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Dec 26

28 Dec 2025 – First Sunday of Christmas

This Sunday 9:15am Parish Communion Service is presided by The Right Revd Dr Jane Mainwaring, Bishop of Hertford (Please look at our calendar page for services and events on offer between Christmas and New Year.) Worship services, community activities and events take place as usual. Please note St Francis is currently in vacancy. If you have […]

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Dec 18

21 Dec 2025 4th Sunday of Advent

This Sunday’s services are presided by visiting clergy: 8am Said Eucharist – Revd Martin King 9:15am Parish Communion – Revd Richard Syms 6pm Traditional Nine Lessons and Carols Service – Revd Canon Jenny Gray Worship services, community activities and events take place as usual. Please note St Francis is currently in vacancy. If you have […]

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Dec 12

14 Dec 2025 Third Sunday of Advent

This Sunday’s services are presided by Revd Sue Stilwell. Worship services, community activities and events take place as usual. St Francis is currently in vacancy. Instead we are supported by a steady stream of retired as well as serving priests coming to preach and celebrate with us. The process of recruiting a CoE priest is typically […]

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Nov 14

16 Nov 2025-2nd Sunday before Advent

This Sunday’s services are presided by: 8am Said Eucharist – Revd Susan Marsh 9:15am Parish Communion – Bishop Stephen, The Rt Revd Dr S. Venner DL Worship services, community activities and events take place as usual. St Francis is currently in vacancy. Instead we are supported by a steady stream of retired as well as […]

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Nov 07

9 Nov 2025 Remembrance Sunday

Today we warmly welcome, Revd Canon Jenny Gray to preside and celebrate both our Eucharist services. St Francis is currently in vacancy. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are supported by retired and serving priests coming to preach and celebrate with us. Our PCC has just finalised our Parish Profile ready for Diocesan […]

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Oct 31

2 Nov 2025 All Saints’ Day

This Sunday’s 9:15am service is presided by Rev’d Susan Marsh. St Francis is currently in vacancy. Worship services, community activities and events continue as usual. We are supported by retired and serving priests coming to preach and celebrate with us. Our PCC has just finalised our Parish Profile ready for Diocesan approval and publication in […]

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Oct 17

19 Oct 2025-18th Sunday after Trinity

This Sunday’s services are presided by Rev’d Martin King. St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue very much as usual. We are lovingly supported by retired and serving diocesan priests who come to preach and celebrate Eucharist with […]

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Oct 10

12 Oct 2025-17 Sunday after Trinity

This Sunday’s services are presided by Rev’d Susan Marsh. St Francis is in vacancy, the period between one resident priest leaving and the next one starting. Worship services, community activities and events continue very much as usual. We are lovingly supported by retired and serving diocesan priests who come to preach and celebrate Eucharist with […]

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Mar 18

Virtual Church

St Francis WGC – Virtual Church  Services will be streamed at 10.00 am each Sunday. We aim for the new service post to go live at approximately 09.55 on the Sunday morning, so don’t panic if you look early and there is nothing there! At this challenging time, the PCC is trying to find other […]

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