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The February & March edition of Ashlings is available online to read or download. Lots of news and reports not to miss, printed copies are available in Church. Don't forget to renew your subscription please which helps towards the production costs.
allsaintsholbeach.org.uk/parish-news/So glad you enjoyed it Marion Goodman. We enjoyed leading it too!
We kept Bishop Nicholas busy on Sunday morning, as well as presiding and preaching at our 10:30 Holy Communion, he also presented certificates to Timmy P, Rosie and Liam, who are our 3 newest members of the Junior Choir. We wish them well as they join the Choir and continue their musical and faith journeys, as well as getting involved in all the activities at All Saints. Please make sure you support and encourage them.
At our 10:30 Holy Communion on Sunday morning, we had the huge pleasure of being able to welcome Theresa Howes into the Church of England. Bishop Nicholas performed the ceremony which was deeply moving. We were all asked to pray together.
"Defend, O Lord, your servant with your heavenly grace, that they may continue yours for ever, and daily increase in your Holy Spirit more and more until they come to your everlasting kingdom. Amen"
We ask everyone to take part in this prayer, which has such beautiful words, based in the heart of our faith.
We warmly welcome Theresa into our Christian community at All Saints.
A good message for a Monday morning.What is your response?
Amen. Our God must be in despair of us xxxx
We are so quick to judge each other. When a child learns violence, greed destruction and hate the adult carries it through. Before we decide what is wrong with others, how they react we should have a little understanding and compassion. I don't advocate making excuses I do believe we can help to bring about change though. Christianity is a word we dont often consider today.....nobody ever asks me if I am a Christian. How we treat others is how we will be judged. Whether that be in this life or another. We have the ability to make someone feel good every day. Even a kind word or a smile helps....what a wonderful aim to do that every day of our lives.
Have you visited our Website to find out about #EverydayFaith which starts on Sunday 12thJanuary and runs for 21 days?
Visit: allsaintsholbeach.org.uk/everyday-faith/
It’s easy to sign up online for the daily emails which will provide Everyday Faith reflections, stories and prayers to help us discover more about what it means to live faithfully, hopefully, and lovingly as Christians today. You can also download an App or follow on social media. Just visit the All Saints Website to find out how to take part. If you downloaded the #FollowTheStar App during Christmas, this will automatically update so you can continue to follow Everyday Faith.Happy New Year from the Ring out the Old, Ring in the New Service
Magical again this year. THANK YOU bell ringers! Lynne
My personal photo is of Magnolia buds in our garden at dawn, which represent the beauty of God’s creation and the promise of renewal even in the midst of winter.](https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p180x540/80956143_2841126455919073_506750684310274048_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=ca434c&_nc_oc=AQkFBemga9PG1Z-2C_ewxV_7jeehb4T0CaiTeJopjMOYKgn7K1RAHyo8dW0UetSArTk&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=4241b298e330e658535c16a0389663f8&oe=5EBE6E51)
In today’s #FollowTheStar for day 5 of Christmas, we read Psalm 19 and are prompted to reflect on “Beauty”. Our Challenge is to “Take a photo of something beautiful you see today, then Share it via message or social media and tell people about the beauty you’ve seen.”
Why not share your photo here and your reason for choosing it.
If you are not already joining in with Follow The Star, there is still time as we are less than halfway through, you can sign up online or collect one of the free booklets from All Saints Church, we have a limited number still available. Our Christmastide service this morning is at 10:30 am, do try to come along you will be made very welcome.
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My personal photo is of Magnolia buds in our garden at dawn, which represent the beauty of God’s creation and the promise of renewal even in the midst of winter.So beautiful. Thank you for the booklets. Gentle thoughts to focus on each day.
Some lovely photos from a very happy Christmas Day lunch. Thank you to Karen and her family and all those who volunteered and helped in any way. Thank you to Helen Verney for her lovely singing as people arrived and to Eric who kept everyone entertained between courses. A very happy occasion
Wonderful day in great company thanks to all xx
Well done everyone. Glad it all went smoothly xx
Timeline PhotosHappy Christmas!
We wish peace and joy to all, as we come together today to #FollowTheStar and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Some atmospheric pictures from this evenings Carol Service, lovely to see so many people in Church. We enjoyed a beautiful selection of traditional carols and readings, followed by Rosamund’s delicious festive apple punch (non-alcoholic) and mince pies. A big thank you to this evenings extended choir and everyone that helped behind the scenes. Don’t forget we have a Crib Service at 4pm on Christmas Eve, followed by Midnight Mass at 11:30pm. On Christmas Day there is a Family Communion at 10:30am. Don’t forget to pick up your personal free copy of #FollowTheStar at any of our remaining Christmas services to start your own journey through the 12 days of Christmas, full details are on our website.
Fabulous photos - thank you Shane.
And well done Lily on your first verse of Once in Royal - it was perfect!
At our 10:30 service this morning, the newly restored Choir Organ had its debut when Barry played the entire service using just the Choir console. We are very grateful to Clifford Godfrey for making this possible. This part of the organ has not worked for over 10 years and it is especially good to have it back in time for our Christmas Carol Service which starts at 6:30 this evening.
Absolutely beautiful xx
Well done how lovely you have had it Restored Happy Christmas and our very best wishes xxx
Fab.
Carol singing on Arthur's Avenue with the Junior Choir last night followed by choir practice, rehearsing for the Crib Service, and watching part of a film before bedding down for the night in the stable. They were all out for the count at 6.45 this morning when I woke them for tea, hot chocolate and bacon butties. Thanks to Terri Judd and Kim for giving up your night for them and to Nick's Place for the chips.
Our juniors are fabulous. Come and hear them sing at our carol service and lead our crib service on Christmas Eve.
Lots of money raised for Crisis.So proud of our young people. Well done all of you. x 👏👏👏
They were all brilliant and it really made us all appreciate how lucky we were to be able to go home to warmth, a hot shower and clean clothes !!!! Nicks Place, the chips went down a treat, thank you and thank you to everyone who came outside to listen to the Junior Choir carolling xxxxx
Heartbroken that I could not be with you all. XX proud of all of you. xx
A little reminder that our Carols by Candlelight service takes place this Sunday 22nd at 6:30pm. Please share this post with your family and friends, everyone will be made very welcome. We also have a Crib Service on Christmas Eve at 4pm, Midnight Mass at 11:30pm and on Christmas Day morning Family Communion at 10:30am.
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Carols at the Horse and Groom tonight were followed by something a little more light hearted.
Sorry I missed it. Well done all that supported.
William Stukeley christingle this morning with glow stick christingles and a lovely farewell to Gill Graper who has been their bishop's visitor for the last 10 years.
Georgia Dean I showed this to Norman . He's quite excited as he's never been on Facebook before!
Last of 5 care home carol services at Holbeach hospital today. They all sang well.
Today at our Christmas meeting of The Gathering we looked at the story of the Christmas truce on the frontline in December 1914 and listened to Silent Night in both German and English. We also enjoyed baked potatoes and mince pies.
Newly painted and ready to be reinstalled. Exciting.
I've seen them and they are so beautifully painted by hand. Better than a machine could do !
Lots of lovely pictures from the St Nicholas Fayre.
Children light up town at parade
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It was another amazing weekend of light in Holbeach, with a lantern parade in the streets, an excit...You can sign up and read all about #FollowThe Star on the All Saints Website, just visit allsaintsholbeach.org.uk/christmas/ where you will also find full details of everything happening at All Saints this Christmas.
The UAH year 7 christingle service this afternoon. I went into church just before the service began and I have never known it so quiet when full of people. And they sang, all of them, not just the chamber choir, though sadly I messed up videoing Shine Jesus Shine. Well done. The noisy bit is when they were making their christingles!
Wonderful to hear the Church filled with joyous song, well done everyone
Fabulous!
Mary and Joseph and the long suffering donkey have set out once again on their advent-long journey to Bethlehem. We wish them God speed.
Lovely Christingle service again this afternoon. Really sorry that there were not quite enough oranges to go round, but hope that those without oranges got a cupful of items in order to make their own at home.
Please help with this appeal if you feel able to.
We are still collecting for the Larder in the basket by the checkouts thanks to the management at our local Tesco.
The Ashlings Magazine for December & January is now available in Church or to Download from the All Saints Website. Catch up with all the news and full details of all services & events over Christmas & Advent.
allsaintsholbeach.org.uk/parish-news/And another amazing day at the St Nicholas Fayre today with lots of crafters and Grantham Dancery, in full Victorian dress, introducing us to some traditional seasonal dances. Thank you one and all.
Well what a fabulous evening at the St Nicholas Fayre tonight. The lantern parade was a first. Thank you to the committee for all their hard work.
A huge thank you to the Slators of the Fun Farm for their support this year.Your help is needed!
We are acting as a collection point for the Holbeach and Sutton Bridge Community Larder Christmas Hampers. They do a fantastic job delivering hampers to people in the local area and, as they have lost out on their biggest Christmas collection, we would like to help them make up the difference. If you can donate any of the items below before December 9th we would very much appreciate it!
If you could like or share the post for us we can get the message out to as many local people as possible. 🎅🏻☃️🎁
Visit our Christmas & #FollowTheStar pages on our Website.
allsaintsholbeach.org.uk/christmas/At a service of choral evensong at Lincoln Cathedral yesterday, which celebrated St Hugh of Lincoln, Rosamund was installed as a Canon of the Cathedral, together with three other new canons. A few of us managed to be present to support her, the service was truly joyful and uplifting and the Cathedral choir were stunning to listen to. The prebend of Milton Ecclesia, which Rosamund takes up, dates back to 1290. There will be a full article on the fascinating history and background in the next Ashlings magazine.
Congratulations. Well deserved
So happy for you, this is your true vocation, an inspiration to us all. Congratulations.
Congratulations Rosamund.
Congratulations!! Very much deserved. Love from us all xx
Congratulations Rosamund Seal
Congratulations. It is truly deserved.
Congratulations Rosamund.
Congratulations Rosamund well done xx
Congratulations Rosamund
What a wonderful team of volunteers we have at the Community Larder and so heartening to see so many vulnerable people benefit from our work. 9 different clients and their families were helped with food parcels today and 40 people sat down for a hot lunch. thank you
CHRISTMAS FOODBANK APPEAL 2019: Town's 'signpost' for people in need
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A town's oasis for people in need is also a cafe and 'signpost' to other places of help.All living a true Christian life. Thank you for all you do. God Bless
The font has been beautifully decorated for Remembrance.
What time is the church service please
Beautiful
Beautiful. Very thought provoking.
Mick Boylan has received an update from Malcolm Spink who has been working on the Organ Restoration, he reports that ....... "The chests have been stripped of their failing magnets, both chests have been prepped for accepting the new equipment, the first batch of new custom-built magnets have been delivered and have been fitted, we are hopeful that the next batch will arrive within the next 2 weeks. Once all the magnets have been fitted we will assemble the chests in the factory, supply them with the correct wind pressure and thoroughly test all movements. We would then return everything to Holbeach and assemble the organ. We are in the hands of our magnet supplier but we should be able to get all things put back together before November 28th; we'll keep our figures crossed." Malcolm sent some photographs of the work in progress showing the old and new magnets.
Crikey - that's cutting it fine for St Nics Fayre!!
Day eight - The divided self | The Church of England
Day eight - The divided self | The Church of England
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Have you ever said, “I’m in two minds about that!”?Day six - Blessed are those who mourn | The Church of England
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"Count your blessings" is one of those unhelpful things that people say when they really mean "You shouldn’t feel the way you do".We had an excellent sermon from Sally this morning on the readings, but if you didn't manage to get to church here is a powerful sermon from bishop Alastair linking today's gospel to the issues surrounding modern slavery.
A reflection for anti-slavery day — The Clewer Initiative
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A reflection based on the gospel reading for 20th October - the closest Sunday to anti-slavery day on 18th October.Well done Rosamund and also to Sally she is an inspiration to us all when she comes to St. Polycarp's Church x
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