Welcome to the
Lordsbridge Team
Monthly Newsletter
July and August 2025
“Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace —
in peace because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord for ever,
for in the Lord God
you have an everlasting rock.“
Isaiah 26: 3-4 (NRSV)
A PDF version of this newsletter is available here.
Worship with us across the Team
Details of services across the team, as well as our worship at home resources, are available each week on our website.
Our Sunday Zoom Church meets every week at 11.00am at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82311473640. The service sheet is available on the website. Everyone is welcome.
Events
June
July
August
September
WCCYM Summer Party
This year, the WCCYM Summer Party will be on Friday 4th July and is for anyone in years 6 to 13. Join us at 6pm until 9pm at Mill Farm, Gamlingay, for a great evening. Sign up here today.
Harlton Church’s 650th Anniversary
In July Harlton Church will be celebrating it’s 650th anniversary with two very special events, to which everyone is welcome:
Talk on the History of the Church in Harlton: Wednesday, 2 July at 7pm, Village Hall
As part of this jubilee, Dr Nicholas Branson will give a talk on the history of Harlton Church – the oldest building in the Village. The talk will cover the impact of national events on the life of the church, and it will refer to special features of the building and some of the people associated with the church over the centuries. Some of the church’s archives and registers dating back to the beginning of the 19th century will be on display. Light refreshments will follow.
Organ Scholars & Friends’ Concert – a feast of music on organ, piano, violin, trombone and voice: Sunday, 6 July at 6pm – 7pm, Harlton Church
Please come to celebrate 650 years of our beautiful village church and to support these brilliant musicians. Refreshments will follow.
At the start of the concert, there will be the unveiling of a special commemorative banner created by members of the village to recognise this special anniversary. The Archdeacon of Cambridge, The Ven Alex Hughes, will be joining us to bless the banner.
There is no charge for either event but we would welcome voluntary contributions to support the funding of the Organ Scholarship.
News
Toft Methodist Chapel
We are sad to announce that Toft Methodist Chapel will be closing at the end of August 2025. Toft Methodist Chapel has been a part of the Lordsbridge Team for many years and this will mark the end of an era for the Church in Toft. The last service of worship in the church will be taking place on Sunday 27th July at 3.00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Services will continue at St Andrew’s Toft, with a special Ecumenical Welcome being extended to our Methodist friends at the Team Service at the end of August.
Team Rector Recruitment
Unfortunately the latest round of advertising for the Team Rector post was unsuccessful. We will be readvertising for the post in September, with a view to interviewing in October. Please do keep the vacant parishes – Comberton and Toft – in your prayers.
Team Administrator Recruitment
We will be interviewing for the Team Administrator role at the beginning of July and hope to have someone begin in the post as soon as possible. Please do pray that we are able to appoint the right person to this vacancy.
VE Day Celebrations in Barton
Some pictures from Barton’s VE Day Celebrations early in June. It was a wonderful day!
Goodbye from Becca
This is the last newsletter I will be sending in my role as Team Administrator for the Lordsbridge Team of Churches. It has been a delight and a privilege to work for the Team for the last four years and to meet some of you – in person and via email. Thank you very much for all your support and help over the years.
I would be grateful for your ongoing prayers, as I enter the last year of my ordination training. My last day with the Team will be Tuesday 15th July, and I hope to have the opportunity to say goodbye in person to some of you at the Team Service on Sunday 29th June.
Wishing you all every blessing for the future!
Becca
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