Broxbourne Hustings & The BIGPicnic

Coming up soon we have two big events. On 30th April we're hosting a Hustings ahead of this year's General Election. For further information either visit the Broxbourne Hustings page on this site or its Facebook page. Then on the 31st May we have the return of the BIGPicnic. Details for this will follow soon, but for now see last's year's details to give you a flavour of what to expect.

Big Brew - Fair Necessities

The Big Brew at 18 Roslyn Close, Broxbourne  2 – 5pm  Saturday 21st March.  
Tea/coffee /squash/cake/Traidcraft Stall  Watch a Fairtrade DVD / Children welcome
Real Easter Eggs on sale, the only Easter egg to tell the Easter story

Easter Services 2015

Please find details of local Easter Services below. This list will be updated as we receive details so do check back if the church you're interested in isn't listed yet.

Palm Sunday = 29th March
Maundy Thursday = 2nd April
Good Friday = 3rd April
Easter Sunday = 5th April

Broxbourne URC
Maundy Thursday, 8.00pm, Holy Communion
Good Friday, 8.00am, Good Friday Meditation
Easter Sunday, 10.30am, All Age celebration of Easter with Holy Communion

Hoddesdon Methodist Church
Good Friday
9.45am, At the Cross

Easter Sunday
6.30am, Joint service at Rye Meads Reserve
9.00am, Communion
10.30am, Easter Celebration, led by a local preacher

Overcomer Outreach Ministries
Palm Sunday: Prophetic Teaching on the End:Time.
Good Friday: Prayer Walk and Evangelism 10- 11am. Night Vigil at 10pm.
Easter Sunday: 1pm, Praise and Thanksgiving Service.

Riverside Elim Pentecostal Church
Easter Theme: The Divine Exchange
Good Friday, 9.15am Breakfast & communion
Easter Sunday, 11am Family service & Baptism

St. Augustine's, Broxbourne and St. Laurence, Wormley, CoE Churches:
Palm Sunday
8am, Holy Communion (CW), St Laurence, Wormley
9.30am, Family Communion, St Laurence, Wormley
9.30am, Family Service, St Augustine’s, Broxbourne
10.30am, Meet at URC, Mill Lane to walk through park for 11am Joint Family Service with URC at St Augustine’s
6.30pm, Palm Sunday Evensong, St Laurence, Wormley

Maundy Thursday
7.30pm, Holy Communion, St Laurence

Good Friday
11am, Meet at Hoddesdon Clock Tower for Good Friday Walk of Witness
2pm, Last Hour of the Cross Service of Meditation at St Laurence
2pm, Good Friday All Age Service, St Augustine’s

Easter Sunday
8am, Holy Communion (BCP), St Laurence
9.30am, Family Communion, St Laurence
11am, Holy Communion, St Augustine’s

St. Augustine's Hoddesdon, RC Church
Maundy Thursday
8pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
9.30pm-Midnight Praying at the Altar of Repose

Good Friday 
10am Stations of the Cross
3pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
7pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday
9pm Mass of the Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday 
9.15am and 11.15am Mass

St. Catherine and St. Paul's CofE Church, Hoddesdon
Palm Sunday
9.30am Holy Communion
11.00am church@11 All Age Family Worship

Tuesday 31st March
12.15pm Lent Lunch in the Barclay Hall

Maundy Thursday 2nd April
8.00pm Maundy Thursday Service

Good Friday 3rd April
11.00am Churches Together Walk of Witness (Meet at Clock Tower)
12 Noon—3pm Watch at the cross in Church

Easter Sunday 5th April
8.30am Sunrise service & breakfast
10.30am All Age Family Holy Communion

St. Cuthbert's CofE Church, Rye Park, Hoddesdon
Maundy Thursday
7pm Seder (Jewish Passover) meal followed by a Communion Service at 8pm

Good Friday
9.30am Service in Church lasting 45 minutes followed by Churches Together act of witness in the town centre.
4pm Messy Church

Easter Day
6.30am Sunrise Service at RSPB Reserve, Rye Meads followed by
7.30am Breakfast in Church Hall
10am Joint Service (Communion)

Wormley Free Church
Palm Sunday - 10.30am, Prayer Walk starting with a short service at Wormley Community Centre, Fairfield Drive
Good Friday - Churches Together Good Friday event in Hoddesdon in the morning, 6pm, Communion Service at Wormley Free Church, Slipe Lane
Easter Sunday - 10.30am, All Age Celebration, Wormley Community Centre, 6pm, Service of Prayer and Communion, Wormley Free Church

Christmas Services at your Local Churches

Broxbourne United Reform Church

• Sunday 21st - 10.30am, Nativity Café: the Nativity story celebrated in a café setting & 6.30pm, Lessons and Carols by Candlelight with traditional refreshments afterwards
• Christmas Eve - 11.30pm, Service of Reflection and Holy Communion
• Christmas Day - 10.00am, All Age celebration of Christmas

Hoddesdon Baptist Church:

• 21st December - 10:00am An All Age Advent service - Carols, Bible reading, lighting Advent candles and preparing for Christmas.  
• 21st December - 7:00pm Carol Service - A special service of storytelling, poems and traditional Christmas carols.
• 25th December - 10:00am Family Celebration of Christmas Day with Rev Chris Johnson

Hoddesdon Methodist Church:

• Sunday 21st December - 6.30pm, Carol Service
• Christmas Eve - 3pm, Messy Church Christingle Workshop followed by 4pm, Christingle Service & 11.30pm, Christmas Eve Midnight Communion
• Christmas Day - 9.45am, Christmas Day Family Service

Overcomer Outreach Ministries:

• 21st December - 1-3.30pm, Christmas Carols followed by Christmas get together
• Christmas Day - 1-2pm, Christmas service

Riverside:

• Sun. 14th - 11am Family Service @ High Leigh followed by Christmas meal (pre-booking for the meal is needed)
• Sun. 21st - 4pm At Home For Christmas: a family, fun, relaxed celebration of Christ's birth with carols, games, food and Christmas traditions from around the world.
• Christmas day 10:15am - 10:45am  - Morning service: a short family celebration.

St Augustine's (CofE), Broxbourne & St Laurence, Wormley:

• Sunday 7th December - 9.30am, Christingle Service at St Laurence & 9.30am, Christingle Service at St Augustine’s
• Sunday 21st December - 11am, Christmas Crib Service at St Augustine’s & 6.30pm, Carols by Candlelight at St Laurence
• Christmas Eve - 2.30pm, Christmas Crib Service at St Laurence, 4pm, Carols by Candlelight (child-friendly) at St Augustine’s, 6.30pm, Carols by Candlelight at St Augustine’s, & 11.30pm, First Communion of Christmas at both churches
• Christmas Day - 9.30am, Said Holy Communion at St Laurence, 10.30am, Christmas All Age Service at St Augustine’s

St Augustine's (RC)

• Sunday 21st December - 5.30pm, Parish Carol Service
• Christmas Eve - 11.30pm followed by Midnight Mass 
• Christmas Day - 9.15am and 11.15am Mass

St. Catherine & St. Paul's

• Sunday 21st December - 6:30pm, Carols by Candlelight followed by mince pies & mulled wine!
• Christmas Eve - 4.30pm, Christingle Service & 11pm, Midnight Communion
• Christmas Day - 10:30am, Christmas Day Family Celebration with Holy Communion

St. Cuthbert's

• Friday 19th Dec - Messy Church, 4-5.30pm
• Sun 21st Dec - 6pm, Nine Lessons & Carols
• Christmas Eve - 4pm, Family Carols followed by the Big Tea & 11.15pm, Midnight Communion
• Christmas Day - 10am, Family Communion Service

Wormley Free Church

• Sunday 21st December - 6pm, Carols by Candlelight, Wormley Community Centre
• Christmas Eve - 11.30pm, Christmas Eve Communion, Wormley Free Church, Slipe Lane
• Christmas Day - 10.30am, All Age Celebration, Wormley Free Church, Slipe Lane

The BIGPicnic

As you can see from the poster below, things are taking shape for The BIGPicnic 2014! The bands are in place including two who are new to us, Joseph & Marmalade Skies. Acoustic Bass is Mario's band who you might remember from last year.

Like last year all activities are free! We are, however, taking collecting donations of food for the Broxbourne Foodbank and would welcome any gifts of non-perishable food. Thanks.

Hope to see you there!

The BIGPicnic

Easter weekend has past and everyone's looking forward to summer weekends. Must be almost time for The BIGPicnic. This returns again on the 1st June 2014 for a forth time and its shaping up to be one of the best yet.

Broxbourne Recreation Ground, 11am-4pm.
You bring you food and something to sit on, and we'll provide the entertainment! Music from local bands, bouncy castle, children's games and much more.

More details to follow soon!

CafeChurch Update

The details of upcoming CafeChurch meetings have just been posted on their page - please click the link on the left hadn side of this page to find out more!