This week our Advent candle is pink, a less sombre colour than the seasonal violet. So some churches will use pink vestments. The penitential theme of our readings has shifted and there is a more joyful tone to lighten the mood. This half-way point in the Advent season is a wonderful time to pause and…
In March 2018, All Saints hosted a forum on the critical role of housing in the just treatment of the many thousands in our community who have no access to the private rental market and who are forced to live without affordable, secure housing, with all of the mental and physical health issues associated with…
Fresh-cut trees are available in a range of sizes and prices Sale days and times for 2024 as follows: A portion of the sale of each tree is donated to the church.
It has been another exciting week for me in the parish. Because Advent always feels like a runaway train, I have to balance activity with purposeful reading and prayer. I need to ground myself in the Eucharist as I wait on the Spirit to enable threads to emerge in my preaching. Our new Christmas Calm…
Read Mother Linda’s sermon on Christ the King, 24 November 2024. Download the pdf:
Advent is a wonderful season of quiet and contemplative waiting – in readiness for the coming of Jesus. Each of the services below is followed by a cup of tea or coffee and some refreshment shared among friends. 15 December Third Sunday of Advent9.15 am Sung Eucharist at St James, Thornbury11.00 am Sung Eucharist at…
Read Mother Linda’s sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, 1 December 2024, on how we need to live in God’s time. Download the pdf here:
A message from Mother Linda I want to thank you for my warm welcome to the parish this week. I feel quite overwhelmed and very emotional about this new beginning. At the Commissioning rehearsal your enthusiasm for your parish was palpable. I am deeply grateful for the time, effort and energy you have put into…