Upcoming Events 

Annual Gift Day: Sunday 1st November (All Saints’ Day) is our Patronal Festival, and there will be an opportunity to make a one-off donation in addition to your regular offering, especially if you feel particularly blessed this year. Carolyn (our Treasurer) has envelopes. If anyone wishes to use Gift Aid, Carolyn is happy to assist with this. 

Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving for the Bereaved: 

Sunday 22nd November at 4.00 pm.

 Open invitations are available at the back of the church. If you cannot attend, you can complete a ‘candle request’ card if you wish; a candle will be lit on your behalf. You can leave the completed card in the basket. There will be no Evening Prayer on that day

Christmas Fayre: Saturday 28th November. This is an early notice if you are preparing any craftwork for the Fayre. 

The Children’s Society: It’s time for the Children’s Society collection boxes. If you can let me or Brenda have them as soon as possible, please. I can collect them, or if you would like to make a donation, please contact me 

0n 0787 626 7675. Thank you. Jayne Cook 

Organ Recital by David L. Wood: Tuesday 27th October at All Saints’, at 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Free entry. Refreshments available. David (Former Director of Music at Sawbridgeworth Parish Church and at Canning Town Catholic Church) will play Elgar, Vivaldi, Bach and more

Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Appeal:       Saturday 31st October, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon, will be the coffee morning to raise funds for the appeal. We set out to send funds to support children living in orphanages or very poor conditions, so they too can celebrate Christmas. Leaflets will be available in church for you to read. Last year, we raised enough money to buy 25 beautifully filled boxes for 25 children to enjoy. I will be holding a meeting at Seafoam, Princes Esplanade, at 10.00 am on Monday 5th October. So, if any of you have some great ideas for stalls and want to shake us up, please come and share your thoughts. We need your help! Siân 

    Next week's services:

 Wednesday 28th October 10.00 a.m.

Midwekk prayer and Praise

Leader/Preacher: The Rev’d David Horncastle

Sunday 18th October, Trinity 22                            8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 

Leader/Preacher: The Rev’d Susan Wiggins

 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion

Leader/Preacher:The Rev’d Henderson George

Evening Prayer 4.00 p.m.

Bible Readings:Isa 65 : 17-end; Heb 11 : 32—12 : 2

                    Three T’s (Tea, Talk & Talent): 

Luff Home:

Next Sunday    at 3.00 pm, it is our turn to take

the afternoon service at Luff Home, 2-4 Luff Way    (at the

Triangle Shopping Centre). If you can, please join residents

in the lounge. Brenda

If you need to speak to someone in connection with All Saints, here are some useful numbers.

Our Priest-in-Charge is: The Rev’d Peter Edwards. At the current time, Peter is off duty. Please direct any queries initially to our church wardens, Lesley Hunt or Mike Buitekant (details below).

   Lesley Hunt 07866 309497 email: click here .Normal day off: Tuesday

Mike Buitekant 07515515525 email: click here. Normal day off: Monday

Safeguarding

We are committed to Safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the Church of England policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website: 

 

https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church-safeguarding,                              

or on the Safeguarding pages of the Chelmsford Diocese:   

 https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/safeguarding 

 

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Thea Roper, who may be contacted at the Church Office or her details can be found on the noticeboard in church. Alternatively you can contact her at thearoper.psr@gmail.com