Weekly Update – 25th August
Update for Sunday 25th August 2024
Sunday 25th August – Return: The Minor Prophets: Obadiah, The Power of Pride
The readings this week are Obadiah 1: 1-4 and 15-21 and Matthew 5: 38-48
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Communion Service Revd. Emma will lead and Revd. Buffy will preach.
At 10 am we gather for Morning Worship. Revd. Emma will lead, and Revd. Buffy will preach. At part of this service we will include God in our every day – an opportunity for anyone to share a picture, or Scripture, or encouraging story, or a worship song/hymn or an answered prayer. There are no groups for our young people and children. All are welcome to stay for refreshments served in our church hall after.
At 7pm you are invited to gather for Compline and Supper in our church garden. Please bring supper to enjoy, including a drink too, and we’ll supply chairs/rugs to sit on!
Sunday 1st September – Return – Minor Prophets: Micah, Walk Humbly
The readings this week are Micah 5: 10-6:8 and Matthew 6:1-6
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Communion Service Revd. Emma will preside and Peter Mitchell, our Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) will preach.
At 10am we gather for a Holy Communion with groups for Kids and Youth at Ten. Revd. Emma will lead and preside, and Peter Mitchell, our Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) will preach. This service will be live streamed. All are welcome to stay for refreshments served in our church hall after.
Welcome Area - Christian Gifts and Craft Stall
To help raise extra church funds we are trialling a Christian gift and craft stall in our welcome area in church. This table will be kept stocked with Christian cards, gifts, magnets, pens etc. All are welcome to make a purchase. We’ve started simply but hope to grow this stall with time, adding more lines and more craft items.
Sunday 18th August until 31st August
Lewis Jones will be on annual leave during this time.
Monday 26th August - Bank Holiday
The parish office will be closed for the Bank Holiday.
Friday 6th September 7.15pm
We are delighted to announce our first All Saints Film Night! This first film is: "The Way" (Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt & others). An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died whilst travelling "El Camino de Santiago" - and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
Watch the trailer: https://bit.ly/asdfilm1
The film will be shown in the church hall, 6.45pm doors open for 7.15pm film start. Open to all ages 12 & above. Pay on the door, cash please: £5 per adult / £1 per child, this includes a hot drink on arrival. There will be a 1/2-time intermission (loo break!) Bring your own food & drinks or use the Co-op/chippie if you forget to bring some sustenance!
Any questions? Contact: Don Tocher, Mags Waters or Lesley Handy.
Tuesday 10th September 7pm – Catholic Mass
We welcome our friends from Sacred Heart Catholic church as they celebrate Mass here at All Saints. All are welcome to attend this service.
Saturday 14th September 8.30am – Men’s Group
Our next breakfast is in the main church hall when we meet to catch up and share good food together. After breakfast we look forward to David Lindsay speaking to us on the subject of “You’ll be a man”. Please let Paul Over know for catering purposes if you are able to come. paulover@btinternet.com 07775 706082.
ART EXHIBITION - 28th and 29th September
Plans are underway for this year’s Art Exhibition. The Art Exhibition has been held for many years and is a wonderful opportunity for local artists to display and hopefully sell their paintings. The funds raised from the event support our outreach and work in the community. Once again, we hope will be another successful event, welcoming people from the community and further afield. There are plenty of opportunities for people to help as we need support with making refreshments, welcoming people at the door and stewards for the exhibition. If you can help for an hour or so, please contact - Tina Cottam 9226 6924 tina.cottam@gmail.com
Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir 12th October at 7pm
We are delighted to be welcoming back the fabulous local Male Voice Choir to All Saints with a guest appearance from the village's own local group ‘The Downland Singers’. The Police choir’s repertoire is extensive and covers all genres of music from sacred to sea shanties, folk songs and ‘showstoppers’ from musical theatre.
Don’t miss the opportunity to a delightful evening out, tickets are £12 including light refreshments in the interval.
Tickets are now available from the parish church office or from Tina Cottam. For more information please contact: - Tina Cottam 9226 6925 tina.cottam@gmail.com
Return: The Minor Prophets
We’re currently in the middle of a sermon series on the minor prophets. Below we’ve listed the minor prophet we’ll be looking at each week, along with a broad theme. It would be useful to read the book in preparation for each Sunday.
(In the Sunday service we will only use a selection from each book – not the whole thing!) Each minor prophet is short in length and will only take 5-20 mins to read. We’ve included the page numbers as found in the Bible we use in church.
25th August Obadiah: The Power of Pride (pgs. 873-874)
01st Sept Micah: Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly (pgs. 876-883)
08th Sept Jonah: Heart of Repentance (pgs. 874-876)
15th Sept Nahum: Mercy, Justice and Compassion (pgs. 883-885)
22nd Sept Habakkuk: Before You Give Up (pgs. 886-888)
29th Sept Zephaniah: Hope Remains (pgs. 889-892)
06th October Harvest Celebration
13th October Haggai: Renew the Vision (pgs. 892-893)
20th October Zechariah: Grace and Forgiveness (pgs. 894-902)
27th October Malachi: A Better Day is Coming! (pgs. 903-905
We will also be publishing our sermon notes each week, so you can read through them if you wish – and of course feel free to come back with further questions.
These can be found on our homepage at: www.allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
or direct at: www.allsaintsdenmead.org.uk/981/Return-The-Minor-Prophets
Contacts: -
Karen Rose, Parish Administrator. 023 9226 8757 parish.admin@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Revd. Emma Racklyeft, Vicar. 023 9226 2647 vicar@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Revd. Buffy Langdown, Curate. 07747 819918 curate@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Lewis Jones, Youth & Families Community Leader. 07780 981235 youth@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Peter Mitchell, Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) peter.mitchell@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Amanda Hillyard, Churchwarden. 07808 198827
Mike Gaskin, Churchwarden. 07734 325284