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Sunday 23rd November
Christ the King
09.45 - Sunday Saints
10.00 - Sung Eucharist
Music:
Setting: Mass of St Thomas – David Thorne
Anthem: King
of all ages, throned on high– Paul Isom
Hymns:
398 – Christ
triumphant, ever reigning
557 – Praise to the holiest in the height
480 – In the cross of Christ I glory
170 – Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it
Voluntary: Trumpet tune in A – David N.
Johnson
Readings for the
Eucharist here
Monday 24th November
11.30 - All Saints’ Unity Lunch Club
Tuesday 25th November
09.00 - Morning Prayer
10.30 - Bible Study Group at Paul and
Doreen’s house
Wednesday 26th November
09.00 - Morning Prayer
17.30 - Evening Prayer in church
19.30 - Advent Course at The Rectory, Pinfold Lane
Thursday 27th November
09.00 - Morning Prayer
10.00 – Said Eucharist followed by coffee in The Crown
10.00 - 11.30 - Little Saints at Unity Centre
Friday 28th November
10.00 - 14.00 - Coffee bar
15.45 - Junior Choir Practice
18.45 - Adult Choir Practice
Saturday 29th November
10.00 - 12.00 - Children’s Advent Workshop in church
Next Sunday - Sunday 30th November
First Sunday of Advent
09.45 - Sunday Saints’
10.00 - Sung Eucharist with Bishop Stephen
17.30 - Advent Carols
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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
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Peregrine
Calendars
Stuart Wilson, one of the
Peregrines For People team, has produced a Stamford Peregrines
2026 Calendar. They will be on sale at Friday Coffee Bar and ater
the service for £10, with £3 from each calendar going to All
Saints’ church funds.
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Coffee Morning
Viv and John Mitchell are kindly
hosting a Coffee and Craft morning on Wednesday 3rd December from
10am at 84 Tinwell Road.
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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
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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.
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Advent Course
Revd Jenny is leading the Advent
Course this year, which will run on Wednesday evenings in place
of the Bible study on the 26th November, 3rd, 10th and 17th
December. The course is focused on exploring Advent themes
through meditations and informal discussions on a selection of
sacred art, music, poetry and prose readings. All materials will
be provided, no artistic or musical knowledge required. Mince
pies and mulled wine will be on the menu as well.
The Advent course will be hosted
7.30-9pm at the St Martin's Rectory (Pinfold Lane, PE9 2LS). If
you are interested, could you please message Jenny at curate@stamfordallsaints.org.uk so
she has a sense of numbers in advance. If you can only make some
but not all of the sessions, that is completely fine too - each
session has its own distinct focus. David Bond will be integrating
artistic materials from the Advent Course into the Tuesday Bible
Study (10.30am at Paul and Doreen’s house) from the end of
November as well, so there is another daytime opportunity for any
interested participants. If you would like to join that group,
please be in touch with David Bond at david@dbond.me.uk.
Finally, Clare has also arranged
for copies of the Twelve Joys of Christmas to be made available
at the back of church for individual devotions during the
Advent/Christmas period. Do pick one of those up, especially if
you aren't able to make it to the Advent course on a Tuesday
morning or Wednesday evening.
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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.
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Advent Baskets
Following on from the previous
Easter Basket raffle, we are running an Advent Basket raffle on
Advent Sunday, 30th 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.
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Readers for
Advent Carols
We are looking for 6 readers to
take part in the Advent Carols Service on 30th November at 17.30.
Please see Father Neil if you would like to be a reader.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Monthly Prayer
Meeting
The next prayer meeting takes
place Monday, 8th December at the Unity Centre at 15.00.
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Diary Dates
Wednesday 26th November - Advent
Course at 19.30 at Revd.
Jenny’s house
Saturday 29th November - Children’s
Advent Workshop 10.00 - 12.00 in
church
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
Thursday 11th December - Church
flowers and decorations from 11.00.
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.
Sunday 21st December - Bellringers will
be ringing a Quarter Peal before the Carols
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.
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