Today’s Services In Touch Weekly Readings at communion services: Old Testament New Testament Gospel Isaiah 45:2-7 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Pew Bible/OT p.684 Pew Bible/NT p.200 Pew Bible/NT p.23 8.00am Early Communion Revd Canon Andrew Shipton 9.30am Parish Communion Presiding: Revd Ruth Birnie Preaching: Brother Desmond Alban Processional: 333 All my hope on God is founded Gradual: 173 Make me a channel of your peace Offertory: 137 Come down, O Love divine Communion: 476 Ye servants of God Recessional: 77 Go forth and tell 6.30pm Evening Prayer with Hymns Psalm: 142 Hymns: 362, 372, 368 7.15pm Meditation Group David Jowett Please pray for: the work of the brothers of the Society of St Francis, and the sisters of the Community of St Francis, and Anglican Franciscans in the UK. Dear Lord, You healed bodies, minds, and spirits during your ministry. We ask Your healing power to be manifest to all threatened by the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. May they receive the treatment they need for their bodies to fight the infection. May they know the comfort and assurance of Your presence. May those who grieve the loss of loved ones find their hope in You. God of Compassion, hear the cries of the people of Syria and Iraq. Comfort those who suffer violence, console those who mourn the dead and strength neighbouring countries to welcome the refugees. Change the hearts of those who have taken up arms and inflict great suffering and protect those committed to peace. LARGE PRINT copies of service booklets, hymns and this pew sheet are available at the back of church, please just ask. Sunday 19th October 2014 Trinity 18 Proper 24 www.allsaints-gosforth.org.uk Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsgosforth Thought for Today: Franciscans respond to the radical call of Christ to ‘live the Gospel’ in humility, love and joy, in a whole variety of ways and locations around the country and the world. That response is expressed in some kind of balance between the life of prayer study, and active work, and we have a particular call to serve those who are poor and marginalised in society. For that reason, we are often to be found in Urban Priority Areas and our Byker house is a good example in this diocese. Alnmouth Friary is rather different, a beautiful house by the seaside, which many will have visited: As well as being a base for other activity, our ministry and raison d’être at Alnmouth is to share such a wonderful place and with others, so our focus is on hospitality both to groups and individuals. Through that, we support all sorts of people in their own ‘ministries’ and vocations and in their home and family life, but in the wing of the friary we call ‘St Anthony’s Chalet’ we also welcome families and small groups and others from those places of particular need. Welcome to All Saints’ Especially to all those visiting for the weekend, or worshipping with us for the first time. Children are especially welcome. Don’t worry if they make a noise or run around as long as they are happy. There is a Children’s Corner at the back of church where younger children may like to go during the service with books, work-sheets etc, which may be taken back to pews. There are children’s activities during the service in the hall - please join the procession at the start of the service. Notices • All Souls’ Service - Sunday 2nd November at 6.30pm The names of all those who died during the last year will be read out as will additional names which have been submitted. The Service will include the opportunity to light a candle as an act of remembrance. Please add the name on the sheet at the back of the church. • The Parish Office will be closed until Friday 31st October. If you send a pew sheet notice in by e-mail please head it “pew sheet”. Thank you. • The 11.30 Informal Service will be on Sunday 2nd November and will last 35 minutes. • News of Advent and Christmas Services: Mulled wine will be served after the Advent Carol Service on 30th November at 6.30pm ‘Carols by Candlelight’ for businesses and others will be on Wednesday 10th December at 7.00pm followed by mulled wine in the church. Our Christingle will be at 2.15pm on Christmas Eve before the other two Carol Services and 11.30pm Eucharist. Christmas Day services will be at 8.00am and 10.am. There will be stalls at parish breakfast in Advent. We plan to send out a glossy Christmas card to the homes of the parish. Children aged 12 and under are invited to design the front picture for the card - please make it a portrait rather than a landscape format! There are entry forms at the back of the church and a box for the completed designs or they can be given to a youth leader or churchwarden. The closing date is 9th November. • A ‘taster session’ for young people to sing Gospel Music will be held on Tuesday 4th November, 7.30-8.30pm in the Upper Room of the Hall. This will be for young people from 9 years old upwards. More information from Richard Gooding, Tom Onions or Andrew Shipton. • Beavers have been planting bulbs in the border alongside the church hall, hence the array of little sticks with ‘c’ and ‘d’ marked on them. No prizes for guessing what those bulbs will grow into! • In Touch deadline for the next edition is 9th November. LOOP SYSTEM? - If you use a hearing aid, please switch it to the ‘T’ position to use our loop system. During this week Monday Tuesday 8.45am 9.30am 1.00pm 6.00pm Wednesday Thursday Friday 8.45am 10.00am 7.30pm 8.45am 2.30pm 11.00am Morning Prayer Holy Communion (Revd Canon Andrew Shipton) followed by coffee in the Columba Room Little Saints Evolution Youth Group Morning Prayer Sew, Knit and Natter Group OTAS Youth Group Morning Prayer Funeral of Len Constable Memorial Service for Guy Readman Saturday NEXT SUNDAY LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am Early Communion Revd Canon Andrew Shipton 9.30am Parish Communion Presiding: Revd Rebecca Watts Preaching: Revd Canon Andrew Shipton 6.30pm Choral Evensong Bible Readings at next Sunday morning’s services: Old Testament New Testament Gospel Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Pew Bible/OT p.110 Pew Bible/NT p.200 Pew Bible/NT p.24 Vicar Andrew Shipton 2845540 [email protected] Assistant Priest Ruth Birnie 2841393 [email protected] Hon Assistant Priest Youth Worker Rebecca Watts Tom Onions 2859840 07851 607112 [email protected] [email protected] Churchwarden Churchwarden David Jowett Diane Kirkup 2857776 2844617 [email protected] [email protected] Room Bookings Parish office 2130450 [email protected] NEWCOMERS? - If you would like to be contacted by us please complete a green Contact Card and place it in the box provided, or hand it to one of the clergy or churchwardens. MOBILITY? - Please let a steward know if you need assistance going up for communion, or would like communion to be brought to you. Nominations for Mission of the Month – 2015 • I am updating the church website and church Facebook page - If you visit them at the moment you will find publicity for the 11.30 service relaunch and the new Gospel choir, amongst other things. If there is anything that you would like me to include then please get in touch at [email protected]. • Music for violin, cello and piano in aid of the S.Y. Killingley Memorial Trust. 7.30pm Thursday 6th November at the Lit and Phil, 23 Westgate Road, NE1 1SE. Tickets £8 (concession £6) from Dermot Killingley 2858053 - www.syktrust.org.uk. • Time and Talents Many thanks to all who returned Time and Talent cards. To those who listed the things they already do at All Saints', we would like to say "thank you "; we really appreciate how much so many of you already do. Those who have offered to do something additional will soon receive a letter about the next steps on our journey together. Once again, thank you all. Diane and David. • Chronicle wish tokens The Northumberland Scout Jamboree unit are collecting these to support their trip to Japan next year. If you happen to have any Sophie and Tom Smith would love to receive them, either in person or via the ‘S’ pigeon hole. • During Advent there will be 2 study groups running, using material from the Pilgrim course (which has been recommended by the Diocese and both Archbishops!). Andrew Shipton will be running a group on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm at the Vicarage on December 2nd, 9th and 16th, and Tom Onions will be running a group (predominantly for those with young families) on Wednesdays at 11am on December 3rd, 10th and 17th in some of Gosforth’s numerous coffee shops. Put the dates in your diary now! If you would like more information, please speak to Andrew or Tom. We would, once again, like to give all members of our congregation the opportunity of nominating their favourite/preferred charitable organisation for 2015 and would ask if you could let us have your request by Monday 20th October at the latest, so that the Mission and Justice Group can draw up a list which will discussed and confirmed by the PCC at their meeting in November. We would like you to know that our deliberations and recommendations will be based around Charities which relate particularly to All Saints’ Mission Action Plan priorities which could be summed up as: Deepening our faith and deepening our fellowship Outreach into the wider community and beyond (to be ‘good news’) • A particular concern to encourage and support the young Please send/leave your nomination with a brief description, or attach leaflet, of the nature of their work, along with your name and contact details to: Chris Matthews, tel. 285 6494 or email: [email protected], or leave in M/N pigeonhole at back of Church. • • FILM NIGHT AT THE ‘GOSFORTH’ FRIDAY 31st OCTOBER 2014 GOSFORTH HOTEL, Salters Road SHOWING AT 7.30pm “All Quiet on the Western Front” This black and white film was made soon after the book by Erich Maria Remarque was published in the 1930’s. The book gave a German private’s perspective on the First World War and was an anti-war novel. The film was updated sometime in the 1950’s but is essentially the 1930’s film. Introduced by Paul Cross and followed by discussion of ethical issues raised by the film. Entrance is free but a donation (suggested £1) is invited towards costs. All welcome, bring a friend. Please note: Bar meals will be served up to 6.45pm so why not come early and have a meal.