‘There will always be poor people therefore I command you be open handed to the poor and needy.’ Deuteronomy 15 v11.

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Do you have the gift of hospitality?

After many months of thinking, praying, listening and planning, we are finally approaching our launch date for Messy Babies on Wednesday 8th September at 9.30am. Our vision for Messy Babies is that parents/carers of 0-3 year olds would find a space where they can connect with others and find a...

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Changes to how we do things

As you know, on Monday we moved to step 4 of the Government’s ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’ which changes the emphasis of how we protect others and ourselves from legislation to personal responsibility. We do this against a background of rising case numbers (including in Dacorum) and knowledge that the...

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Summer Sundays

The school holidays are here and we will be taking a break from our ‘sunday’s cool’ groups during this time as well. This coming Sunday (25th July) we will have a space for our children and families to go to if they need it during the Thanksgiving Service.

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Weekend Away at Sunnyside 17th-18th July

This is an update on the Weekend Away at Sunnyside in light of the Government announcements. We are delighted to say that with some adjustments we can go ahead with our weekend in a Covid safe and compliant way. 

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Next steps

As you know, there will be big changes to the Covid restrictions on Monday 19th July. We will all be feeling differently about this: some of us are excited and cannot wait; others are anxious and concerned about the risks. We need to be very aware of these mixed feelings as...

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Rachel’s Ordination: Thank you

I was ordained priest at Sunnyside Church on Friday 25th June. I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who made this, very special service, possible. For everyone who has been praying for me and all your support. I really appreciate all your support and prayers and felt...

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HAPpy Project Holiday Club

In conjunction with The SWAN Youth project and NBC we are excited to announce Berkhamsted Holiday Club. This is for children that are 8-12 years old and receive free hot school meals. If that’s you or someone you might know please share this with them.

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The Listening Project

On Sunday 27 June, we launched the pilot for an exciting new initiative called The Listening Project.  It was launched in the context of a sermon about growth – both individual growth and our growth as a church family.  You can listen to the sermon here.

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