Dear all
Yet again a very busy month is ahead of us! I do hope to see you at some of these events.
We start with the Open Afternoon which takes place on Saturday 29th September. This advert, which is also in the Whitstable Gazette today, contains most information necessary to understanding the day. Please click on it if the text is too small for your screen and it should come up in larger size.
In addition to this, Mothers Union, Tiny Kickers, Slimming World and a Beading Group are having tables.
I am short of helpers to stand in the church hall porch and direct people over to the groups in the church. If you can help for 30 minutes between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday please let me know by emailing me at
tillotsons@gmail.com
After this event, we have a really good day coming up on Saturday 6th October at the Church Hall.
Here is the poster for this event:
David Cole writes
"On this day you will be introduced to what is commonly termed 'Celtic Christianity', we will look at its history and some significant figures from within it. We will discover their teachings and theology; we will dispel modern myths and we will be inspired to new ways of living out the Gospel message in our own lives today.
Come and discover something new from an ancient expression of the Christian faith.
"...the LORD said: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls..."
Jeremiah 6v16"
David Cole led our pilgrimage last year on Holy Island and is an excellent speaker. You do not need to book to come on this day, but I can warmly recommend this as a day. Please remember to bring a packed lunch!
ANIMAL WELFARE SUNDAY
Sunday 7th October is Animal Welfare Sunday and so we have a special speaker called Daryl Booth from the Christian Animal charity Sarx speaking at both our 8am and 10am services.
Sarx's website can be found here
http://sarx.org.uk/
Daryl writes about his visit to All Saints:
CAMEO
A
group that meets every Monday in the Church hall from 2pm to 3.30pm, apart from
Bank Holidays. Cameo stands for Come And Meet Each Other. It is a friendly
group where you can come and chat and make new friends.
FILM CLUB
The Film club meets on Thursdays from 11.15am to about 1.30pm nearly every week. It runs a mixture of films. Membership is £10 till the end of 2018 but we also ask for a contribution of £1 per person per week towards refreshments and heating costs.
The programme for the film club can be found by clicking HERE Send me an email for any of these groups and I will forward it to the group organiser.
tillotsons@gmail.com
David Cole led our pilgrimage last year on Holy Island and is an excellent speaker. You do not need to book to come on this day, but I can warmly recommend this as a day. Please remember to bring a packed lunch!
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| David Cole |
ANIMAL WELFARE SUNDAY
Sunday 7th October is Animal Welfare Sunday and so we have a special speaker called Daryl Booth from the Christian Animal charity Sarx speaking at both our 8am and 10am services.
Sarx's website can be found here
http://sarx.org.uk/
Daryl writes about his visit to All Saints:
"Animals and animal issues are hot topic in today's society! Subsequently, a growing number of Christians, including many church leaders and particularly young people, are realising importance of showing care and compassion to all God's creatures.
Sarx works to empower these Christians to champion the cause of animals through church talks, events, campaigns, resources and much more.
Sarx founder Daryl Booth will help join the dots between faith and animals by reflecting on his own experiences of animals as well as exploring biblical insights and how previous generations of Christians cared for animals."
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| Daryl Booth |
HARVEST WEEKEND
Our next significant event in the life of All Saints church is our Harvest weekend.
On Saturday 13th October we have our Barn Dance and Harvest Supper. This is always very popular. A traditional Barn Dance with an interval where varieties of Shepherd's Pie (vegetarian and non vegetarian) are on offer.
On Sunday 14th October we have our Family Communion for Harvest at 10am, though there will also be a Harvest theme to our 8am service.
I am looking forward to speaking at this service.
Please do remember to bring tins and packets of food for the homeless charity Catching Lives. These may also be brought to the 10am Healing service three days before on Thursday 11th October and also to our 8am Book of Common Prayer Communion service on 14th October.
FURTHER EVENTS AND MATTERS OF INTEREST
Did you see our own Whitstable RNLI on the BBC this week?
Our next significant event in the life of All Saints church is our Harvest weekend.
On Saturday 13th October we have our Barn Dance and Harvest Supper. This is always very popular. A traditional Barn Dance with an interval where varieties of Shepherd's Pie (vegetarian and non vegetarian) are on offer.
BARN DANCE AND HARVEST SUPPER
Saturday 13th October 2018
In the All Saints Whitstable church hall 6.30pm start
Tickets: Adults £6 adults
Children £3
Purchase in advance only from Rebecca Parker-Binks
Purchase in advance only from Rebecca Parker-Binks
07709 509594.
Also tickets are available at the church office, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 11am
Please remember to bring your own drinks and glasses (and any nibbles if you so wish)
On Sunday 14th October we have our Family Communion for Harvest at 10am, though there will also be a Harvest theme to our 8am service.
I am looking forward to speaking at this service.
Please do remember to bring tins and packets of food for the homeless charity Catching Lives. These may also be brought to the 10am Healing service three days before on Thursday 11th October and also to our 8am Book of Common Prayer Communion service on 14th October.
FURTHER EVENTS AND MATTERS OF INTEREST
Did you see our own Whitstable RNLI on the BBC this week?
If you did not it is available on Iplayer. You wont have to wait long to see the Whitstable branch including some familiar faces to those of us at All Saints (Dave Parry being one) at this link:
I thought it was a superb programme and brought home to me the risks that our RNLI team face on a daily basis. They fully need all our support.
LEGACIES
As a Church
Council we felt it would be good if we let all those who attend All Saints
know about our legacy policy. Here it is
(in italics with my comments afterwards):
ALL SAINTS
LEGACY POLICY:
Here at All
Saints Whitstable, we welcome all gifts in wills, however large or small, and
we promise to use your gifts to make a difference to our Church.
Our All
Saints District Church Council Legacy Policy is to use gifts to help fund
significant projects at All Saints, whether buildings, equipment or staff.
Since needs
change over the years, we encourage you to leave a gift in your will for the
general purposes of All Saints Church rather than for a restricted purpose. We
will discuss possible uses of your gift with your executors when the time
comes, bearing in mind your known areas of interest (eg music, buildings,
children and youth, overseas mission or aid) and the Church’s priorities at the
time.
The DCC may,
on occasion, consider donations to other charitable organisations, unless you specifically state otherwise. This
will not exceed 10% of the total of any individual gift or legacy.
You can be
confident that your gift will be used to make a real difference to our future
mission and ministry.
We
acknowledge gifts in whatever way the donor and their executors feel to be most
appropriate. Equally, we can make sure that gifts remain anonymous if the donor
prefers.
We are very
grateful to all those who generously give legacies to the church.
If you wish
any more information please talk to our treasurer Malcolm Waller on 01227
791540. We will acknowledge legacies publicly unless stated otherwise. We are
hoping to do this in the coming months when some expected legacies arrive.
UNITED CHURCH SERVICE
All Saints is hosting the ANNUAL SERVICE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY on Sunday 14 October at 4.30 pm.
Members of all 12 Whitstable churches will be joining us and the new Methodist
minister, Rev Emmanuel Aggey-Ogoe, will be preaching on Hope in the Lord.
It would be great if you are able to be there to show our unity in Christ
Here is a reminder of our youth groups and children's groups
Tiny Singers has now moved to a 9.15am start since this poster was designed.
UNITY UPDATE
Here is our Unity Update for October
This is the team magazine for the five Church of England churches in Whitstable
Tiny Singers has now moved to a 9.15am start since this poster was designed.
FOR MORE INFOMATION CONTACT
ELENA MARKOVA
ELENA MARKOVA
Children and Family Worker
Church Street, Whitstable CT5 1PG
(01227) 275 947
E-mail:
E-mail:
If you are on Facebook
this is the best way of finding out about our events and contacting Elena
However, if you wish to contact our Junior
Choir leader direct, Victoria Hall, her email address is
UNITY UPDATE
Here is our Unity Update for October
This is the team magazine for the five Church of England churches in Whitstable
SINGING FOR FUN AND HEALTH
This
takes place on the third Wednesday of each month at 2.30pm to 4pm at All Saints
Church hall. This is great fun - a chance to singalong to a mixture of all
sorts of songs in a relaxed setting in the hall with tea, coffee and cake.
CAMEO
FILM CLUB
The Film club meets on Thursdays from 11.15am to about 1.30pm nearly every week. It runs a mixture of films. Membership is £10 till the end of 2018 but we also ask for a contribution of £1 per person per week towards refreshments and heating costs.
The programme for the film club can be found by clicking HERE Send me an email for any of these groups and I will forward it to the group organiser.
tillotsons@gmail.com
Alternatively please feel welcome to
call me on 01227 272308
SCOUTS JUMBLE SALES
3rd Whitstable (All
Saints) Scout Group will be holding a Jumble Sale in All Saints Church
Hall, Church Street, Whitstable , CT5 1PG on Saturday 20th October . Doors open at 2pm and the admission fee is 20p each.
Jumble may be brought to the hall between 9am and 11am on the morning of the
sale.
Many thanks,
Paul Maley.
3rd Whitstable
Scouts Fundraising.
Our remaining Jumble
Sale is on 17th November. Doors open 2pm, admission 20p and
jumble can be left between 9am and 11am on the day.
A UNITED NATIONS SERVICE
FOR WORLD PEACE
Commemorate the Centenary of the End of
the ‘War to End All Wars’
Saturday 6 October
6.30 pm
Canterbury Cathedral
It will be attended by the Sheriff, Cllr Stockley, and
Rosie Duffield MP who will speak.
The Canterbury Singers conducted by Adrian Bawtree
(soloist, Victoria Rowcroft); solo violin playing the theme from Schindler’s
List and soprano, Angeline Kanagasooriam.
Natalie Saramasinghe, Executive Director of
United Nations Association-UK, will deliver a keynote address: An appeal to the
younger generation to recognise the danger and work with the UNA to vitalise
the UN.
With best wishes
Rev Simon Tillotson
