All Souls Church, Crockenhill

09/07/2026

Congratulations to Susan Pitman on this tremendous achievement, which is well worth celebrating and benefiting from.

19/06/2026

This morning at our Contemplative Prayer session (Fridays at 9.30am in church), we remembered at the end a Christian evangelist and mystic, Sadhu Sundar Singh, who embodied the contemplative in action, whose commemoration it is today.
Here is the beginning of his reflection on what is true prayer:
“When we see a crane or heron standing motionless on the shore of a lake or pond, we might think it is meditating on the beauty of the water. But this is not so! The bird stands there for hours without moving, but as soon as it sees a frog or small fish, it darts forward and greedily snatches it. Many people have the same approach to prayer and meditation. Seated on the shore of the boundless ocean of God’s love, they actually give no thought to his majesty or to the divine grace that cleanses us from sin and satisfies the hungry soul. Instead, they are consumed by the thought of receiving something for themselves, some morsel to gratify their self-indulgence. Having visited the very source of true peace and bliss, they fail to appreciate it and instead give themselves to fleeting pleasures.

The essence of prayer does not consist in asking for things but in opening one’s heart to God. Prayer is continual abandonment to God. It is the desire for God himself, the giver of life. Prayer is communion with God, receiving him who is the giver of all good gifts, living a life of fellowship with him. It is breathing and living in God.”

Read more about his extraordinary life here:

Sadhu Sundar Singh, the barefoot Indian evangelist remembered for bridging Indian spirituality and Christian discipleship, continues to speak relevantly to the global Church nearly a century after his death. That was the central message of a two-day international webinar where scholars and church le...

19/06/2026

Come and join us this Sunday, 21st June, for our “Father’s Day” Service at 10.30am.
“As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.” Psalm 103.13

19/06/2026

18/06/2026

Come and join us for a Burial Ground Tidy up this Saturday morning 10am - 12md. 20th June.

Bring some garden tools !

29/05/2026

Today has been a momentous day in the life of All Souls Church. This morning saw first the Funeral and then Celebration of Life Services of Pat Scutt, at which the close family, Jack, Karen, and David contributed to memorable and fitting Services.
While the second service was underway, we received the news of the passing of Lay Reader (Emeritus), Bob Taylor, also much loved by the congregation, who had served at All Souls for many years.
I was able to reach Emerson’s Care Home in time to administer the Last Rites and be with his wife Olive when his body was collected.
At Pat’s Funeral we had a reading from the Book of Revelations 21.1-7. Two things struck me from the reading. First, the phrase: “See I am making all things new.” That phrase had such resonance today. Even in the sorrow of Pat’s passing, and also of Bob’s passing, God is at work, making all things new. Indeed, their passing is a sign of the making new. What is being prepared could not come about without this farewell. We are left with a new, unknown life, without their physical presence, ever more dependent upon God the Giver of all Good Gifts, who offers us water from the spring of the water of life. Drink of it, for He is making all things new including you and me, and it is happening now, even in such circumstances, even when the work is not yet finished.
Secondly, “And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Pat had her wish today. Two Services, the second in a church full of white flowers to welcome the bride. It is an image of that completed new creation. For Christians, the next time we will see Pat or Bob, will be them taking their place, by God’s grace and mercy, in that union of heaven and earth in communion with the Lord of Life. It will be an everlasting moment of joy, which will make the sorrow seem passing, in the light of what has come.
Say “Farewell Pat”, “Farewell Bob”, give thanks for what has been, but also say, “Fair Forward, Voyagers”, until the time of joy, when we see you as a bride adorned for her husband in a new creation.
May they rest in peace, and rise in glory +

04/05/2026

At the end of this fabulous Bank Holiday Weekend, by public vote the winners in the adult category of the Scarecrow Festival are:
In first place: No.4,”The Wizard of Oz” congratulations to Claire and Ray.
In second place: No 15 “First Man on the Moon”, congratulations to Robert.

04/05/2026

Congratulations on all who participated in the “Scarecrow Festival”.
By public vote, the winners of the Children’s category are:
In first place: No 5 “Cleopatra”, congratulations to Emilia and family.
In second place: No 6 “Alice in Wonderland “, well done to Molly, Dorothy & Rupert.

02/05/2026

Some more of the great Scarecrows from this weekend’s festival.