnus Dei
Sir John Stainer
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace, grant us thy peace.
ANTHEM:

FOR OUR PRAYERS

THE COMING WEEK

For the parish of All Saints South Oxhey with Carpenders Park
For the Nameless Youth Group
For staff and residents of Warren Court
For the homeless
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR IN NEED
Chris Ballard; Christopher Seabrook; Sandra Clarke; Wendy Ball; Julie Marsden; Bernard Eamer; Libby Davis; Pat Stuart; Ella; Adam; Beau; Rudy; Nova; Janet Boundy.
FOR THE DEPARTED
Sylvia Ross; Frank Wadl

NEXT SUNDAY

Sunday 25th January 2026
The Conversion of Paul
8.00am Eucharist at St Lawrence Church
9.30am Eucharist at St Lawrence Church
11.30am Eucharist at the Tin Church
3.30pm The Spark Service at St Lawrence Church

READINGS NEXT SUNDAY

Jeremiah 1: 4 - 10 (P. 708)
Acts 9: 1 - 22 (P. 123)
Matthew 19: 27 - end (P. 20)

AVAILABILITY

Peter is off on Monday.
Helen is off on Friday.

Monday - Saturday, 9.15am
Morning Prayer
In the Corpus Christi Chapel
Monday 19th January
10.00am Coffee Morning
Breakspear Room
7.30pm Bell Ringing Practice
St Lawrence Church
Tuesday 20th January
10.30am Tiny Tots
St. Lawrence Church
8.00pm Finance Committee Meeting
Breakspear Room
Wednesday 21st January
12.00pm Eucharist
St. Lawrence Church
6.30pm Junior Choir Rehearsal
St Lawrence Church
8.00pm Choir Rehearsal
St Lawrence Church
8.00pm Bereavement Visitors Meeting
St Saviour’s
Thursday 22nd January
8.00pm Friends and Faith Group
Breakspear Room
Friday 23rd January
10.00am Bedmond Bells WI Craft and Chat
The Tin Church
2.00pm Craft and Conversation
The Breakspear Room

Malawi Sing a Long We are delighted to welcome back this very popular event!
Come and join us for a … JUNGLE BOOK SING A LONG ON SATURDAY JANUARY 31st ST LAWRENCE CHURCH HALL, 6pm. This will be a fun evening singing along to the popular and well known musical. See Wendy Meldrum for details and book your ticket £7.00pp. There will be light refreshments and BYO drink. Contact: wendymeldrum@gmail.com or Church Office on 01923 261795.
FRIENDS OF ST LAWRENCE: MEAL AT LA BANQ. MONDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 7PM FOR 7.30PM. This event is back by popular demand. Price is the same as last year at £20pp. Please book your place. Contact Wendy Meldrum on wendymeldrum@gmail.com or the Church Office on 01923 261795.
Christingle collection boxes - if you still have any collection boxes for the Children’s Society left from the Christingle service in December please could you return them by end of January so we can send off the donation. Thank you.
Celebrating Helen’s Curacy - Helen’s final Sunday in the parish will be Sunday 22nd February. There will be a celebration to mark the end of her curacy after the 9.30am service that morning. Please note that there will be no Bedmond service that week. If you would like to contribute towards a gift for Helen, donations can be made: by bank transfer (payment reference: HN), or
by cash, in an envelope, handed in to the office. Helen’s licensing as Vicar of Bricket Wood will take place at 7.30pm on Monday 23rd March. Everyone is warmly welcome to attend.
A note from Jane Havlin, Manager of Watford Foodbank: On behalf of Watford Foodbank, I am writing to express our sincere gratitude for the incredible generosity St Lawrence Church has shown through your food donations over the past year. It is such a beautiful reminder of the love and care this church has for the community. Because of your consistent contributions, we were able to provide 90 families with emergency food parcels with the 2266.80kg of food that you donated.
HELP NEEDED IN THE MESSY CHURCH KITCHEN - if you are able to help once a month at Messy Church in the kitchen, please contact Wendy Meldrum: wendymeldrum@gmail.com

There is no collection during today’s service. If you would like to give this morning, please use the contactless giving point at the back of Church, or just leave your gift on the offering plates at the back. Thank you.
Many of our worshippers support the work of the Parish financially through regular planned giving. If you don’t yet, please do—ideally using the Parish Giving Scheme. It is really easy to do: just visit www.parishgiving.org.uk and search for ‘Abbots Langley and Bedmond’. Alternatively, please call 0333 002 1260. For any queries about giving to the parish, please email: churchwarden2@abbotslangley.org.uk

CONTACT DETAILS

Vicar: Revd Dr Peter Waddell 07552 359046
Email: vicar@abbotslangley.org.uk
Curate: Revd. Helen Neville 07718 172642
Email: curate@abbotslangley.org.uk
Safeguarding Officer: Roxanne Yau
safeguarding@abbotslangley.org.uk
Churchwardens: Tom Betteridge and Richard Baldwin (churchwardens@abbotslangley.org.uk)
Director of Music: Marianne Chapman
Email: directorofmusic@abbotslangley.org.uk
Church Office Opening Times:
10.00am until 12.30pm Mon-Fri - 01923 261795
Email: adminstlawrence@abbotslangley.org.uk
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If anyone needs the ministry of a priest at any time,
please contact Peter or Helen directly.