The Benefice of
ALL SAINTS CHURCH - BRANSTON
with Potterhanworth & Nocton
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WELCOME
We look to bring Jesus Christ into the hearts and minds of each and every household and organisation in our Parish through our way of life, our worship of God, our love for the community and by the grace and fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Find out more about All Saints Church below and discover some helpful ways to connect and belong.
Do join us at one of our Sunday Services. You will be made very welcome.
Midweek Services
We’re continuing with our Wednesday morning services through the summer: on the first and third Wednesday of each month, in Branston Church Hall.
10.30 am for coffee, 11.00 am for the service.
These are quiet communion services, taken at a gentle pace. And the congregation remains seated throughout, next on Wednesday, August 7th and 21st.
A date for your diaries
Saturday, September 14th
Installation of the new Dean of Lincoln Cathedral, The Revd Canon Dr Simon Jones. Simon will be the 85th Dean of Lincoln. The service will begin at 3.00 pm: the congregation is asked to be seated by 2.45 pm at the latest.
Harvest Festivals 2024
Nocton: Sunday, September 22nd 4.00 pm in church then Supper at The Hub at 5.00 pm. You’ll need to book a place for the Harvest Supper.
Branston: Sunday, October 6th 4.00 pm followed by Harvest Supper in the church hall. You’ll need to book a place for supper.
Potterhanworth: Sunday, October 13th 4.00 pm followed by Harvest Tea in the church.
Creation-tide
The Season of Creation runs from September 1st to October 4th this year. We’ll be focusing on celebrating creation – as well as thinking about caring for it.
We’ll be using a Creation-tide Eucharist throughout the month of September. It combines the familiar words of the Eucharist with texts from an ecumenical service put together by Christian organisations around the world – all united in their concern for the environment.
Come ye thankful people come!
We’ll be giving thanks for the gift of creation through our harvest festivals and harvest suppers. We may be focusing on some of the issues raised by the Creation-tide season in our Sunday preaching and prayers.
The first fruits of hope
It might be easy to despair, faced with the reality of global climate change. But Creation-tide also reminds us that there is hope. Hope guards against futility. And hope sets us free to enjoy the world and to take responsibility for making it a better place. And when we work with creation then the first fruits of hope can emerge.
Food4Thought
Food4Thought is on the third Thursday of each month: at 7.00 pm for a simple bring-and-share supper, a bit of bible and lots of talking (and listening!). At the moment we’re exploring ‘Living in Love and Faith’ and issues of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage. Next dates:
Thursday, August 15th,
Thursday, September 18th
Thursday, October 17th
You’ll be welcome, even if you’ve not been to F4T before.
Saturday September 14th
Saturday, September 14th promises to be a busy day. You can get out and about on your bike in aid of Lincolnshire’s historic churches, call in to celebrate the season at this year’s PotterFest and then nip into town for the installation of the new Dean of Lincoln!
Ride and Stride is an annual fund-raiser for the Lincolnshire Churches Trust. More details in next week’s bulletin.
Every little helps
Donations of cash and food are always welcome at the food bank. They are open for your contributions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 10.00 to 11.00 am. Go to the ‘back door’ of All Saints Church.
Or simply leave your contribution in the box in Nocton or Potter church.
Feeding the family . . .
Tins and packets of food (in date), and toiletries, are always needed. But on the food bank’s ‘most wanted’ list at the moment are:
hot dog sausages
chicken in white sauce
other tinned meats
rice pudding
custard
washing tabs/laundry liquid
toilet rolls
tissues
Size 6, 7 and 8 children’s
pull-ups
Michaelmas Celebration
10 am Sunday 29th September:
our next fifth Sunday United Benefice Eucharist – this time at Nocton (not Branston).
Kidz Club
Branston’s Kidz Club is back in action.
They meet in Branston Church Hall on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings each month – from 6.00 to 7.15 pm. Your children will be very welcome. Contact Judy at (01522) 822-620 for more information.
Safeguarding
We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
Details of our safegurding policy can be found here
ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, BRANSTON LINCOLN LN4 1LZ
Rev. Lorna Brabin-Smith The Rectory, Abel Smith Gardens, Branston, Lincoln LN4 1NN
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