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A hive of activity at All Saints’

All Saints’ church hall was a hive of activity last Saturday when the church hosted the first Repair Fair organised by the recently formed St Albans District Fixers. Some 40 attendees brought all manner of electrical and electronic goods including toasters, lamps, audio equipment, kitchen items and laptops for a skilled band of 8 amateur fixers to work their magic on. Bike repairs and servicing, and clothing and fabric repairs were also undertaken by other volunteers, skilled in their own fields. Meanwhile two members of the All Saints’ Catering Committee plied fixers and those awaiting a fix with teas, coffees and delicious home-made cakes.

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Harpenden Child Contact Centre

Without the services of Harpenden Child Contact Centre, many separated families would be unable to meet their children after a relationship breakdown.  So local volunteers were delighted to meet Hitchin and Harpenden MP, Bim Afolami, when he dropped in at one of their fortnightly sessions at All Saints’ Church Hall in Harpenden recently.

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COP26 – Repair and Reuse

Countdown to COP
Sustainable St Albans

Unless they’ve been living under a rock, it can hardly have escaped anyone’s notice that the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 is happening in Glascow in November. Locally, Sustainable St Albans is running a series of blog postings entitled “Countdown to COP” to raise awareness of how we can all do our bit to counter perhaps the greatest challenge humankind has ever faced.

Electricals and electronics constitute the fastest growing waste stream, and the carbon footprint of manufacturing replacements for all those gadgets is horrendous. Surely this isn’t good stewardship of this beautiful planet God has entrusted to us.

In the Sustainable St Albans blog this week, Philip Le Riche (All Saints’) shares his passion for fixing things, so avoiding or delaying throwing them away. You can read all about it on the Sustainable St Albans website, and maybe even get inspired to fix one or two things yourself! (Philip also gave an interview on Radio Verulam but unfortunately the link to the recording is no longer available as of Aug ’22.)

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All Saints’ Church Life

Church life carries on throughout the week, and we encourage members to engage in whatever ways they feel comfortable, and according to their gifts and inclinations, though we recognise that many members hold demanding jobs placing limits on their free time.

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All Saints Children and Youth

As a church, we strive to cater for all ages, from the youngest to the oldest and to make them feel welcome and valued, and to include them as much as possible in all our activities.

Worship

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All Saints’ Church

We have a strong community ready to welcome you,

a space to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life

and time to think about the good things all around us.

With words of wisdom on the struggles we all face,

and maybe even the secret to a more fulfilled life,

we can’t wait to welcome you no matter where you are in life

and in your journey with God.

We meet for worship at

10am every Sunday

This is the typical pattern over the month:

Week 1 – Morning Worship 

a more informal service of readings, songs, sermon, and prayers

Week 2 – Holy Communion 

a more traditional service including the eucharist

Week 3 – All Age 

a more informal service that lasts less than an hour, with something for people of every age 

Week 4 – Holy Communion 

a more traditional service including the eucharist

(Week 5 – depends on season)

There is a Sunday Club for children during term time and a créche for little ones

You are welcome to join us in church or live on Zoom (joining details in weekly emails to members or from our Associate Vicar).

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All Saints Hall Hire

We have a good sized light and airy hall of roughly 10x10m plus a stage. There are toilets (including disabled) and a small kitchen with fridge, oven, crockery, cutlery and a serving hatch. Perfect for serving hot drinks and light refreshments. Different sized chairs and tables are available and there is a good sized car park.

Current and past hirers include a nursery, dance and fitness groups, Rainbow Guides, local societies and families for children’s parties.

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All Saints Music

The 9.30 Communion Service includes mainly traditional hymns. We are able to call upon the services of organists from within the parish, but do not have a resident organist of our own.

Music at the 11am Worship Service is a mix of traditional hymns and the best of contemporary worship songs, played on our digital piano by one of two classically trained pianists, who are members of the congregation.

All Saints Pastoral Care

We ensure that All Saints people are all members of a supportive group which can vary from Women’s Fellowship or a House Group to the Cleaning Team or one of the other many groups running in the District. The Pastoral Team provide a valuable link between those needing support and others in the congregation able to give it. The Team also advise clergy and together they oversee pastoral visiting and offer Home communion.

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