Book of Remembrance

The All Saints’ book of remembrance in which departed loved ones names can be entered is being updated in March. If you would like a loved one’s name entered in it, please let Linda Vine have their name along with their dates of birth and death.

Thank you

Tots’ Praise – 7th January

Tots’ Praise 

7th January from 2:00pm

‘Good News – The Kings’

Tot’s Praise is for the youngest – under 5s together with their parents/carers – gather between 2 and 2:15, all done in time for school pick up.

All welcome

 

Blackburn Diocese Centenary Year

  2026  –  100 years of Blackburn Diocese.

Many of the celebrations will be in the parishes, but please note the following dates

Saturday 16th May – ‘Big day out in Blackpool’

Thursday 7th November – Anniversary Service in the Cathedral.

Please also make a note of the weekend of 11 – 13th September, when we will be having our next FAITHfest weekend, this will form part of our wave of mission right across the diocese.

Please do use the following prayer as we hold our diocese, its parishes, schools and chaplaincies before God.

Prayer for our Diocese in this Centenary Year.

Heavenly Father, inner Centenary year we

rededicate ourselves and our Diocese to you.

Send the Holy Spirit to give us

confidence in our witness,

generosity in our service,

and love of our neighbours,

that your church may be renewed

and many come home to you,

though your son our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Amen

Next Church cleaning – 10th January

Next church cleaning session

 Saturday 13th December from  9:00 am for about one hour

Do try and spare half and hour and let’s get the church nice and clean to after the Christmas celebration. A nice clean start for the New Year!

Thank you to those who came to clean on Saturday your help is greatly appreciated

 

Friday Praise – this week

Friday Praise

40 minutes of informal, child friendly worship at the start of the weekend

All Saints’ Church, 6:00pm

13th March
27th March
3rd April 10am Good Friday

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Prayer for Peace in our World

In peace let us pray to the Lord.

We pray for the leaders of the nations,
that you will guide them in the ways of freedom, justice and truth.

We pray for those who bear arms on behalf of the nation,
that they may have discipline and discernment,
courage and compassion.

We pray for our enemies, and those who wish us harm,
that you will turn the hearts of all to kindness and friendship.

We pray for the wounded and the captive,
the grieving and the homeless,
that in all their trials they may know your love and support.

Most holy God and Father,
hear our prayers for all who strive for peace
and all who fight for justice.
Help us, who today remember the cost of war,
to work for a better tomorrow;
and, as we commend to you lives lost in terror and conflict,
bring us all, in the end, to the peace of your presence;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Adapted from C0fE prayer

St Christopher’s Carols

St Christopher’s Carols by Candlelight

Thursday 18th December at 6:30pm

In All Saints’ Church.

Please come along, enjoy this Christmas service and support them.

Thank you

Community lunch with Carols

Next Community lunch is Friday

19th December from 11:30am

In All Saints’ Church

Do come along and bring someone who would enjoy and benefit from the community spirit.

No charge, but if you are able to give a small donation towards costs that would be greatly appreciated.

If you can help with making Christingles after the community lunch please have a word with Sarah or Toby. Thank you

 

 

Home Communions

Home Communions will be taking place this week in anticipation of Christmas. If you are aware of someone who can’t take it to church and would like Communion brought to them ( or simply a visit), please have a word with the vicar or pastoral team.

Christingle – 19th December

Christingle

Friday 19th December  at 3:30pm

 

This year’s All Saints’ Christingle will be extra special. It will start with a Nativity trail in the school forest at around 3:35pm – the last day of term.

If you are at All Saints’ school pick up your children as normal and then head towards the outdoor classroom. If you are somewhere else make your way there and enter by the carpark gates.

After the trail. the wise men will then lead you over to church for a hot chocolate and then when all have arrived a short Christingle service will follow – in aid of the children’s Society.

If you can help with Christingle making after the community lunch, please let Toby or Sarah know.