Patronal Praise and River Fun

Dear All Saints and St Marys

The season of September is in full swing as schools return and the summer holidays fade from view. Autumn holds for us a feast of seasonal worship, with Patronal festivals and Harvest celebrations on the horizon. This weekend St Mary's continues its patronal festival and will celebrate together the Song of Mary, as she visits her cousin Elizabeth. What an incredible story we have as part of our shared Christian heritage, this remarkable encounter, between these two strong women of the bible. I wonder often about the strong women in my own life, who have made such an impact on my faith, those ponderings often lead me to a place of thanksgiving and prayer.

All Saints will make a mini pilgrimage to the river in their Muddy Church worship, as we look with awe and wonder at the different way God's creation is put together. It might be wet, it may be muddy, but together we will have the chance of those remarkable conversations with others that are often life changing and faith giving.

May we all be blessed this weekend be it at All Saints or St Mary's with the presence of God and each other in worship and praise and thanksgiving.

Our services for the weekend - Sunday 8th September

8am - Holy Communion - All Saints10am - Sung Patronal Festival Eucharist - St Marys10.30am - Muddy Messy Church - All Saints7.15pm - Generations - 11+ - All Saints

Harvest will be celebrated at the churches over the following weekends - 15th at All Saints and the 22nd at St Marys - Please bring any gifts of food donations you have to either church for these celebratory festivals. And a reminder to come and join the Beatles Benefit Gig on Sat 14th September!