This document provides the schedule of services and events for the Parish of St. John's for the month of February 2023. It includes details of daily Morning and Evening Prayer services, weekly Holy Communion services on Wednesdays and Sundays, choir rehearsals, and special events like the Together on Monday Club and Pancake Party on Shrove Tuesday. The schedule also notes the observance of Candlemas on February 5th and Ash Wednesday on February 22nd which marks the beginning of Lent.

1. PARISH DIARY FOR FEBRUARY 2023
Enquiries regarding baptisms weddings or marriage blessings are always welcome.
Please contact the Vicar.
Morning Prayer is said Daily at St John’s at 9.00am.
You are most welcome to join the clergy in prayer.
Evening Prayer is said privately for the life of the Parish unless details are below.
St John’s is open daily 9.30am-5.00pm for private prayer
(10.30am-5.00pm on Saturdays)
Wed 1 10.00am BCP Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
Thur 2 8.30am Dacorum Music School/MaSJ Music Making Day St John’s
Fri 3 5.30pm Junior Choir Rehearsal St John’s
7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sun 5 CANDLEMAS - Presentation of Christ in the Temple
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am All-Age Eucharist sung by the Junior Choir St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Morning Worship St Stephen's
12noon Holy Baptism St John’s
Mon 6 7.45pm Together on Monday Club St John’s Hall
“Ramblings of a Vicar” - Speaker: Mike Macey
Tues 7 9.30am Tiny Tots Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall & Church
11am-4pm Warm Space St John’s
8.00pm Church Meeting: PCC Standing Committee St John’s Hall
Wed 8 10.00am Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
Thur 9 11.00am Mountbatten Communion Mountbatten Lodge
12.30pm Funeral - Peter Price St John’s
Fri 10 7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sun 12 Second Sunday before Lent
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am Parish Eucharist St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Morning Worship St Stephen's
6.30pm Choral Evensong St John’s
Mon 13 2.00pm Poetry Group 53 Beechfield Road
Tues 14 9.30am No Tiny Tots - Half Term
11am-4pm Warm Space St John’s
Wed 15 10.00am Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
3.00pm Friendship Tea St John’s Hall
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
Fri 17 7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s

2. Sun 19 Sunday next before Lent
Nb: Gade Valley Harriers training run this morning
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am Parish Eucharist St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Morning Worship St Stephen's
Mon 20 7.45pm Together on Monday Club St John’s Hall
“AGM and Supper”
Tues 21 Shrove Tuesday
9.30am Tiny Tots: Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall &
Church
11am-4pm Warm Space St John’s
4.00pm Pancake Party St John’s Hall &
Church
7.30pm tbc Social Event St John’s Hall
Wed 22 Ash Wednesday
10.00am Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes St John’s
followed by coffee
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
8.00pm Parish Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes St John’s
Thur 23 11.00am Mountbatten Communion Mountbatten Lodge
Fri 24 5.30pm Junior Choir St John’s Hall
7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s Hall
Sat 25 7.30pm Concert: Lumina Choir St John’s
Sun 26 First Sunday of Lent
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am Parish Eucharist St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Holy Communion St Stephen's
Mon 27 7.30pm Holy Communion St John’s
8.00pm Lent Course Wk 1 St John’s
Tues 28 9.30am Tiny Tots: Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall &
Church
11am-4pm Warm Space St John’s