What’s On

Members of our Junior choir are singing in a performance of Benjamin Britten’s Noyes Fludde on 19 June at 4pm in St John’s Upper Norwood. Do consider booking for this and supporting our Junior choir. Booking here. https://www.londonmozartplayers.com/whatson-event/noyes-fludde-at-crystal-palace/

The 2022 Annual Parochial Church Meeting is on Tuesday 17 May at 7.30pm in church. The documents for the meeting are available to view and download below. Minutes of 2021 APCMAgenda of 2022 APCMTrustees Annual ReportInterim Financial Statement

On Sunday 26 June please join us at 10am when The Right Revd Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark, will celebrate the Eucharist at All Saints West Dulwich, and at 12.30pm for a fundraising lunch, based on Palestinian recipes, in aid of the Spafford Children’s Center, which provides support for disadvantaged children and families in East…

Anxiety levels and struggles with mental wellbeing are on the rise in children, but mums and dads have great power to help them build strong emotional resilience. This event looks at the opportunities and pressures facing young people today (including Covid-19). It also examines the science of the mind, and why children act and react…

Saturday 14 May 9.30am to 4.30pm. An excellent way for people to understand the Old Testament and how the books come together. The cost for 16+ years is £14 (includes workbook and drinks throughout the day). Please bring a packed lunch. Free for anyone aged 11-16 if accompanied by an adult.Booking details and more information…

Lambeth Citizens will be holding an election assembly on Wednesday 27 April at St John the Divine Kennington 6pm to 7.30. Cllr Holland (Labour), Cllr Ainslie (Green) and Cllr Briggs (Conservative) will all be asked to respond to the ‘asks’ on Immigration, Social Mobility and Housing. Turnout is everything so please do come if you…

The Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham, Bishop of Kingston, is to retire on 17 October 2022, the twentieth anniversary of his consecration. He is one of the longest-serving stipendiary bishops in the Church of England. Find out more here.

Local Council Elections will take place in May this year. Lambeth Citizens will be holding a Delegate Assembly this Wednesday 23 February via Zoom, 6.30-8pm to decide the priorities and review the pledges made four years ago, so as to hold the Council to account. This is in preparation for the Election Assembly on 27…

Following the very successful sock campaign we are now raising funds to buy wind-up radios for the men at Wandsworth prison, especially those with mental health issues or without the funds to buy radios themselves. If you would like to make a small donation, details of how to contribute can be found here.

Christingle Service on Christmas Eve at 4pmPlease note this service is cancelled Christmas Midnight Mass starting at 11.30pmService book here Christmas Day Festival Eucharist with nativity at 10amService book hereNotice sheet here Boxing Day: St Stephen Eucharist at 10amService book hereNotice sheet here

Monday 20 December, 3-4pmEveryone is welcome to watch the wonderful L’Arche nativity play on Zoom. Link here.

Please consider supporting Afghanaid during the Big Give Christmas campaign. For one week, from 30 November to 7 December, any donation you make to Afghanaid to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in the country will be doubled. You can find the details here.

This Tuesday 30 November Lyse Doucet will chair a discussion at the Royal Geographical Society on the present humanitarian situation in Afghanistan followed by a fundraising reception and auction. Tickets can be purchased on the Afghanaid website here.

A big thank you for your wonderful response to the Christmas Gift appeal for the food bank. We have a lot of things in church to transport now and there is an easier way to donate gifts by using the this link. This takes you straight through to an Amazon wish list where you can…

South Bank Churches and the Diocese of Southwark invite people of all faiths to a prayer vigil for the success of COP26, the international conference on climate change which takes place in Glasgow in November. You are encouraged to make a pilgrimage from your place of worship to arrive at Southwark Cathedral between 2pm and…

Thursday 25 November, 10am to 12.30pm at Trinity House. To book your place, email ministryandtraining@southwark.anglican.org.

Saturday 16 October 2021, 10am to 4.30pm, Zoom conference on disability and church. A space for disabled people to gather to resource each other and the church. Book here.

Saturday 2 October, 11am to 3pm at Southwark Cathedral. Sign up here.

The Southwark Diocese Prayer and Spirituality Day on Saturday 9 October from 10am to 1pm at Southwark Cathedral. The cost for the morning is £5. Book on Eventbrite here.

The stones in the All Saints Memorial Garden have now been dedicated and blessed. The words at the entrance and on the standing stones are from a prayer by John Donne:Our Last AwakeningBring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven,to enter into that gate and dwell in…

The July edition of The Bridge, the monthly newspaper publicised by the Diocese of Southwark, is available to read here.

The July edition of the newsletter of Norwood & Brixton Foodbank is now available to download here. You can subscribe to this email by adding your email to the Stay in Touch box on the Foodbank website here.

On Saturday 7 August at 3.15pm memorial stones will be dedicated in the All Saints memorial garden. Close friends of the Vernon family are welcome to come along to this event.

Wednesday 16 June 6-8pm on Zoom. Following the highly successful listeningcampaign, making contact with 5,700 people to which ASWD contributed, there will be a summit meeting to translate some of what has been learnt into actions. One of these is to ask for a virtual waiting room for people who are referred to CAMHS, so…

£4027 has been raised this year through online giving and some house collections. Many thanks to David Page for coordinating and to all the collectors.

The Most Revd Hosam Naoum was installed as the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem at 2pm our time on Ascension Day. Bishop Christopher represented the Archbishop of Canterbury at the installation. In a video message, he thanked his predecessor Archbishop Suheil for his friendship, guidance and wisdom, and celebrated the recently signed Covenant between our two…

Will is looking for volunteers to help with the technical aspects of screening services. Please let him know if you would like to help: wejbirch@gmail.com.

7.45pm on Wednesday 26 May on Zoom. As well as briefly conducting some essential business, the main focus of the Synod will be bereavement ministry. The Synod will be joined by Katy Tutt from the bereavement organisation, Loss and Hope, and Jane Oundjian who presents the Bereavement Journey, which many churches offer as a course…

The May issue of the newspaper of Southwark Diocese is available to read here.

The May newsletter is available to download here.

With Revd Dr Sam Wells, Professor Anthony Reddie, Dr Cathy Ross and Revd Heather Cracknell 12 – 16 July 2021. A week aimed at practitioners wanting to engage more deeply with the theology of mission and explore how it relates to their own practice. Also for those already studying providing an opportunity to be immersed…

In the Footsteps of the Irish Saints 20-27 June 2022. To register an interest please contact Steve Penrose steve@ispy101.org.uk / 020 8265 4430. More info here.

On Wednesday 19 May 2021, All Saints offers its first ever online pilgrimage on Youtube. The day begins with morning prayer and concludes with a blessing from Bishop Christopher. More info here.Watch the pilgrimage here.

During Lent, All Saints held a special campaign of charitable giving, focusing on four charities with which our church has close links. Members of the congregation made personal donations, on which Gift Aid may be reclaimed, and the PCC approved a match-funding contribution of £5,000, which was to be allocated on a pro rata basis…

South London Listens is a campaign being run by Citizens UK in partnership with community groups and local mental health trusts.The aim was to listen to 2,000 people and by 2 March, 4,789 people had participated. 29 came from ASWD, so thank you to those who took part. This is about how wellbeing has been…

Free Zoom training sessions from Southwark Diocese to help your faith and ministry grow. Details here.

Age UK Lambeth is looking for volunteers to help out with their Phone Friend initiative, a telephone befriending service whereby volunteers are matched to someone in the local community who is suffering from loneliness and isolation. As a volunteer, you call them once a week for a friendly chat. You only have to give half…

Watch the recent historic signing of a covenant between the two dioceses here.

Laptops for educational needs are wanted even more urgently. Please contact Gwenda on 07910 277 123 or gwendamwwalters@gmail.com with offers of redundant laptops, or cash for buying new/used models from a trusted supplier.

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Tuesdays, 9am to 1pm at Trinity House, 31-33 Bromells Rd, Clapham Town, London SW4 0BN, cooking for 50/60 guests at the Robes Project Tuesday Club. Contact Barina Ghale for more info and to volunteer.Project.officer@robes.org.uk T: 0207 407 5623 | M: 07955833266

Since the beginning of Advent, Eleanor has been writing short poems on more or less a daily basis. They can be found here. Diane Pacitti is involved with a wheat-planting project at St James Piccadilly. You can read some of her poems here, as well as contributions from a scientist and the artist Sara Mark.

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