Weekly Announcements - All-Saints Parish Antrim

For the foreseeable future, all services will take place in the Parish Centre

Sunday 22^nd March
8.30 am		Holy Communion
11.30 am		Healing & Wholeness Service
		[Creche available in the Worship Room]
12-12.45 pm		Funday Club, in the upstairs hall of the Parish Centre
7.00 – 9.00 pm		Next Steps

NOTICES for the week ahead:
Mon 23^rd	7.00 pm	Select Vestry meeting in Parish Centre
Wed 25^th	11.00 am	Holy Communion in Parish Centre
		NO Bowling Club – finished for the season
	7.30 pm	Mid-week Lenten Service – All Saints’ Parish Centre
Fri 27^th	9.30-11.00 am	Tots ‘n’ Us Playgroup

Next Sunday – 29^th March Sunday 29^th March – remember the clocks go forward by 1 hour
8.30 am		Holy Communion
11.30 am		Morning Prayer
		[Creche available in the Worship Room]
12-12.45 pm		NO Funday Club [Easter break}
7.00 – 9.00 pm		NO Next Steps
Dates for your diary:
Thu 26^th March		NI Blood Transfusion Service – Parish Centre
		Two sessions: 12:30 – 4pm and 5pm – 7.30 pm
Thu, 2^nd April, 7.30 pm		Mothers’ Union: Maundy Thursday service, CF Church
Mon 13^th April, 7.00 pm		Easter General Vestry in the Parish Centre
Tue, 14^th April, 11.00 am		Evergreens – everyone welcome

Bible Readings for the week:
MONDAY	Psalm 116	Exodus 8: 1-19	Hebrews 11: 17-31
TUESDAY	Psalm 117	Exodus 8: 20-32	Hebrews 11: 32 – 12: 2
WEDNESDAY	Psalm 118	Exodus 9: 1-12	Hebrews 12: 3-13
THURSDAY	Psalm 120	Exodus 9: 13-35	Hebrews 12: 14-29
FRIDAY	Psalm 121	Exodus 10	Hebrews 13: 1-16
SATURDAY	Psalm 122	Exodus 11	Hebrews 13: 17-25

Holy Week Services
Wed 1^st April, 7.30 pm	Antrim Methodist Church
Thu 2^nd April, 7.30 pm	Antrim Christian Fellowship Church
Fri 3^rd April –	Good Friday
9.30 am	Meditation Service, Parish Centre
11.00 am	Antrim Churches 20^th Annual Walk of Witness [the bus leaves High Street at 11.00am and the first service is at 11.30am in Antrim Methodist.
7.30 pm	Tenebrae Service – High St Presbyterian Church

EASTER DAY SERVICES – Easter Sunday 5^th April

7.30 am Easter Morning Dawn Service at Lough Shore, followed by sausage baps in Parish Centre

11.30 am Family Communion for Easter, in Parish Centre

LENTEN FOOD BANK APPEAL – as we journey through Lent together, please consider donating some food items to support the local food bank project as this can make a real difference to a local family in need. A full list of items is available on the foyer table.

The Food Bank would also appreciate donations of Easter eggs that could be included in the parcels given out this Easter. All donated food items can be left in the box in the foyer.

Thank you for your support.

NEW Extra Mile Project supporting kids4school. kids4school is a Christian child development ministry, founded in 2009, which enables children in Tanzania to access education. Its mission is to support children as they grow, helping to lift them from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty. Christ-centred, child-focused and church-based, kids4school is committed to integrity in all it does. Your donations will help provide children with the opportunity of an education and the chance to break a cycle of poverty that has existed for generations. Thank you for your support.

2026 Flower List (January to June) – The Flower List for January to June 2026 is available for parishioners who wish to donate towards the church flowers on a particular Sunday – whether in memory of a loved one or to mark a special anniversary. You can find the list in the foyer of the Parish Centre or simply speak to one of the churchwardens.

FIRE DAMAGE REPAIR FUND – there is a GoFundMe link available on the Parish Facebook page [https://www.gofundme.com/f/all-saints-parish-church-antrim-repair-fund] for anyone wishing to donate to this fund. As an alternative, if you are a tax paying parishioner, we can claim Gift Aid if you make your donation through the Fabric Fund. Please speak to Brian Neill for more information.