April 23 Newsletter
Note from our Church Treasurer Did you know that it costs just over £260 a day to maintain All Saints Church and it's ministry and mission at the heart of Earls Barton? Our current budget shows a shortfall of almost 10% of that amount. So much of our income comes from regular or one-off donations by church members and visitors. If you are able to consider giving regularly, please contact Derek Bish at treasurer.earlsbarton@outlook.com
What’s on at All Saints Church?
Midweek Worship
Every Wednesday - 9:30am Holy Communion and 8:30pm Compline (Night Prayer) in church.
On the first Wednesday of the month there is a short service of Holy Communion in the Church Hall at 3pm followed by refreshments - everyone is welcome, we always have new people joining us.
Sunday Services
2nd April - Palm Sunday 9.00 am Holy Communion, 10 am All Age Service, 7pm Prayer and Praise
6th April – 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday Service where we think about Jesus washing his Disciples’ feet and the Last Supper that we remember each time we have Holy Communion. There is a solemn time where the servers remove the curtains and altar coverings ready for Good Friday.
7th April - Good Friday - Churches Together,Walk of Witness 9.30am from All Saints to the 10am Service in Methodist Chapel
9th April – Easter Sunday – Dawn (6.00am) - 1st communion of Easter, 10am All Age Celebration with Holy Communion
16th – Low Sunday 10am Holy Communion followed by Shared Lunch
23rd - 10am Holy Communion Followed by our Annual Parish Meeting
30th – 10 am Holy Communion
Everyone is welcome to join us for our services and we warmly encourage children! We have an area with books and toys for families or JaM (Jesus and Me), our children’s group, runs on Sundays in term-time too. Refreshments are served after every Sunday service in the Church Hall.
Shared Lunch This month’s Shared lunch will be on 16th April to avoid Easter celebrations, to which everyone is invited. It will be a time to meet and chat over a simple lunch. The idea is that you bring some food and drink - enough to feed you and your family - and we all just share in whatever arrives. Generally, cold food is easier to deal with - for example quiches, sausage rolls, pizzas, salads, bread, cheese, nibbles plus cakes, fruit or simple puddings but bring what you like. The lunch starts about 12pm after the usual refreshments. For more info please contact Derek & Margaret Bish - 811539.
Fairtrade News Please note, our next Fairtrade Café is a week earlier than usual to avoid the Easter weekend and this month we’re delighted to be sharing our café with The Children’s Society who will be gathering in their collecting boxes. Even if you don’t have a box, do come along & chat to them about what the charity does.
Saturday 1st April 10am – 1pm Fairtrade Café & Secondhand Booksale
Keep popping in to see our new stock…lots of tasty groceries & beautiful gifts & cards. Enjoy chatting, browsing our products, & fresh coffee & yummy homemade cakes… Everyone welcome (Please note we’ll be closed for the Easter weekend).
Date for your diary: Saturday 20th May International Recipe Evening to celebrate 10 years of our EB fairtrade shop! Do get in touch if you'd like to know more &/or contribute a dish.
Email: nicky_smithseb@yahoo.co.uk 07812 686944
Bellringers report.
I am delighted to report that Josh has now rung his first Quarter Peal and Sylvia.H. and Mike H. Have rung their first quarter with the E.B. band. The event was an early dedication for the forthcoming Coronation.
I am also pleased to report that we will be ringing all the Bells for the start of the Village party on the square. As I am sure everyone will be aware that following our ringing on Palm Sunday there will be No Ringing during Holy Week until we ring again on Easter Sunday. Andy Smith Tower Captain.
Internal Redecoration of the Church
It is quite evident from the areas of peeling paintwork that this is much needed. In fact, nobody can remember when this was last carried out. Discussions have been held and documentation is being prepared for a faculty application to be made. It is planned to have the work undertaken late summer. It is going to be expensive and funds will be needed to be raised.
David Timms Church Warden
Ukrainians
Could you, or someone you know, host lovely Natalia (who’s been coming to our Church) and Sergey, an active retired couple? Their host is leaving Earls Barton. Please call me if you’d like more information on Govt payments, duration, or anything else! Simon Elvin 07795 512091