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.

  

 

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

 

 

July 2026

Date / Festival
Time
Service
Sidesmen etc

5th Jul

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP, hymns) Shottesbrooke

 

Trinity 5

 

Reading: Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Vikki B

Reading: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 John S

 
 

10:30

All Age Service with Baptism  - 'Father revealed in the Son'

Camilla B

   

Hymns: HON 21a, 53, 153

Reading: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Junior Reader

 
 

18:00

Choral Evensong

Rob L

   

Hymns: AMNS 312, 196, 148

Introit: Almighty God - Ford (NCA)

Resp: Smart

Setting: Jackson in G

Anthem: Make me an island - Lucy Walker (sheet)

Reading: 2 Samuel 2.1–11; 3.1 Tony Boyd

Reading: Luke 18.31 – 19.10 Pat W

Int: Chris W

12th Jul

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

Angela S

Trinity 6

10:00

Parish Communion  - 'The sower of good seeds'

Anne-Marie McE

   

Hymns: AMNS 1(pt1+dox), 159, 331(om *), 458

Introit: The eyes of all - Walker

Anthem: Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart (NCA)

Reading: Genesis 25.19–end Rupert McG

Reading: Matthew 13.1–9, 18–23 Rosemary McG

Int: Fiona P

Svr: Andy H

19th Jul

08:45

Morning Prayer (BCP, hymns) Shottesbrooke

 

Trinity 7

 

Reading: Genesis 28.10–19a Catherine S

Reading: Matthew 13.24–30, 36–43 Richard S

 
 

09:15

St Lawrence Cafe (Neville Hall)

 
 

10:30

Parish Communion (Shorter)  - 'The wheat and the weeds'

MJ S

   

Hymns: HON 361, 535, 174

Introit: Teach us they will - Cashmore (19)

Anthem: If ye love me - Byrd (sheet)

Reading: Matthew 13.24–30, 36–43 Prue W

Int: Roger H

Svr: Andy H

26th Jul

08:45

Holy Communion (BCP)

Sue B

Trinity 8

10:00

Parish Communion  - 'The kingdom of heaven'

Bertie G-S

   

Hymns: AMNS 135, 120(pt2), 260, 145 (om v5)

Introit: I was glad - Cashmore (8)

Anthem: I sat down under his shadow - Bairstow (AFC)

Reading: 1 Kings 3.5–12 Chinwendu M

Reading: Matthew 13.31–33, 44–52 David C-B

Int: Chinwendu

Svr: David C-B

   

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