Weekly Update – 1st September
Update for Sunday 1st September 2024
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.
During Communion there will be an opportunity for prayer ministry in our chapel – a safe place for people to come, to share their needs and concerns in confidence, alongside a couple of trained, prayer team members, who will pray alongside them.
Sunday 8th September – Return Minor Prophets: Jonah, Heart of Repentance
The readings this week are Jonah 1:1-2 and 4 and Matthew 6: 5-15
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Communion Service Revd. Buffy will preside and preach.
At 10am we gather for our Together Service. This service is for all ages as we worship, learn, and grow together. The service will be led by Revd. Buffy and team. Please stay after the service for refreshments and crafts served in the church hall. We also welcome Sophie and her family to celebrate her Baptism during the service.
At 6pm we gather for Evensong which Revd. Buffy will lead and Revd. Stuart Cleaver preach. All are very welcome.
Annual Leave
Revd. Emma will be on annual leave from 7th September until the 13th September
Revd. Buffy will be on annual leave on 16th and 17th September
September 6th -11th Parish Office Closed
The office will be closed due to Karen Rose being on annual leave.
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.
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 can come. paulover@btinternet.com 07775 706082.
Sunday 15th September 5pm - Inspire Women’s Group
Join us for a relaxed evening on the beach at Hayling Island (East Stoke end) for fish and chips and a time of reflection together, on Sunday 15th September from 5pm. We will gather outside of Island Gifts so we can all wander together onto the beach. Come prepared for all weathers and bring a camping chair or picnic blanket if you would like to reflect on comfort!
Contact Katherine and Sophie for more details inspire@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Revd. Buffy, Katherine and Sophie
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.
- 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