ALL SAINTS MESSENGER
SUNDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2015
9.30am
Saints Alive
All Age Service
SUNDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2015
9.30am
Saints Together
Holy Communion
A warm welcome to everyone this morning. If you are a visitor we do extend a particularly warm welcome to you and
if you would like any help or more information about the church or the services then please speak to one of the
welcome team. Back Supports and large print copies of hymns are available, as well as in induction hearing loop –
please ask for details of how to make use of this. Children are very welcome at any of our services and there are
activities available for them. If you have young children please ask for a ‘pew bag’ which contains some specific
toys/activities for them. Please check the notices weekly for separate children’s events.
SUNDAYS AT ALL SAINTS IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
We will be looking together at the Story of Ruth.. It’s set in the violent times of the
Book of Judges (c.1100-1000 BC). Ruth a Moabite woman is married to an Israelite.
When he dies, Ruth shows uncommon loyalty to her Israelite mother-in –law and deep
devotion to the God of Israel. In the end she finds a new husband among her former
husband’s relatives, and through this marriage becomes the great-grandmother of David,
Israel’s greatest king. The stories of Judges show the disaster that came when God’s people turned away from
him. Ruth shows the blessing that came to a foreigner who turned to Israel’s God and so became part of his faithful
people.
22nd November - Ruth Chapter 3 - The midnight meeting. In which a simple act of faith brings the dawning of
a new day.
13th December - Ruth Chapter 4 - Love finds a way. In which Boaz and Ruth get married, Naomi finds her
empty heart full of joy and her empty hands full of a baby boy.
“The Lord always keeps his promises to the living and the dead”. ( Ruth 2:20) Please come having read the
passage and so ready to hear what God may be wanting to say to us as a church and as his people.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD - SHOE BOX GIFTS – 2015!
Our second ‘Wrap & Fill’ Coffee Morning is this Saturday 14th November from 9.30am
We were delighted that our total stands at 96 gift-filled shoe boxes collected so far:- 78 made
at the morning, and 18 dropped off.
To enable us to fill more this Saturday we need more goodies and are short of the following;
Goodies needed are:Flannels, Soap, Toothpaste, Sweets (not chocolate), Pens, Crayons, Pencil Sharpeners, Colouring Books and A5
size Note Pads, Hair brushes & combs, ribbons & elastics, Play Jewellery, Soft Toys (with CE label), other Toys
such as bouncy balls, skipping ropes, dolls, cars, puzzles, musical instruments; Hats, Gloves, Scarves.
Empty Shoeboxes – lots more of average adult size –please;
Lots of helpers like the 28 adults and children who kindly came along this week!
Lots of visitors to enjoy a cake and coffee/tea with good company – for a cash donation towards the ‘shipping’
costs of all the filled shoeboxes; £83.35 collected this week!
Any queries, please contact Mary Phipps 712894 or Carol Souch 275334
Final date for dropping off completed shoeboxes is Wednesday 18th November
CAROLS SING-ALONG
Saturday 5th December at 2.30 pm - A family concert produced by the Middleton Cheney
Singers for those who just enjoy singing carols. Suggested donation £5 per family,
interval refreshments tea; coffee; wine and mince pies. Funds raised going to the repair of
the church roof.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH OPEN MORNINGS - The church will be open every Wednesday morning from
11.00am until 1.00pm . There will be coffee and cake, raising money for refugees via Christian Aid, Prayers will
be led in the chancel for those who would like to participate at 11.00 for 15mins. Donations may also be left for
the food bank and it will be a drop off point for operation Christmas Child boxes and kit. If you would like to
support this venture, I shall need 2 volunteers to be in church to make the coffee and to chat etc you know what to
do.. I shall be in church for most Wednesdays but there are a few I cannot do. I am hoping that this becomes a
regular opportunity for the whole village to meet in the church, and we can positively promote the life of our
church in our village… Please keep this new venture in your prayers and if you have any ideas or experiences of
doing this before please do let me know, Thank you, Amanda 01295 712648
RAISING FUNDS FOR ALL SAINTS
As Christmas approaches and we all start buying presents, please look at www.easyfundraising.org.uk as a way to
raise additional funds without any cost to us. All you have to do is register on the site, choose your charity, then go
through the site to companies (Amazon, John Lewis and hundreds of others), buy what you want and the company
will make a donation to your chosen charity – hopefully, All Saints! You won’t get any unwanted contacts from
them or the shops (who save money on click buys versus brick ones). Since we started, we have raised over £500
for the church at no cost apart from thinking of easyfundraising.org.uk before you shop – so easy and we could
raise so much more! Please contact Sue Thompson (711115) if you have any queries and spread the idea around
family and friends.
CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER
3pm-5pm
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
In Aid of the Children’s Society
CHIURCH LANE ROAD CLOSURE
Anglian Water will be carrying out
repairs, for 19a Church Lane, from 9 to
the 20 November. This will mean that a
section of Church Lane, the narrow
roadway by the west wall of the
churchyard, will have to be closed for this
period.
FOOD BANK - Very many thanks for all the food donations to
the Food Bank. They once again require Breakfast cereals,
along with all the standard staples of tinned meat, tinned
vegetables, and Long Life full-cream or
semi-skimmed milk and sometimes, just
for a treat, some chocolate or biscuits
would be nice!
METHODIST CHURCH.
Did you bring some coleslaw to the Bring & Share meal on the 1st November? If so we still have your
white bowl you brought it in. We will be around from 9.30 to about 2.30 on Saturday, and from 10.20 on
Sunday for our morning service, if you would like to pop in to collect the bowl.
Notices should be submitted to Heidi Fowler by e-mail to h.fowler@wg-plc.com, or phone 711 268. Items for inclusion should be
received by 5pm Wednesday to ensure inclusion for the coming Sunday. Contacts – Rector: Reverend Charles Jefferson 712 418
Church Wardens: Bridget Robb 710192 & Mike Wilks 711516 – Website - http://chenderit-c-of-e.org