Month: November 2022

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

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

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

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