27th November 2022 – Advent Sunday All Saints Church, Childwall
Church services
Advent Sunday 27th November – 9.15am Holy Communion Service 11am Baptism service
12.30pm Baptism Service 6pm – Evening worship in the church hall.
Thursday 1st December – 10.45am Holy Communion
Sunday 4th December – 9.15am Service of the Word 11am Holy Communion
5pm Christingle Service – Please bring a torch with you!
Thursday 8th December – 10.45am Holy Communion
Sunday 11th December – 9.15am Holy Communion Service 11am Toy Service and Parade
6pm – Holy communion with prayers for healing in the church hall.
Building work in the church hall
The new kitchen is now finished and is looking fantastic.
The small hall and the large hall will hopefully be decorated next, during the Christmas break.
VESTRY HOUR – every Tuesday in Church from 7pm – 8pm
To book a Baptism or a Wedding or speak to a member of the clergy, please come to Vestry Hour which is held in the church every Tuesday, no appointment is necessary. Please use the wooden door to the left of the tower. You do not need to knock; just come in, take a seat and you will be seen privately in turn.
Operation Christmas Child-Shoe boxes
Thank you to all of you who took and filled shoe boxes, Jayne delivered 34 boxes last week to the collection depot. These boxes of presents will be delivered to children who wouldn’t otherwise receive anything for Christmas. THANK YOU!
School Forms – Primary School Applications
If you need a Primary school form completing I am doing this by appointments. Please email me to request an appointment and let me know if you have any availability during the day or if it needs to be the evening, and I will arrange a time for you. Appointments will be for 15mins and will be in the daytime or the evening as necessary. Thank you, Andrew
BOOKWORMS
The next meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday December 5th in the Childwall Abbey pub. The book we shall be discussing is A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe. Come and join us. Val Yates
Men’s Night – Friday 9th December from 7pm at the Childwall Abbey
Come and join us on Friday 9th December in the Childwall Abbey Function room from 7pm. It would be great to see you there, it is an opportunity to get to know each other
and have a chat and a drink together. Andrew
‘Celebrating Christmas with Strawberry Field’ takes place
at the M&S Bank Arena on Sunday November 27th at 6.30pm.
As well as seasonal classics, the concert will also include a host of special guests, carols, and readings that celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.
To purchase tickets for the show, visit the Ticket Quarter website or call 0344 800 0410. Carers go free to the carol concert, with discounts available for groups of 20+
Delivery of Christmas Cards to every home in the Parish – see below
We have Christmas postcards to deliver to every home in the parish which have got all the Christmas service times on. The roads to be delivered are at the back of the church on a list, please sign against the road you are going to deliver. They need to be delivered by Thursday 1st December please. Thanks very much Andrew
Happy Christmas
Photograph by Walter Pritchard
25 Readings for Advent – available at the back of church for £1.50
• A great Advent guide for individuals
• J C Ryle helps you connect Jesus’ first and second coming
• A timeless devotional that helps you see the bigger picture of Advent
For most of us, Advent is synonymous with Christmas. After all, don’t our Advent calendars countdown to December 25th? Isn’t Advent a time to think about the birth of the baby in the manger, the angels and the shepherd? It certainly is.
Advent means the coming of the special baby who was laid in a manger in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. But J.C. Ryle would also remind people of the ‘Second Advent’ when Jesus will come again. On that day, Jesus will return to our world, not as a baby but as the unmistakable King of kings and Lord of lords.
J.C. Ryle was the 1st Bishop of Liverpool and along with his wife is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Childwall.
Lighting of Community Christmas Tree at the Church Hall Friday 2nd December from 6pm
6pm-7pm – FREE hot Scouse and Chilli all provided by Hope University
7pm – Turning on of the Community Christmas Tree on the Church Hall roof.
Please invite your family, friends and neighbours to come.
The Church hall car park will be closed for the event, please walk or park elsewhere.
If you are able to make or buy some mince pies for the event please bring them to the church hall anytime from 4-6pm on Friday 2nd December.
If you are able to be a steward on the night please speak to Andrew
Christmas Cards for sale
We have Christmas cards available to buy at the back of church £2.50 a pack.
Morning Prayer – Monday & Friday at 8:00am – Morning prayer service with words on screen. Optional chat after the service. Meeting ID: 948 786 2454 Passcode: 4allsaints
Weekly prayer meeting – Thursday 6.30pm on Zoom for 40 minutes.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8802380315?pwd=cGxQTnQ0QVRjU1gyUnBrYnJMMzZldz09
Please note joining ID. Meeting ID: 880 238 0315
Passcode: yt76bq
Weekly Prayer requests – Please pray for all those who are unwell at this time particularly praying for Doris Springer, Nicoli Gray (Carole Turner’s daughter), Patricia Horne and David Miller. We also pray for the bereaved family and friends of Gerry Slater, Lorna Leach and Patricia Reilly.
Andrew Colmer – Vicar – Tel: 07305 842257 – vicar.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com Helen Deegan – Curate – Tel: 07984 933467 – curate.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com Bill Forster – Associate Minister – william.forster1@btinternet.com Adeyinka Olushonde – Ordinand – adeyinka.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
