- Treasurer’s report
- Dates for your Diary
- Christmas Services
- Upcoming Events
- Christmas Lunch
- Weekly Prayer List
- The Presentation of the Lord 2026
- A Warm Welcome
- Cake Stall & Sales Table
- The All Saints’ Tuesday Drop in.
- Open Church
- Weekend Pilgrimage to Walsingham.
- The Latest News from our School
The latest news from the parish
Treasurer’s report
You will read in my financial report that our latest fundraising efforts have raised £226 on our very popular annual Quiz Night and £160 on the Chilli and Ginger evening. My thanks to everyone who played a part in organising and supporting these events. It is appreciated that Christmas is a busy time for everyone and I hope your preparations go well, but please diarise our Christmas Fair on the 29th November and our Christmas lunch on the 14th December and support them in any way you can to help make them a success.
I am also pleased to report that the church’s application to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (to recover the VAT paid on the bills from Cromwell Engineering – for repairing the gas heaters) has been approved. We are due to receive a grant amounting to £828 – 72 in the coming days.
Allison Scandrett – Treasurer.
Planned giving
If anyone would like to know more about the Freewill Offering Scheme, or would like to start using Freewill Offering Envelopes, please have a word with me and I will give you a set.
Gift Aid on your Giving
If you pay tax – please also consider filling in a Gift Aid form, if you have not already done so. This enables the church to claim an additional (much needed!) 25p from HMRC for every £1 you give.
Dates for your Diary
There is no Office Hour at present.
Enquiries about baptisms, weddings and banns of marriage should be made by: e-mail to allsaintschurchSW19@gmail.com – or telephone 020 8542 5514 and leave a clear message.
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There will be no Solemn Evensong on the third Sunday in December. Instead we will be having our Carol Service by Candlelight followed by mince pies and mulled wine at 6.30 pm on that day.
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Christmas Services
Sunday 21st December 6.30 pm – Carol Service by candlelight, followed by mince pies and mulled wine.
Wednesday 24th December 5.00 pm – Crib and Christingle Service.
11.45 pm – Midnight Mass of the Nativity of The Lord.
Thursday 25th December 11am – Solemn Mass with Carols. (Christmas Day)
Sunday 28th December 11am – Solemn Mass ( The Holy Family)
2026
Thursday 1st January 12 noon – Low Mass (Mary, Mother of God)
Sunday 4th January 11 am – Solemn Mass. (Epiphany of The Lord.)
Sunday 11th January 11 am – Solemn Mass (Baptism of the Lord)
Sunday 1st February 11 am – Solemn Mass ( Presentation of The Lord.)
The Bishop of Fulham will be the celebrant at Mass on 1st February.
Weekday Masses over the Christmas period.
There will be NO Masses on Tuesday 23rd December and Tuesday 30th December, and the Mass on Thursday 1st January 2026 will be for Mary, Mother of God. at 12 noon.
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CHRISTMAS FLOWERS.
In October we collected money for flowers in church for our Patronal Festival and also for Christmas. Thank you to all those who gave a donation. If anyone else wishes to contribute towards the cost of the Christmas flowers, please give your donation to Jenny as soon as possible.
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Our Support for the Children’s Society.
In the past, we have gone Carol Singing around the parish on a couple of evenings before Christmas to collect money for the Children’s Society, but this is no longer possible. The only carol singing is done by the choir if they are able to visit the Sultan to sing carols and collect for this.
As some members of the congregation like to support the work of the Children’s Society at this time, there will again be a collecting box on the table at the back of the church from Advent Sunday until Epiphany.
Also – one or two people still have a Children’s Society box at home. If you do, please bring it to church to be emptied so we can send them the lump sum early in the new year as usual.
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The last ‘Tuesday Drop In’ of 2025 will be on Tuesday, 16th December, 12.30 – 2.30 pm.
There will be NO ‘Tuesday Drop In’ on 23rd December, and NO ‘Tuesday Drop In’ on 30th December.
All being well, it will re-open on Tuesday 6th January, 2026 from 12.30 – 2.30 pm.
The last ‘Friday Morning Open Church’ of 2025 will be on Friday 12th December. 9 am – 12 noon.
There will be NO Open Church on Friday 19th December and Friday 26th December 2025, and NO Open Church on Friday 2nd January 2026.
All being well, it will re-open on Friday 9th January 2026, from 9 am – 12 noon.
Jenny Hardy.
Upcoming Events
Christmas Lunch
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Weekly Prayer List
When we are given a name for the prayer list, we tend to leave it on the list until we hear that, for one reason or another, they no longer need our prayers.
We realise that some people have conditions that need our prayers long term – so we list those in Special Need, followed by those in long-standing illness / need
(Those in Special Need are prayed for every week, whereas those on the longstanding list are prayed for once a month.)
Some names have been in the same section on the list for quite a long time, and as we don’t remember who gave us the name we are unable to check whether they are still in need of our prayers.
In order to bring the list up to date, we would be grateful if you would look through the list for the next four weeks, – and if you think you may have added one of the names to the list, please let Jenny know, and update her on their condition.
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The Presentation of the Lord 2026
We will be keeping the presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) on Sunday 1st February at 11 am.
The Bishop of Fulham, Bishop Jonathan, will be celebrating the Mass, and it will be followed by a Bring and Share Lunch at the back of the church to give him the opportunity to meet us all.
Further details nearer the time – but please make a note of the date in your diary and keep it free. We hope you can all be there.
A Warm Welcome
One of the most important jobs at All Saints is to make sure that we give a warm welcome to people who come to worship with us on a Sunday.
If you think that you could give that warm welcome please add your name to the sheet on the table at the back of the church. If you would like to work with a friend that would be great – just put your names together! Hopefully, if enough people volunteer then it would only be once a month.
If you have any questions, or would like to know more, please have a word with me.
Many thanks. Linda Maurice
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Cake Stall & Sales Table
We have a Cake Stall on the second Sunday of each month to help boost church funds, and any donations of home made ’goodies’ will be gratefully received.
They can be brought on the day. – but please let Jenny know in advance if you will be bringing something. Thank you.
Also raising money for Church Funds, the Sales Table at the back has recently been extended.
Items from the old sales table have been condensed into the right hand basket , with the cards on top of the cupboard beside the table. These items are all priced.
The left hand basket (’Rays Table) will contain a variety of brand new items, which can be bought for a donation. (amounts will be suggested – but nothing is set in stone.) At the moment there are a variety of garden and bird feed items, but contents may vary from week to week.
Money for items from either basket can be left in the blue tin.
100% of the money raised will be given to Church Funds.
The All Saints’ Tuesday Drop in.
Where: All Saints Church Hall, Norman Road, SW19 1BT
When: Every Tuesday, starting 5th September 2023.
Open: 12.30 – 2.30 pm But come and go when you like.
Food: Filled rolls etc. will be available – pay for what you eat. Teas & Coffees available the whole time for a donation.
An opportunity for anyone, especially but not exclusively those who live alone, to meet with others,
A few board games, packs of cards etc. will be made available for anyone would like to make use of them.
The hall will be ‘a warm space’ when the weather gets cold.
Open Church
Friday Morning Open Church!
All Saints’ Church is open on Friday mornings from 9.00 am – 12 noon. (Starts at 8.45.a.m. from 5th September)
Somewhere dry and warm to sit and chat to your friends over a cup of tea or coffee.
You may also come in and sit quietly, or light a candle, – and there is a prayer board if you would like us to remember someone in our prayers.
The Quiet Garden is also be available for those who would prefer to sit outside. (if the weather permits!)
To ensure good ventilation, the main door will be left open when the weather permits, and the gates will be open and the garden door unlocked for those who require level access.
And if you would be willing to come and make the coffee from time to time, please have a word with Jenny as there may be an occasional Friday when she is unable to be there and having re-opened, it would be a shame to close if this situation arose.
Weekend Pilgrimage to Walsingham – 2026
Weekend Pilgrimage to Walsingham.
Friday 24th – Monday 27th July 2026.
Our 2026 weekend pilgrimage to Walsingham, hopefully led by Fr. Christopher, will take place from Friday 24th – Monday 27th July.
We travel there and back in a comfortable coach. There will probably be 3 joining points – Haydons Road South Wimbledon (outside All Saints School), in the Kingston Road, (near the Nelson Hospital) and outside St. Andrew’s Church, Ham.
We don’t yet know the exact cost of the weekend (Walsingham will send their charges towards the end of 2025, and with transport added the total cost will depend on the number of places taken up) – but it will definitely be no more than £340 a head – hopefully £10 less – which covers transport there and back, and all meals from Friday supper to Monday breakfast: 8 meals in all.
In a lump sum, this may seem a lot to find, but if you put by £7 a week between now and the end of July, you will have saved almost enough to cover it.
This may seem a long way ahead, but (as with any other holiday) it has to be booked well in advance, and I have already had to pay an initial (non-returnable) deposit of £500 to secure places on the weekend we want.
So I am asking for names and a £20 deposit per person from those who would like to go.
Shortly after Christmas, I will send you a form to complete, which must then be returned to me with a further £30 deposit.
I am happy to receive the rest of the money at any time – either in installments, or a lump sum. (I keep careful records!)
We have reserved 25 places, so there should be room for all who would like to go – but 19 of these have already been taken, so if you are interested in going, please don’t leave it too long before expressing an interest.
It will be a question of ‘First Come – First Served’ for the remaining places as I doubt I will be able to get any more when all 25 places have gone.
If you would like to find out what the Pilgrimage entails, have a word with Fr. Christopher, or with one of those who came on our pilgrimage this year.
If you have never been to Walsingham, why not think about going next year?
If you would like your name added to the list, please have a word with me as soon as possible.
Jenny Hardy (Cell Secretary / Pilgrimage Organiser.)
Here is a picture of the Pilgrims taken during their pilgrimage this year
Discover more about Walsingham by visiting their website:
There are also some information books on the Walsingham table you can borrow- but please return them to the table afterwards..
The Latest News from our School
“Growing Stronger Together in God’s Love.”
This month’s ‘News’ from All Saints’ School can now be found here
All Saints’ welcomes children . . . .
.… and caters for them as follows:
- Junior Church – 2nd Sunday of each month at 10 am
- A short service for children and their families.
Older children who come are encouraged to take part by reading the prayers. Everyone welcome! Those
children who come regularly will be encouraged to consider training as Servers, or to join the Choir.
Also … .
- Throughout the year, we support our Church School. We welcome them into church for school services. Apart from the end of each term, they have a service in church on All Saints’ Day and for other special occasions.
Each month, the ‘Parish News’ includes a write-up, often with photographs, produced by a different class each time. In addition, Art Work from the children is displayed in church for special occasions throughout the year.
If you would be interested in helping with any of our children’s activities, or have any suggestions to make about our work with children, please have a word with Roger.
All Saints' Church, South Wimbledon 