On Monday Revd Jeremy received news that the Laing Family Trusts are gifting the church £30,000 to go toward the Lifehouse Project. This is in addition to an anonymous donation of £50,000 the week before and following a £50,000 donation 5 weeks ago from the Allchurches Trust.

On Thursday evening someone contacted Revd Jeremy at the vicarage all the way from Lowerstoft after seeing the work the church is doing through facebook, specifically through the Acts 435 programme. Laura who phoned wished to donate something to say thank you. £150 was given to the church for the work of Acts 435.

On Thursday Avril had put out a request for a singly mattress to be donated for a family who have a son who lives with ADHD. Within 12mins of putting the request online it was met.

On Saturday (last week) Revd Jeremy took a phone call from a couple who saw our request for prayer to help with our financial challenges during lockdown. By the end of the phone call the couple had committed £5000 to help the church.

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

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.

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 third is a reflection on where God is in the struggles.
​

                                                                       photo: Christina Gottardi 

Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’

Luke 10:38-42

Life sometimes feels like one long to-do list. It always seems like someone else manages it better than we do. There is nothing new in frenetic activity, and the longing for space, for time to think and just catch our breath, particularly at this difficult time.​  Read more​

We have soft launched a new website just for online content during the lockdown period. It is still in development but you can start to get a feel of what will be available from its pages. It will include recorded services, meditations, articles and sermons, along with links to all our social media channels. 

Each day Jeremy at All Saints Vicarage, and Janette at her Epiphany House residence 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. If there is someone or a situation you would like us to hold in prayer please email either Jeremy at [email protected] or Janette at [email protected] Click Here

A 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.

• Pray for those working on a vaccine. For the research team at Oxford University and AstraZeneca. 
• We pray for all front line workers, that God will bless them with strength, peace and safety as they keep all of us safe.
• We pray for businesses struggling to protect their staff and stay afloat.
• Pray for all those experiencing bereavement and not able to grieve in the normal way at funerals at the moment and clergy not able to care for families in the way they would wish at this time.
• We pray for the family of Alan January whose funeral was  held at Baldhu Churchyard on Tuesday 28th April. Please keep his daughters Tracy and Sandra in your prayers.
• We pray for Alan, Barbara, Jeff and Greg. Please hold them in your prayers for strength, and the guiding hand of God to be known.
• Pray for the Foodbank team that they may stay free of infection and continue to help those struggling most. 
• Pray for the 19 Community Hub Teams set up around Cornwall and the work they are doing to help support our response to the Covid-19.
• Pray for our team of Community Comforters - Roger, Diana, Lynne, Jill, John, Anna, Magda, Mary, Martyn, Moyra, Gyl, Lindsey, and Karen. This team have volunteered to respond to particular requests made by some of the more isolated and vulnerable members of our local community. 

Can you recall how much trouble Jesus got for eating with sinners, tax collectors and outcasts. Can you recall the time when his disciples couldn’t believe that everyone could be fed, when 5000 families gathered hungry for food? The gospel that Jesus teaches is a gospel of radical hospitality. And this encounter with the resurrected Christ is part this teaching. Through his action of breaking bread with strangers and friends, highlighting the basic human need to eat, he is saying ‘do you recognise me now?” And will you recognise me again? (Revd Jeremy Putnam)

Last week's meditation, which was part of our Sunday morning worship was written and recorded by Anna Robinson. (All Saints TM Worship Leader).

Click here to listen or download.​

You should only leave the house for 1 of 4 reasons:

• shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
• one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
• any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
• travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with coronavirus.

Contacts

Clergy

Vicar: Revd Jeremy Putnam  (01872 261944) rest day is Friday.

Curate: Revd Janette Mullett

Churchwardens:

Simon Bray (07724 168789)       

Jane Tomlinson (01872 273542)

Staff Team

Youth Leader: Alice Bevan (07450 997945)

Operations Manager: Lucas Bostdorff (07511 214450)

Safeguarding Co-ordinator: Irene Mortimore (07889 822951)

Church Office Hours: Administrator- Kirsty Basram (on leave Mon 13th April)

Email: [email protected]  (Mon 6-10 and 1-2.30, Thurs 8-4, Fri 8.30-11)