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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
Tuesday 10.00 - 13.00
Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
Thursday 10.00 - 13.00
Friday 10.00 - 13.00 (Small Saints at 10:00)
Saturday 10.30 - 12.30
Monday Lunchtime Concert
26 September - Sofia Sacco, piano
Harvest Thanksgiving Festival
There will be an opportunity for families to bring their young ones to help to decorate the church with flowers on Saturday 1 October from 10:30am (until the flowers run out!) This will be in preparation for our Harvest Festival on Sunday 2 October.
We will be supporting both the Wycombe Food Hub and the One Can Trust, and the charities will be delighted to accept our donations of both fresh and long-life foods. Please visit Wycombe Food Hub and One Can Trust to find out more about these charities. Please note that the donations will be placed around the font this year and will not brought to the platform.
Quiz Night - Friday 21 October 7.30pm
For the bargain price of £7 you can join your PCC for an evening of fun at a quiz in church on October 21st.
A broad range of general knowledge questions will ensure everyone can contribute answers on the night.
BYO drink and we will provide some nibbles for your table and of course prizes for the winning team.
If you want to join us and raise some much-needed funds for All Saints please contact: Dawn Segrue 0791 7821980 or the Parish Office 01494 527526, office@allsaintshighwycombe.org
2022 Christmas Tree Festival
We are pleased to confirm this year’s event will run from 16 - 23 December with tree decoration taking place on Thursday 15 December. We very much hope that you will want to take part and if you would like to reserve a tree, further details and the booking form can be found on our dedicated webpage www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/treefestival. Please spread the word and invite your friends, family and colleagues to get involved. Lis & Thistle
Christmas Sparkle - Friday 16 December 7.30pm
Tickets will be on sale later in the Autumn but please put the date in your diary! Lis & Thistle
HeartEdge Autumn Lectures
The church of St. Martin in the Fields in London is offering an Autumn Lecture series through its Heartedge network. Entitled “What am I living for?”, each lecture has guest speakers or a panel discussing the search for meaning. See this link for details.
SmAll Saints on Fridays!
It would be lovely to welcome families with babies, toddlers, and / or preschoolers from 10am on Fridays 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 robynatallsaints@gmail.com.
CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Money Course
Susan Bickerstaffe from the King's Church High Wycombe will be running an in-person CAP Money Course over 3 Monday evenings on 3, 17 & 24 October 7.30pm at the King's Centre. Each session lasts about 2 hours. To sign up, please follow this link, enter your post code and select the King’s Church location in order to sign up for this CAP Money Course. https://capuk.org/get-help/cap-money-course
Job opportunity at the One Can Trust
We are actively looking for a new Warehouse, Health and Safety Manager to join our small and dynamic team. More information can be found by clicking here. Please get back to me with any questions about the role. Applications to be emailed by 30 September to: jo.belshaw@onecantrust.org.uk
Job opportunity at Wycombe Homeless Connection
We are looking for a business and finance manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and provide comprehensive financial management for our charity as well as strategic operational support across multiple areas including IT and human resources. It'll be different every day!
Find out more on our website or give us a call on 01494 447699. www.wyhoc.org.uk/vacancies
Closing date: 4 October 2022
Repair Café
All Saints Church hosts High Wycombe Repair Café on the 2nd Saturday of every month, from 10am with last repairs at 12:30, alongside the church’s Mustard Seed Cafe. Repair Cafes are a place to get free support with repairing items which might otherwise go to landfill, or not be used fully. Volunteer repairers bring knowledge and skills in areas such as clothing, furniture, ceramics, clocks, electrical appliances, and toys.
Art space
You will see that there is some artwork on the display boards near the sofas in church. This month it has been provided by the Women’s Cultural Arena. 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: office@allsaintshighwycombe.org / 01494 527526. Thistle Martin
Ukrainian refugees
For those of you who are involved with welcoming and hosting Ukrainian refugees, All Saints has joined the Welcome Churches network. They have set up a new website: ukrainewelcome.org. If you would like a copy of the following resources, please contact the church office: 01494 527526 or office@allsaintshighwycombe.org
· Ukraine Welcomer training - Slides for delegates
· Useful information on Ukraine
· Tips to help Ukrainian guests feel welcome.
Fairtrade Church
As you will see from the new poster in church, we are now officially a Fairtrade church. This means that we are using Fairtrade tea, coffee, and sugar, and that some of the food we serve is also Fairtrade.
Finance Half Year update
It's great to have so many activities, concerts & the Café thriving in church. These are good for the whole community & many also raise much needed funds. We are however about 5% below budget on regular giving & donations. Although new members have joined or increased their Planned Giving, this is not yet covering the gaps from those who have moved, or had to reduce due to the financial situation. We are limiting spend where we can, but continue to provide regular support for local & wider community needs. There is also a lot of work to do on the church building! Currently, we are running £6,590 behind budget, which would imply a deficit of £10-15,000 for the year. We do still have some reserves, but need more help with: supporting activities, organising fundraising events, inviting others to join events & services, as well as providing regular financial support.
Please, Gift Aid if you can & if you are in a position to increase your giving, please get in touch (see following).
Financial Support - to enable our work to continue.
For BACS details & online donations, please visit our Support page: https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/donate.html. For cash 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 (jlord11@sky.com, 07733001787).
Welcomers needed for Wednesdays
We are still looking for welcomers to the church on Wednesdays. If you are interested in welcoming either occasionally or regularly, please let Steve know in the Church office.
Women's Cultural Arena
Just a reminder that the WCA meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday in All Saints from 10am. Come along for Biscuits and Banter.
Conversation Café wants to help English as a Foreign Language students a safe and stress free space to practice their English. As anyone learning a foreign language knows, it’s easy to find lessons, but not so easy to find people to practice with. People who are patient; people who listen; people who care. That is the goal of Conversation Café. We meet on Thursdays just off the café space to welcome people needing to practice their English. It runs from 11:45-1pm. Do you know someone who needs to work on their English? Are you a patient, caring, and listening person who can give 30 minutes to help someone? Let me know. Email Laurie . Prayer support is also gratefully welcomed and needed!
All Saints Plus
Tuesdays at 8pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3507005392?pwd=TklVNlZncTkxc3A5cFZYT1lCalZzUT09
Meeting ID: 350 700 5392
Passcode: 328562
This is a 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. 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.
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 feels 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. Copies are available for the bargain price of £5 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
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
Tuesday 10.00 - 13.00
Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
Thursday 10.00 - 13.00
Friday 10.00 - 13.00 (Small Saints at 10:00)
Saturday 10.30 - 12.30
Monday Lunchtime Concert
26 September - Sofia Sacco, piano
Harvest Thanksgiving Festival
There will be an opportunity for families to bring their young ones to help to decorate the church with flowers on Saturday 1 October from 10:30am (until the flowers run out!) This will be in preparation for our Harvest Festival on Sunday 2 October.
We will be supporting both the Wycombe Food Hub and the One Can Trust, and the charities will be delighted to accept our donations of both fresh and long-life foods. Please visit Wycombe Food Hub and One Can Trust to find out more about these charities. Please note that the donations will be placed around the font this year and will not brought to the platform.
Quiz Night - Friday 21 October 7.30pm
For the bargain price of £7 you can join your PCC for an evening of fun at a quiz in church on October 21st.
A broad range of general knowledge questions will ensure everyone can contribute answers on the night.
BYO drink and we will provide some nibbles for your table and of course prizes for the winning team.
If you want to join us and raise some much-needed funds for All Saints please contact: Dawn Segrue 0791 7821980 or the Parish Office 01494 527526, office@allsaintshighwycombe.org
2022 Christmas Tree Festival
We are pleased to confirm this year’s event will run from 16 - 23 December with tree decoration taking place on Thursday 15 December. We very much hope that you will want to take part and if you would like to reserve a tree, further details and the booking form can be found on our dedicated webpage www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/treefestival. Please spread the word and invite your friends, family and colleagues to get involved. Lis & Thistle
Christmas Sparkle - Friday 16 December 7.30pm
Tickets will be on sale later in the Autumn but please put the date in your diary! Lis & Thistle
HeartEdge Autumn Lectures
The church of St. Martin in the Fields in London is offering an Autumn Lecture series through its Heartedge network. Entitled “What am I living for?”, each lecture has guest speakers or a panel discussing the search for meaning. See this link for details.
SmAll Saints on Fridays!
It would be lovely to welcome families with babies, toddlers, and / or preschoolers from 10am on Fridays 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 robynatallsaints@gmail.com.
CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Money Course
Susan Bickerstaffe from the King's Church High Wycombe will be running an in-person CAP Money Course over 3 Monday evenings on 3, 17 & 24 October 7.30pm at the King's Centre. Each session lasts about 2 hours. To sign up, please follow this link, enter your post code and select the King’s Church location in order to sign up for this CAP Money Course. https://capuk.org/get-help/cap-money-course
Job opportunity at the One Can Trust
We are actively looking for a new Warehouse, Health and Safety Manager to join our small and dynamic team. More information can be found by clicking here. Please get back to me with any questions about the role. Applications to be emailed by 30 September to: jo.belshaw@onecantrust.org.uk
Job opportunity at Wycombe Homeless Connection
We are looking for a business and finance manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and provide comprehensive financial management for our charity as well as strategic operational support across multiple areas including IT and human resources. It'll be different every day!
Find out more on our website or give us a call on 01494 447699. www.wyhoc.org.uk/vacancies
Closing date: 4 October 2022
Repair Café
All Saints Church hosts High Wycombe Repair Café on the 2nd Saturday of every month, from 10am with last repairs at 12:30, alongside the church’s Mustard Seed Cafe. Repair Cafes are a place to get free support with repairing items which might otherwise go to landfill, or not be used fully. Volunteer repairers bring knowledge and skills in areas such as clothing, furniture, ceramics, clocks, electrical appliances, and toys.
Art space
You will see that there is some artwork on the display boards near the sofas in church. This month it has been provided by the Women’s Cultural Arena. 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: office@allsaintshighwycombe.org / 01494 527526. Thistle Martin
Ukrainian refugees
For those of you who are involved with welcoming and hosting Ukrainian refugees, All Saints has joined the Welcome Churches network. They have set up a new website: ukrainewelcome.org. If you would like a copy of the following resources, please contact the church office: 01494 527526 or office@allsaintshighwycombe.org
· Ukraine Welcomer training - Slides for delegates
· Useful information on Ukraine
· Tips to help Ukrainian guests feel welcome.
Fairtrade Church
As you will see from the new poster in church, we are now officially a Fairtrade church. This means that we are using Fairtrade tea, coffee, and sugar, and that some of the food we serve is also Fairtrade.
Finance Half Year update
It's great to have so many activities, concerts & the Café thriving in church. These are good for the whole community & many also raise much needed funds. We are however about 5% below budget on regular giving & donations. Although new members have joined or increased their Planned Giving, this is not yet covering the gaps from those who have moved, or had to reduce due to the financial situation. We are limiting spend where we can, but continue to provide regular support for local & wider community needs. There is also a lot of work to do on the church building! Currently, we are running £6,590 behind budget, which would imply a deficit of £10-15,000 for the year. We do still have some reserves, but need more help with: supporting activities, organising fundraising events, inviting others to join events & services, as well as providing regular financial support.
Please, Gift Aid if you can & if you are in a position to increase your giving, please get in touch (see following).
Financial Support - to enable our work to continue.
For BACS details & online donations, please visit our Support page: https://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/donate.html. For cash 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 (jlord11@sky.com, 07733001787).
Welcomers needed for Wednesdays
We are still looking for welcomers to the church on Wednesdays. If you are interested in welcoming either occasionally or regularly, please let Steve know in the Church office.
Women's Cultural Arena
Just a reminder that the WCA meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday in All Saints from 10am. Come along for Biscuits and Banter.
Conversation Café wants to help English as a Foreign Language students a safe and stress free space to practice their English. As anyone learning a foreign language knows, it’s easy to find lessons, but not so easy to find people to practice with. People who are patient; people who listen; people who care. That is the goal of Conversation Café. We meet on Thursdays just off the café space to welcome people needing to practice their English. It runs from 11:45-1pm. Do you know someone who needs to work on their English? Are you a patient, caring, and listening person who can give 30 minutes to help someone? Let me know. Email Laurie . Prayer support is also gratefully welcomed and needed!
All Saints Plus
Tuesdays at 8pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3507005392?pwd=TklVNlZncTkxc3A5cFZYT1lCalZzUT09
Meeting ID: 350 700 5392
Passcode: 328562
This is a 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. 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.
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 feels 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. Copies are available for the bargain price of £5 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
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.