24th September 2023 All Saints Church, Childwall
“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Matthew 20 v 16
Thursday 28th September 10.45am Holy Communion BCP service
Thursday 5th October 10.45am Holy Communion BCP service
Sunday 24th September 9.15am Communion Service 11am All Age worship with baptisms
At the 11am service the new All Saints Gospel choir will be making their debut
6pm – Evening worship in the church hall followed by tea & coffee
Sunday 1st October 9.15am Service of the Word 11am All Age Communion service
6pm – Evening service in the church hall followed by tea & coffee
Sunday 8th October 9.15am Harvest Holy Communion 11am Harvest Parade service
4pm Open air Harvest service on the Church Acre
We will be celebrating the FEAST OF HARVEST on SUNDAY 8th OCTOBER. It is a thanksgiving to God for all his goodness and provision for us over the past year. We bring offerings to the Lord which we distribute to those in need around the city, through Foodbank and other charities. We also take gifts to those in the area who are ill or confined to their homes.
If you know of anyone whom we could care for in this way, please pass their
details, in confidence to Margaret Thwaite. 727 3334
We would be grateful for OFFERS OF HELP TO DISTRIBUTE GIFTS in the parish.
If you feel able to help, please contact Margaret Thwaite 727 3334
We will also need help to collate gifts in church.
APPROPRIATE GIFTS FOR FOOD BANK are as follows.
*Milk (UHT) or powdered *Fruit juice (Long Life). *Tomatoes tinned. *tinned fruit.
- Breakfast cereal (Small or Medinm) Rice (1Kg) Pasta (1kg)
*Tinned carrots Pasta sauce
*Tinned meat and vegetarian equivalent *Tinned potatoes Instant mashed potato
Tinned rice pudding. *Tea bags sugar
Snack bars *Jam
*Toothbrushes particularly individual Washing powder or liquid
Fresh flowers House plants Toiletries
*Biscuits.
*Tinned fish
Tinned sponge pudding.
*Coffee. *Tinned Soup. * Chocolate *Toilet rolls.
Washing up liquid.
Other very welcome gifts are:
Fresh fruit. Fresh vegetables Bottles of squash.
*Tinned Peas
If you would like TO HELP DECORATE THE CHURCH ON SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER please come BETWEEN 10am and 12 noon WE WILL FINISH PROMPTLY AT 12 noon. Margaret Thwaite 0151 727 3334 CHAT IS BACK
(Craft Hobbies Art and Tea/ Coffee + cake and snacks)
Whilst having a CHAT. You could also learn a new skill, if you want to. WEDNESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER. 2 – 4 pm in the church hall
We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
ALL WELCOME looking forward to seeing you.
Margaret Thwaite Tel: 727 3334. (Wendy, Sue and Dilys)
Would you be willing to read the Bible at the 11am service on a rota? Please speak to Barbara our Warden or to Andrew or Adeyinka. Thank you
School Forms – Secondary School Applications
If you need a Secondary school form completing I will be doing this by morning and afternoon appointments and evenings if needed. Please see me after Sunday services or email me and let me know if you can make a daytime appointment or if you need an evening one and what days you are available and I will arrange an appointment time for you. For Primary school forms I will be offering appointments to complete these after the October half term. Thank you, Andrew
Student welcome bags for Fresher’s fair at Hope University on September 27th
The Mother’s union at All Saints are putting together welcome bags for new 1st year students Please can you help by donating items for the bags. Please bring items to church from Sunday 27th August. For further information please speak to Sue Watterson
Cup a soup sachets, Tea bags, Coffee sachets Small shampoo & conditioner bottles Small pack of biscuits or chocolate bars
Student Hospitality
Would you be willing to have a couple of students for a meal in October to welcome them to Liverpool? It would be great if about 10 individuals or families would be willing to offer hospitality. Please speak to or email Adeyinka if you would like to offer.
New Booklet
In 1971 Nigel Sands, Curate at All Saints,
produced a short booklet about the Church.
This has been out of print for many years.
This year as a preparation for Heritage Weekend
we have updated and reset the booklet and it is now available for purchase at the back of Church price £1.00.
VESTRY HOUR every Tuesday from 7pm in church
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.
For any further information please contact Helen Ford on 07950718759
or h.h.ford@btinternet.com. Alternatively speak to Garry Critchley. Fit for Mission
FFM is the new Diocesan initiative for the future.
The proposal is that our Deanery of South Liverpool will become one large single parish with one single PCC.
Each church community will have its own local leadership team. Please come to the meeting below to find out all about FFM
Archdeacon Miranda and Area Dean Nicola Milford invite you to a
Liverpool South Deanery Fit for Mission Marketplace Wednesday 22nd November
7.00 – 9.00pm Venue: All Souls Springwood, Mather Avenue, Liverpool, L19 4TF
Car Parking is available on most roads surrounding the Church
Come and meet the Fit for Mission Team and ask questions at your local Deanery Marketplace event – open to all, no need to book! - Introduction to Fit for Mission
- Finance
- Governance, PCC and local Leadership teams
- Buildings Review
- Local Stories from other FfM deaneries
- Administration and the larger single parish
- Why Fit for Mission (the Diocesan Vision)
- Cultivate – Discipleship and Leadership Development
- Grant Funding Opportunities
- Doors open at 6.45 for refreshments and networking
- The event will open with a short service at 7.00pm
Enquiries:
Gill Dottie (Programme Administrator) gill.dottie@liverpool.anglican.org All Saints Church Childwall
The mission of God’s work in Childwall and the preservation of our historic buildings is supported by many generous donations, and for this we are exceedingly grateful. Should you wish to support All Saints Church, there are many ways to do this.
In Church, you are able to give via the Collection Plate or by using the Contactless machine. Yellow envelopes are available for one-off gifts which may be Gift Aided. You may also consider remembering us in your will and leaving a legacy to All Saints.
Our preferred way of receiving your gift is via the Parish Giving Scheme. Gifts way be one-off or by regular monthly, quarterly or annual donations. This can be done in any of the following ways:- - Our Parish Code is 220 622 027
- By post using the paper forms available at the back of church
- By telephone to 0333 002 1260 quoting our code above
- Via the web site www.parishgiving.org.uk , again using the code above
- Using the QR code which will take you directly to our site
Thank you for your support in maintaining our mission and preserving our precious building.
BOOKWORMS
Our next meeting is on Monday October 2nd at 7.30pm at the Childwall Abbey pub.
The book we shall be giving our usually varied opinions about is
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce.
This is the third book we have read by this author and it is the one I have enjoyed
the most in spite of it being totally bonkers!
We are always open to suggestions, so if you have read a book that you couldn’t put down and would like to recommend it to the group please tell Helen or Val. Everyone is welcome to join
us.
STORYTIME – Mondays– 10am – 11.30am
Storytime is a group, run by volunteers from All Saints’ church, for pre-school children. Join us in the church hall, on Mondays (During term time), from 10am. For those who are not aware of story time, it starts with a story and involves lots of fun, crafts, teddies and action songs. It costs £2 per family.
Pram Club – Thursdays – 1.30pm – 3pm
Run by a group of volunteers from All Saints for pre-school children.
A time of play, craft and refreshments finishing with songs and a story. Join us in the church hall every Thursday afternoon. It costs £2 per family. Opportunity for a Youth worker at All Saints Childwall
I am delighted to be able to share with you that we will be able to employ a Youth Worker at all Saints.
The total pledges made towards this position have met our target of £45,000. An enormous thank you to all of you that have made pledges.
Thank you to all of you that have fulfilled your pledges over the last few weeks. If you haven’t yet please will you read the information below.
How can you fulfil you pledge?
To fulfil your pledges please see the information at the bottom of this weekly sheet or take a printed information sheet from the back of church that will detail the different ways you can give.
Our preferred method of giving as a church is through the Parish Giving Scheme as gifts come into the church bank account with tax reclaimed without us having to complete any administration which obviously saves a lot of time.
We thank God for the way that he has prompted all of us to respond in this way. We look forward with excitement to the future. Please now pray that God will lead the right person to respond to his call and join us at All Saints Childwall.
If you have any further questions or would like to talk about this opportunity please contact me. Thank you, Andrew
Operation Christmas Child
It’s that time of year again when we are asking for your generosity with Operation Christmas Child.
From Sunday 10th September there will be shoeboxes available at the back of church with leaflets detailing what to pack them with. Alternatively use your own shoebox and wrap it with Christmas paper. If you would rather donate items instead, please pick up
a leaflet detailing what items we need and a collection box will
be left at the back of church.
We will need the shoeboxes returning to church no later then Sunday 5th November please. Any further information please contact Jayne Cullen jaynes40th@yahoo.co.uk
Your Church family needs You!
Please prayerfully consider whether you would be willing to stand as a Warden or Deputy Warden.
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, David Miller, Keith Caulkin, Patricia Horne, Dick Williams, Ken Hughes and Geoff Southern.
We pray for the bereaved family & friends of Wally Pritchard, Eileen Edwards & Sue Holden.
Andrew Colmer – Vicar – Tel: 07305 842257 – vicar.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Bill Forster – Associate Minister – william.forster1@btinternet.com
Adeyinka Olushonde – Curate – Tel: 07300 885515 adeyinka.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Opportunity for a Youth Worker at All Saints Childwall
I am delighted to share with you all, that we will be able to employ a Youth Worker at all Saints Childwall.
The total pledges made towards this position have met our target of £45,000.
An enormous thank you to all of you that have fulfilled your pledges already. If you haven’t fulfilled your pledge yet please read the information below.
How can you fulfil your pledge?
To fulfil your pledges please see the information at the bottom of the weekly sheet or take a printed information sheet from the back of church that will detail the different ways you can give.
Our preferred method of giving as a church is through the Parish Giving Scheme as gifts come into the church bank account with tax reclaimed without us having to complete any administration which obviously saves a lot of time.
We thank God for the way that he has prompted us to respond. We look forward with excitement to the future. Please now pray that God will lead the right person to respond to his call and join us at All Saints Childwall.
If you have any further questions or would like to talk about this opportunity please contact me. With my thanks and prayers, Andrew
Parish Giving Scheme (PGS)
All Saints’ Code is 220 622 027
PGS can be contacted by:-
- Telephone – 0333 002 1260
- The website www.parishgiving.org.uk – QR Code below
Existing members – you will need your Contact ID number
To give a lump sum, you will also need your Bank Debit Card detail
To increase your existing monthly giving, you can do this on the phone, or on-line using the ‘Manage Payment’ field.
New members
Contacting PGS via any of the above, will allow you give a lump sum (you will need your Bank Debit Card detail) or set up a regular monthly/quarterly/annual payment (you will need your bank account Name, Sort Code and Account Number)
To enable our Treasurer to ensure that your gift is properly recorded against match funding a Youth Worker, please complete the slip on the reverse of this form.
Bank Transfer, Cheque or Existing Standing Order
A Lump Sum gift may be made by Cheque or on-line banking to:-
Name
Sort Code Account Number
Parochial Church Council of All Saints Childwall 20-50-82
80690007
When using 0n-line banking, please quote Reference – ‘YW your name’ so as to make it clear on the bank statement.
Should you wish us to reclaim tax under the Gift aid Scheme, we need to hold a valid Gift Aid Declaration in your name. We will already have this for you If you are a regular Standing Order giver. Otherwise, we will need you to complete a Gift aid Declaration form, available at the back of church. It is important that you check that you are paying sufficient tax to cover all gifts you make under Gift Aid.
To increase a regular Standing Order, you will need to do this yourself via your bank.
To enable our Treasurer and Gift Aid Secretary to ensure that your gift is properly recorded against match funding a Youth Worker, please complete the slip on the reverse of this form.
Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) All Saints’ Code is 220 622 027
To the PCC Treasurer
From:- ………………………………………………………………………………….
(If you are an anonymous donor, please write ‘Anonymous’)
I/We have made a one-off gift of £…………………………………… } To match fund } a Youth Worker
I/We have increased our regular giving by £………………………….. per month } Please return this form to Diane Deacon or place in the box at back of Church.
Bank Transfer, Cheque or Existing Standing Order To the PCC Treasurer and Gift aid Secretary
From:- ………………………………………………………………………………….
I have made a one-off gift via on-line banking of £……………………………………
I have made a one-off gift via cheque of £…………………………………. IhaveincreasedmyStandingOrderby £…………………………………..permonth } Please return this form to Diane Deacon or place in the box at back of Church.
}
} To match fund
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} a Youth Worker
