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Services
For information on our services please visit our worship page
Church opening times this week:
Monday 11.00 – 14.00 (Free Concert 13.10 – 13.50)
Tuesday 10.00 - 13.00 (SmAll Saints weekly 10.00 – 12.00)
Wednesday 10.00 - 13.00
Thursday 10.00 - 12.30
Saturday 10.30 -12.30
Monday Lunchtime Concert
17 January - Victoire-Theodora Pruvost, piano [Student from the Royal College of Music]
Christmas Tree Festival – thank you!
We are pleased to confirm that once the final tree sponsorship has been received, the 2021 tree festival (excluding Sparkle tickets) will have raised just under £2,000 towards church funds supporting our outreach work. A huge thank you to those who helped make this community event possible from the set-up, decoration & removal of trees, welcoming visitors, baking & serving of refreshments, and encouraging friends and family to enjoy the beautiful display. For those that missed the announcement on Christmas day, this year 667 votes were counted for the favourite tree “competition”. Hamilton Academy took 1st place in the schools category and Little Oaks Residential Home received the most votes across the other groups/organisations.
We are already looking forward to the postponed Sparkle evening which we hope will add approx. £1,000 to the above total – watch this space for the new date!
Lis & Thistle
Craft group
The Craft Group will begin again on Sunday 23rd with afternoon tea! If you would like to meet the group and see what we do, please just come along. New people, and ideas/new crafts, are always welcome. 2:30 - 4:30pm, entry via the main front door.
Helen Cousins (cousinsh@hotmail.com)
Sound, Light, Space
As many of you will be aware, we are in the initial stages of a major project to ensure our church building is a safe, accessible space that meet the needs of the local community now and in the future whilst remaining a sacred place of worship and sanctuary. We are currently in a period of consultation and would be grateful to hear your views via our short online survey here.
All Saints Plus
This is a new weekly opportunity to get together online and explore the gospel set for the following Sunday. We’ll study the passage and consider what it means for us – and you don’t need any experience or knowledge to join in! Then there will be time to catch up about all that’s going on in our community and we’ll end with a short time of prayer. Join us on Zoom from 8-9pm every Tuesday – same details as on the worship page of our website used for Sunday mornings. You don’t need to commit to joining every week, but we’d love to see a regular group build up to explore our faith together. The first session will be on Tuesday 18th January at 8pm. Speak to Derek Lancaster for further information.
Financial support
If you would like to make a donation to All Saints, please visit our donate page. BACS is ideal, but if you have any questions, please contact John Lord. This really is appreciated & makes a difference to the work of the Church.
Celebrating All Saints
Thank you for the responses so far to the All Saints Day appeal. This will reduce this year's deficit & help plan for 2022. Please respond if you can, or let me know if you want to discuss. Thanks again, John Lord (jlord11@sky.com or 07733001787).
Sunday Eucharist Collection - a reminder that, during the offertory hymn, the plate and card reader will now be available for contactless and cash donations. You will be asked to indicate if you wish to make an offering at the appropriate time in the service.
Bellringing
After a long period of inactivity owing to Covid restrictions, the bellringers are back to a more normal pattern of service ringing and practices. A couple have moved away during the lockdown period and our numbers are now lower than we would like. We have rung eight bells on a couple of occasions recently but, with a total of 14 bells in the tower, we could do with a few more ringers to enable more of our bells to be rung. We would love to hear from anyone who would like to learn to ring, or from any “lapsed” ringers, or from any ringers who have moved into the area and would be interested in continuing this rewarding activity. If you fall into any of these categories, or know someone who does, please contact Tricia Newton at high-wycombe@ebsb.odg.org.uk or via the church office. A warm welcome awaits you!
Keeping in contact - The Shared Leadership Team want to make sure that no one is feeling isolated in our church community. If you feel you would like to be included in our “All Saints by Phone” buddy system, or if you are concerned about someone else, please contact the office: office@allsaintshighwycombe.org / 01494 527526
Our Lockdown Cookbook - copies still available! - The Cookbook contains recipes that our congregation have a special fondness for. Each copy is £10 and the total cost of the book goes to support All Saints’ Church thanks to a generous donation that meets the costs of production. You can order copies here or via email At the moment we are not able to offer the possibility of picking books up from church. Postage costs: 1-2 books: £3.60, 3-6 books: £4.70
Fundraising at home – As All Saints continues to play a significant part in the life of the town and its people, Estelle has been thinking of ways we can all help to raise funds for the restoration work. She has suggested that we take time to think and pray about how we can help. Maybe you can talk to friends, colleagues and neighbours, or approach a company or trust. We could all choose a jar or small box and fill it with cash over the next weeks/months. When it is full the jar (sanitised) can be brought into church. Friends and family could join in too – every little helps!
Fundraising while shopping - For those who shop on Amazon, please consider switching to AmazonSmile here and Amazon will donate to The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of High Wycombe All Saints, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is also available in the Amazon Shopping App for customers using supported Android devices.
For information on our services please visit our worship page
Church opening times this week:
Monday 11.00 – 14.00 (Free Concert 13.10 – 13.50)
Tuesday 10.00 - 13.00 (SmAll Saints weekly 10.00 – 12.00)
Wednesday 10.00 - 13.00
Thursday 10.00 - 12.30
Saturday 10.30 -12.30
Monday Lunchtime Concert
17 January - Victoire-Theodora Pruvost, piano [Student from the Royal College of Music]
Christmas Tree Festival – thank you!
We are pleased to confirm that once the final tree sponsorship has been received, the 2021 tree festival (excluding Sparkle tickets) will have raised just under £2,000 towards church funds supporting our outreach work. A huge thank you to those who helped make this community event possible from the set-up, decoration & removal of trees, welcoming visitors, baking & serving of refreshments, and encouraging friends and family to enjoy the beautiful display. For those that missed the announcement on Christmas day, this year 667 votes were counted for the favourite tree “competition”. Hamilton Academy took 1st place in the schools category and Little Oaks Residential Home received the most votes across the other groups/organisations.
We are already looking forward to the postponed Sparkle evening which we hope will add approx. £1,000 to the above total – watch this space for the new date!
Lis & Thistle
Craft group
The Craft Group will begin again on Sunday 23rd with afternoon tea! If you would like to meet the group and see what we do, please just come along. New people, and ideas/new crafts, are always welcome. 2:30 - 4:30pm, entry via the main front door.
Helen Cousins (cousinsh@hotmail.com)
Sound, Light, Space
As many of you will be aware, we are in the initial stages of a major project to ensure our church building is a safe, accessible space that meet the needs of the local community now and in the future whilst remaining a sacred place of worship and sanctuary. We are currently in a period of consultation and would be grateful to hear your views via our short online survey here.
All Saints Plus
This is a new weekly opportunity to get together online and explore the gospel set for the following Sunday. We’ll study the passage and consider what it means for us – and you don’t need any experience or knowledge to join in! Then there will be time to catch up about all that’s going on in our community and we’ll end with a short time of prayer. Join us on Zoom from 8-9pm every Tuesday – same details as on the worship page of our website used for Sunday mornings. You don’t need to commit to joining every week, but we’d love to see a regular group build up to explore our faith together. The first session will be on Tuesday 18th January at 8pm. Speak to Derek Lancaster for further information.
Financial support
If you would like to make a donation to All Saints, please visit our donate page. BACS is ideal, but if you have any questions, please contact John Lord. This really is appreciated & makes a difference to the work of the Church.
Celebrating All Saints
Thank you for the responses so far to the All Saints Day appeal. This will reduce this year's deficit & help plan for 2022. Please respond if you can, or let me know if you want to discuss. Thanks again, John Lord (jlord11@sky.com or 07733001787).
Sunday Eucharist Collection - a reminder that, during the offertory hymn, the plate and card reader will now be available for contactless and cash donations. You will be asked to indicate if you wish to make an offering at the appropriate time in the service.
Bellringing
After a long period of inactivity owing to Covid restrictions, the bellringers are back to a more normal pattern of service ringing and practices. A couple have moved away during the lockdown period and our numbers are now lower than we would like. We have rung eight bells on a couple of occasions recently but, with a total of 14 bells in the tower, we could do with a few more ringers to enable more of our bells to be rung. We would love to hear from anyone who would like to learn to ring, or from any “lapsed” ringers, or from any ringers who have moved into the area and would be interested in continuing this rewarding activity. If you fall into any of these categories, or know someone who does, please contact Tricia Newton at high-wycombe@ebsb.odg.org.uk or via the church office. A warm welcome awaits you!
Keeping in contact - The Shared Leadership Team want to make sure that no one is feeling isolated in our church community. If you feel you would like to be included in our “All Saints by Phone” buddy system, or if you are concerned about someone else, please contact the office: office@allsaintshighwycombe.org / 01494 527526
Our Lockdown Cookbook - copies still available! - The Cookbook contains recipes that our congregation have a special fondness for. Each copy is £10 and the total cost of the book goes to support All Saints’ Church thanks to a generous donation that meets the costs of production. You can order copies here or via email At the moment we are not able to offer the possibility of picking books up from church. Postage costs: 1-2 books: £3.60, 3-6 books: £4.70
Fundraising at home – As All Saints continues to play a significant part in the life of the town and its people, Estelle has been thinking of ways we can all help to raise funds for the restoration work. She has suggested that we take time to think and pray about how we can help. Maybe you can talk to friends, colleagues and neighbours, or approach a company or trust. We could all choose a jar or small box and fill it with cash over the next weeks/months. When it is full the jar (sanitised) can be brought into church. Friends and family could join in too – every little helps!
Fundraising while shopping - For those who shop on Amazon, please consider switching to AmazonSmile here and Amazon will donate to The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of High Wycombe All Saints, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is also available in the Amazon Shopping App for customers using supported Android devices.