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Below are the notices which are available in church at services. We continue to send out a weekly newsletter as well. If you would like to sign up to receive this newsletter please fill in your email address below:
From the Operations Manager…
Over the last week, something rather exciting happened behind the scenes… our church’s documents have officially packed their bags and moved to the cloud!
Don’t worry - they haven’t floated off into the sky. They’re now stored safely and securely using SharePoint and OneDrive, which simply means our information is kept in a protected online space rather than on our old church server. Why does this matter? Well, it means there’s:
• Better security for all our important documents
• Easier sharing with the people who need them
For many of you, nothing will look any different. But for our office team, ministry leads and regular volunteers, this will make working together smoother and more reliable. Think of it as moving from an overflowing filing cabinet to a tidy, well labelled cupboard - just one that happens to live on the internet!
We’re grateful for your patience while we adjust to new ways of working. If you have any questions, feel free to chat to the office team.
Jo Evans
Sunday Services: 1st March
8am Holy Communion:
Led by Roland Slade, who will be preaching on Psalm 121 and John 3:1-17.
9:15am Choral Communion:
Led by Roland Slade, with Ben Lacey preaching on Psalm 121 and John 3:1-17.
11am Morning Worship:
Led by Ben Lacey, with Mark Brown preaching on Psalm 121.
6pm Youth Led Evening Worship:
Led by Cam Catto, with guest speaker Phil Roberts preaching on Luke 23:34.
Mark is preaching at Evensong at 4pm at Sheffield Cathedral today - do pray for the service and attend if you would like.
Church News
Safeguarding in the Church of England
An independent safeguarding audit of the Church of England to make sure everyone feels safe, valued and respected has commenced. Part of this includes an on-line survey which is open to all - parish workforce, volunteers and worshippers of all ages and victims/survivors of abuse. The online survey can be accessed using the button below:
Bruce Smith
Please pray for the family and friends of Bruce who sadly passed away on Monday.
Lent Connections Talk
We look forward to welcoming Giles Holloway who will be speaking to us on 4th March for the first of our Lent Connections talks. Giles leads Arise Sheffield and will be sharing, in an interactive way, lessons learned and how we can share Jesus more simply with others.
Phil Roberts, England’s Strongest Man (2017) is Coming to ASE to give his Testimony!
Phil will be joining us at the 6pm Youth Service on Sunday 1st March to talk about his life, his successes and how encountering Jesus began his discipleship journey. He runs the Station Gym in Sheffield and many people have come to Jesus through Phil and his team - 'taking the church to the gym'. Bring a friend it’s a cracking story!
Parish Boundary Walk
Stephen Holme will be leading a prayer walk around the Ecclesall Parish boundary on Friday 6th March at 10:30am as part of the Arise Prayer Walking initiative. The walk will start at the entrance to Ecclesall Woods just off Dobcroft Road - next to the Zebra Crossing (postcode S7 2LT). The walk is approximately 8 miles and takes in areas of Ecclesall woods, the Limb Valley, Whitely Woods, Greystones, Brincliffe Edge, Carter Knowle and Millhouses (bring a pack lunch). This will be an opportunity the pray for the Parish of Ecclesall during the season of lent.
If you are interested in coming along for all or just part of the walk please get in touch with Steve Holme.
Arise: March 2026
Arise:March kicks off on Saturday the 28th of February. This year, the Launch is at St Thomas Church, Philadelphia, 10:00-13:00, including lunch - Sign up via the Arise website or talk to Emily and Lotta who have some spare tickets. Following on from the Arise:March launch please join us for our All Saints Prayer Walk, at 2:30pm. We will meet outside Church and will be walking for approximately an hour. This will also be an opportunity to have a look at the new Arise prayer walking app. We hope you can join us!
Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme
Thank you to everyone who gives regularly by Standing Order to support our church. If you pay sufficient tax it helps greatly if you complete a gift aid certificate so we can claim 25% extra on your gift. Last year we claimed over £85,000.
At each of the services last Sunday we explained how as a church we also benefit from the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS). This allows us to claim from HMRC an extra 25% on cash or contactless gifts of £30 or less, without individual Gift Aid certificates. For each tax year, we can claim on up to £8,000 generating up to £2,000 income for the church.
To 31 January, we had received £6,196 in eligible donations for 2025/26 and we’d love, with your help, to reach the full £8,000 by 5 April. So, we are inviting everyone, if you are able, to make a small cash or contactless donation over the next six weeks. Thank you for your help.
Sunday Services - Financial Offertory
Giving has always been part of Christian worship, to show thanks for God's generosity. The offering of money provides one way of offering ourselves back to God, expressing our love for Him. In many churches it is the custom to "pass the plate" as part of collective worship, but it is something we haven't done at All Saints for some time. However, on the 8th March we will be doing so at all our services.
We know that many in the church family give regularly through Standing Orders. So there will be the opportunity to pick up a "token" as you enter church to place in the offering instead. There is no expectation that you will make an additional gift. If you generally place a gift on the plate or by our contactless machine, there will be opportunity to do this as part of the service.
Sheffield Half Marathon Team
On 29th March, All Saints Ecclesall will be handing out water bottles to runners and serving refreshments for those watching the half marathon. It is a huge opportunity to bless the people of Sheffield and our local area. There are two shifts: 9:15 - 10:45 and 10:45 - 12:15. If you want to be part of the team, please sign up on the sheet at the back of church. If you have any questions, please contact Ben Lacey or Cam Catto.
Easter Carols at the Cheese Shop
Following on from our much appreciated Christmas Carols session outside ‘Cheese and Friends’ on Ecclesall Road South, please join us for an hour of singing some well known Easter songs on Easter Saturday (4th April 2026), 2-3pm. For further information please contact Barry Byles or the church office.
Coming Up…
Monday 2nd March: Drop In, 10.00, Church Welcome Area
Tuesday 3rd March: Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 07.30, Church
Tuesday 3rd March: Alpha Morning Session, 09.30, Church
Tuesday 3rd March: Compline, 19.30, Church
Wednesday 4th March: Going Deeper… In God’s Word, 11.30, Church
Wednesday 4th March: Alpha Evening Session, 19.30, Check venue details with Ben Lacey
Wednesday 4th March: Lent Connections Talk with Giles Holloway, 19.30, Church
Thursday 5th March: Open Door, 10.00, Church Welcome Area
Friday 6th March: Parish Boundary Walk, Please see details in notices avove
Friday 6th March: World Day of Prayer Service, 11.00, Church
Saturday 7th March: Dad’s Breakfast, 08.00, Church Halls
Thursday 2nd April: Maundy Thursday: Agape Bring & Share Meal, 19.30, Church
Prayer Box
Pray for the families of those children who will be baptised at All Saints on 22nd March.
Pray for our curate, Ben, who has his first-year curate meeting with the diocese and Mark on
Wednesday 4th.
Pray for the Bishop’s Annual lecture, being delivered this year by Rev Dr Simon Cross on artificial
intelligence and the purposes of God.
Contact Details:
Contact a member of the Clergy or Office team, please find our team’s contact details via our Meet The Team page.
All items for the newsletter must reach the office by 10am on Wednesday.