ONLINE NEWS
Services: For information on our services please visit our worship page
Church opening times :
Monday: 10.00-13.00 church open: 11.00-13.00 Mustard Seed Café open
Tuesday:10.00 -13.00 church and Mustard Seed Café open
Wednesday: 10.00 - 12.00 Church and Mustard Seed Café open
Thursday 10.30-13.00 Church open: 10.30 -12.30 Mustard Seed Café open:
Friday: 10.00-12.30 Church and Mustard Seed Café open 10.00-13.00 Fabulous Fridays summer holiday family crafts
Saturday : 10.30-12.30 church and Mustard Seed Café open.
Deadline for next week's news 9am Friday
Monday Lunchtime Concert: Concerts resume on 7 September
Contactless donations: In addition to the contactless card readers, a QR code is now included on most 10am service sheets. The static machine by the kitchen is also available with default selections and the option to select another amount. Completed Gift Aid envelopes with "card" & the amount can be dropped into the donation box. Please also consider switching your giving to a regular standing order. If you would like any information about any of the options, please come and talk to me or send an email to [email protected].
Thank you, Lis Burns
South porch painting project: There has been a very exciting development regarding the corrugated iron cladding around the south porch. In partnership with a BucksCC funded youth initiative (Mama Bee Group), Wycombe Arts and BidCo, a group of young people under the direction of local artist Dan Wilson is going to be painting an attractive design on the cladding during this coming week. The work is being entirely - and generously - funded by these organisations, both to enhance the attractiveness of the churchyard and to provide a unique opportunity to local young people to engage in this creative project. For All Saints, it offers us the opportunity to connect with our local community in a new and constructive way and we are thrilled to be the beneficiaries of this project. Our thanks to all the organisations involved and we very much look forward to seeing the finished work!
Lego Days, 24th and 25th August. See Fr Josh’s collection. Take a couple of hours to build something amazing or accept a build challenge! See the welcome page of our website. £6/session. Adults only on Monday evening!
Taste of the Caribbean: On September 12th at 7pm Estelle will be hosting a Caribbean night in Church, with food, music and other entertainment. Tickets are £10 talk to Estelle for more information.
YouShape: Applications for YouShape 2026 are open. This is a yearlong programme of discipleship and spirituality for 18-30s. The Wycombe hub this year will be co-lead by Fr Josh. Please get in touch with him if you are interested or know someone who might be.
Fabulous Fridays - summer holiday family crafts! Bookings (using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994937832760?aff=oddtdtcreator) for each session are now open and are recommended to ensure you are guaranteed a craft pack, but walk-ins are still welcome! Please see the poster in church or attached to the email for details on each week's craft. Any questions, please let me know! Many thanks! Robyn ([email protected])
Growing Space: Wednesday afternoon connections. From September, we are hoping to open the church on Wednesday afternoons to offer a space for those who might need or want it. Tables with board games, art materials, Lego set, puzzles etc. If this is something that might interest you, either to attend and be present or to volunteer more directly, please sign-up at the back of church.
Join our choir! We've made a short video inviting people to join our choir, to grow and sustain it for the future. Please take a look on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZDzrS9shgrY?si=fSKK2fmV0rit-B-B and share it via your own social media if you can. If you or someone you know might like to join us, please speak to our Director of Music Philip Wayne or come to a Thursday rehearsal. Derek Lancaster
The Craft Group is now having a break and will next meet on Sunday 13th September.
Helen Cousins
Sole Mates Walk - Saturday 15 August: rescheduled from July due to the heatwave. Please note the earlier start time of 10am to avoid the afternoon heat. This walk will be led by Jean Johnson and starts at the end of Shrubbery Road (off Amersham Hill, adjacent to Godstowe School, where parking is available. There is also a bus stop by the school on Amersham Hill. The walk is a gentle upwards slope to Four Ashes / Terriers / Hazlemere. The walk is approx. 1 hour each way with a café break in the Atrium Café at Holy Trinity, Hazlemere at about 11am for anyone who would like to join us before the return walk. If you are interested in joining the walk, please email us, if possible, at [email protected]. Do join us - you are very welcome!
Pastoral Visits: Are you someone within the All Saints’ community who may no longer be able to come to church or who is unable to keep in regular contact with All Saints, whether on a short term or more long-term basis? If so, you may wish to consider a visit (or regular visits) from members of our Pastoral Visiting Team to help you keep in touch with All Saints. If you would like to be visited, or know of someone who might, or to find out more information about this ministry, please speak to a member of the Ministry Team or Elaine Dagnall (Team Co-ordinator) or email [email protected] or telephone the Church Office 01494 527526. Thank you.
Could you give a few hrs one Tuesday evening a month 6pm-8pm? Every Tuesday evening, All Saints opens its doors to serve hot meals, kindness, and conversation to people who are homeless or pushed to the margins of our community. We’re looking for a few more volunteers from the congregation or wider community - even a few hours one evening a month makes a huge impact. No special skills needed. Just a willing heart, a bit of time, and the belief that everyone deserves dignity and care. If you can spare an evening please contact Sheila, Fran, Lynne or Andy for further info.
Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th November 2026 Beginners’ Retreat For those who would benefit from some guidance on how to use the space and time in retreat with Sister Lizzie Ruth CSMV. This short retreat is for anyone who is new to being in retreat. It is also for anyone new to staying at St Mary’s Convent or anyone who would value guidance on how to use their time in retreat. Participants will first be given some helpful general advice about being in retreat and helped to enter into the quietness and slower pace of the weekend. Find out more here: https://csmv.co.uk/beginners-retreat-14-15-november-2026/
Repair Café
We are looking for someone to co-ordinate the Repair Café which is held once a month on the 2nd Saturday; 10am to 1pm. To liaise with the repair cafe volunteers who kindly give their time to this. You may need to assist or run the cafe if no volunteers are available. Please contact Sharon at: [email protected].
Rainbows meet on Wednesdays in term time in the Oakley Hall, 4.45pm -5.45pm. We currently have spaces for 4 to 6-year-olds. For more info, please email Kate Rogers on [email protected]
Brownies meet on a Wednesdays in term time in the Oakley Hall, 6pm - 7.30pm. We currently have spaces for 7 to 9 year-olds. For more info, please email Gillian Crawshaw on [email protected]
The 16th High Wycombe (All Saints) Scout Group will have some places for young people (between the ages 10½ and 14), from September 2025. The Scouts meet at the John Wood Scout Centre (J.W.S.C). Keep Hill Road on Friday’s from 19.30-21.30. For further information, go to [email protected] or email [email protected].
Welcomers Team: We are looking for people to welcome in church especially on a Tuesday morning as this is a 3-hour shift can be shared by more than one person. Also, anyone who can fill in if needed due to holiday etc. It is a really nice thing to do, and you get to meet a variety of people. Contact Sharon 07716 330975, [email protected]
Cake bakers
Thank you to those people who have volunteered to bake cakes for the Mustard Seed café. There is still opportunity to volunteer!
Donations
To help our work financially by BACS or online donation, please visit our SUPPORT page: https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/donate.html. For cash, card or cheques, if you are a tax payer, then please fill in a yellow Gift Aid envelope (which increases your donation by 25%). Cheques can be also sent via the Parish office. For more information, please contact John Lord, ([email protected] or 07733001787).
Small Saints on Fridays!
We welcome families with babies, toddlers, and / or pre-schoolers from 10am on Fridays during term time, where you can expect adult refreshments during the free play session, snacks for the young ones, story, craft, singing, and much more! There is no charge, but kind donations, while not expected, are always welcome. For further information, please contact Robyn on [email protected].
Bellringing
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 [email protected] or via the church office. A warm welcome awaits you!
Church opening times :
Monday: 10.00-13.00 church open: 11.00-13.00 Mustard Seed Café open
Tuesday:10.00 -13.00 church and Mustard Seed Café open
Wednesday: 10.00 - 12.00 Church and Mustard Seed Café open
Thursday 10.30-13.00 Church open: 10.30 -12.30 Mustard Seed Café open:
Friday: 10.00-12.30 Church and Mustard Seed Café open 10.00-13.00 Fabulous Fridays summer holiday family crafts
Saturday : 10.30-12.30 church and Mustard Seed Café open.
Deadline for next week's news 9am Friday
Monday Lunchtime Concert: Concerts resume on 7 September
Contactless donations: In addition to the contactless card readers, a QR code is now included on most 10am service sheets. The static machine by the kitchen is also available with default selections and the option to select another amount. Completed Gift Aid envelopes with "card" & the amount can be dropped into the donation box. Please also consider switching your giving to a regular standing order. If you would like any information about any of the options, please come and talk to me or send an email to [email protected].
Thank you, Lis Burns
South porch painting project: There has been a very exciting development regarding the corrugated iron cladding around the south porch. In partnership with a BucksCC funded youth initiative (Mama Bee Group), Wycombe Arts and BidCo, a group of young people under the direction of local artist Dan Wilson is going to be painting an attractive design on the cladding during this coming week. The work is being entirely - and generously - funded by these organisations, both to enhance the attractiveness of the churchyard and to provide a unique opportunity to local young people to engage in this creative project. For All Saints, it offers us the opportunity to connect with our local community in a new and constructive way and we are thrilled to be the beneficiaries of this project. Our thanks to all the organisations involved and we very much look forward to seeing the finished work!
Lego Days, 24th and 25th August. See Fr Josh’s collection. Take a couple of hours to build something amazing or accept a build challenge! See the welcome page of our website. £6/session. Adults only on Monday evening!
Taste of the Caribbean: On September 12th at 7pm Estelle will be hosting a Caribbean night in Church, with food, music and other entertainment. Tickets are £10 talk to Estelle for more information.
YouShape: Applications for YouShape 2026 are open. This is a yearlong programme of discipleship and spirituality for 18-30s. The Wycombe hub this year will be co-lead by Fr Josh. Please get in touch with him if you are interested or know someone who might be.
Fabulous Fridays - summer holiday family crafts! Bookings (using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994937832760?aff=oddtdtcreator) for each session are now open and are recommended to ensure you are guaranteed a craft pack, but walk-ins are still welcome! Please see the poster in church or attached to the email for details on each week's craft. Any questions, please let me know! Many thanks! Robyn ([email protected])
Growing Space: Wednesday afternoon connections. From September, we are hoping to open the church on Wednesday afternoons to offer a space for those who might need or want it. Tables with board games, art materials, Lego set, puzzles etc. If this is something that might interest you, either to attend and be present or to volunteer more directly, please sign-up at the back of church.
Join our choir! We've made a short video inviting people to join our choir, to grow and sustain it for the future. Please take a look on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZDzrS9shgrY?si=fSKK2fmV0rit-B-B and share it via your own social media if you can. If you or someone you know might like to join us, please speak to our Director of Music Philip Wayne or come to a Thursday rehearsal. Derek Lancaster
The Craft Group is now having a break and will next meet on Sunday 13th September.
Helen Cousins
Sole Mates Walk - Saturday 15 August: rescheduled from July due to the heatwave. Please note the earlier start time of 10am to avoid the afternoon heat. This walk will be led by Jean Johnson and starts at the end of Shrubbery Road (off Amersham Hill, adjacent to Godstowe School, where parking is available. There is also a bus stop by the school on Amersham Hill. The walk is a gentle upwards slope to Four Ashes / Terriers / Hazlemere. The walk is approx. 1 hour each way with a café break in the Atrium Café at Holy Trinity, Hazlemere at about 11am for anyone who would like to join us before the return walk. If you are interested in joining the walk, please email us, if possible, at [email protected]. Do join us - you are very welcome!
Pastoral Visits: Are you someone within the All Saints’ community who may no longer be able to come to church or who is unable to keep in regular contact with All Saints, whether on a short term or more long-term basis? If so, you may wish to consider a visit (or regular visits) from members of our Pastoral Visiting Team to help you keep in touch with All Saints. If you would like to be visited, or know of someone who might, or to find out more information about this ministry, please speak to a member of the Ministry Team or Elaine Dagnall (Team Co-ordinator) or email [email protected] or telephone the Church Office 01494 527526. Thank you.
Could you give a few hrs one Tuesday evening a month 6pm-8pm? Every Tuesday evening, All Saints opens its doors to serve hot meals, kindness, and conversation to people who are homeless or pushed to the margins of our community. We’re looking for a few more volunteers from the congregation or wider community - even a few hours one evening a month makes a huge impact. No special skills needed. Just a willing heart, a bit of time, and the belief that everyone deserves dignity and care. If you can spare an evening please contact Sheila, Fran, Lynne or Andy for further info.
Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th November 2026 Beginners’ Retreat For those who would benefit from some guidance on how to use the space and time in retreat with Sister Lizzie Ruth CSMV. This short retreat is for anyone who is new to being in retreat. It is also for anyone new to staying at St Mary’s Convent or anyone who would value guidance on how to use their time in retreat. Participants will first be given some helpful general advice about being in retreat and helped to enter into the quietness and slower pace of the weekend. Find out more here: https://csmv.co.uk/beginners-retreat-14-15-november-2026/
Repair Café
We are looking for someone to co-ordinate the Repair Café which is held once a month on the 2nd Saturday; 10am to 1pm. To liaise with the repair cafe volunteers who kindly give their time to this. You may need to assist or run the cafe if no volunteers are available. Please contact Sharon at: [email protected].
Rainbows meet on Wednesdays in term time in the Oakley Hall, 4.45pm -5.45pm. We currently have spaces for 4 to 6-year-olds. For more info, please email Kate Rogers on [email protected]
Brownies meet on a Wednesdays in term time in the Oakley Hall, 6pm - 7.30pm. We currently have spaces for 7 to 9 year-olds. For more info, please email Gillian Crawshaw on [email protected]
The 16th High Wycombe (All Saints) Scout Group will have some places for young people (between the ages 10½ and 14), from September 2025. The Scouts meet at the John Wood Scout Centre (J.W.S.C). Keep Hill Road on Friday’s from 19.30-21.30. For further information, go to [email protected] or email [email protected].
Welcomers Team: We are looking for people to welcome in church especially on a Tuesday morning as this is a 3-hour shift can be shared by more than one person. Also, anyone who can fill in if needed due to holiday etc. It is a really nice thing to do, and you get to meet a variety of people. Contact Sharon 07716 330975, [email protected]
Cake bakers
Thank you to those people who have volunteered to bake cakes for the Mustard Seed café. There is still opportunity to volunteer!
Donations
To help our work financially by BACS or online donation, please visit our SUPPORT page: https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/donate.html. For cash, card or cheques, if you are a tax payer, then please fill in a yellow Gift Aid envelope (which increases your donation by 25%). Cheques can be also sent via the Parish office. For more information, please contact John Lord, ([email protected] or 07733001787).
Small Saints on Fridays!
We welcome families with babies, toddlers, and / or pre-schoolers from 10am on Fridays during term time, where you can expect adult refreshments during the free play session, snacks for the young ones, story, craft, singing, and much more! There is no charge, but kind donations, while not expected, are always welcome. For further information, please contact Robyn on [email protected].
Bellringing
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 [email protected] or via the church office. A warm welcome awaits you!