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Church opening times this week:
Monday: BANK HOLIDAY CHURCH CLOSED
Tuesday: 10.00-13.00 church open, 10.00-11.00 Mustard Seed Café open
Wednesday: 10.00 - 12.00 church 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
Saturday: 10.30-12.30 church and Mustard Seed Café open
Monday Lunchtime Concert 1.10pm
Concerts restart on Monday 28 April
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place in Church immediately after Parish Eucharist on Sunday 27th April 2025.
Moonrakers and OXUS Concert Saturday 26 April 7.30pm
We are hosting a concert by the Folk group Moonrakers and string quartet OXUS. It would be great to have a large audience so please tell friends and relatives. Tickets £18 on the door, can be reserved via a form on our website: https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/events
Commissioned by the Vaughan Williams Festival in 2022, the programme features eight musicians on stage with folk songs interwoven with some of Vaughan Williams’s well-known works. OXUS will perform the fourth movement of Quartet No.1 in G minor, the Phantasy Quintet and excerpts from Dives and Lazarus. Moonrakers will perform new arrangements of songs such as “The Leaves They Do Grow High”, “The Turtle Dove”, “Two Sisters” and “The Unquiet Grave”. The show also includes some new music written by Moonrakers members, Jon Bennett and Jacqui Johnson.
The Watch
For those of you who do not feel able to come to church take part in the Watch from the end of the Maundy Thursday service into Good Friday, there is an opportunity for you to Watch online here: www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/watch
Coffee on Sunday
We are very grateful to those of you who volunteer to serve coffee after the 10am service on Sundays. We now have a vacancy on the 3rd Sunday of every month. We need a couple of people to set up refreshments before the service, then serve and clear up afterwards. Training will be given! If you think this could be you, please contact the office, or speak to Lis Burns on Sunday.
All Saints Electoral roll
The closing date for the new electoral roll has passed. The names of electoral roll members will be published on this Sunday 13th April, and available to check for the following two weeks. They will be in a folder on the table near the entrance to the church. Please check that your details are correct and let me know if there are any changes.
If you have missed the deadline, do not despair - you can still apply! The new roll comes into effect on 27th April, and I will do my best to add you in as soon as possible after that.
Electoral roll forms are available in church, or can be downloaded from the All Saints website on the support menu https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/electoralroll.html Any questions, please ask! Sue Lord (Electoral roll officer) 07837 537474
Beyond Difference: The Big Conversation
Wanted! People aged 14-23 to enter a competition to start a public conversation with faith leaders including the Bishop of Oxford, hosted by Beyond Difference. Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, HP5 1EP Sunday 15th June 2025 Doors open: 13:45 pm Meeting: 2:00 – 4:00 pm. If you are interested or know someone who might be then please see the poster at the back of church.
Saturday Welcomers needed
Do you fancy helping out on Saturday mornings as a part of the welcoming team? Chris, Sheila & Katherine could do with some extra help in welcoming people to our church. It can be one Saturday a month that’s fine. If you think this may be for you, please fill in sign-up sheet on welcomers table, at the back of the church.
Help!
Janet and I would like to invite someone to join our team, not necessarily to arrange flowers, but to be involved with planning, preparing pedestals, watering, and helping with the dismantling the arrangements. Please come and talk to Janet or me. Pat Lea
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].
Art space
You will see that there is some artwork on the display boards near the sofas in church. The plan is that different groups and individuals can use this space to display artwork, changing every month. I have had offers of work from local schools, groups, and individuals and am drawing together a rota. If you would like to be included, or know of a person or organisation that would, please contact me via the office: [email protected] / 01494 527526. Thistle Martin
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 this week:
Monday: BANK HOLIDAY CHURCH CLOSED
Tuesday: 10.00-13.00 church open, 10.00-11.00 Mustard Seed Café open
Wednesday: 10.00 - 12.00 church 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
Saturday: 10.30-12.30 church and Mustard Seed Café open
Monday Lunchtime Concert 1.10pm
Concerts restart on Monday 28 April
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place in Church immediately after Parish Eucharist on Sunday 27th April 2025.
Moonrakers and OXUS Concert Saturday 26 April 7.30pm
We are hosting a concert by the Folk group Moonrakers and string quartet OXUS. It would be great to have a large audience so please tell friends and relatives. Tickets £18 on the door, can be reserved via a form on our website: https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/events
Commissioned by the Vaughan Williams Festival in 2022, the programme features eight musicians on stage with folk songs interwoven with some of Vaughan Williams’s well-known works. OXUS will perform the fourth movement of Quartet No.1 in G minor, the Phantasy Quintet and excerpts from Dives and Lazarus. Moonrakers will perform new arrangements of songs such as “The Leaves They Do Grow High”, “The Turtle Dove”, “Two Sisters” and “The Unquiet Grave”. The show also includes some new music written by Moonrakers members, Jon Bennett and Jacqui Johnson.
The Watch
For those of you who do not feel able to come to church take part in the Watch from the end of the Maundy Thursday service into Good Friday, there is an opportunity for you to Watch online here: www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/watch
Coffee on Sunday
We are very grateful to those of you who volunteer to serve coffee after the 10am service on Sundays. We now have a vacancy on the 3rd Sunday of every month. We need a couple of people to set up refreshments before the service, then serve and clear up afterwards. Training will be given! If you think this could be you, please contact the office, or speak to Lis Burns on Sunday.
All Saints Electoral roll
The closing date for the new electoral roll has passed. The names of electoral roll members will be published on this Sunday 13th April, and available to check for the following two weeks. They will be in a folder on the table near the entrance to the church. Please check that your details are correct and let me know if there are any changes.
If you have missed the deadline, do not despair - you can still apply! The new roll comes into effect on 27th April, and I will do my best to add you in as soon as possible after that.
Electoral roll forms are available in church, or can be downloaded from the All Saints website on the support menu https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/electoralroll.html Any questions, please ask! Sue Lord (Electoral roll officer) 07837 537474
Beyond Difference: The Big Conversation
Wanted! People aged 14-23 to enter a competition to start a public conversation with faith leaders including the Bishop of Oxford, hosted by Beyond Difference. Chesham Town Hall, Parsonage Lane, HP5 1EP Sunday 15th June 2025 Doors open: 13:45 pm Meeting: 2:00 – 4:00 pm. If you are interested or know someone who might be then please see the poster at the back of church.
Saturday Welcomers needed
Do you fancy helping out on Saturday mornings as a part of the welcoming team? Chris, Sheila & Katherine could do with some extra help in welcoming people to our church. It can be one Saturday a month that’s fine. If you think this may be for you, please fill in sign-up sheet on welcomers table, at the back of the church.
Help!
Janet and I would like to invite someone to join our team, not necessarily to arrange flowers, but to be involved with planning, preparing pedestals, watering, and helping with the dismantling the arrangements. Please come and talk to Janet or me. Pat Lea
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].
Art space
You will see that there is some artwork on the display boards near the sofas in church. The plan is that different groups and individuals can use this space to display artwork, changing every month. I have had offers of work from local schools, groups, and individuals and am drawing together a rota. If you would like to be included, or know of a person or organisation that would, please contact me via the office: [email protected] / 01494 527526. Thistle Martin
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!