Weekly Email – Trinity 13
Dear friends,
I am pleased to announce a number of small additions to our weekly schedule of services this autumn, which I hope will help our parish grow in its life of prayer and worship.
These changes include: the reintroduction from September onwards of an early Low Mass on Sundays at 8.30 am; and making the Wednesday evening Holy Hour which has taken place through August a permanent feature of our weekly schedule.
From Sunday 1st September onwards, there will be a Low Mass at 8.30 am on Sundays in addition to all the usual services which take place already. The early Mass on Sundays disappeared during COVID and ended up never being re-instated. There was uncertainty in those early months after COVID as to whether an early Mass would attract people in a post-Pandemic context, as so few of our parishioners live in the West End.
As our parish has grown in number and confidence over the past two years, however, some have wondered whether re-introducing a short, quiet, early celebration of the Eucharist might be something people find useful. I hope it will be of use to those who prefer to worship early on Sundays, as well as to those who may, from time to time, be busy during the day on Sundays, or who have to work, and would otherwise find it difficult to make their communion.
This 8.30 am Low Mass will last no more than half an hour each Sunday and will run every week from 1st September until the end of the year. We will then review the situation in January to see whether the attendance it has prompted warrants making it a permanent part of our schedule of services.
The period of exposition of the Blessed Sacrament which has taken place on Wednesday evenings in August has proven to be very popular. It provides a wonderful opportunity for people to pray in quiet stillness in the sacramental presence of the Lord.
In response to requests that this continue, from Wednesday 4th September onwards, there will be a Holy Hour each Wednesday evening from 5.30 pm until the evening Mass at 6.30 pm.
You are welcome to attend for the whole Holy Hour, or just for a portion of it. Again, like the Sunday 8.30 am Low Mass, we will review attendance at the end of the year to see whether this has been an addition to our weekly pattern that merits being made part of our permanent schedule of liturgies.
I hope both these changes make it more easy and convenient for people to make the Eucharistic presence and power of the Lord the centre of their lives. I pray they will enable us to draw closer to the Lord who gives himself to us in the sacrament of the altar. This small expansion of liturgical provision should be seen as a positive sign that God is blessing us with growth and increased confidence in the mission and ministry he has entrusted to our parish.
Fr Peter
What a wonderful time our parish hiking group had last Saturday exploring West Sussex and Lancing College. We are grateful for the tour our group of ramblers were given of the school’s splendid chapel!
August Bible Study
There has been an evening of Bible study each Wednesday night throughout the month of August. The last session will take place next week on Wednesday 28th August.
The evening starts with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6pm, followed by Mass at 6.30. A soup supper takes place at 7pm and study will run 7.30-8.30.
Join us in our parish bar each Sunday – open each week after the High Mass and Evensong.
Join the American Friends of All Saints’, Margaret Street
If you live in the United States, and would like to donate to All Saints’ in U.S. dollars, you can now do this by joining the American Friends of All Saints’, Margaret Street. Any contribution donated to the American Friends can be claimed back as a charitable tax deduction in the United States. Further details of this new scheme can be found here.
Please note that there will be a New York launch of the American Friends on Friday 20th September 2024 at 6 pm at St Mary the Virgin, West 46th Street, NYC. You can book a (free) ticket for the event on eventbrite here.
Walsingham Pilgrimages
Adoremus Young Adults Pilgrimage: 22nd-24th November 2024
A weekend pilgrimage aimed at younger Christians who are 18-35 years olds. The weekend begins with supper at 6.30pm on Friday 22nd November and ends with Sprinkling, Benediction and Last Visit at 2.30pm on Sunday 24th November.
The cost of the weekend is £95 per head. This covers the cost of accommodation, meals and travel from Kings Lynn. Pilgrims simply have to pay for their train ticket to Kings Lynn. You can sign up here.
Walsingham Advent Retreat: 6th-8th December 2024
A silent pre-Christmas retreat from Friday 6th – Sunday 8th December 2024. The weekend involves arriving on Friday afternoon, and then keeping silence from Friday evening until Sunday morning.
The cost of this pilgrimage is £250. This covers the cost of accommodation, meals and travel from Kings Lynn. Pilgrims simply have to pay for their train ticket to Kings Lynn. To reserve a place, sign up via Eventbrite here.
Parish Weekend Pilgrimage: 25th-28th July 2025
Our parish weekend pilgrimage take place next summer from 25th-28th July 2025.
The cost is £210 if you stay Friday to Sunday, and £300 if you stay Friday to Monday. This covers the cost of accommodation, meals and travel from Kings Lynn. Pilgrims simply have to pay for their train ticket to Kings Lynn. You can sign up via Eventbrite and reserve a place here.
A splendid evening of food, fellowship and study on Wednesday night, as we held our third August Bible Study evening.
Attendance last week
We are so grateful to Fr Alan for all he has done to organise our August Bible Studies – both in terms of teaching and also culinary excellence! Each week has featured a different cold summer soup. Last Wednesday was home-made gazpacho!
Prayer List
The Friends of All Saints’ Margaret Street:
August 25th – Judith Mather, The Ven Fr Stephen McClatchie, John McWhinney, Colin Menzies
26th – Thomas Moller, Barry Moore, Deacon Christopher Morash, Grace Morgan, Dr John Morrell, Fr. Stephen Morris, Inger Mosbery, Lachlan Moyle, Carol Mundell
27th – Christopher Naylor, Brian Newman, Elaine Norman, Richard North, Fr. Paul Ockford
28th – Fr. Peter and Anna Oesterby-Joergensen, Fr. Barry Orford, Samantha Parker, Malcolm Parr, Bhaven Patel, Alma Pearson, Gladys Pearson
29th – Pat Philips, Dr Colin Podmore, Nick and Cecilia Powell, Vasileios Psomas, Simon Rainey, Heikki Repo, Jane Turner
30th – The Sisters of All Saints
31st – Friends of All Saints’ in need
The sick:
John Andrews, David Craig, Jack de Gruiter, Tony Hawkins, Fr Harry Hodgetts, Katherine Lee, Elizabeth Lyon, James Rodger, Graham Snow, Christine Vaughn-Lillie
The faithful departed:
Elaine Bishop, Alan Cook, Roger Dilks, Bruce Ross-Smith, Robert Thixton
Those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time:
August 25th – Irene Harford, Elvira Dibley
26th – Robert Corbin Pr
27th – Ellen Noble, Lucy Cook, Dawn Hart
28th – Christine Sanderson, Michael Bull, Nora Leyland, Kenneth Eaves, Evelyne Mginah, Donald Black
29th – Denis Campkin, Joan Saint
30th – John Miller, Amelia Stephens, Tom Chalmers
31st – Peter Davidson, Patricia Williams
September 1st – Edward Tagoe, Vera Arde-Acquah
Service times this week
Saturday 24th August – St Bartholomew, Apostle
12.00 noon Mass
6.00 pm Confessions
6.30 pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 25th August – TRINITY XIII
11.00 am High Mass
5.15 pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Evensong and Benediction
Monday 26th August – Feria
12.00 noon Mass
N.B. The evening Mass is cancelled due to the Bank Holiday
Tuesday 27th August – St Monica
12.00 noon Mass
6.30 pm Mass
Wednesday 28th August – St Augustine, B and Dr
12.00 noon Mass
6.30 pm Mass
Thursday 29th August – The Beheading of St John the Baptist, M
12.00 noon Mass
6.30 pm Mass
Friday 30th August – Feria
12.00 noon Mass
6.30 pm Mass
Saturday 31st August – Feria
12.00 noon Mass
6.00 pm Confessions
6.30 pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 1st September – TRINITY XIV
8.30 am Low Mass
11.00 am High Mass
5.15 pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Evensong and Benediction