weekly notice sheet 5th april 2020 palm sunday Readings Liturgy of the Palms Psalm 118.1-2,19-29 Matthew 21.1-11 Liturgy of the Passion Philippians 2.5-11 Matthew 27.11-54 Collect Prayer Almighty and everlasting God, who in your tender love towards the human race sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross: grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen download the sermon for this week THE SERMON IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO RECORDING ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS BY DIALING 01872 306996 AN AUDIO RECORDING OF MORNING PRAYER IS AVAILABLE EACH WEEKDAY ON THE SAME NUMBER. Lord Jesus Christ, you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant, and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation: give us the mind to follow you and to proclaim you as Lord and King, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. good stewardship We are now three weeks into this quite unsettling world where churches remain closed and people are required, for very good reason, to stay at home. This situation is impacting all of us in different ways. For All Saints it is having a significant financial impact. ​About half of the income for All Saints' mission and ministry activities come from: i. hall and room hire, ii. fundraising events (such as the quarterly coffee and craft events, iii. as well weekly collection plate gifts. None of which are able to happen at present. This is roughly the equivalent to £512 a week loss. However we are still receiving giving through the Parish Giving Scheme. We thank everyone who is supporting the church in this way. alongside prayer: Three things we are doing to help the church through this challenge. 1. furloughing of staff team members Due to the massively reduced workload around the Lifehouse Project, mainly because of the lockdown, the decision has been taken to furlough some of the paid team members and to take up the government offer for a grant to pay 80% of their payroll while they are not working. Beth, Becca and Paul have all been furloughed as of last Monday. Please pray for each of them as they step back from the project, for their families and other work commitments. Jeremy with the help of the Churchwardens and Treasurer are reviewing the financial status and the workload for the rest of the team over the coming weeks. 2. ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE BY Standing order If you normally donate cash or cheques using the weekly collection or numbered envelopes, we would love you to keep up your regular support. But please would you now seriously consider making future donations through the Parish Giving Scheme (if you are a UK tax payer) or by setting up a standing order? Covid-19 precautions mean that it is no longer practical for us to accept cash or cheques. If you would like to setup a standing order please use the following details Account name: All Saints Church Highertown PCC . Bank: Lloyds Bank, Boscawen Street, Truro Sort Code: 77 - 09 -12 Account number: 2 9 4 1 9 2 6 0 ​ ​ 2. ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE online If during this time you would like to make a one off gift to the church you may wish to use our Justgiving service by giving online using a debit/credit card or paypal account. Click on the link here to give to the church in this way. Supporting Good mental health The Church of England have produced a series of reflections on how to cope with anxiety and loneliness in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, including simple Christian meditation techniques. The second is a reflection on loneliness Day Two-Loneliness Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distress. Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. Psalm 25:16-18 Loneliness is an experience that we can all relate to, but almost 1 in 5 people in the UK often or always feel lonely. The figures are higher for the elderly and for young people. If you are lonely, it would seem, you are not alone but that is unlikely to provide much comfort. We are social creatures. We need to feel connected to others.​ Read more. from truro diocese 11am, Sunday, April 5th: Make a date with the Lord's Prayer By Richard Best The people of Cornwall are being invited to join together for a shared moment of prayer on Sunday morning (5.4.20). At 11am, everybody is invited to step outside if safe, or go to a window, and quietly say the Lord’s Prayer. Margaret Stevens, from Mounts Bay, whose original suggestion is being taken up by churches across Cornwall, said: “I hope this can be helpful for anyone at all who feels the need to pray in a time of great anxiety, knowing that others are praying too.” The Bishop of Truro, the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, said: “I think this is a wonderful idea. I believe we will each draw strength from knowing that wherever we are, and however isolated or fearful we might feel from time to time, we are united in fellowship. We will be sharing a prayer that expresses the essence of our faith, as well as our profound sense that God is the answer to our prayers. We are not alone.” STEVE WILD: ‘MANY PRAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME’ The Revd Steve Wild, chair of the Cornwall Methodist District, said: “I am very happy to endorse this call on people to come to their front doorsteps and say the Lord’s Prayer on Sunday at 11am. During our present situation many in our land are finding themselves praying for the first time and the Lord hears all prayers. “The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer from the lips of Jesus; it is both simple and comprehensive. We are isolated at the moment, but by taking part in this act of faith we are showing a great unity by saying this prayer and also being a witness in our community.” CONNECTED TO GOD AND OTHERS Sarah Yardley, the mission and ministry lead for Creation Fest, added: “During this time of challenge and isolation, it’s so important that we find creative ways to stay connected to God and others. I’m looking forward to joining with the friends across the county to stand on our doorsteps and say the Lord’s Prayer at 11am on Sunday, and can’t wait to see some of the creative ways we might find to pray together for God’s kingdom to come on earth, as it is in heaven!” The invitation is for people across Cornwall, as well as the Isles of Scilly and the two parishes that sit both within Devon and the Diocese of Truro. A hopeful thought from Bishop Philip : 'I was struck by a compelling thought the other day. Who might God be calling into a fresh expression and dimension of ministry through all this? Who might feel a call to step out into the new landscape of mission that might emerge as we are called to reach the young, serve the poor and care for the earth here in Cornwall? Let's be praying into that - and have our eyes open for what God might be stirring in others too. And what might that mean for you?' all saints worshipping together Young Saints Alice Bevan, our Youth Worker will be running virtual Young Saints sessions on Sundays at 10.30 using Zoom. If you would like your children to join in, please contact Alice [email protected] Last week Alice led a session over the internet about rainbows. This week the theme is Palm Sunday! Here are some lovely Easter resources for children church news and notices The building maybe closed but the Church is open! Due to the need for social distancing we now have to follow government guidelines and shut the church completely apart from a Foodbank collection service. You can read the Church of England's official statement here . Of course, we are continuing to stay in touch regularly with those in our congregation who need special care and we encourage you to check in regularly by phone or email with those you know in the church and wider community. The church is the people, not the building. Please pray for this aspect of our church life, especially hold in your prayers the Foodbank team, our volunteers, and those coming for help. Foodbank still needs your help! Last week Truro Foodbank received 532kg in food donations but gave out 1835kg! Donations are dropping off as people quite rightly make fewer trips to the supermarket, but demand foodbank services has risen as people find it more difficult to pay for bills in the midst of our economic pressures. When you head to the supermarket for your essential shopping purchases please do keep the foodbank in mind. There are donation crates in Tesco, Sainsburys and Coop. Two local children donated 25 kg of food to Truro Foodbank yesterday. Instead of spending the money they’d been given for Easter on themselves Stanley and Vivi spent it on tinned and dried food so we are able to continue to help feed all those people in our area who who are in food poverty. They also made 2 beautiful cards to thank the volunteers for their hard work. Morning Prayer Each day Jeremy at All Saints, and Janette at Epiphany House will keep morning prayer. If you would like to join with us from home you can use the common worship website for the words and readings. Click Here Shortened version of morning prayer will also be available as an audio recording each day by dialing into our dedicated phoneline 01872 306996 . Phone and hear the daily readings, and call again on a Sunday and Saturday for the weekly sermon. More ways to pray at home We have set up a brand new webpage on our website where we will add prayers, reflections, sermons and other resources to help us during this time when we cannot meet in person. The webpage is here - click and check it out. Items for prayer this week Please pray for the volunteers and users of the Foodbank and Acts 435 both services are receiving increased requests at this time. Pray for staff and patients