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From the Curate…
DO NOT PANIC
Earlier this September, former prime minister Gordon Brown wrote in the Guardian about the long-term decline in volunteering across society - the proportion of adults volunteering has fallen by 10% in recent years. It’s important to note that the ‘gaps in rotas’ issue we experience here at All Saints is not unique.
How we respond as God’s people in this moment matters. As well as challenges, shortages in volunteers can invite us to ask important questions. Where do we ‘invest’ the volunteering capacity we have? Can we do things differently? What is it that stops people from volunteering? What might the Bible say about ‘volunteering’?
I think it’s important we ponder these questions. But for this moment, here’s two responses. First of all, let’s give thanks to God for those who faithfully serve on teams in church. Over the last week, the church office has sent out 200 invitations to our first Volunteer Celebration at 7.30pm on Wednesday 14th October (remember to RSVP!) and are looking forward to celebrating together. And secondly, if you’re already volunteering, why not consider inviting one other person to join your ministry? Let’s not panic. Let’s see this as a chance to remember that we’re not here to keep the show on the road (that’s God’s job) and let’s ask the Lord of the Harvest to provide.
Ben Lacey
Sunday Services: Harvest Sunday
8am Holy Communion: Led by Mark Brown, who will be preaching on 1 Samuel 1:10-20 and Matthew 7:7-11.
9:15am Choral Communion: Led by Steve Holme, with Mark Brown preaching on 1 Samuel 1:10-20 and Matthew 7:7-11.
11am Morning Worship: Led by Steve Holme, with Ben Lacey preaching on Matthew 7:7-11.
6pm Youth Led Evening Worship: Led by Mark Brown, with Ben Lacey preaching on Matthew 7:7-11 and Ephesians 3:14-21.
Church News
Thank You
Michael and the Granger family would like to thank all who attended Carol's thanksgiving service and those who gave of their time and talents to make everything go well. Thank you.
Thank you to Tom Leighton
All of the staff team are extremely grateful to Tom Leighton, who has been working in the office part time for the last few months. Tom stepped in initially to cover staff absence, and has been a godsend! Always happy to help, his previous experience and can-do attitude have made him a wonderful gift to the team and he will be greatly missed. He will still be around at services so do thank him when you next see him.
Volunteer Celebration
We are holding an event to celebrate all of you who volunteer at All Saints on Wednesday 14th October at 7:30pm. There are around 200 volunteers involved in the many and varied teams and activities here at All Saints – that’s more than attend most services! We hope that our records are up to date – those of you who currently volunteer who we know about and who we have email addresses for will have received an invitation this week. If you don’t have an email address please check the pigeon holes in the Welcome Area. And if you’re on a team please do check that the rest of your team has received their invite. Come and be served by the staff team – no need for volunteers to help for this one!
Retirement of Roger Manterfield as Giving Treasurer
At a recent 9.15AM service we formally thanked Roger for over 25-years of great service to our church as first Treasurer and then since 2012 as Giving Treasurer. PCC have approved that Julia Newton, as our current Treasurer, will include the responsibilities of Giving Treasurer within her role. She will be supported by Bev McComb, Finance Officer, in particular in making the monthly gift aid claims. Any enquiries or correspondence in relation to giving should now go to Julia.
Following the handover of paperwork, Julia will be contacting just a few people to check about claiming gift aid. Where we hold a confirmation from you, we will continue to claim gift aid. As a reminder, if you are a UK tax payer, the church can claim an additional 25p for each £1 you give provided you pay sufficient income or capital gains tax in the relevant tax year and we hold a gift aid certificate from you. Please tell us if your tax position changes and so our ability to claim gift aid changes.
We are also taking this opportunity to remind everyone to always be vigilant and note that our finance team will not ask you for bank details. The pledged giving scheme works by Standing Order set up by you and so we do not require bank information.
Arise Hallow 2026
Halloween – challenge or opportunity? How can we bring more of God’s love, light and hope into the community in this season? Let’s pray for our homes, schools and churches to provide a positive alternative to darkness. Let’s pray for and support our own Light Party. Let’s prepare with good gifts and conversation for those coming to our doors. Let’s decorate our homes with signs of God’s love, light and hope. Look out for this year’s window kits, created by Fenella Noble, which will be available for you to take away from the 11th of October. You can register your window at www.streetsoflight.co.uk. For more ideas, check out www.arisesheffield.org/hallow-25 or have a word with Emily or Lotta Jackson.
Christmas Adventure: Save the Date
On Saturday 12th December, the church will be open for our Christmas public event – Christmas Adventure. It will feature stalls, children’s activities, Nativity Forest trail and a Teddy Star Ride! Get it in your diaries. If you could volunteer to help support the event, please fill in a form. One of the roles is to dress up as a character from the Nativity story and chat ‘in character’ to people as part of our Nativity Forest trail. If you have any questions please ask Helen Miszczak or Ben Lacey.
Coming Up…
Drop-In, Monday 5th October, 10.00: This morning is a cancer fundraising special! There will be Christmas cards sold in aid of Marie Curie (cash only please), and all money raised for the coffee & cakes etc will be split between Marie Curie and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Tuesday 6th October, 07.30: Our Men's Prayer Breakfast is a relaxed monthly gathering where men of all ages share food, friendship, and prayer. We enjoy breakfast together, take time to support one another, and pray for our church and community. It's an open, welcoming space!
CONNECT WOMEN: Faith Stories, Wednesday 7th October, 19.30: Encounter Jesus during this evening as you hear stories of faith. Be inspired and strengthened in your own faith journey. Connect with other women through conversation and refreshments. The speaker is Revd Leah Vasey-Saunders, Bishop of Doncaster. Booking not required. Pick up a flyer from the back of church and invite a friend. Contact women@allsaintsecclesall.org.uk for more information.
Open Door, Thursday 8th October, 10.00: Join us for a morning of arts crafts, games and friendly natter
Volunteer Celebration Evening, Wednesday 14th October, 19.00: If you help the life of our church and churchyard in any way then we hope you’ll be able to come along so we can thank you for all that you do.
Prayer Box
Pray for the five charities who will be receiving our Harvest donations this week, and for Jan Hardy as she coordinates the distribution of the gifts.
Pray for the Connect Women's event on Wednesday and for Bishop Leah who is coming to speak to them.
Mission Prayers
Please pray for the Smithers (working with SIM in community outreach)
Give thanks for recent conversations with neighbours and invites to the alpha course.
Please pray for:
Continued wisdom in saying yes and no and balancing roles.
Staying close to God as a family.
For their children to grow in faith.
For those we know seeking Him and those new in faith.
For a Christmas outreach activity on 5th December.
Contact Details:
Contact a member of the Clergy or Office team, please find our team’s contact details via our Meet The Team page.
All items for the newsletter must reach the office by 10am on Wednesday.