All Saints Church

Discipleship Course

I will be starting a discipleship course on 8th September which will run for 8 weeks, at 8pm in the Church. Leaflets are available at the back of the Church.

Ian W 

Start Course

The next Start Course will begin on Monday 15^th September. Please see Ian Clark-Jones or Janet Sherbourne for more details.

A PASSIONATE APPEAL

The time has come to round up everyone who is willing to be involved in the Passion Play next Easter. We will need most people in the church to help in one way or another, so please decide whether you would like to be on the stage, part of a support team or selling ice creams! It’s going to be such fun, and a great opportunity to spread the message of Easter for miles around West Ewell.

On Sundays September 14th and 21st at 4.30pm in the main hall there will be meetings for anyone interested in performing. If you can’t make either meeting, please phone Fiona Senneck before the 21st. Parts include Jesus, sixteen male disciples, seven women, Pilate and a crowd-stirrer. There are also some very small parts and some walk-ons, so if at all possible come and volunteer! There are no parts for children – they get their chance at Christmas – but Pathfinders and younger teens can audition as Roman soldiers or servant girls, and older teens can audition for main parts. We really need everybody. There will be music (it wouldn’t be an All Saints production without a live band), but only about half the people have to sing (and most of those in chorus), and musical director Sarah Coulam will be teaching you the songs.

On Sunday September 28th at 4.30pm in the main hall (or Webber hall if Quench is in preparation) there will be a meeting for all those who can do woodwork, costumes, make-up, sound, lights, furniture-moving, painting, set-building, props, advertising, ticket-selling and anything else I haven’t thought of. Particularly with the technical stuff it’s important that you come and meet each other. We want to see both some of the “old hands” and some of the new people who have joined since the last panto. If you can’t make the meeting but can do something, please phone Fiona Senneck as soon as you can. There are some very talented people out there and if I’m not told I’m likely to overlook someone by mistake.

If you really can’t do any of the above, please sit at home and pray for this project. Your contribution will be just as vital.

My phone number is on the church list or you can email me at fiona.senneck@ntlworld.com.

Christmas Market

Summer holidays have come and gone and hopefully everyone is feeling invigorated, enthusiastic and looking forward to the All Saints Christmas Market on Saturday 29th November!  The Mayor of Epsom and Ewell will be opening the market and Father Christmas will be in attendance all day.

So, what can you do – either as an individual or a group? 

And everyone can:-

¨       Provide items for the stalls

¨       Put up posters.

¨       Deliver leaflets.

¨       Come on the day and bring their family, friends and neighbours.

¨       Pray for a successful event that brings together people at All Saints and from our community.

After the market there will be a Fellowship Fish and Chip Supper in the Webber Hall for anyone who wishes to attend.

Please look at the notice board for more information and for you to indicate what you can do to ensure a successful event.

Gill, Pat, Carol-Anne and Crystele

The Bike Ride - September 13th

Once again it is time for the annual 'Bike Ride' to raise money for church restoration and repair. The idea is that cyclists (and walkers) are given a list of participating churches in their area. They map out their own route to visit churches by bike or on foot, and then get friends to sponsor them for a fixed amount per church visited.

The money that is collected is divided into two. Half the money goes to our church and the other half is retained by the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust for distribution to churches in need (that apply for a grant). In the ten years that the Bike Ride has been running in Surrey they have raised over £200,000. 

The Bike Ride is a fun way to spend time on a pleasant afternoon in September while at the same time supporting a worthy cause. If you are interested in joining the bike ride this year please see Dave Don. 

If you would prefer not to take bike or hike then please consider sponsoring the ones who are. The sponsorship form is on the notice board.

CTE

On Wednesday 24th September at 8pm there will be a CTE Celebration event at Stoneleigh Methodist – celebrating unity, prayer and action as a united Church in this area and, most of all, celebrating Jesus!

This will be a worship event with a multi-church worship band led by Pat Ryan. It will also be the annual general meeting of Churches Together in Ewell and we will therefore be having presentations on events in the past year, especially Hope 08. We will also be looking ahead and praying for bigger and better things in 2009!

Stoneleigh Methodist church is in Stoneleigh Crescent.  Website: www.stoneleighmethodist.org.uk.

Hope to see you there,

Paul Simpson on behalf of the CTE prayer and worship group

MOTHERS UNION

We are back after the summer break on Wednesday 10th September at 8pm in the Webber Hall.  Hillary Cotton will be the speaker and if you want to know ‘Why the church needs Women Bishops’ come along to find out.

Toiletry bags for hospital emergency admissions.

We are looking for spare airline toothbrushes and paste, new small combs, small deodorant, hand gel or individual packets of tissues for the above project.  We collect throughout the year and there will be a box under the table at the back of the church for your contributions. Thank you.          Joan Martin.