Dear Friends
All Saints Church family news
Towards the end of this month, we will be saying farewell to Olivia Redfearn as her time for University study and life beckons. In addition to assisting regularly and faithfully with the Toddlers groups run at ASE by Rosie and her team, Olivia has pioneered and adapted to a range of roles across the staff team; starting by organising young people to working on the sound desk, being the Vicar’s camera man and editor for various “on location” mini-sermons, to the depth and breadth of a digital graveyard mapping project.
These many and varied experiences have been distinguished with humour and very knowledgeable insight. Olivia has especially earned respect and admiration for holding the service rotas together between the many staff changes. Simply put, what has happened on Sundays would not have taken place so smoothly without her knowledge and willingness to serve the Church. Thank you.
This also means that there is now a vacancy for a gap year student in the office. Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in joining our team next year.
The church choir has grown and adapted magnificently under the leadership of Sue Blaby, Roger Watkins and Eric Philips during the re-emergence of church life after Covid. Many of us with other music makers enjoyed a summer evening of fellowship at the Vicarage recently.
Thank you for coming and thank you for your faithful hard work over recent months. With my full permission, the choir will take a break over August and you will find the ranks of chairs within the congregation filled with their energetic and tuneful singing rather than from the front.
Do join me in praying for new members and for good plans as Roland and I with the team reflect upon the best way to build the musical life of our church family.
Yours in the service of Christ
Mark