This weekend sees the season of Advent begin. It is the start of a new year in the church’s annual cycle of celebration. Advent is a time of preparation before Christmas like Lent is a time of preparation before Easter. The preparations that tend to dominate our lives during Advent are very much focused on … Read more
Progress report – 24th November 2022 Trench digging has now started and the preparations are in the pictures: The orange fencing around the tree protection areas is not just to stop any machine digging happening there but to keep machines away completely as their weight will damage the roots and higher parts of their structure … Read more
All Saints Rector , David, writes: “I was delighted yesterday at Sunday service to commission a new expanded team to inspire and guide the church on our journey to be accredited as an Eco Church. The team has been formed from our Climate Matters Group with a brief to lead our response as a church … Read more
Safeguarding Sunday This Sunday is the start of Safeguarding Week across the country. We are placing a special focus on safeguarding at our morning services this Sunday. The Reverend Colin James will preach on the topic and one of our Parish Safeguarding Officers, Tom Lochhead will lead the prayers. At the same time we know … Read more
Progress report – 17th November 2022 The screed is now complete. It was not an entirely straightforward job. The memorial stones to be re-laid in the church as well as all being different sizes are also different thicknesses. Although the mortar they are laid on can provide some tolerance not all the spaces into which … Read more
Remembrance Sunday As the church is closed currently there are some changes to the way we are observing Remembrance Sunday this year. We will include an act of Remembrance in the Parish Communion service at 9.30am but since we have no access to the war memorial desk we will not be laying any wreaths in … Read more
Progress report – 10th November 2022 Screed laying has started. It should be finished by the time you read this. On Tuesday when the picture below was taken, they were about one quarter the way through. It has been quite a major exercise and engrossing for anyone who enjoys watching construction activity. Two mixer machines … Read more
Celebrating All Saints This weekend we are celebrating All Saints. It’s a church festival observed by many churches but has a special significance for our parish because we are named for All Saints. So this Sunday at our church services we will be celebrating both saints everywhere and also the life of our own parish. … Read more
Progress report – 3rd November 2022 This should be the last report showing things that are about to be hidden on a large scale, so for the record, here is the whole church with its underfloor services. In the next week or so, we are expecting delivery of the limecrete for the screed. It is … Read more
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