As part of the Hertford St Andrew Giving Month, we're inviting you to get involved with our Auction of Promises. Because it's virtual, the auction can run for a couple of weeks and you're able to submit 'sealed bids' by email.

Please have a look at this fabulous selection of promises from members of our congregation, see what takes your fancy and send us your bid (details about how to bid are here)!

(Photos are for illustrative purposes only - the promise details may differ)

1/
Champagne Afternoon Tea

Promised by Andrew & Sarah Davis
Starting bid £25 per person
Details

Minimum of six and maximum of 10 people. Delivered and served to a local venue of your choice, within the next six months. All crockery, cutlery and glasses provided (& washing up!).

Tea to include:

A glass of Champagne or Bucks Fizz
A range of traditional sandwiches and savouries
Homemade fruit and plain scones, jam and cream
A selection of homemade cakes
Coffee and a range of teas (GF etc catered for on request)

2/
2-3 hour Guided Tour of the City of London

Promised by Charles Ledsam
Starting bid £50
Details
For two or three people. Sandwich lunch provided but not transport to/from London.

3/
A week’s holiday at The Watch House, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Promised by Adrian & Stella Walter
Starting bid £500
Details

28 March – 4 April 2025 only.
Front door opens straight onto Budleigh High Street – Back door opens straight onto Budleigh beach.
Sleeps 5 in 3 ensuite bedrooms (2 doubles and 1 single).

For full details, click https://rb.gy/7op53u or search the internet for Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays then enter 482 in the
‘Find property by name/ref’ field.

4/
Animal Drawing

Promised by Alan Stewart
Starting bid £40
Details
A drawing of your pet or any other animal.

5/
Marmalade

Promised by Sue Mulligan
Starting bid £10 per 5lb
Details
5lbs of orange marmalade. Will be made and delivered in January 2025 when marmalade oranges are available. Please state how many 5lb portions you would like and adjust your bid accordingly.

6/
Coaching Session for one person

Coaching session AoP
Promised by Charles Ledsam
Starting bid £50
Details

Helping you to get out of a rut or setting you on the next step of your career or life.
Suits students or those returning to work or in retirement.
Walk and a chat. You buy me a coffee!

7/
Glacé fruit-topped Christmas cake

Promised by Laura Ramsay
Starting bid £25
Details
Freshly baked and delivered in time for Christmas!

8/
Dog walking

Promised by Venetia Hardy
Starting bid £10 per session
Details
Half-hour dog walking – four sessions available - please state how many sessions you would like and adjust your bid accordingly.

9/
Transport to Luton or Stansted airport

Promised by Adrian Walter
Starting bid £60
Details
- Two people with luggage or up to four people with hand luggage only.
- Can be used at any time within the next 12 months or transferred to another person.

10/
Collection from Luton or Stansted airport

11/
Lemon Drizzle cakes

Promised by Alison Warn
Starting bid £5 each
Details
Two available. Homemade, baked and delivered when it suits you.

12/
Car wash & wax

Promised by Paul Stanton
Starting bid £20
Details
Have your car washed and waxed at home - all that's required is access to a hose/outdoor tap. (Exterior clean only.)

13/
Horticultural advice

Promised by Chrissy Barclay
Starting bid £60 per lot
Details
Two lots.
Consultation (up to two hours) on garden design or alterations to your garden layout, to include year-round colour and more texture and interest in your garden. This can be followed up with a list of low maintenance and sustainable plants that will help to add colour, texture and fragrance to your garden. Chrissy has an HND in Land based Technologies (Floristry).

14/
Day trip to the Norfolk Coast

Promised by Chris & Melanie Seward
Starting bid £60
Details
A day out to the north Norfolk coast for two people – chauffeur-driven, with refreshments included.

View the brochure in pdf format here

How to bid for a promise

Please note the promise number and title, your bid amount (each promise has a starting bid price), your name and contact details.
Send your bid by email to standrew.hertford@btinternet.com or put it on paper and hand it in at the St Andrew's Church office.
The deadline for bids is Tuesday 1 October.
The bids will be opened on Wednesday 2 October and the successful bidders will be notified by email and put in touch with the promisers.
Where possible, we would like the successful bidder to pay their money to the church before the end of the Giving Month (Sunday 13 October) so that we can add it into the total. We understand that this may not be possible in all cases.

Hello and welcome to St Andrew's. If you are new, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

'I'm New' Click here

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

No one belongs here more than you.

We look forward to meeting you! Here's some information so that if you're planning a visit you know beforehand what to expect on a Sunday morning. We have other pages telling you more About Us, our approach to Faith and our Online services.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details below) for our main Sunday Service starting at 10.30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you find a parking space and can settle in before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Plan your journey:
While, unfortunately, St Andrew's does not have its own carpark, there is a council-run pay and display carpark a short distance along St Andrew Street, to the east of the church; there is a £1.50 flat-rate charge for parking in this carpark on Sundays (though half an hour or less is free).

This is a useful East Herts Council website page for full details of parking in Hertford.

There are single yellow lines outside the church with parking restrictions, but some 30-minute parking bays are situated on the opposite side of the road for short stays (longer on Sundays).

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Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There is a disabled toilet towards the back of the church, behind the kitchen.

Our Service

The service will usually begin promptly at 10.30am and will last between 60 and 75 minutes. We enjoy the presence of an excellent choir who help us sing hymns (modern and traditional) as well as provide anthems and special songs through the period of communion. We have a traditional organ but also benefit from music played on the piano and by our band (eg on the Second Sunday of each month when we have an All-Age Service in which our children and young people are fully involved).

Each 10.30am service includes a sermon, prayers and eucharist.

After the service, everyone is invited for coffee and conversation - some like to stay for a quick chat while others remain in the church for a longer time.

Communion

Children and Young People

Children are never too young to come to church. You and your children are very welcome at St Andrew’s.

We really value worshipping God together as a family, so children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service before being invited to leave for the young people's activities after the first hymn. Junior Church meets in the St Andrew's Centre (our adjoining hall), accessed through the church on Sunday mornings. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy.

The children and young people then return to the main service in time to join the eucharist and, if confirmed, take Holy Communion or, if not, receive a blessing. We offer a little box of raisins to children being blessed at the altar.

There is a Children's Corner in church where you can go at any time. You will find books, toys and drawing materials there.

Toilet and baby-change facilities are located at the back of church, behind the kitchen.

There's more information here: Children and Young People at St Andrew's

Junior Church celebration

Getting Connected

Home Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week. Check out Home Groups on our website and see if there’s one that you could join. Alternatively, speak to a member of the Welcome Team who will give you the information that you need.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team. Please contact Phil in the Church Office.

Get in touch with us

If you have any questions, please do get in touch. You'll find our contact details here.

We hope that you will feel at home at our church.

Group photo at the top of the page taken by Tim Pike

1/ Champagne Afternoon Tea

2/ 2-3 hour Guided Tour of the City of London

3/ A week’s holiday at The Watch House, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

4/ Animal Drawing

5/ Marmalade

6/ Coaching Session for one person

7/ Glacé fruit-topped Christmas cake

8/ Dog walking

9/ Transport to Luton or Stansted airport

10/ Collection from Luton or Stansted airport

11/ Lemon Drizzle cakes

12/ Car wash & wax

13/ Horticultural advice

14/ Day trip to the Norfolk Coast