News

What’s happened and what’s coming up. Click on the headings below to see the articles and keep up to date. 

And don’t forget to check out opportunities to Get Involved.

Music Moments - November 2024
A great start to our Music Moments series!
Denise Craney's funeral
The recording of Denise's funeral can be viewed here
Frank Jacot
The recording of Frank's funeral can be viewed here
The Messenger in extremis
The Messenger needs you!
Hurry! Promotion on Transform Trade Christmas cards ends 3rd October
Transform Trade's range of Christmas Cards are flying off the shelves and no wonder...
Heresies and How to Avoid Them
Listen again to our sermon series on Heresies and How to Avoid Them
Confirmations
A wonderful confirmation service on 15 September
Church Flowers
A shout out to our flower team!
Action before Crisis: help turn the tide for teenagers
Read about the latest campaign from The Children's Society to help teenagers - and how YOU can support it online in just a few clicks!
Stapleford Against Racism
Stapleford says NO to racism - see the video of our meeting here
Jacob
Listen again to our sermon series on the life of Jacob
Baptism of Aria + Arthur Stearn 
Lovely pics of the baptisms of Aria and Arthur
Commandment Boards 
They're back - repaired and cleaned
Ephesians
Listen again to our sermon series on the opening chapters of Ephesians
Giving in 2024 
Can you give to help the ministry of St Andrew's?
Youth
St Andrew's Youth Group!
Let's make sure the next government listens to children
The next Prime Minister must be a champion for children. And to make sure that happens, The Children's Society is working alongside some of the UK's largest children's societies on their joint Children at The Table campaign.
Stapleford - Nachingwea Link Bank Holiday Lunch 
Don't forget the Link Bank Holiday Lunch
Good Friday: Jesus' Seven Last Words
Listen again to reflections on Jesus' Seven Last Words from the cross
Lent Appeal raises £299 for The Children's Society 
A huge thank you to members of St Andrew's who donated to our Lent campaign - £299 was raised and with donations still coming in, we hope to comfortably break the £300 barrier!
Put your hands up for children this Lent 
For Lent 2024 St Andrew's is asking people to put their hands up for children, to raise money for The Children's Society's (TCS) latest campaign. Not literally of course - although you can do that if you want! - instead we are asking people to 'buy'
Being Christian 
For Lent this year, why not read 'Being Christian"?
Treble Time!
A new group for all budding junior singers ...
Love Bade Me Welcome 
Discovering the timeless poetry of George Herbert
Lent with St Cuthbert 
Join us as we learn from the life of one of a great British saint
Follow the star
Welcome in the New Year in the footsteps of the wise men
Director of Music 
Our new Director of Music is about to start ...
The Etheldreda Medal 
Do you know someone whose service has been outstanding?
Our new Bishop 
The Diocese has published what it wants in a new Bishop
Christmas Tree Festival 
The St Andrew's Christmas Tree Festival is back! Friday 8 to Sunday 10 December
Kingship in the Bible
What does the Bible have to say about Kings and Kingship?
Job
What can we learn from the divine speeches in the book of Job? What is God saying to Job in his suffering?
Youthworker for St Andrew's
St Andrew's is partnering with Cambridge and District Youth for Christ to find our new youthworker. Find out more here ...
Finding a new Director of Music 
We are looking for a new Director of Music and Organist. Could that be you? Or someone you know? Find out more by clicking here ...
Choosing our new bishop 
Read about the process for choosing the new Bishop of Ely - and have your say!
Giving 2023
How did the 2023 giving campaign go? Read more here.
Joseph
What can we learn from the ancient account of Joseph's life? What is God up to in this tale of betrayal?
Lucinda's priesting 
Photographs from Lucinda's ordination as a priest on 1 July
Bible Book Club 
Bible Book Club is back! Come and think through the account of the life of Joseph - him of 'technicolour dream coat' fame
Celebrate! 
Three events to celebrate, including Lucinda's priesting
Thank you for supporting our 'Guardian Angel' Lent campaign 
The funds have all been counted - and you helped us raise an amazing £535 for this year's 'Guardian Angel' Lent campaign, which supports The Children's Society's work to ensure that every unaccompanied child refugee is allocated a guardian to help them.
Sermon on the Mount 
What did Jesus really teach?
The Risen Christ in Word + Image 
Easter @ St Andrew's 
A few pics of our Easter celebrations to enjoy
General Synod and Living in Love + Faith 
A report from General Synod on the Living in Love and Faith debate
What do we stand for in the UK? 
The second of two podcasts from The Children's Society, featuring the voices of Phoenix, Ayo, ibrahim, TJ and Ope. Together with The Children's Society they are campaigning for unaccompanied young refugees arriving in the UK alone to get a legal guardian.
'They see you as a document, they don't see you as a human' 
Listen to the first of two podcasts from The Children's Society, featuring the voices of Phoenix, Ayo, ibrahim, TJ and Ope. Together with The Children's Society, they're campaigning for young refugees who arrive in the UK alone to get a legal guardian.
Lent campaign: take action, write a letter to your M.P. 
Are you moved or shocked by what unaccompanied children face when seeking asylum? Then write to your M.P. and use our draft letter as a template.
Lent campaign: Help children arriving alone in the UK to get a guardian
This year, our Lent appeal raises funds for the Children’s Society’s work to provide Guardians for unaccompanied child refugees.
Fort Rocky 2023 
Great video and pics from our youth group stay at Fort Rocky. Thanks to all who made it possible.
Youth Group Nativity 
Youth group nativity fundraiser!
Nachingwea Link Christmas Fair 2022
Don't forget the Nachingwea Link Christmas Fair on 3 December
You helped build something great - thank you
How our Lent appeal enabled families to have fun and exercise!
A new Canon for the cathedral 
Felicity Cooke was made a Canon of the cathedral on 17 October
Philippians
If you were in chains, what would you write? Sermons from our series on Paul's letter to the Philippians
General Synod report 
All the news from General Synod
Clare Coates 
Clare Coates is on the move ...
Summer Psalms
Sermons from our summer series on selected psalms!
Churchyard wildlife award 
Check out our latest award for a wildlife friendly churchyard!
Lambeth Conference 
Read a letter from the Bishop of Ely summarising the outcome of the Lambeth Conference
Stapleford Village Day 2022
Join in the fun at the Stapleford Village Day at the Granary - something for everyone
Queen Elizabeth II
St Andrew's marks the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Organ Recital, August 2022
Organ Recital by John Bryden
Genesis 
The opening chapters of Genesis - catch up with our sermon series here
Catch up on our sermon series on Julian's ordinary passion icons
The Bible Course
Coming soon to a small group near you ... The Bible Course
Little Fishes
The little ones are back ...
Church Cleaner 
Cleaner needed for our lovely church!
Living in Love and Faith
Catch up on our sermon series on Living in Love and Faith
Church Building Stone 
A fascinating close look by Dr Nigel Woodcock at the stones used in building St Andrew's.
Link Christmas Fair
Don't forget the Christmas Fair on 4 December
Advent Challenge 2021 - no-churn Christmas ice cream
If you are taking part in this year's Advent Challenge to raise funds for The Children's Society, you will have seen that one of the challenges is to make a no-churn Christmas ice cream!
The Children's Society Chief Executive guest speaker at St Andrew's
Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent and Mark Russell, Chief Executive of The Children's Society, will join us in the 10.30am service as guest speaker.
A Big Thank You 
Say a Big Thank You to Lyn Pepperell and Jill Ward for all their work in running the St Andrew's Toddler Group - make a donation to the Children's Society here
Advent Quiet Morning 
Join Revd Clare Coates for a quiet morning to mark the start of Advent - 10 am Monday 29 November
Appointment announcement
Appointment announcement - Simon Talbott moving to new role in the Diocese
Welcome, Fiona! 
Welcome to Fiona Holliday as she is licensed to Stapleford!
Concrete Rose 
Could you be a host for a young person? Check this out for more information about a great initiative by charity Concrete Rose.
Church Monuments 
Church monuments and the profits of slavery. Are any of our monuments problematic?
Organ Recital
Organ Recital by John Bryden
Harvest Festival 
All welcome to our Harvest Festival Services on 3 October at 10.30 am - donations to support the Jimmy's Harvest Appeal
Church Picnic 
A summer picnic in the vicarage garden ...
Toilet Twinning 
Join us as we twin our toilets! Part of St Andrew's Eco Church project
JOY 
A new group for seniors!
Ceiling news 
Plaster fall at St Andrew's - read about the proposed works here and how to comment on them
Eco Church evening picnic 
Picnic in the churchyard and more
Stapleford Village Day 
Join in the fun at the Stapleford Village Day at the Granary - something for everyone
Easyfundraising 
Can you give a little to St Andrew's through your shopping with Easyfundraising? Thank you! We can't exist without your donations
Christian Meditation
Anxious? Worried? Check out these resources for Christian meditation
Lent Prayer 2021 
A chance to join a month of accompanied prayer in Lent
Happy New Year!
Light shines on Stapleford!
Young carers need support too
Molly (not her real name) was just 10 when she started caring for her mum and step-dad. Find out in this short video how The Children's Society is helping young carers like Molly.
Demand free school meals for migrant children
The Government's decision to extend free school meals to low-income migrant families is only temporary - add your name now to this campaign from The Children's Society to make this vital lifeline permanent.
St Andrew's Juniors 
St Andrew's new channel for children and families. Check it out
Emergency appeal for children at risk
The Children's Society has launched an appeal to raise funds to support its work reaching at-risk children during the coronavirus pandemic.
Stapleford Messenger
Now online! Read the latest edition
We Pray For You
Prayer help and resources
Stapleford Bear Hunt 
We're all going on a bear hunt! Click on the picture to join in
Stapleford Messenger 
Could you be part of the new Messenger production team? Click to find out
Coronavirus 
ALL CHURCH EVENTS AND GROUPS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL THE END OF APRIL - read what else St Andrew's is doing about Coronavirus
Help build something great this Lent!
St Andrew's has launched a new campaign for Lent to raise funds for a family project run by The Children's Society.
Share the Light 
See what we did at our ‘Share the Light’ service
A summary of the furore resulting from the recent statement from the House of Bishops
Christmas greetings!
A giant Christmas card - warm greetings and saving resources!
Science and Christianity
Listen again to our sermon series on Science and Christianity
Eco Church at St Andrew's 
An exciting project demonstrating St Andrew's commitment to the future of our planet
Awareness raised of refugee work at village weekend 
What did people think of our stand to highlight the plight of refugees at the Stapleford Village Weekend? Find out here - with links to the work of The Children's Society to help child refugees arriving in the UK.
Celebrate Refugee Week with us this weekend 
This week is international Refugee Week - visit our stand at Stapleford Rec today (22nd June) to find out more about some of the barriers facing refugee children.
Follow a refugee's journey at the Stapleford Village Weekend 
Visit the St Andrew’s Children’s Society Partnership stand at the Stapleford Village Weekend Saturday 22nd June and take part in our giant board game to discover the risks refugees face. And maybe learn a few surprising facts along the way!
Growing as a Disciple
An exciting bible overview course to answer questions and strengthen your faith
Can you make £60 last the week? 
Sounds easy enough, doesn't it. But what if the car breaks down or the boiler needs fixing? That £60 can disappear in a flash. Take the quiz and find out more about The Children's Society campaign to strengthen the safety net for families in need.
Lent campaign raises over £230 for families in crisis
But the campaign doesn't end here - find out how you can add your name to The Children's Society letter to your local councillor.
Support for young carers of substance misuse parents
St Andrew's has funded a regional project working with young carers who are affected by parental substance misuse.
Working with young migrants and refugees 
Read about the Children's Society's work with young migrants and refugees
Johnson Hall and Verger's Cottage
Johnson Hall and Verger's Cottage for hire - click through for more details