We extend a
warm welcome - to all our visitors,
especially to the Rev Mike Shaw who will be leading our worship this
morning.
Our
altar is open to members of all denominations. If you do
not wish to receive Communion please come to receive a blessing and
certainly bring any children with you for a blessing.
Today’s
readings:
Jeremiah 18.1-11
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14.25-33
Today’s
collect: Almighty God, who called your Church to
bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us
to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be
drawn to
you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in
the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Diary
for the Coming
Week
Sunday 5th September 11.30am – Monthly Church
walk – see below
Monday
6th September 2pm to 4pm – Tea and coffee in
the Church Hall
–
all welcome
Tuesday 7th
September Evening
Talk Time – 8.00pm in the
Church Hall. Further
information
from Alison Draper – 01438 816874
Friday 10th September 9am
to
10.30am - Tea and coffee in the Church Hall –
all welcome
Saturday 11th
September Bike
Ride – see below
Sunday
12th September
10.00am – Parish Communion
Monthly Church Walk – will be this Sunday 5th
September 2004. A warm but enjoyable time was had on last month’s
outing by a
number of walkers and some lunch only attendees. Details from Malcolm
Tebbutt
on 01438 798686.
Talk Time will start again on
7th
September. Do come then with your ideas for suitable discussion topics.
Sponsored
Bike Ride (in
aid of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Historic Churches Fund) will
be held
on Saturday 11th September 2004 and Mike Hall (the Linda and Mike one)
is not
only looking for participants, but also for eight volunteers who
would be prepared to man the
church for a one hour shift! Help raise money for the repair of our
churches
and chapels, by getting sponsorship for cycling, running or walking
between
churches in Beds and Herts. Anyone can
come and enjoy a day visiting these beautiful buildings. Please contact
Mike on
01438 811190.
Sunday
Club – restarts on 12th
September at 10am in the Church Hall.
If you would like to help, especially with
the younger age group, please call Lynda Dent on 01438 812156.
The Church Hall –
Many thanks to Alison for running the very successful children’s
holiday club. Volunteers
now needed to help with Friday morning opening open times and with
cleaning - please
contact Alison Draper – 01438 816874.
Saturday 2nd October
2004 – 7pm for 7.30pm – Harvest Supper in the
church hall. Please contact Pam Stuart
on 01438813767 to book your seat and / or help.
Advanced
notice
of dates for your post holiday diaries – Sunday
26th September 10am – Parish Communion
– two Revd’s for the price of one? Mike and Mervyn have
suggested
that they jointly lead our service the week before Revd. Coralie
McCluskey
joins us. Do come as a thank-you to them for looking after us so well
during
the interregnum. Sunday 3rd
October – 9.30am
Parish Communion / Harvest Festival – do come and welcome Revd.
Coralie McCluskey
to All Saints. Tuesday 12th October
– 8pm – Licensing by the Bishop of
Hertford of Revd. Coralie McCluskey
to her ministry to Datchworth. 16th October - 8pm Jazz Concert at All
Saints Church - Ellie Smith Jazz Singer - click here for details.
Team Ministry for Datchworth – The Rev Dr Alan Winton
as our Team Rector designate has prepared
a note to explain the plans, proposals and next steps for the future of
ministry in Datchworth. Please click here to read.
Anniversary
or celebrating the life of a loved one? – would you like to
contribute towards the cost of the flowers for that period? – contact
Diana Glanville – 01438 812230 or Margaret Kirk – 01438 812734.
All
Saints on-line - We
hope that you will find the content and links helpful and
interesting. Do let us have any suggestions for
improvement or the correction of any errors that you spot - tonycharles@allsaintsdatchworth.info.
Prayers
- This week we pray for:
Our
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parish of St John’s , Ha Simone, Lesotho.
All those living in Waton Road.
Rev Coralie McCluskey
and
her family as they settle into their new home and as she prepares for
her new
ministry in the area starting at the beginning of October.
Those who have died, or who
are bereaved.
All
those who are ill or in need, their families and their carers,
especially - Ann Betts,
Lillian Goodfellow, Emily Green,
Joanne Harris, Jonathan Hawes, Michael Hughes, Lorna Humphries, Hannah
Hunt, Bob King, Francis
Noble, Thomas Rousell,
Hannah Sharp, Eve Simpson, Ken Stoneman,
Sharon and
Irene.
God
our creator, you feed your children
with the true manna, the living bread from heaven: let this holy food
sustain
us through our earthly pilgrimage until we come to that
place where hunger
and thirst are no more; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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