Weekly Newsletter

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NB: CLOCKS MOVE BACK ONE HOUR THIS SUNDAY MORNING

WEEK BEGINNING: 26TH OCTOBER 2025

THIS WEEK: LAST AFTER TRINITY

Today: 10:00am Parish Mass

Tuesday: 10:30am Mass with Taize (with re-licensing of Fr

Roland by Archdeacon Martin)

Wednesday: 12:30pm Prayer Group

INTERCESSIONS:

Those who require ongoing prayer:

HM King Charles, Alison, Angela, Ivor, Lorna, Eileen, Patricia, Julia, Marsha, Brian, Geoffrey, Richard, David & Alexandra.

General Requests:

For the people of the Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan.

Year’s Mind:

Lt Cmdr Richard William Daniel Smith RN

Jean Littler

Elizabeth Thomas

Florence Ellen Waite

Joan Furze Cameron

Joe Reay

RE-LICENSING OF FR ROLAND

Fr Roland (and Caroline) have now been with us for three years this October! It’s time for the Archdeacon to relicense Fr Roland as Priest-in-Charge for another three years. Things will change again in May after the reunification, but for now we’re celebrating this small milestone as required under Canon Law.

The relicensing will take place THIS Tuesday, 28th October, during the Taizé Mass at 10:30 a.m., with Archdeacon Martin joining us. Everyone is very welcome to come along, witness the relicensing, and stay afterwards for cake and refreshments.

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

PATRONAL LUNCH

We will be celebrating our patronal festival NEXT SUNDAY at 10am mass followed by a lunch. We will be joined from our friends at St. Mary’s Thorpe and St. Michael’s Sheerwater.

If you would like to stay for lunch, please let the parish office know BY MONDAY. No charge but donations gratefully received on the day.

ALL SOULS SERVICE

Our All Souls Service is ALSO NEXT Sunday at 4pm. If you wish to have a departed loved one’s name (s) remembered at this service, please email them to the parish office BY WEDNESDAY LATEST. We no longer carry names over from year to year, so only those that are asked for will be read.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 9TH NOVEMBER

PLEASE NOTE: There will be a said mass at 8:00am on this morning followed at

10:15am by a Remembrance Service with Bishop Peter Hancock (Retired Bishop of Bath & Wells) and the dedication of the Stained Glass Window in memory of the Fallen & Lt Cmdr Richard Smith.

MUSIC RECITAL BY ANNA LOVEDAY & DAVID PERKINS

This is on Saturday 15th November at 7:30pm in the church. A mixture of opera, arts songs and musical theatre. Tickets £12.50 on the door.

DECORATING CHURCH FOR ADVENT

On Saturday 29th November we will be getting the church ready for the Advent Season. Helpers much appreciated from 9am onwards.

We are also encouraging people to decorate a window in memory of a loved one (as last year). Please let Dave Evans know if you wish to be allocated a window.

LULUKAN CHRISTMAS CAFE

Lulu’s café will open 9-1 in the Jean Rignell Room on Saturday 29th November and every Saturday morning until Christmas.

✨ DISCOVER THE MEANING OF MASS

Four-Week Advent Formation Series

As we journey through the season of Advent, we invite you to a special four-part series unpacking the beauty, mystery, and meaning of the Mass. Over four consecutive Tuesdays in December, we’ll walk step by step through the liturgy — from the opening procession to the final blessing — exploring how heaven and earth meet at the altar.

📅 Course Dates:

Tuesday 2 December 2025 – What Is the Mass?
Tuesday 9 December 2025 – Liturgy of the Word & the Peace
Tuesday 16 December 2025 – Liturgy of the Eucharist
Tuesday 23 December 2025 – Communion & Mission: Living the Mass

🕖 Time: 10.30 - 1130am during the Taize Mass each Tuesday followed by refreshments and discussion.

Whether you’re a lifelong Anglo Catholic seeking deeper understanding or someone returning to Mass after some time away, this time together will enrich your appreciation of the sacred liturgy. Come with open hearts and curious minds — and leave ready to enter Christmas renewed. Fr Roland & the Leadership Team.

VISION MORNING FOR REUNIFICATION WITH ST MICHAELS

On Saturday 6th December, 10:00–12:30pm, we will gather at All Saints for a morning, exploring what our life together will look like as we journey forward in faith and look at the reunification with St Michael’s.