All Saints C Of E Primary School

read moreResources: All of the previous Faith Moment videos; messages from our ministry team and many videos for children are available on our Appley Bridge All Saints You Tube Channel. Our Digital Resources page includes recorded services and much more. In the current lockdown, we are live streaming our services so you can join from home by phone or video. All of our online services are risk assessed and we have safeguarding arrangements in place. We use Webex, a secure video platform similar to Zoom. For invitations to join children's services please email contact@allsaintschurch.co.uk.

read moreRev'd Sue is a Lancashire lass, born and bred in Prestwich, North Manchester. She was a civil engineer with ICI before hearing the call to be ordained when she was 30, leaving ICI and training for the priesthood at St John's Nottingham before becoming Curate at Iver in Buckinghamshire. She then returned to the North West, serving, in her own words, "For 15 happy years as Vicar at St John's, Pendlebury, in the Manchester Diocese." Rev'd Sue left St John's at the end of July 2015 to follow a call to live and work with a Christian organisation in Nigeria, an experience she describes as "An inspiring and formative time."

read moreMany people have children and infants baptised at our church. This is sometimes known as christening. Children are precious to all of us and to God. In having their children baptized, parents are: thanking God for his gift of life; making a decision to start their child on the journey of faith and asking for the support of the church. Baptism usually takes place as part of our regular Sunday morning service, or it may be performed in a separate service under some special circumstances. As the baptism service involves welcoming people into the family of the church, we ask that those who are being baptised or their parents attend church at least three times before the actual baptism service.

read moreAs we enter another year, may we remember that it was the coming of God's Son into the world that split history in two - BC Before Christ, and AD After Christ. Visiting the Holy land today it is possible to see Churches which have been erected to mark the places where Christ ministered. Archaeological digs have uncovered sites where many early Churches were built, so confirming the Gospel narratives. I was excited to read at the end of October 2020 of Professor Adi Erlict and his team from Haifa University revealing the remains of a Byzantine Church from dating from the beginning of the fourth century.

read moreLily-Jo is a singer/songwriter from Manchester in the UK and she is also a trained Counsellor. The self-help advice is sound and there are links to other helpful websites too. This is an online mental health resource designed in order to help young people to help themselves. It offers advice about common mental health issues including: depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, childhood trauma, self-esteem, and grief. Even a short time spent in prayer can help you to refocus and to connect with God.