All Saints News

Priest-in-Charge: Fr John Ainslie (revjohnainslie@gmail.com; 01628 629827)

Do please join us after Mass for Tea, Coffee and Cake in the Vestry Hall - just ask if you don’t know the way!

                               Poppy Display for Remembrance-tide

The display of knitted poppies both inside and outside the church has now been installed – a wonderful display of nearly 1900 poppies, with related books and information – all inspired and organised by Sue Hemings and with contributions of knitted poppies from a great many from our congregation and wider friends.

The church will be open on Saturday and Sunday for 3 weeks, 31st Oct/1st Nov, 7th/8th Nov and 14th/15th Nov 11.30 – 4.00 on Saturdays and 12.00 – 4.00 on Sundays. Refreshments will be available and all monies raised will go to the Royal British Legion. Please do visit and support this worthy cause.

          A huge ‘Thank You’ to all who have contributed in any way to the poppy display.

All Souls. The annual Requiem Mass for All Souls will be on Thursday 5th November at 10.30am. There is a list at the Back of Church for you to add names of those you wish to be remembered at the Mass.

Mass of Our Lady of Walsingham is next Saturday in church at 10.30am. Remembrance Sunday will be celebrated next Sunday at 10.30am, with a sung Requiem Mass and The Two Minutes Silence.

A very big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who was involved in the Dedication Festival and Confirmation last Sunday – it was a wonderful celebration event, a real highlight in this 150th anniversary year.

Saturday 21st November: Blackthorn Trust Christmas Fair, St Andrew’s Road (just off Tonbridge Road) 10am – 2pm.

Sunday 22nd November: Evensong and Benediction at St Peter’s Folkestone 4pm – all welcome. In celebration of the Feast of Christ the King. If you would like to go please say, I’m sure lifts can be arranged.

FOR OUR PRAYERS:

We give thanks and glory to God for all the Saints, and we celebrate our participation in the Communion of Saints. In the Richborough Cycle of Prayer we pray this week for Society Parishes in the diocese of Canterbury and Chelmsford, for their Priests and people. We pray for all Richborough parishes in vacancy, especially St Andrew’s Deal and Holy Trinity Ramsgate, for their Churchwardens, and the priests who are ministering to them. We pray for peace across the world in these turbulent times, and we pray that God’s Holy Spirit will work in the hearts and minds of the leaders of the nations to promote peace, justice and the flourishing of all people.

We pray for those in need, especially Glynis Reynolds, Yvonne Young, Lindsay Wheeler, David Green, Norman Farrington, Phil and Marion, Joe, Keira, Freya, Isaac, Lexie Nicholson, Sarah, Janet, Ralph Austin, Isobel, Fay and Gay Thatcher.

We pray for the recently departed including Alison Heywood, Alan Hemings, Graham Foster and Henry. We remember those who have faithfully served God in this place in previous generations, praying especially for those whose year’s mind occurs at this time: Beatrice Harris, Stewart Henry, Margaret Turner, Myra Lury, Betty Landi.