The monthly e-newsletter from the Team Vicar of All Saints Whitstable, Rev Simon Tillotson
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Monday 30 September 2019

October 2019 Newsletter



Dear Friends


Welcome to our October newsletter for All Saints church Whitstable!

We start this month with the event at St Peter's this Friday which I would like to invite you to. Although this is not an "All Saints event" I am certain many people would find this interesting. 

It features myself in discussion with Pema Deki who is a Buddhist nun. 

Full details are here. There is no charge for this event - just come along!









Sadly Geoff is no long able to host the event so I will host it instead.

Back here at All Saints we have our Harvest Festival service on Sunday 13th October. It is always a great occasion! Do put it in your diaries. At the 8am service that day please bring the food up to the top altar before the service. At the 10am that day please keep the food on you and we will ask you to bring it up during the service.
Please note that we already had our Harvest Barn Dance and Supper in September and my great thanks to the Social Committee for making it such a special evening.




TEN - by J John

I am going to run a new course called 10 or Ten which is in the format of DVD showing the famous Christian J John speaking about the Ten Commandments and how they have relevance to us today.
The course “Ten” or 10 will take place over ten evenings or mornings (choose whether you wish an evening or morning course) starting on Thursday 17th October at 7.30pm to 9.15pm and Friday 18th October 10.30am to 12.15pm and then running every week till Thursday 19th and Friday 20th December.  The course is free of charge and will take place at the Vicarage which is to the left of All Saints church and hall on Church Street, Whitstable CT5 1PG.

Please do let me know if you are planning to attend. You can always come the first week as an experiment and then not continue if it is not for you. 
Email me at tillotsons@gmail.com or call 01227 275947 to find out more (answerphone outside office hours)


(Please note that videos suggested by YouTube at the end of a YouTube video such as this one reflect the viewing habits of the google or Youtube account on which you are watching this video on your computer, tablet or smart device and have no relation in any way to All Saints Whitstable) 




   SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE FOR DEARLY DEPARTED




Sunday 3rd Nov at 4pm


Light a candle in memory of someone who has passed away either recently or further back in time. The service lasts about 50 minutes. Names must be emailed or sent by post/ delivered by hand to Simon our vicar at tillotsons@gmail.com or The Vicarage, Church Street, Whitstable CT5 1PG.  Please use CAPITAL letters in any hand written note so we get the name right and if you are planning to attend please let us know how many of you are attending. Thank you!



Looking ahead into November - please put this date in your diaries






ALL SAINTS CHURCH HALL, CHURCH STREET, CT5 1PG  AVAILABLE TO HIRE MOST WEEKENDS AND SOME WEEK DAYS - FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL whitstablehall@gmail.com





YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO A SPECIAL OPEN AFTERNOON HELD AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH  AND ALL SAINTS HALL  on SATURDAY 23rd November 2019 from 2pm to 4pm

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FROM PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED


We have organized a great afternoon for our community advertising the different groups that meet on our premises. The variety of things on offer is huge from Boxercise to All Saints Church Choir, from Glow Fitness to Sacred Space.  Each group will have a table advertising their activity and giving out literature and a representative will be available to answer any questions that you may have.

You can just pop by for 10 minutes or stay the whole two hours if you like, and stay for the historical talk at 4.15pmEntrance is free. Why not put the date in your diary now?

FEATURING… (not all groups below have confirmed but we hope they will attend)

Boxercise

Pilates with Alison

Painting with Mark

Weightwatchers

Film Club

Beading workshops

All Saints Nursery school (Outstanding Ofsted)

Come and Meet Each Other (CAMEO)

Singing for Fun and Health

Kent Additional Teaching Club (K.A.T. Club)

Holyballoo children and parents’ after school club

All Saints Bellringers

All Saints choir and music group


Weddings and Renewal of Vows at All Saints

Christenings (Baptisms) at All Saints

All Saints Servers and traditions

All Saints church services

Sunday Club for children

All Saints Prayer Shawl group

Sacred Space
We hope other groups that operate from our church or hall will also have a table advertising their groups. Please come along and find out what is on at your local community. We would love to meet you. Sorry no external groups permitted due to space issues










25 years ago this Wednesday 2nd October I was ordained at Rochester Cathedral. If you would like to drop by on Sunday for a glass of Prosecco or red and white wine at the church hall at about 11.25am I would be delighted, and even more delighted if you can come to the 8am or 10am service beforehand. Can I just say that this is not a celebration of myself but of ALL who serve the church in whatever capacity. We are all equally important in God's eyes and I will make this very clear on Sunday. It is not just about me! Sacrificial volunteers are the mainstay of the church and without them where would be?























The Coffee/ Tea rota - after church on Sunday. Please contact Pat Hudgell if you can help - her phone number is 01227 280262. If we do not get new helpers then the current teams will have to do their duties more often so please do consider it.





OUR CHILDREN'S GROUPS HAVE BEEN GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH IN RECENT WEEKS....Do contact Elena for more information











FOR MORE INFOMATION CONTACT
ELENA MARKOVA


Children and Family Minister






The remaining dates for Sacred Space for 2019 can be found in this poster




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





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 now just £5 till the end of 2019 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












Thank you for reading this and all good wishes
Simon











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All Saints Whitstable

All Saints Whitstable is a Church of England church in the Church Street area of Whitstable, between the railway station and the Thanet Way.
It has been in existence since at least the 12th century.
It is one of six churches that make up the Whitstable Team Ministry.
Church service times are 8am Holy Communion (BCP) and 10am Sung Communion on Sundays, with a Sunday Club for children.
A Family Communion takes place at 10am on the Second Sunday of each month where the children stay in church.
For more information on other services and general information please visit our main website which is www.allsaintswhitstable.com or email the Vicar Rev Simon Tillotson at tillotsons@gmail.com

The Holy Trinity by Andrei Rublev

The Holy Trinity by Andrei Rublev

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