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NewsAll Saints Gift Day Our Gift Day took place on the 3rd November. If you were unable to come along to the Church on November 3rd you can still make a Gift to All Saints Church. Please contact Revd. Gill Calver on (01580) 891258 or our Treasurer Patrick Harrisson (01580) 890078 for more information or download the Gift Day Information Leaflet from the All Siants Church Gift Day 2007 page, fill in the Gift Day Response Form and take it to the Church Office on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday between 10.15 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. Friends of All Saints Our performance of “The Messiah”, which took place in September, was enjoyed by singers and audience alike. The Scratch Choir, four soloists, a conductor and an organist had only an afternoon to rehearse. The result was excellent, and a big thank you to all those who took part. Over £600 was raised for our funds. The Shepherds' Market will be taking place on Saturday, 1st December, and will be held in the Church. It is not too late to book your stall - please contact Brian Humphries Tel: (01580) 890344 Christine Ward Secretary to the Friends Tel: (01580) 892522 Staplehurst Bell Ringers win £1000 national prize! The ringers have won a £1000 in a competition organised by Wells, the brewers of “Bombardier”, which features the St. George's flag prominently on its label. The prize was for toasting St. George's Day in the most unlikely circumstances and place, and we thought that up amongst the bells was a pretty unusual place to be. Kevin Fulcher spotted the advert for the competition whilst glancing through “Adscene”, and thought it was worth having a go. Frank Page took an excellent photo of the toasting and tippling ringers, he being perched precariously high up in a louvred arch, and we sent it off with a covering letter explaining the circumstances. We mentioned that it was a very unusual place to be, as the sound up there when the bells are ringing is tremendous, and the dangers of five tons of swinging metal are too obvious to be worth stating. We would like the money to go towards the re-ordering and refurbishment of St. George's chapel, for which plans are being drawn up at the moment. Kevin will be going up to London in July to collect the cheque and a specially struck silver medal at a presentation ceremony at the Farmers Club in Whitehall, and would like to thank everybody who took part. There will be a little display about it in church, and the photograph and medal will be on permanent display in the belfry. 
Photograph courtesy of and © Frank Page 2007 
Everyman Campaign for Male Cancers - “Keep Your Eye On The Ball” Sponsored Run
Roy, Richard and Andrew Barclay raised more than £400 between them for The Institute of Cancer Research's Everyman Campaign on their sponsored 5km run on Sunday 3rd June. The money will go towards the Campaign's work in raising awareness of male cancers, specifically prostate and testicular cancers, and to fund vital research. We would like to thank everyone who sponsored us. Roy Barclay  To see a larger version of the photo click the image.The photograph above, was one of many taken by the photographer from Everyman after finishing the run and can be seen on the photo gallery on page 7. For details of the event, take a look at the event report and results page at www.everyman-campaign.org Well done to Andrew, Richard and Roy and to the work of the Everyman campaign.  2007 commemorates the 200th anniversary of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. This Act outlawed the slave trade throughout the British Empire and made it illegal for British ships to be involved in the trade, marking the beginning of the end for the transatlantic traffic in human beings. 2007 is our chance to celebrate all those other men and women, both black and white, who campaigned before, alongside and behind the figureheads of the abolitionist movement. Key dates during the year include 25 March 2007, which marks the anniversary of the actual signing of the Abolition Act in 1807. Find out more by reading Kevin Fulchers Stop the Traffik article Visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury
On Sunday the 28th January, we were led in our Eucharist by Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury.The Archbishop has taken services at a number of local churches including others in our Deanery. The service was not only unusual in that we had an Archbishop presiding, but also the Archbishop was being filmed by the Discovery Channel for a piece to go to air in late 2007 or 2008 which is looking at the major religious leaders around the world. We had as close to a normal service as possible trying to work around camera crew, sound engineers etc. We had to be very firm in where and where not the camera crew could film.   Back to Top |
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