Weekly Update – 27th July

Update for Sunday 27^th July 2025

See full update HERE

Sunday 27^th July – Trinity 6 – Mission Focus - Mission Aviation Fellowship 

This week the readings are Psalm 146: 1-10 and Matthew 25: 34-40  

At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Communion Service Revd. Emma will preside and Kevin Crook, Head of Mission Aviation Fellowship in the Community will preach.      

At 10 am we gather for Morning Worship with Mission Focus on Mission Aviation Fellowship. Revd. Emma will lead and Kevin Crook, Head of Mission Aviation Fellowship in the Community will preach. There are no groups for our young people and children.  All are welcome to stay for refreshments served in our church hall after.    

Sunday 3^rd August – Romans: PEACE – How can we find rest in a stressful world?  This week the readings are Romans 5: 1-5 and Luke 12: 13-21 

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

At 10am we gather for a Holy Communion and Prayer Ministry Revd. Emma will lead and preach. This service will be live streamed. All are welcome to stay for refreshments served in our church hall after the service.  

Royal Marines Concert

Please note all tickets have sold out.  If you would like to go on the waiting list, in case we have any cancellations, please speak to Tina Cottam - tel. 023 9226 6924.

Friday 1^st August 2pm – Wedding

We celebrate the wedding of David and Rachel, so please note that the church and carpark will be busy at this time.

Saturday 2^nd August 11am – Baptism

We welcome Olivia and her family and friends to her Baptism, so please be aware that the church and carpark will be busy at this time.

Sunday 3^rd August 1pm - Baptism

We welcome Daisy and her family and friends to celebrate her Baptism, so please be aware that the church and carpark will be busy at this time.

Monday 4^th August – Saturday 9^th August 

The church, grounds, hall and Heath Room will all be closed to the public due to our holiday club being in progress. For any enquiries please contact the office by telephone or email during this time.

 August 5^th – August 8^th Holiday Club 

Holiday Club 2025 – The Countdown Is On! ✨

Registration is now closed, and we’re so excited to welcome so many children to this year’s All Saints Holiday Club!

There’s just over a week to go until launch day on Tuesday, 5 August, and the team is hard at work behind the scenes preparing for what promises to be a fantastic week.

🍪 Can You Help with Biscuits?

We’re still in need of packaged cakes and biscuits to help fuel the fun!

• NUT FREE only, please
• Shop-bought and in date — sadly we can’t accept homemade items
• Drop off to the church office any time before Friday 1 August

* Let Lewis know if you’re planning to donate, so we can keep track

❗ Help Needed – Set-Up & Takedown

We’d still really value a few extra hands for:

• Set-Up Morning: Monday 4 August, 9am–1:30pm
• Takedown Team: Sunday 10 August, after church

* Even just an hour makes a big difference — and there’s always tea and good company involved!

🙏 Keep Praying

Please continue to pray for:

• The children attending and their families
• The amazing team preparing and leading
• All the practical details coming together smoothly

* We have produced an amazing prayer dairy to guide you in your prayers matching with the themes each day and the prayers needed - these are still available from the back of church, thank you.

Let’s do this together! 🤩

Thank you for all the ways you support Holiday Club — your time, prayers and encouragement are what make this possible.

To get find out more, please speak to: Lewis Jones, Lesley Handy, Peter Markham, or Mags Waters or email: holidayclub@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk

Monday 18^th – Wednesday 27^th August - Hall Redecoration

The hall including Heath Room, kitchen, toilets and entrance area will be closed at this time for major decoration work. Therefore, there will be no public access during this time and the office will be closed at this time also.

The church will remain open with access as normal.

 Waterlooville Foodbank 

The food bank is still in great need, particularly items such as jams, tinned rice pudding and tinned custard, coffee and tinned vegetables or tinned meat.

Donations can be placed in the large foodbank box, in our welcome area. The church is open from 8.15am-dusk each day and we will transfer items to the foodbank.  Many thanks. 

Fiona Lewis, Karen Johnston and Peter Dickinson (link people for the foodbank)

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