All Saints Sermon 1/11

All Saints Day Service Sunday 1/11 10am

All Saints' Day (officially the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas), often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November in Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.

For more information on All Saints Day please have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints

Moira's sermon this week really made me think, I'm not against Halloween, I enjoy the children knocking at the door in their frightening costumes and letting them take a selection of sweets from the pumkin bucket. It's good to see people going round their community, why don't Christians embrace this evening. But how? That has always been my problem but this week Moira has given me what I need. We can remind people why the ghouls and wirches are out, they are being chased off by the saints of God, the good old good vs evil story. We can also tell them of the frightening deaths some of the saints endured - John the Baptist having his head chopped off and it served to Herod on a plate, Laurence roasted on a barbeque, Stephen stoned to death. What great stories to tell the children :o) I'll be doing a bit more research on our Saints, watch out for more stories.

Moira's 1/11 All Saints Day sermon follow this link sermon 1/11

All Souls Day - 2 Novemember ( Our Service this year will be on Sunday 1/11 at 7.30pm)

In Western Christianity, All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed. All Souls' Day is also known as the Feast of All Souls, Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed.

For more information on All Souls please take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day