All Saints’ Church Weekly Email

Sunday 9th November

Remembrance Sunday

09.45 - Sunday Saints

10.00 - Sung Eucharist

Music

Setting: Mass of St Thomas - David Thorne
Anthem: They shall not grow old - Douglas Guest

Hymns:

537 - O God, our help in ages past

427 - For the healing of the nations

519 - Make me a channel of your peace

429 - Forth in the peace of Christ we go

Voluntary: Alla marcia - John Ireland

Readings for the Eucharist here

Monday 10th November

11.30 - All Saints’ Unity Lunch Club

15.00 - Monthly Prayer Meeting at Unity Centre

Tuesday 11th November

09.00 - Morning Prayer

10.30 Bible Study Group at Paul and Doreen’s house

19.30- visiting bellringers in church

Wednesday 12th November

09.00 - Morning Prayer

17.30 - Evening Prayer in church

19.30 - Evening Bible Study at The Rectory, Little Casterton Road

Thursday 13th November

09.00 - Morning Prayer

10.00 – Said Eucharist followed by coffee in The Crown

10.00 - 11.30 - Little Saints at Unity Centre

12.00 - staff meeting in the office

Friday 14th November

10.00 - 14.00 - Coffee bar

15.45 - Junior Choir Practice

18.45 - Adult Choir Practice

Next Sunday - Sunday 16th November

Second Sunday before Advent

09.45 - Sunday Saints’

10.00 - Sung Eucharist

Notices:

Urgent appeal!

The heating and lighting project is gathering pace. We are enormously grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund who recently awarded us a grant of £219,635 which is almost two thirds of our expected project costs. We have now launched an urgent campaign to raise money locally to meet the shortfall. Details are set out in a leaflet which was circulated last Sunday and is available at the back of church. If you would like to view it on-line you can follow this link. https://mixam.co.uk/share/68ded3e76e6ed450e11b8af8

If you intend to donate please don’t delay, fill in the form in the leaflet and make your donation (preferably to the PCC account by internet banking). If you would like to sponsor something please talk to one of the team about your preferred items, plus there is a separate gift aid form which we would be most grateful if you could fill in.

We are keen that we cast our net as widely as possible so please do send this to anyone who you think has a connection to the church or who would be interested in becoming a member of the proposed Friends of All Saints’. More details on that to follow! The Heating Team

Remembrance Sunday

For Remembrance Sunday this year we will not rush through the service in order to finish at 10.45 but will have our own act of remembrance at the end of the eucharist. Please note, that this means we will not finish in time to join others at the war memorial. Father Neil

Coffee Morning

Viv and John Mitchell are kindly hosting a Coffee and Craft morning on Wednesday 3rd December from 10am at 84 Tinwell Road.

Jigsaw and Games

On Friday 12th and Saturday 13th December we are holding a jigsaw and board game sale in church. If you can donate any complete jigsaws or board games, please bring them along to church over the coming weeks. Thank you

Thanks

Thank you so much for those who sponsored Fr. Neil and Ollie Wilson in the Peterborough half, the money is still coming in, but we are pleased to have raised over £1600 for the heating and lighting project.

Morning Prayer

Please note the new start time of 09.00 for Morning Prayer for the winter months.

Prayer Diary

Pick up your copy of the revised prayer diary from the back of church. Paul and Doreen have provided some prayer resources to borrow to support your prayers.

Advent Baskets

Following on from the previous Easter Basket raffle, we are running an Advent Basket raffle on Advent Sunday, 30^th November – when Bishop Stephen will be joining us.

Please consider putting together a basket for this raffle. You can use a basket of your own choice or collect one from Jean after the Sunday service. Cellophane, ribbons and labels are also available. Ideas for a basket theme are suggested on the poster attached or you can design one of your own. Please give completed baskets to Jean. Raffle tickets will be for sale soon - £2 for five.

Volunteers Needed – Café Church (Starting January!)

We’re excited to share that plans are underway for our new ‘Café Church’, launching in January, and taking place on the third Sunday of each month. This will be a relaxed, family/child-friendly service designed to welcome newcomers and help people explore faith in an informal, engaging way, over coffee and cake.

To make this vision a reality, we need volunteers to help with a variety of roles, from setting up tables and serving refreshments to welcoming guests, and helping with children’s activities.

If you’d like to get involved we’d love to hear from you! Please speak to Niamh Holman or email niamh.holman@stamfordallsaints.org.uk to find out more.

All Saints’ and Unity Lunch Club

We were very grateful for John Mitchell's home-grown pumpkin this week at the lunch club. The clever ladies in the kitchen produced a wonderful homemade pumpkin soup, this was followed by jacket potato and flapjack. 29 guests were fed and all engaged in conversation. A few of us were introduced to the game Flip-air, which was fun.

We will continue to put the red box out each Sunday, please pop a tin in, we will turn it into a much-appreciated meal.

Thank you,

Unity Lunch Club team.

Christmas Cards

Hannah Dunnett Christmas cards are now on sale at the back of church. All profits to All Saints’ Church.
£2.50 each or 3 for £6.00.

Communion

If getting to the altar to receive communion is a problem, please speak to one of the wardens at the start of the service and you can receive communion in the pew.

When you receive Communion please do not dip the host into the cup. You may receive in one kind.

Father Neil

Monthly Prayer Meeting

The next prayer meeting takes place Monday, 10th November at the Unity Centre at 15.00.

Request for running gear

Do you have any running equipment that you no longer need? Tom Middleton is organising a running charity for refugees and asylum seekers and is looking for: running shoes (all sizes in good condition), running T-shirts (all sizes), running shorts (all sizes), and running jackets (all sizes). If you have clean, functional gear that you can donate, please contact middletont105@gmail.com

Diary Dates

Sunday 30th November - Bishop Stephen joins us for the morning service, followed by the Advent Basket raffle

Sunday 30th November - Advent Carol Service at 17.30 in church

Wednesday 3rd December - Coffee and crafts morning from 10.00 at Viv and John Mitchell’s house

Saturday 6th December - Choir Carol Singing at 12pm in St Micheal’s churchyard

Friday 12th and Saturday 13th December - Jigsaw and Board games sale 10 - 15 in church with Coffee Bar on both days.

Sunday 14th December - Come and be a chorister! at 14.00 followed by Christingle at 15.00.

Thursday 16th December - St Gilbert’s Carol Service at 10.00.

Saturday 20th December - Church flowers and decorations from 10.00.

Sunday 21st December - Carols by Candlelight at 19.00.

Wednesday 24th December - Crib Service at 15.00.

Wednesday 24th December - Midnight Mass at 23.30.