About Us
We have two church buildings - St Lawrence Church in Abbots Langley and the Church of the Ascension ('The Tin Church') in Bedmond, and we are part of the Deanery of Watford. We are also members of Churches Together in Abbots Langley, along with the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church (St Saviour's) and another Anglican Church (St Paul's, Langleybury). We work well together, including worshipping together, especially at Festival times, and we organise various social events together.
There has been a church in Abbots Langley for over 850 years and in Bedmond for 130 years. We try to combine a sense of tradition with witnessing to the dynamic presence of God in his world today, and serving the communities of which we are a part. We are an inclusive church and are pleased to offer hospitality to everyone.
The two separate communities of Abbots Langley and Bedmond both have a good feel about them. The total population of the parish is about 14,000: at one end it merges into Watford and at the other into open farmland. You don't have to be in the area long to realise that it is the goodwill and community spirit which makes both villages good places in which to live, work and worship.
We are a Fairtrade parish and try to buy and to use fairly-traded goods whenever we can, and to encourage parishioners to do the same.
Stay and browse this website and get the feel of the life of our churches, what we do and why we do it - and we hope that one day we shall find you here with us to share our worship and our life.
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The coming week...
Monday 18th September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
2.15 pm Tiny Tots in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.30 pm Ringers' practice in St Lawrence tower
Tuesday 19th September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.15 am Tuesday Coffee in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
12.30 pm Open Bible Session in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
8.00 pm Mothers' Union in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
Wednesday 20th September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.15 am Holy Communion in St Lawrence
11.00 am Quiet Hour in St Lawrence
12.00 noon Home Communion at Abbeyfield
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.45 pm Choir practice in St Lawrence
8.00 pm Social Committee meets at 7 Fernhills
Thursday 21st September
8.15 am Early Prayer for the Parish and Community in St Lawrence
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
Friday 22nd September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.00 am Craft Session in Bedmond Church
2.00 pm Craft & Conversation in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
2.15 pm Funeral of Andrew Dixon in St Lawrence followed by cremation
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
No Youth Choir practice this evening
8.00 pm Wedding rehearsal in St Lawrence
Saturday 23rd September
2.00 pm Wedding of Jamie Impey and Terri-Louise Carlisle
Sunday 24th September - Trinity 15
8.00 am Holy Communion in St Lawrence
9.30 am Parish Communion with Seekers and Creche in St Lawrence
6.30 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.30 pm Pilgrim Course in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
Monday 25th September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
2.15 pm Tiny Tots in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.30 pm Ringers practice in St Lawrence tower
Tuesday 26th September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.15 am Tuesday Coffee in the Breakspear Room
12.30 pm Funeral of Rosemary Robinson in St Lawrence followed by cremation
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
Wednesday 27th September
9.30 am Morning Prayer in St Lawrence
10.15 am Holy Communion in St Lawrence
11.00 am Quiet Hour in St Lawrence
5.15 pm Evening Prayer in St Lawrence
7.45 pm Choir practice in St Lawrence
8.00 pm Seekers leaders meeting in the Breakspear Room, St Lawrence
8.00 pm Bereavement Visitors meeting in the Methodist small hall