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In June 2009 the
church entered an Interregnum and we are grateful for our team
of Assistant Priests: The Reverend Dr Nicholas Aldritt, The
Reverend Geoffrey Neale, The Reverend Canon Frank Pickard and
The Reverend Canon Paul Rose, alongside our Licensed Reader Mr
Fred Norton. The Churchwardens are Councillor David White and
Mrs Jill Davidge. |
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The Company of All Saints' Ringers ring on Sundays, feast-days
and on all civic occasions, and they regularly ring peals or
quarter peals for special anniversaries. A new ring of ten
bells was installed in 2006. |
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The choirs comprise a boys' choir, a separate girls' choir,
twelve choral scholars and six lay clerks. They are led by the
Director of Music, and accompanied by the two assistant
organists - Roger Palmer and Ron Gates. The choirs sing for
the Eucharist and Evensong each Sunday and for Evensong on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at six o'clock. They also
carry out a busy programme of concerts and tours, more details
of which can be found in the Music Department. There is also a
volunteer choir, The All Saints' Singers, who lead the worship
at our 12.30pm mid-week Eucharist on Red Letter Days.
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There are three specific groups of worshippers at All Saints.
There is the Weekday Congregation who attend the daily
Eucharist or thrice-weekly Choral Evensong. Then there is the
Sunday congregation who attend the 8.00am, 10.30am and 6.30pm
services. Finally the Civic Congregation, who attend annual &
anniversary services important to the town and county.
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The Parochial School was resited in the 1970s, but the links
between the parish and the school are maintained by foundation
governors, and the Beckett & Sargent foundation. |
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Conscious of the need for educational grant aiding, the B & S
charity, founded in the Parish, gives grants to young people
in all fields of education. |
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The P.C.C is part of the Church of England's synodical
government, operating by statute. The Parochial Church Council
is elected on an annual basis by those on the Electoral Roll
of the Church. The P.C.C consists of the Rector as Chairman,
two ex officio members who are the Church Wardens, the Deanery
Synod Representatives and twelve elected members. During the
interregnum the Church Wardens administer the Parish and our
Services will be led by our team of Assistant
Priests. |
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The All Saints' Coffee Shop is leased from the Church by Tony
Ansell, Caterers of Distinction, who opened the refurbished
premises in January 2009. |
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