It was a genuinely all together occasion on Sunday morning at a special all age service to celebrate All Saints Sunday. As the service opened a rolling slideshow displayed the faces of parishioners past and present young and old. Pupils of All Saints CE Church School joined with members of the All Saints Junior Church and Choir Trebles to sing "I am the Earth". Hymns and songs were led both by All Saints Church Choir members and the "Ace of Saints" - the up and coming worship band at All Saints Church. Several parts of the service were led by members of the youth church. The Rector Canon David Hodgson gave a short talk based on the theme "Feasting with friends; living like saints" using the biblical image of God's heavenly banquet to which all are invited. Rector David said "We wanted to celebrate not only the saints of old but also the saints we know - all who have decided to follow Jesus - and showing photos of people connected to the church past and present was a great way to do that".
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