Weekly Upate – 4th May

Update for Sunday 4^th May 2025

See full update HERE

Sunday 4^th May – 3^rd Sunday of Easter 

This week the readings are Revelation 5: 11-end and John 21: 1-19

 At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Holy Communion Service Revd. Emma will preside and Revd. Buffy will preach.    

 At 10am we gather for a Holy Communion and Prayer Ministry with groups for Kids and Youth at Ten. Revd. Emma will lead and preside, and Revd. Buffy preach. This service will be live streamed. All are welcome to stay for refreshments served in our church hall after.       

Sunday 11^th May – 4^th Sunday of Easter

The readings this week are Revelation 7: 9-end and John 10: 22-end

At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Holy Communion Service. Canon David Lindsay 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 Lewis Jones, Revd. Buffy and team. Please stay after the service for refreshments served in the church hall.

At 11.30am we hold our AGM (Annual General Meeting) and APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) followed by a Picnic.  Everyone is welcome to this meeting, and it is hoped that you will come and contribute to the life of All Saints or just learn more about what goes on and stay for lunch and chat afterwards.  Copies of the Annual Report For 2024 are available to pick up in church.

At 6pm we gather for Evensong which Canon David Lindsay will lead and preach. All are very welcome.    

Morning Prayer

There will be NO morning prayer on Monday 5^th May.  

Revd Emma Away Training 6-9^th May

Revd. Emma is away with training Tues – Friday.  For anything routine please contact the Church Office or Revd Buffy – for anything urgent please contact a Churchwarden, Mike or Amanda.  Many thanks.

Tuesday 13^th May 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.  

Sunday 18^th May 11am – Christian Aid Café and The Children’s Society Box Opening

We will be hosting the Christian Aid Café on Sunday 18^th May in the Church Hall from 11am to 1pm (after the morning service). Please come along and support this worthy cause. Christian Aid envelopes are in church NOW.

 We will also be opening The Children Society boxes. If you are unable to bring your box at this time, please let Claire Thompson or Jane Dickinson know (craig-claire@gmx.com) and we can make alternative arrangements. Thank you 

Saturday 7^th June 3pm – Inspire 

Dates for your diary – more information to follow

Wednesday 4^th June - Deanery Prayer Walk

Sunday 26^th June – Teddy Bears Picnic 3pm – 4.30pm 

 August 5^th – August 8^th Holiday Club

Registration is now open, if your child/ren or families you know with children would like to sign-up, please fill out a registration form and post it in the church post-box or hand it into the office during office hours. (Please note this if for children living in the parish) Registrations forms can be found at the back of church or on our website. We also need one or two people to help with Refreshments each day.  This involves making up trays of squash/water and fruit/biscuits for the children and tea/coffee for the adults.  Please speak to Lewis if you can help with this task or email holidayclub@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk 

Waterlooville Foodbank

 Help is urgently needed… 

the foodbank is running out of all cupboard items (except soup, cereal and tuna). 

You can drop off donations to our large foodbank box, in our welcome area, in church from 8.15am-dusk each day and we will transfer to the foodbank.  Many thanks.

Card and Gift Table

Have you seen our card and gift table just by the font? We have just had new stock in so there are lots of cards for birthdays and other life events and a small selection of Christian gifts. Every purchase goes towards helping our church in its mission work within the parish.

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