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Horse Blessing Service- 10:00 a.m. Saturday 19th August 2023

Our annual horse blessing service will take place at 10:00 am on 19th August. We have changed the time to suit the horses!!

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Sunday 30th July 2023 - Service at the Vicarage

A congregation of 27 enjoyed an al fresco service in the Revd Ginni's garden inspite of some distant hedge cutting. We were joined by a variety of wildlife including painted lady, peacock and large white butterflies plus a solitary raven a pair of buzzards and a red kite. (well they actually flew over and did not drop in!!) After the service everyone tucked into sausage and bacon rolls for breakfast.

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THE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY IS AT 9.15AM IN THE VICARAGE GARDEN!

DON'T FORGET!
THE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY IS AT 9.15AM
IN THE VICARAGE GARDEN!
 
Dear All
 
I hope you are keeping well.  I've got my finger's crossed for some dry weather on Sunday and am very much looking forward to welcoming you into my garden for our 9.15am service of Holy Communion.
 
For those of you who are relatively new to our churches, once a year we hold a benefice service in my garden - it's the same as the service in church but with the added excitement that only dicing with nature can bring!!!  For example, think low flying pigeons, neighbours singing in the shower, the cat deciding that the altar is a good spot to groom himself, a member of the congregation toppling into a bush when their chair sinks into the grass......you get the idea!!!  The possibilities are endless!!  It is however a good chance to worship together with members of all three of our churches in the benefice, St Ippolyts, Great Wymondley and Little Wymondley and we share breakfast afterwards.
 
Practicalities:
Bring a chair!
 
The postcode for The Vicarage is SG4 7PE - it's a 5 minute walk from church so if you are fit and able then please park at church as you normally would and walk down.  There are a few parking spaces on my drive and others should be able to park in East View which is opposite the Vicarage.
 
If it's raining we will have the service in church.
 
You are welcome to bring your dog (if you have one - please don't pinch someone else's!!) but please keep them on a lead at all times and be aware that I have a cat who is scared of NO ONE and enjoys nothing better than taunting visiting hounds!!  I will try to lure the cat indoors with copious amounts of cat treats and ask him very nicely to stay inside but he can run faster than me so I can't guarantee it!!
 
Please find attached a list of services for August and I hope to see you all soon.
 
Much love
 
Revd Ginni 
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOOTPATH TO CHURCH TOILET

 

In the Consistory Court of the Diocese of St Albans

In the parish of St Ippolyts

 

Church of St Ippolyts Churchyard

 

NOTICE IS GIVEN that we are applying to the Consistory Court of the diocese

for permission to carry out the following:

(Describe the works or other proposals in the same way as in the faculty petition)

To build a new footpath from the existing footpath to the church to the external

toilet in the churchyard. The Footpath to match the existing footpath.

Copies of the relevant plans and documents may be examined at St Ippolyts

Church Notice Board and on a publicly accessible website at http://www.

stippolytschurch.org.uk

 

(If changes to a church are proposed, a copy of the petition and of any designs,

plans, photographs and other documents that were submitted with it must be

displayed in the church or at another place where they may be conveniently

inspected by the public. If the petition is submitted through an online system,

those documents must also be publicly available for inspection online.)

Petitioners:

 

1. MR MICHAEL HOOPER - TREASURER

2. REVD GINNI DEAR - MINISTER

3. MS JANE VEASEY - CHURCHWARDEN

 

Date 30/07/2023

 

If you wish to object to any of the works or proposals you should

send a letter or email stating the grounds of your objection to

The Diocesan Registrar at Winckworth Sherwood LLP, Minerva House, 5

Montague Close, London, SE1 9BB or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

so that your letter reaches the registrar not later than Tuesday 29

August 2023 A letter of objection must include your name and

address and state whether you live in the parish and/or your

name is entered on the church electoral roll of the parish or any

other basis on which you have an interest in the matter.

 

 

 

ST IPPOLYTS CHURCH TOILET FOOTPATH STATEMENT OF NEED

EXISTING SITUATION

The church and parish

The church is within the Diocese of St. Albans, Hitchin archdeaconry and St Ippolyts has its own parish. It is available to all parishioners, members of the congregation and the wider community for baptisms, weddings, funerals and various social and fund-raising activities that are held from time to time. 

The church in its environment

Located in the village of St Ippolyts, 1 mile to the south of Hitchin, St. Ippolyts church stands on the crown of the north-south ridge, with the valley of the park sloping down from the churchyard to the valley below and the settlement and school established on the plateau behind to the east.

The church lies at the north edge of the village at the junction of the village road (north-to-south) and the lane leading down the steep valley slope across the stream and foundry to the main Hitchin to Welwyn Road at the west. 

The small infants school lies directly across from the north churchyard with the small village green to the east. The main entrance into the churchyard is from the east boundary, opposite the Green, with a path sweeping around to the south, past a stone War Memorial Cross to the South Porch. There is also a north gated entrance to the North Porch which rises in steps from the road below, near the junction and opposite the school. The tarmac path with a resin bonded stone finish rises through a gate directly from the road, up a flight of steps and then with ramps to a sloping area in front of the North Porch. A path then leads east to the Vestry entrance and west around the tower and upslope to the South Porch.

The churchyard to the east and north is set on a high grass bank sloping down to the roads, which diminishing to level along the east boundary at the Lychgate entrance, where hedges contain the churchyard from the road. All is grassed, very-well maintained and with a romantic setting of the churchyard to the west over the sloping valley of the adjoining parkland.

There is no toilet within the church but there is a well maintained and up to date toilet within the churchyard, opposite and slightly south of the Lychgate. Currently there is no footpath to the toilet users having to traverse the mown grass from the existing footpath.

The church is normally open during daylight hours and the church has internal CC TV cameras above the South and North porch entrance doors. 

Regular 09:15 services are held every Sunday with a breakfast Service targeting families held on the first Sunday of the Month. In addition, there are two 08:00 Holy Communion (said) services each month plus one Evensong each month. 

There is a Parish Hall within the Village but this is not managed by the church and is part of the general community of St Ippolyts. This Parish Hall is approx. 500 yards from the church and is not convenient for church use.

The last church quinquennial inspection was carried out in 2018 and a few minor issues were highlighted, the majority, if not all of which, have been addressed. 

PERCEIVED NEED 

Worship and Mission

The church is set in a small, dispersed village set along the top plateau behind the ridge and with widely dispersed farmhouses and houses in the agricultural landscape with time required to travel to church. The lower part of the village towards Gosmore has a mix of residential properties. There are plans to expand the community and discussions are underway concerning the construction of a large number of new properties.

Moving forward, there is a desire within the community, PCC and clergy for the church to be able to provide facilities for everyone including those less able 

Facilities. 

St Ippolyts Church has a toilet which is wheelchair friendly and has the necessary internal facilities to cater for wheel chairs including an external opening door, grab handles and a low sink. Unfortunately, the route to the toilet from the church requires users to cross grassed uneven ground and to make the toilet available to all there is a requirement for a proper footpath access.

 

 

 

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St Ippolyts Church Choir

We would welcome more people to join us on a Sunday morning twice a month to sing in the church choir. No previous music ability is required. There are a regular few who attend these services, and we would welcome more to join us. It is great to sing together. If you are interested, then please do contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and your details will be forwarded to John Edwards our St Ippolyts Church organist. Thank you.

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