Weekly Update – 1st June
Update for Sunday 1st June 2025
Sunday 1st June – Sunday After Ascension Day
This week the readings are Acts 1: 1-11 and Luke 24: 44-end (Ascension Day readings)
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Holy Communion Service Revd. Buffy will preside and Peter Mitchell, our Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) will preach.
At 10am we gather for a Holy Communion and Prayer Ministry, with groups for Kids and Youth at Ten. Revd. Emma and Revd Buffy 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 the service.
Sunday 8th June – Pentecost
Please wear something Red to church this week as we celebrate Pentecost!
This week the readings are Acts 2: 1-21 and John 14: 8-17
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Holy Communion Service Canon David Lindsay will lead and preach. This week we will sing some Pentecost hymns.
At 10am we gather for our Together service with Communion. This service is for all ages as we worship, learn, and grow together. Today we will be celebrating Communion as mark Pentecost. The service will be led Revd. Emma and Peter Mitchell, our Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) and team. Please stay after the service for refreshments served in the church hall.
At 6pm we gather for Evensong which Revd. Emma will lead, and Revd Buffy will preach. All are very welcome.
Revd. Buffy – Sick Leave
Very frustratingly Revd. Buffy’s surgery was postponed this week! She is now due to have her ankle surgery on the 10th of June and will then be off for 6 weeks. Please do pray for Revd. Buffy during this time.
Thy Kingdom Come
29th May - 8th June
Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. It began in 2016, and over the last 10 years has grown into a huge movement which unites more than a million Christians in prayer. Thy Kingdom Come begins on Thursday 29th May (Ascension Day) until Sunday 8th June (Pentecost).
Once again, this year Thy Kingdom Come urges us to pray for five people; family, friends, neighbours, colleagues – that each person will encounter Jesus in their life and respond ‘yes’ to God’s call. During TKC you might like to join us for Morning Prayer (each weekday at 8.30am in our chapel) we’ll be using TKC liturgy that enables us to cry out, ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ and space to name our five people.
Then this year, Portsmouth Diocese is encouraging each deanery to host a day of prayer and pilgrimage. Denmead is part of Havant Deanery, and our prayer walk will be on Wednesday 4th June: it will begin at 9am at St Peter’s Church on Hayling Island, and finish at All Saints, Catherington at 5pm. In the evening, we will gather at All Saints, Denmead for an Evening Prayer Celebration at 7pm. For more information pick up a full route guide from church.
And finally, there is also a focus on The Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples, when they asked him how they should pray. This final line is a reminder that God’s Kingdom, power, and glory remain steadfast. Hardships will come and go, but God’s unfailing love remains the same yesterday, today, and always.
Romans: A letter that makes sense of life.
Beginning on Sunday 22nd June – and following through the summer months we’re going to explore and study the book of Romans at both our 8am and 10am Sunday services.
There will be 11 weeks covering:
- ROMANS: Introduction – setting the scene.
- GOSPEL: How can we become confident in our faith?
- SIN: What’s wrong with the world?
- SALVATION: What’s so amazing about grace?
- PEACE: How can we find rest in a stressful world?
- FREEDOM: How can we avoid negative cycles?
- HOPE: What has God promised?
- MYSTERY: If God is sovereign, what is our role?
- DEVOTION: How can we live full on for God?
- COMMUNITY: How can we live together in love?
- MISSION: How can we be ambitious with the gospel?
We’re going to use as our framework material from The Romans Course by the Bible Society written by Andrew Ollerton (the chap who also wrote The Bible course).
Romans, Paul’s longest letter is complicated however it unlocks the whole story of Scripture and helps us make sense of life. Studying Romans will equip and strengthen us as disciples today.
You may find it helpful to read Andrew Ollerton’s book on Romans. (This can be ordered online at a retailer such as Amazon or Eden) We will also be sharing a couple of great videos on our website which give an animated overview of Romans. These are just a few minutes long, so well worth watching.
Wednesday 25th June – Save the date!
June 25th Encompass – Save the date. We are planning to enjoy our usual annual cream tea with cake in June. Outside in the garden, if the weather is kind, or in the hall in the event of rain. Entertainment will be provided by the tenor Simon Long, DipMusT, and members of his choir to entertain us. To fund a larger than usual tea and donate to the choir we are charging £10.00 per person. Please give your name and money to Jeanette on 28th May or contact me after that date on 07877 138043, preferably by 18th June, to aid us in catering numbers. Thank you. Jeanette Power - Encompass Leader
August 5th – August 8th Holiday Club
Pray for Holiday Club
Preparations for this year’s Holiday Club are well underway, and we’d love you to be part of it.
Our Prayer Diary is now available — a simple trifold sheet with daily prayer points and themes to help guide your prayers throughout the week of Holiday Club. Please do pick one up at the back of church and join us in praying for the children, families, leaders, and all that God will do.
Jesus said, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20). Let’s stand together in prayer, trusting that God will be at work in powerful ways.
We are still looking for a few more helpers to join the team — whether it’s for a day or the whole week, we’d love to have you involved.
To find out more, or to let us know you’d like to help, please speak to Lewis Jones, Lesley Handy, Peter Markham, Mags Waters, or email holidayclub@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Christian Aid Café and The Children’s Society fundraising
We have received the total amount raised through the Christian Aid envelopes and The Children’s Society boxes.
So they are: (drum roll please!)
Christian Aid – £2,009.51
The Children’s Society - £778.92
A HUGE thank you to everyone who made cakes, served refreshments, ate the cakes, counted the money, tidied up at the end, and of course, a MASSIVE thank you to all those who supported both these worthwhile causes by donating so generously.
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