This Week's News: 2nd November 2025

Sunday 2nd November - 10am Parish Eucharist - All Saints Sunday

Readings

• Daniel 7.1-3, 15-18
• Psalm 149

What's On This Week

Tuesday

• 11:00am to 1:00pm Mary and Isabel's Compassionate Cafe at the Parish Centre Hall Grove. All are welcome.

Wednesday

• 10:30am Midweek Communion, followed by refreshments

Sunday

• 10am Parish Eucharist

All Souls Service - 2nd November 3pm

Our All Souls service will be held on Sunday, 2nd November. As in previous years, Janice will be compiling the list of names of loved ones to be remembered during the service. Further details will be shared in the coming weeks.

Rememberance Sunday - 9th November 10am & 3pm

Remembrance Sunday will be observed on 9th November. We will hold our usual Act of Remembrance during the morning Eucharist, followed by the afternoon service at the war memorial. Afterwards, everyone is warmly invited back to St Mary’s for refreshments.

There is a sign up sheet on the notice board at the back of church for volunteers to help on the day (who need to be in church by 2.30pm), also a column for donations of cakes & biscuits, and another for any money donation to go towards the food purchased. Any help is much appreciated. Any queries speak to Janice this week, or Carol Capper the following week.

Quiz Night - 15th November

Join us for an evening of fun, laughter and quizzing on Saturday 15th November. Tickets will be £7.50 per person, which includes a 'Fish & Chip' supper. Doors open at 6:30pm and quiz starts at 6:45pm. Spread the word and bring your families and friends. For further information, email Daniel.Nasmyth-Miller@st-mary-magdalene.org.uk.

Foodbank Donations

New Zion Christian Fellowship food bank is open every Wednesday 9-11am. You may drop items in from 8am on Wednesdays at 140 Cole Green Lane AL7 3JE. Please use the food bank based at the back of church if you wish to give items.

Items that are particularly in need currently are:

• Long life milk
• Cereals
• Variety of tinned meat (meatballs, hotdogs, chicken curry or chicken in white sauce)
• Cleaning products
• Toiletries including sanitary products

For Your Prayers...

• For peace in the Holy Land.
• For The Reverend Dr Ryan Gilfeather and his wife The Reverend Dr Christie Gilfeather during this time of change.
• For Mary and Isabel's Compassionate Cafe, and Isabel Hospice as we work in partnership together.
• For all refugees and those fleeing their homes, especially those now living in our parish. For those persecuted for their faith. For refugees facing homelessness after receiving permission to reside in the UK.

Those who are unwell:

Heather, Martin, Penny, Craig, Mark, Peter, Anna, Azizeh, Victoria, Naomi, Lorna.

Those who have died in recent weeks:

Ted Glock, Alistair.

For the growth of St Mary Magdalene Church

God of Mission, Who alone brings growth to your Church of St Mary Magdalene, Send your Holy Spirit to give Vision to our planning, Wisdom to our actions, And power to our witness. Help our church to grow in numbers, In spiritual commitment to you, And in service to our local community, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

If you would like to request that we pray as a church for someone known to you, please first make every attempt to ensure that they would like to be prayed for by those at St Mary Magdalene. We will be conducting a monthly review of our Prayer List. If there is anyone who should come off the list or go on the list, please notify the churchwardens, Nick and Godfrey.