Weekly Update – 18th January
Update for Sunday 18th January 2026
Sunday 18th January – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
This week the readings are 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9 and John 1: 29-42
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Holy Communion Service Revd. Emma 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. Buffy will lead and Peter Mitchell, our Licensed Lay Minister will preach. This service will be live streamed. All are welcome to stay for refreshments served in our church hall after the service.
Sunday 25th January – 3rd Sunday of Epiphany
This week the readings are 1 Corinthians 1: 10-18 and Matthew 4: 12-23
At 8am we gather for a traditional BCP Holy Communion Service Revd. Emma will preside and Revd. Buffy will preach.
At 10 am we gather for Morning Worship with Mission Slot. Revd. Emma will lead, and Revd. Buffy will preach and we will welcome Debbie from the Waterlooville Foodbank who will share an update on their work. There are no groups for our young people and children. After the service all are welcome to come through to the church hall for refreshments.
Mission Prayers
Each day at Morning Prayer in Church, we take it in turns to pray for each of our mission partners. On Monday we pray for the Hamilton family (Alan, Lexi and their boys) working with Church Mission Society. On Tuesday for Mission Aviation Fellowship, on Wednesday for The Children’s Society, on Thursday for the Waterlooville Foodbank and on Friday for our link with St Paul’s Tafo, the creche, Bishop Felix and the Koforidua Diocese in Ghana. We encourage you to include in your daily prayers at home. Revd. Emma
Lewis Jones – Sick Leave
Lewis remains on sick leave at present. Please be praying for Lewis, Sophie and family.
Friday 23rd January 11am – Funeral for the Late John Radford
Please note that the carpark will be closed during this time.
Saturday 24th January 8.30am – Men’s Group Breakfast
Our New Year-ish Men's Breakfast is in the church hall on 24th January when we get together over bacon butties, croissants and more. We look forward to as many as possible catching up and exchanging news together. If you haven't come for a while, we'd love to see you. New guests are also very welcome!
We hope to have a programme for the year ready to bring you up to date.
For catering purposes please let John 07906 370369 byrne.jv@gmail.com know by Wednesday 21st January if you would like to come. John, Paul & Don
Wednesday 28th January 2-4pm - Encompass
During this month’s meeting we look forward to hearing from Revd. Anne Lindsay. (You may remember this session was postponed from October due to illness). Anne will be drawing on her experience in hospital chaplaincy to talk to us about ‘listening skills’. There is no greater gift we can give someone than taking the time to sit down and really listen to them, when they need someone to talk to. In older age we do have more time and a lot of understanding to offer others. So, it will be useful to spend time hearing how we can improve our listening skills and sharing some of our experience in that area. We begin at 2.00pm as normal and finish with a fun New Year quiz and a delicious home-made tea.
February 3rd – 6th Heath Room Redecoration
Our Heath Room is a significant asset to our church life and is used extensively throughout the year. The decor however is now looking at little tired, and we have a window of opportunity to decorate the room.
We have the room from 13:00 on Tuesday the 3rd of February through to 16:00 on Friday the 6th of February. A total of three and a half days.
I therefore would like a small team of volunteers, ideally 4 or 5 people each day, who can help cover the work. It does not have to be the same people all the time so we can cover when you're available. Although, if you can commit to the whole time, we would be very grateful. If you can offer some of your time over the available dates, please contact me directly with your availability so I can fully plan the work.
You should either email me on r.handy@ntlworld.com or message to 07545 617740 or let me know when you next see me in church. Richard Handy
Home Groups
Do you find that you don’t have time or space at church on Sunday to get to know other Christians better and to have deeper conversations about worship, faith and the bible? Would you welcome the opportunity to meet with a small number of church members of mixed experience on a regular basis, outside church in a safe, relaxed, friendly, encouraging, caring, and supportive situation?
Why not give a Home Group a try? You don’t need to commit yourself at first; give it a few weeks and see it suits you.
Home Groups offer a loving, confidential environment where Christians can share experiences, values and ideas about discipleship and spirituality, and can learn more about Jesus and develop their faith together, relating what they experience in church on Sunday to everyday life and the wider community.
Home Group meetings usually include periods of bible study, prayer, and discussions, with refreshments, about what it means in practice to each of us to be a Christian, as well as offering opportunities for meals and social activities together from time to time.
We have space in some of our Home Groups at present and, in particular, our small Thursday evening group of men and women, led by our Licensed Lay Minister (Reader), Peter Mitchell, which meets every 2 or 3 weeks, would welcome 2 or 3 new members. If you are interested to find out more, please contact Peter at peter.mitchell@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk or call him on 07504 172968.
Saturday 28th February – Quiet Day
Quiet Days are a wonderful time to reflect, pray and just be. All are welcome to come to All Saints Quiet Day at Wisdom House, Romsey. The day will start at 10.00am and run until 16.30pm. The cost this year is £25.00 this includes a simple lunch, with tea, coffee and biscuits available throughout the day and tea and cake will be served before we leave.
If you would like to attend, please contact Karen in the Parish Office know before 31st January, to be added to the list. Payment by bank transfer is available or cash to Karen in the office. Parking is limited at Wisdom House, so we will car share.
If anyone would like to know more, maybe you are not sure what a Quiet Day entails, please contact Kim Markham 9224 0150 or email kim@markhams.me.uk
Parish Chronicle Distributor Required
Chronicle Distributor needed for Rookwood View - the monthly parish magazine requires a new distributor for Rookwood View. The task involves a monthly delivery to the 9 properties that subscribe at present. Subscriptions have already been collected for 2026, but the only other task involved is the annual collection of subscriptions once a year. If you are able to assist please contact Paul Over on 07775706082 or paulover@btinternet.com. Many thanks Paul
Save the date! Thursday 23rd April 1pm – A Wedding Invitation
Rosie and Alex would like to invite you all to join them for their wedding service here at All Saints Denmead. Do come along and help them celebrate!
Contacts
Karen Rose Parish Administrator. 023 9226 8757 parish.admin@allsaintsdenmead.org.uk
Revd. Canon 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