SUNDAY 23 rd AUGUST 2015
There are no services at All Saints this Sunday – the following services are available in the
Village/Benefice;
10.45am Morning Service at Methodist Church
10.45am Sung Eucharist at Marston St Lawrence Church
SUNDAY 30 th AUGUST 2015
10.30am Benefice Service at All Saints
NEW SERVICE PATTERN FROM SEPTEMBER
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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
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10.45
Saints Praise
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10.45 vegetables, and Long Life full-cream or semi-skimmed milk.
And sometimes, just for a treat, some chocolate or biscuits would be nice!
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CAKE SALE – Following the Benefice service, on
Sunday 30 th August, Scarlett Fowler will be having
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09.00
Saints Alive a Cake Sale to raise money as part of a sponsored climb up Snowden, for Let’s Play Project in
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Banbury – Let’s Play provide afterschool & holiday
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09.00
Saints Together activites for disabled children, who often cannot access mainstream clubs/activities.
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Benefice service (around
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Support her and the charity and buy a cake!
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Coffee will be served after all services. For other services in the Benefice please check pews news and previous notices.
HOME GROUP - The QUEST home group meet fortnightly at 8pm, on a Monday Evening at 1
Millers Way, for more information contact
Amanda on 712 648.
COFFEE MORNING FOR DOGS FOR THE DISABLED
This again will be held on Saturday 29 th August, 10am-12.30pm at Anne & Charles Woollands at
1The Moors Drive. There will be a ‘bring & buy’, raffle, sale of cakes etc
Do please come and support us and also hopefully meet some of the Assistance Dogs.
Anne & Alison
VILLAGE HALL OPEN DAY - Saturday 12th
September - 10am - 4pm - All Saints & Methodist Church, along with other village organisations, will be having a display at this annual event to show what we have been doing during the year. We need volunteers by the table, to explain the photos, give out leaflets, and help people answer the quiz. If you will be in the Village Hall that morning to see the Garden Society's produce competition, and to look at other village displays, please consider giving some time to the Churches' display, and give your name to Mary Phipps who will be setting it up in the morning. It would be good if we could have people from both Churches at the display throughout the day. If anyone has photos or other details of activities concerned with Church life during the past year, please let Mary know.
NORTHANTS HISTORIC CHURCHES
AND THE NATIONAL RIDE & STRIDE
Saturday 12 th September 10am – 6pm
Cycle or walk between places of worship locally, or into Oxon, Warwicks, Bucks, or anywhere (you don't have to start from here)
All sponsorship money raised will be divided equally between the church/chapel of your choice, and the NHCT (which provides grant aid to churches/chapels, and we may need some for our roof!)
Great fun, inspiring locations, & raise money at the same time.
Sponsor forms available in church or from Chris Wells 710076.

Bob and Sue Hunter are planning to spend
September 12th doing the Historic Churches
Bike Ride (at a sedate pace) and would be very pleased to hear from anyone willing to sponsor them.
QUINQUENNIAL INSPECTION - Every 5 years the church is required by law to have the fabric of the building inspected by an architect. This time we have had the report done by a conservation specialist, Bryan Martin, and in it, he has highlighted the deteriorating state of the roof.(e.g. If you look up at the nave roof you will see that it is darker on the south side than on the north side. This is because the expansion and contraction of the sun shining on the south side has produced multiple small cracks in the lead, through which the rain is seeping). The lead is in need of replacing and repair. The cost will be substantial, so we will need to apply for a grant from the Heritage Lottery
Fund. Bryan is going to give a short presentation with photos on the problem to the congregation, after the morning service at 12.15 on Sunday 11 th October. If you would like to read the entirety of the report there is a printed copy in church, please sign for it and return it within two weeks. If you would like an electronic copy in PDF format please email me: david@peoplepalette.com. Thanks
David Thompson
CHURCH PLANNING DAY
We will be holding a church planning day on Saturday 24 th
October 2015. We would love as many people as possible to be
Working Party
Children
Music
Convened by
Amanda and
Alison
Darren involved so please make a note of the date and more details will follow in due course.
Prior to the planning day the PCC thought it would be good to have
Prayer and Bible
Study
Buildings Outreach
Claire
David working parties to look at various aspects of church life and have therefore set up the groups as shown.
The aim is that these groups will investigate the various aspects of church life and feed back their thinking and planning to date at the planning day on the 24 th
October and to stimulate further discussion.
If you would like to be involved in any of these working parties or if you have any comments or suggestions then please speak to the PCC
Finance
Older People, befrienders, visitors, MU and other
Fabrics
John and
Mike
Bridget and
Violet
Claire members indicated by the groups.
Each group will be aiming to set up an initial meeting for those interested and will be publicising the dates of those meetings as soon as possible. If you are interested in being at any of these meetings please let the group leaders know as soon as possible.
Development of a
Welcome Team
Preparation of the
Church for services
Social and fellowship
Mary and
Heidi
Chris and
David
Heidi and
Violet
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 6 th September at 12.30pm
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Shared Lunch in the Methodist Hall – Jacket Potatoes provided – please bring a topping or pudding to share.
Wednesday 9 th September 2.00pm
– First Steps starts back in All Saints, for pre-schoolers from birth upwards & their adults! – All welcome
Sunday 27 th September 3.00pm -5.00pm – Messy C hur ch – more details to follow
Sunday 4 th October – Harvest Thanksgiving – 10.45am
Saints Alive at All Saints (All Age Harvest Service) –
4.00pm
Harvest Songs of Praise at Methodists followed by Harvest Supper and auction/sale of fresh produce, nonperishable items will again be going to Banbury Young Homeless Project and money from collections/auction will be going to the Disasters Emergency Committee. Tickets for the Supper and further details of non-perishable items that would be helpful will be available in due course.
Sunday 8 th November – Remembrance Sunday – further details to follow
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