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OCTOBER NEWS 2015 Welcome to All Saints. If this is your first visit, or you have recently joined us, it’s great to have you with us. Weekly Events (Term Time only) SUNDAY (except First Sunday) 8am Holy Communion 10.30am Morning Worship 6.30pm Informal Evening Worship TUESDAY 10am Holy Communion 7-9.45pm Rendezvous (13-18s) @ All Saints Centre WEDNESDAY 9.30-11.30am Little Saints Parent & Toddler Group @ All Saints Centre THURSDAY 9.30-11.30am Oasis for Mums with children aged 2 & under FRIDAY 9.30-11.30am Little Saints Parent & Toddler Group @ All Saints Centre 7-8.15pm Connect Youth Club (Yrs. 3-7) @ All Saints Centre 6.30-9pm Church WorshipTeam music practice As a church we are fortunate to have a strong link with a church school that carries our name and which was set up by one of Patrick’s predecessors in 1817. Nearly 200 years later, WASPS, as it is widely known, is as strong as it has ever been. Currently more than 500 children aged 4-11 attend the school and by 2017 there will be 630 pupils – making it the largest primary school in Bath & North East Somerset. Today’s buildings and grounds are a far cry from the old 1817 school. That building had two classrooms, each only 20 foot square. More than 160 boys and girls squeezed into those two classrooms. Nowadays WASPS’ classrooms only have 30 pupils in them but even so they are bigger than those Victorian classrooms. The school has large and beautiful grounds– with playing fields, an island within a moat, trees, wild-life, a kitchen garden and a Scandinavian wooden classroom with a green roof. Soon there will be a Hobbit House and a new garden in memory of Mitzi, the four year old killed in the terrible traffic accident earlier this year. This September our latest (and last!) new building was opened; it is called Little WASPS and houses 180 five-six year olds. In Ofsted terms, the school was rated outstanding in 2010. Our academic achievements put us in the top 10% of primary schools in England and the school is very well known for the breadth and quality of its creativity in the arts. Much of the current success of the school is due to Anne Bull OBE who has been the headteacher for more than 25 years. For us as a Church it is very gratifying to know that the inspectors from the Diocese also judge WASPS as an outstanding example of a modern Christian school. In July 2015, the Diocesan inspector wrote: Weston All Saints Primary School is an inclusive, warm and friendly Christian community. Values, underpinned by Christian teaching, are integral to the whole life of the school. Each child is accepted as special and unique with individual talents given by God. A wealth of opportunities and experiences, including spiritual and cultural, are provided to develop these talents, resulting in self-confident children who greatly enjoy school and hugely value their learning. Relationships at all levels, particularly amongst the children are outstanding. Children say this is because they notice others using values such as trust and forgiveness and relate these to the parable of the Prodigal Son. One of the reasons for this strong spiritual dimension is the relationship with All Saints Church which is seen in lots of ways: - Our church is increasingly used by the school to celebrate Harvest, Christmas, Easter and the end of the school year. Patrick Whitworth is a school governor as is Tom Peryer who is also chair of governors. Many parents come into church to join those gatherings. Most Tuesdays, Patrick, Simon, Russell, Sky or Tom leads the assembly. As a church we make a gift of a Bible to every child in the school. Members of the congregation work or volunteer in the school or are parents of pupils. Sic floreat WASPS! Tom Peryer
Transcript of OCTOBER NEWS - All Saints' Church, · PDF fileOCTOBER NEWS 2015 Welcome to All Saints. If this...
OCTOBER NEWS 2015
Welcome to All Saints. If this is your first visit, or you have recently joined us, it’s great to have you with us.
Weekly Events (Term Time only)
SUNDAY (except First Sunday) 8am Holy Communion 10.30am Morning Worship 6.30pm Informal Evening Worship
TUESDAY 10am Holy Communion 7-9.45pm Rendezvous (13-18s) @ All Saints Centre
WEDNESDAY 9.30-11.30am Little Saints Parent & Toddler Group @ All Saints Centre
THURSDAY 9.30-11.30am Oasis for Mums with children aged 2 & under
FRIDAY 9.30-11.30am Little Saints Parent & Toddler Group @ All Saints Centre 7-8.15pm Connect Youth Club (Yrs. 3-7) @ All Saints Centre 6.30-9pm Church WorshipTeam music practice
As a church we are fortunate to have a strong link with a church school that carries our name and which was set up by one of Patrick’s predecessors in 1817. Nearly 200 years later, WASPS, as it is widely known, is as strong as it has ever been.
Currently more than 500 children aged 4-11 attend the school and by 2017 there will be 630 pupils – making it the largest primary school in Bath & North East Somerset. Today’s buildings and grounds are a far cry from the old 1817 school. That building had two classrooms, each only 20 foot square. More than 160 boys and girls squeezed into those two classrooms. Nowadays WASPS’ classrooms only have 30 pupils in them but even so they are bigger than those Victorian classrooms. The school has large and beautiful grounds– with playing fields, an island within a moat, trees, wild-life, a kitchen garden and a Scandinavian wooden classroom with a green roof. Soon there will be a Hobbit House and a new garden in memory of Mitzi, the four year old killed in the terrible traffic accident earlier this year. This September our latest (and last!) new building was opened; it is called Little WASPS and houses 180 five-six year olds.
In Ofsted terms, the school was rated outstanding in 2010. Our academic achievements put us in the top 10% of primary schools in England and the school is very well known for the breadth and quality of its creativity in the arts. Much of the current success of the school is due to Anne Bull OBE who has been the headteacher for more than 25 years.
For us as a Church it is very gratifying to know that the inspectors from the Diocese also judge WASPS as an outstanding example of a modern Christian school. In July 2015, the Diocesan inspector wrote:
Weston All Saints Primary School is an inclusive, warm and friendly Christian community. Values, underpinned by Christian teaching, are integral to the whole life of the school. Each child is accepted as special and unique with individual talents given by God. A wealth of opportunities and experiences, including spiritual and cultural, are provided to develop these talents, resulting in self-confident children who greatly enjoy school and hugely value their learning. Relationships at all levels, particularly amongst the children are outstanding. Children say this is because they notice others using values such as trust and forgiveness and relate these to the parable of the Prodigal Son.
One of the reasons for this strong spiritual dimension is the relationship with All Saints Church which is seen in lots of ways: - Our church is increasingly used by the school to celebrate Harvest, Christmas, Easter and the end of the school year. Patrick Whitworth is a school governor as is Tom Peryer who is also chair of governors. Many parents come into church to join those gatherings. Most Tuesdays, Patrick, Simon, Russell, Sky or Tom leads the assembly. As a church we make a gift of a Bible to every child in the school. Members of the congregation work or volunteer in the school or are parents of pupils.
Sic floreat WASPS!
Tom Peryer
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Sunday 4 October 8pm Hospital service @ RUH
Anyone wanting to help with this important ministry would be very welcome. We meet at the Hospital's Chapel on the first floor at
6.45pm to visit the wards and collect patients for the 8pm Service.
For more details speak to John Barnet.
Thursdays 2pm-4pm 1 & 15 October
Courtyard Room All Saints Centre
Meeting place for single ladies
Sunday 4 October 10.30am
Café Church in the Centre
‘Hope and Hopelessness’
Peg Butler
Giving illustrations from her work with the Christian Charity "Send a Cow" that raises
African families out of poverty by providing them with livestock.
Saturday 3 October 8.30am
Women’s Breakfast
Philippa Nash will be speaking on ‘An insight into helping children make
a trip to Lourdes’
Tickets £4.50, Concessions £4.00 from Greengrocer Weston High Street
Sunday 4 October 4pm
All members of the Welcome Teams are invited to tea and cake at church. Anyone
thinking about joining the Welcome Teams would also be very welcome to come along!
This will be a great opportunity to review what we do and plan for the future. For more
details contact Sheila Carrick.
See sheet at the back of Church for more details or contact the Church Office
Closing date: 17th October 2015
Saturday 10 October 7.30am
Men’s Breakfast
At All Saints Centre - £3
Ernie Messer will be leading a discussion on ‘Making a difference for
God in our day to day lives’
Friday 9 October 10am
Upper Room, All Saints Centre
Why not join us and support in prayer our suffering brothers & sisters & their children?
Harvest Supper @ Langridge Village Hall
Saturday 3rd October 7pm (dinner starts at 7.30pm)
£9 to include buffet dinner and talk (speaker – Susan Marshfield
‘Barefoot to Buckingham Palace) £4.50 for children
Bring Your Own Bottle Tickets available from Judy Rippin
Please note: Sunday 25 October sees the Bristol + Bath marathon which runs through Weston.
See the map at the back of church for details of the route & the roads and times it affects.
Safeguarding Training evening
Monday 9 November 7pm at St Andrew’s Church with tea/coffee served from 6.30 pm
The aim of the evening is to equip people working with children/youth/vulnerable adults to be able to recognise any safeguarding concerns and then respond appropriately. It is
relevant for anyone with a DBS Certificate.
For anyone who is unable to attend please contact Paul Bright who is running an in-house equivalent session on Tuesday 10 November
in the centre’s Courtyard Room 7.45-9.45pm.
Tuesday 20 October 10.45am
At All Saints Centre
Speaker: Jenny Noakes
Over 60? Why not join us? Copies of the 3TL programme will be available on the
Welcome Desk. More information from the Church Office (447663).
Bath Deanery Talks – Life on the Front Line
St Michael’s without (beside Waitrose)
Six Wednesdays from 14th October to 18th November, 7.30-9pm
Free of charge (donations to cover costs)
TO REGISTER: [email protected]
Items for the News Sheet should be sent to Lisa at the All Saints Church office.
Tel: (01225) 447663 or Email: [email protected]
Check out the church website for more information www.allsaintsonline.org.uk
Tuesday 6 October 7.00pm
Bath Central United Reformed Church announces its
2nd “Community Conversations”
Sir Anthony Seldon will speak on
“Education & Mindfulness”
Central United Reformed Church, Argyle Street, Bath
Admission Free
Bath Youth for Christ Partners’ Evening & AGM
Thursday 15th October 2015 at 7.45pm-9.45pm
(AGM 7.00-7.30pm)
St Luke’s Church, Wellsway, Bath BA2 2BD
The Partners’ evening is a celebration of what God has done and is doing through the work of Bath YFC. For more information either phone 01225 336055 or email [email protected]
Saturday 3 Oct 3.30pm
Saying Goodbye Service 2015
The ‘Saying Goodbye Service’ is part of a national set of commemorative
services for people who have lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in
infancy.
More information at – www.sayinggoodbye.org
Where: Bristol Cathedral
Thursday 21 October 1.45pm-3.15pm
Mission Forum
A Place to Belong: a workshop with Cristina Gangemi
St. Philip & St. James, Odd Down, Bath
An afternoon of sharing experiences and asking questions for anyone interested in helping people with disabilities to feel they
belong in church life
To register, please contact Josie Halla.
Saturday 10 October 9.30am-1.00pm - Mission Open Forum, 'The Second Half of Life Nurturing’ a talk about supporting a positive view of older people & the Church
It is to take place at The Old Deanery, Wells. To register, please contact Josie Halla.
