10:30am  6th September Service of the Word

Time: 10:30am (service will last approx. 30 minutes)  
Capacity: 20 people (due to social distancing requirements)
Location: All Saints Church

This gathering will be a short 30 min 'Service of the Word.' A quiet, traditional service with a liturgical structure to centre our thoughts and hearts on God's word. 

The safety of everyone entering the building is of paramount importance to us. Therefore, some COVID-19 precautions have been put in place and we ask everyone attending the service to please comply with these precautions to best ensure the safety of everyone at the church.

There will be a limit to the number of people who can enter the church building so if you would like to attend this service on the 6th September please contact our operations manager Lucas on [email protected] who will inform you of the safety precautions we have put in place. 

2pm 6th September
All together service thinking about the school year

Time: 14:00 (service will last approx. 1hr 30 minutes)  
Capacity: 50-60 people (due to social distancing requirements)
Location: The Gardens at All Saints Church

This service will be an outdoor service with partial cover available for rain and sun shelter. The service will include music and sung worship led by the our worship team, all-age activities, teaching, and fellowship. 

Individuals as well as couples and larger households (in bubbles) are very welcome to join us. Although we won't be able to gather children's groups there will be some fun teaching for children from the front so we can all remain in our bubbles. More information will be shared nearer the time. 

There will be no services in person until September.

We will review services after 2nd August and decide at the end of August whether we can proceed with live services in September depending on Coronavirus infection levels, NHS and government advice and our own experience of opening up the church.

Please note that Jeremy is on annual leave from Monday 3rd August to Sunday 16th August

The Archbishop has launched the 'Together in Unity' appeal to support churches and communities around the world during the pandemic. Watch the video and read more here.

You may wish to join us for  '19 mercies', a spiritual retreat.
If you would to join us then drop an email to Jeremy ([email protected]) for details of the zoom invitation and password.

Church Finances

Thank you for your financial gifts to the mission and ministry of the All Saints family. We really appreciate all the regular support we receive through PGS and standing orders, as well as the one off donations received over this time. It has been a great blessing.

As you all know, the church has been unable to generate any income during the Coronavirus outbreak. Our outgoings have remained the same however. At the beginning of this year, we had £34,220 in our account, which is equivalent to 6 month's costs. The current projection for the end of this year is that we will be left with enough money to pay just under two month's costs, £7,345. We urgently need to generate further funds in order to pay for these costs.

If you normally donate cash or cheques using the weekly collection or 

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

You can also now quickly and easily set up payments via the Parish Giving Scheme by contacting their phone line 0333 002 1271. Please quote our PGS Code: 390639122

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.

Find simple ways to help deal with loneliness and isolation. 

1. Pray. Light a candle, if safe, and pray for hope, faith and strength to keep loving and caring for each other during this time of struggle.
2. Talk about how you feel. This may be difficult if you are self-isolating, but do use the telephone, internet, and social media. If you need to contact a counsellor this can be arranged by your GP, or via local agencies, or privately. The Samaritans are there 24 hours a day, every day, and it’s free to call them on 116 123.
3. Focus on the things that you can change, not on the things you can’t.
4. Look after yourself - physically, emotionally, spiritually. Plan in things that you enjoy at regular intervals during the day – a TV programme, a phone call, a book, a favourite dish, a game.
5. Look after others. Even if only in small ways, but do what you can: a smile, a kind word, writing a letter or an email.

We have  launched a new website just for online content.  It includes recorded services, meditations, articles and sermons, along with links to all our social media channels. 

We pray for the people of Beirut and Lebanon, open the hearts of the world to give with generosity.

We pray for the family and friends of Edmond, who passed away this week.

We continue to pray for Freddie and family as he enters long term treatment.

We pray that God will enable normal NHS treatments and diagnostic clinics to resume.

We pray for humility, integrity and wisdom for leaders in national and local government.

We pray for Revd John Bannister and his family

 Meditations by Anna Robinson are here click here to listen​

Praying, Running

Cycling…For a

Prayer Hut at St

Luke's

For a church that has no building, the community at St Luke’s Boscoppa have enviable energy and enthusiasm. You only need to have a look at their Facebook page to see how they have just completed a 10k in 10 days challenge to start to raise £160,000 for their hoped-for Prayer Hut (subject to planning permission). Read more here​

Contacts

Clergy

Vicar: Revd Jeremy Putnam  (01872 261944) on leave until Monday 17th August

Curate: Revd Janette Mullett

Curate: Patrick Gilbert

Churchwardens:

Simon Bray (07724 168789)       

Jane Tomlinson (01872 273542)

Staff Team

Youth Leader: Alice Bevan (07450 997945)

Operations Manager: Lucas Bostdorff (07511 214450)

Social Justice Missioner: Joff Phipps

Safeguarding Co-ordinator: Irene Mortimore (07889 822951)

Church Office Hours: Administrator- Kirsty Basram 

 [email protected]  (Mon 6-10 and 2-3.30, Thurs 8-4, Fri 8.30-11)