We
extend a warm welcome to all our visitors, especially to
Helen Tross who very kindly will be playing the organ this morning and
to the Rev Mike Shaw who will be leading our worship. Our great thanks
to Mike for all he has done for All Saints in 2003 and his willingness
with others to continue to help out into 2004.
Coffee
– do stay for a coffee and a chat after the service.
Talking
Books – If you know of anyone who could make use of some
Talking Books please call Peter Brown on 01438 814234
Today’s
readings: Isaiah 43.1-7
Acts 8.14-17
Luke 3.15-17,21,22
Today’s
collect: Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus
revealed
him to be your Son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant to us,
who are born again by water and the Spirit, that we may be faithful to
our calling as your adopted children; through Jesus Christ your Son our
Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Diary
for the Coming
Week
Tuesday 13th
January Evening
Talk Time
8.00pm
at 2 Wheatcotes
Further information from Alison Draper - 01438 816874
Thursday 15th
January
Afternoon Talk Time
1.30pm
at 17 Raffin Park
Further information from Grace Wallin - 01438 812624
Sunday 18th
January 10.00am Family
Communion.
Fish
& Chip Supper Evenings - By kind
permission of John and Jean Austin, two more Fish & Chip evenings
will be held at Hoppers Hall, Datchworth to raise funds
towards the completion of All Saints’ church hall.
The suppers will be on Friday 20th and 27th February 2004 at 7.30pm and
will cost £15 per person. This will include fish & chips, a
glass of wine and dessert, all consumed in friendly surroundings.
Similar evenings were held last year when a very good time was had by
all and tickets were quick to sell. The maximum number is 25 people per
evening – so book early with John Glanville – 01438 812230 or Bob King
– 01438 814147.
Tour Israel - 20 to 31 March 2004 - A
Shoresh Study Tour - Rev Ray
Lockhart and his wife Jill will be hosting a tour to Israel in March
this year. Ray was
previously Rector of St. Martin's Church Knebworth and later Rector of
Christchurch, Jerusalem. It is a recommended tour as both Ray and Jill
have an intimate knowledge of Israel.
Click for further
details of this
tour and Shoresh
Study Tours generally.
More information can also be obtained
from Tony Charles tel: 01438 817300 / email tonycharles@allsaintsdatchworth.info
or from Ray himself tel: 01225 840432 / email lockhart@xalt.co.uk.
Lent
Course - advanced notice - Please book the five Tuesday
evenings in March for this
years lent course. The five evening
sessions will be held at the school starting at 7.30pm with supper and
will replace Evening Talk Time during Lent. We will again be
using the York Courses Lent material, this year entitled -
A Quiz Night, also to
raise funds for the completion of All Saints’ church hall, will be held
on the evening of Saturday 27th March 2004. Please book the date in
your diary and start getting your team organised.
Abbey
Teas – We have another opportunity to put on teas in the
St Albans Abbey Refrectory, half the proceeds going towards the costs
of completing All Saints’ church hall and the other to the Abbey.
Please let me know if you can help on the afternoon of Sunday 4th April
2004 – Anne Charles – 01438 812098.
Talk
Time – The evening group meets on Tuesday 13th
January 2004 at 8pm at
2
Wheatcotes and the afternoon group on Thursday 15th January 2004 at
1.30pm at 17 Raffin Park. All are very welcome to join these informal
groups.
Prayers
- This week we pray for:
The clergy and
people of the
diocese of Alaska.
Our
link
parish of St John’s , Ha Simone, Lesotho.
All those living in Purcell Close.
All those who have died, or who are bereaved.
All
those who are ill or in need, their families and their carers,
especially:- Ann Betts, Fizzy Chambers, Betty Clark, Gemma
Cooper,
Margaret Davies, Jamie Dempsey, Lil Draper, Lillian Goodfellow,
Jonathan Hawes, So-Lin Jeffery, Frances
Noble, Thomas Rousell, Hannah Sharp, Eve Simpson and Ken
Stoneman.
Lord of all time and
eternity, you opened the heavens and revealed yourself as Father in the
baptism of Jesus your beloved Son: by the power of your Spirit complete
the heavenly work of our rebirth through the waters of the new
creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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