Lent 2026

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and follows through to Palm Sunday. It is a season of depth and richness as we reflect on those things we have done wrong and call to God for forgiveness.

Lent Appeal 2026

Acting on poverty, living in solidarity

Join us as we join with Christian Aid to help forge a world where everyone can live a full life, free of poverty. Our donations will make a difference to the lives of people across the globe (including the UK).

How to give:

  • Bring in cash on Sundays in envelopes labelled Lent Appeal 2026
  • Pay directly into the church Bank Account, with the reference Lent Appeal 2026
  • Make a card donation (speak to Chris Thomas)
  • Come along to the Lent Lunch on Passion Sunday 22 March and give (an additional?!) donation to the Lent Appeal 2026

Ash Wednesday – 18 February

10am Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes (in Church)
7:30pm Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes (in Oxhey Chapel)

Beginning the journey
‘turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ’
As the Season of Lent begins, we are marked again with the cross with which we were signed at our baptism – a reminder of both death to life and life in death.

Sunday Holy Communion Services

10am each Sunday

The Sunday Collects are the inspiration for Sunday sermons this year. Collects are the special prayers written for Sundays and special Feast Days. You’ll find them in a leaflet available in church – which also has the readings for the different Sundays. Look them up in advance, take time to pray and reflect with them and then compare what you come up with to the preacher on the Sunday!

Compline (Night Prayer)

9pm Monday evenings, online

Join this ancient and beautiful service to close the day.

Lent Groups

Thursdays at 11:30am (in church), and
Fridays at 8pm (house group, ask for venue details)

We’re using a Lent Course written especially for All Saints’ – relating to prayer and spirituality. Everyone is welcome to join us for either of the groups above.

World Day of Prayer – Friday 8 March

7:30pm at South Oxhey Baptist Church

World Day of Prayer is a women led, global, ecumenical movement. This year’s service is titled I will give you rest, come and has been prepared by the Christian women of Nigeria. This is a united service with the churches of South Oxhey and Carpenders Park and this year is hosted by the South Oxhey Baptist Church.

Mothering Sunday – 15 March

10.00am Holy Communion

We celebrate the ‘mothering’ offered by so many – mothers, others and all. Flowers are offered to all the adults present, and we share the traditional Mothering Sunday cake – Simnel Cake.

Passion Sunday – 22 March

10am Holy Communion

12 noon Lent Lunch

Raising funds for our Lent Charity – Christian Aid. With a simple lunch of homemade soup and bread, with cheese and fruit. Sign up in church (or just come along as there is usually plenty!).

Charity fundraising for 2026 and 2025 total

Each year we choose a number of charities to support and hold fundraising events throughout the year. The total raised is shared between the nominated charities. Fundraising events include our Table Top Sales.

We also have dedicated appeals throughout the year, such as Lent and Harvest, where we raise funds for specific causes.

Check out our Events page for details of our upcoming events and fundraisers.

Our Nominated Charities for 2026 are:

Local: 9 Lives Furniture

9 Lives Furniture are based in Rickmansworth and helping people who are disadvantaged, living with Learning Difficulties or mild Mental Health issues – as well as saving furniture from landfill.

Registered Charity No: 1096086

For more information, check out the website 9livesfurniture.org.uk

National: Safe Lives

Safe Lives are a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.

Registered charity No: 1106864

For more information, check out the website safelives.org.uk

International: Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships is an international faith-based international development organisation that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering free healthcare

Registered charity No: 1053055

For more information, check out the website mercyships.org.uk

Lent Appeal 2026: Christian Aid

Our Lent Appeal this year will raise funds for Christian Aid

Join us as we join with Christian Aid to help forge a world where everyone can live a full life, free of poverty. Our donations will make a difference to the lives of people across the globe (including the UK).

Registered charity No: 1105851

For more information, check out the website christianaid.org.uk

Harvest Appeal 2026

Financial gifts To be confirmed.

Fundraising Total for 2025

We raised £2,471 for our nominated charities in 2025 which were:

  • Druglink – a substance misuse charity based in Hertfordshire
  • Mind – the national Mental Health Chairty working to everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect
  • The Associated Country Women of the World – a network that allows rural women to connect their voices

In addition, we had the following appeals during the year:

February 2026

Table Top Sale

Saturday 14 February 2026 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Our Table Top Sales raise funds for our nominated charities for 2026.

Admission is free and there will be plenty of items for sale to suit everyone including gifts, homemade crafts, cards, plants, toys, books, etc.

Table-hire is only £6 (table provided). Speak to Jo or contact the events@allsaintschurch.uk for details.

Oxhey Chapel will be open.

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday 18 February at 9:30am and 7:30pm

Lent leads us towards the cross. As this penitential season begins we are marked with the cross with which we were signed at our baptism – a reminder of both death to life and life in death. The ash is made by burning the Palm Crosses which were blessed on Palm Sunday last year.

We will have two services: 9:30am (in church) and 7:30pm (in Oxhey Chapel). Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent and we really do warmly urge and encourage you to participate in the different activities and events that will be on offer.

Quiz Night

Saturday 28 February 2026 at 6pm

Cost £15 per person, teams of up to 8 – book by 25 Febrauary

Join us for a fun and relaxed quiz night including a two course hot meal. Teams of up to 8, but smaller groups or individuals welcome and we can out together teams on the evening.

Email bookings@allsaintschurch.uk to reserve your place.

Christmas and Epiphany 2025

Christmas Carol Service

Sunday 21 December at 6pm

Readings and favourite carols to tell the Christmas Story.

The service starts in the church and concludes in Oxhey Chapel, followed by mince pies and mulled wine or spiced apple juice.

Crib and Christingle Service

Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December at 4pm

Popular with all ages, with children as our focus, we tell the Christmas Story, sing carols and raise much needed funds for The Children’s Society.

Come dressed as an angel, donkey, shepherd or wise person, or borrow our costumes to join in with the telling of the nativity story.

Midnight Christmas Holy Communion

Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December at 11:15pm

As the clock turns and we welcome the start of Christmas Day and hear of the Saviour’s birth. This service gives space for a bit of calm and reflection before the busy day ahead.

Christmas Day Holy Communion

Thursday 25 December at 10am

With a sense of fun around the edges, we celebrate what used to be known as The Saviour’s Day. With carols a-plenty amidst the celebration of Holy Communion, join us as we give thanks on this most holy of days.

Christmas Jumper Sunday – Holy Communion

Sunday 28 December at 10am

You may have been given one at Christmas, so come and wear it with pride at our 10am service on the Sunday after Christmas. It is still the Christmas Season in the Church’s year, which gives the perfect excuse to save your Christmas jumper from the moth balls for a while! There will be a prize for the best!

New Year’s Day BBQ

Thursday 1 January 2026 at 12pm

Whatever the weather, we’ll be out barbecuing sausages and burgers. Come and join us as we celebrate the New Year together.

Epiphany Sunday – Holy Communion

Sunday 4 January at 10am

Join us for the celebration of the arrival of the wise men and the witness of Jesus as our Saviour to the wider World.

Advent 2025

Countdown to Christmas

Before we begin: Advent Windows

Saturday 29 November from 9:30am to 12 midday

We will be taking down the Saints and creating Advent and Christmas artwork to go in their place. Come along during the morning of to help create them. No special skill necessary and everyone is welcome to contribute.

Sunday Services in Advent

Starting with Advent Sunday on 30 November 2025 at 10am
and continuing the following three Sundays at 10am

Blessing of Cribs: If you have a Crib, bring it along on Advent Sunday morning (30 November) so that it can be blessed before you put it up at home. When you come to Church on the day, put your Crib at the back of Church on the table so that we can enjoy the different designs. The Cribs will be blessed at the end of the Service, and then you will be able to collect them and take them home again ready to build them at home.

Lighting candles on the Advent Ring: Linking to Advent themes The Patriarchs, The Prophets, John the Baptist and Mary, the candles are lit to light our way through the Season of Advent.

Building the Crib in the window: As well as lighting the candles on the Advent Wreath each Sunday, we will be ‘putting together’ the Crib. Adding figures as we go, remembering the journey of Mary and Jospeh to Bethlehem.

Sermon Series: Linked to our Advent Study Book, we’ll be thinking of the themes given there – and the characters too. What can we learn from the Women of the Nativity and their faithfulness as we journey in faith ourselves?

Prayer Focus Table: In addition to the Crib as an aid to our preparations through the Season of Advent, there will also be a Prayer Focus Table, with readings, images and ‘prayer’ prompt cards, providing a different focus for our thoughts and prayers.

Advent and Christmas Study Groups

Every Thursday at 11am in church – Starting 4 December 2025, or

Every Friday at 8pm, various venues (contact for details) – Starting 5 December 2025

Advent Study Book: We will be using Paula Gooder’s book, Women of the Nativity. Paula Gooder uses her extensive biblical expertise and storytelling skills to recreate the events of the nativity, from the promise of a future people to Sarah, to the presentation in the temple and the encounter with Anna, the prophet. The story is told from the perspective of nine women in all including Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, and others whom scripture records or tradition has imagined, such as the innkeeper’s wife. As we hear the familiar stories afresh through their words, the wonder of the incarnation and its consequences for good and for ill, come to vivid life in a new way. The book can be purchased online. You can hear the stories and see the paintings by visiting the Church of England wesbite.

Online and digital

Everyday Faith

The daily resources from Church House Publishing and the Church of England’s Digital Team are offering fresh and accessible daily discipleship materials for both Advent and Christmas this year. At their heart is the theme of Joy – joy as we prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ during Advent, and joy as we ponder in prayer the great mystery of God’s saving love during the Christmas season.

The Everyday Faith app will carry daily reflections throughout Advent (Monday 1 December to Christmas Eve), based on a full-colour book, O Come Emmanuel, featuring eight respected writers and newly commissioned artwork. These will be followed by twelve reflections from Christmas Day to Monday 5 January. And, of course, the Everyday Faith app will continue to offer content (Monday to Saturday) into the season of Epiphany and throughout 2025.

During Advent, reflections are centred around the Advent antiphons on which the much-loved hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel is based. You can download the app from your App Store. For more information, visit, www.cofe.io/OComeEmmanuel.

We will have a copy of the book with pictures available in church, and copies of the booklet, Joy, available at Christmas.

Books

There will be some books on the bookcase near the prayer table in the foyer. If you borrow a book, please ‘sign it out’ and then return it when you have read it. If you would like to by your own books, some titles you might like to explore are:

  • Ready, steady, slow, Church House Publishing
  • When the time was right, Stephen Rand, brf
  • Stepping Stones to Bethlehem, Jack McCardle
  • The Advent Adventure, David Rhodes, SPCK
  • Advent Calendar, Stephen Cottrell

Just pray

The Church is open most days, so do come in and take the opportunity to pray, to spend time thinking on the different themes of Advent, and to prepare yourself to welcome again the new-born King.

November 2025 – Celebrating 25 years

All Saints’ Patronal Week celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our church building

All Saints Day Festival Service

Sunday 2 November at 10am

The Rural Dean is coming to preach and we will have light refreshments after the service. Will be followed by the launch of our Saints Alive exhibition with canapes and nibbles. 

Saints Alive

Sunday 2 November – Saturday 8 November

Schools in the parish have created fantastic images of Saints for the Exhibition which will take place 2-8 November. The exhibition is open to all to visit for FREE at the following times:

  • Sunday 2nd 2-5pm         
  • Monday 3rd 1-8pm         
  • Tuesday 4th 1-4pm
  • Wednesday 5th 1-6pm 
  • Thursday 6th 1-5pm
  • Friday 7th 9-5pm 
  • Saturday 8th 9am-4pm

Service of Remembrance

Sunday 9 November at 10am

A traditional service of remembrance with two minutes silence and laying of wreaths.

Bereavement Service – In loving memory

Sunday 9 November at 3.15pm

A service of remembrance and thanksgiving for those we love but no longer see. The service will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome.

Christmas Craft Fair

Saturday 15 November from 10:30am to 1:30pm

With stalls featuring craftspeople from across the local area – and beyond – a chance to start (or top up!) your Christmas Gift Shopping. There’ll be a special Christmas Raffle, and The Hatch will be open with seasonal soup, treats, cakes and drinks. Share the news we are open for (early) Christmas business!

Quiz Night

Saturday 22 November at 6pm

We will be holding a quiz night, including a hot two course meal. Tables of up to 8 people, or come along individually or in smaller groups and we will put together teams on the night.

Tickets are £15, please email bookings@allsaintschurch.uk to book your place.

October 2025 – Black History Month and More

Coffee Morning and Book Sale

Saturday 11 October from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Join us for a hot drink and a cake while you browse our selection of second hand books. Raising money for church funds.

Black History Month – October 2025

We will be marking Black History Month with a range of special services, prayers and events including:

An Evening of Community Celebration

Saturday 25 October from 5pm to 8pm

All Saints All2gether Games Afternoon

Sunday 26 October

More details available soon.

Harvest 2025

Harvest Supper

Saturday 27 September at 6pm

This will have a South American Theme. Tickets £10. Invite your friends as we celebrate God’s bounty and raise funds for the work of Mission Direct.

Harvest Festival Service

Sunday 28 September at 10am

Led by The Rev’d Anne Lovegrove, this service gives us time to give thanks to God for the gift of creation. If you bring along physical gifts, we will do our best to find a home for them. We are concentrating on financial gifts to be given to the charity noted above.

All activities and collections this weekend are raising funds for the Bishop’s Harvest for the Hungry Appeal: Rewrite Their Future. The charity supports Mission Direct’s work to increase access to education, especially in some of the world’s most under-resourced communities. In Zambia and Uganda alone, Mission Direct will help over 2,945 children this year, of which 1,170 will be benefitting from new classrooms —and over the next 20 years, 23,400 children will gain access to education that would otherwise be out of reach.

For more information see the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal for Mission Direct.

What’s On September 2025

Holy Communion with guest preacher Rev’d Ricky Turner

Sunday 7 September at 10am

As part of celebrating 25 years of the ‘new’ church building, we will be joined by one of our former curates, Rev’d Ricky Turner, who was our curate between 2014 and 2017. Following the morning service we’ll have a Bring and Share Lunch.

Table Top Sale

Saturday 13 September 2025 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Our Table Top Sales raise funds for our Missions.

Admission is free and there will be plenty of items for sale to suit everyone including gifts, homemade crafts, cards, plants, toys, books, etc.

Table-hire is only £6 (table provided). Speak to Jo or contact the events@allsaintschurch.uk for details.

Oxhey Chapel will be open.

History of South Oxhey and Cream Tea

with local historian Neil Hamilton

Sunday 14 September 2025 from 2:30pm

Tickets – £5 per person – includes Cream Tea, visit to Oxhey Chapel and a talk on the history of South Oxhey. Proceeds split between Churches Conservation Trust and All Saints’ Church.

Local Historian – Neil Hamilton – is giving a talk about the local area as part of the 25 Anniversary of the ‘new’ All Saints’ Church. A massive part of the funding for the new church came from the hard work and creativity of people in the local community.

Come along to find out more about this part of the parish of All Saint’, South Oxhey and Carpenders Park.

Book your ticket by emailing bookings@allsaintschurch.uk so we know how many scones to make for the Cream Tea.

Harvest Supper

Saturday 27 September at 6pm

Join us for our harvest supprt with a South American theme raising funds for the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal for Mission Direct.

What’s On June and July 2025

Alban Festival and Procession

Saturday 21 June 2025

We’re heading to the Alban Festival for the Procession through the town and then the Holy Communion Service. We have a minibus booked, see Deborah to book your seat.

Afternoon Cream Tea

Sunday 22 June 2025 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm

Join us for an Afternoon Tea on Sunday 22 June from 2:30pm. We’ll have scones with jam and cream plus a range of other cakes.

There will be outside games and you can visit Oxhey Chapel.

All are welcome.

Holy Communion with guest preacher Rev’d Liz Chilton-Guest

Sunday 6 July at 10am

As part of celebrating 25 years of the ‘new’ church building, we will be joined by one of our former curates, Rev’d Liz Chilton-Guest. Following the morning service we’ll have a Bring and Share Lunch.

Parish Council Fun Day

Saturday 12 July, from 9.30am

We’ll be joining with other churches in the area to have a stall with fliers and activities at the Parish Council Fun Day. If you can sign up for an hour to assist, it would be really helpful.

Table Top Sale

Saturday 19 July 2025 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Please note the change to the previously advertised date

Our Table Top Sales raise funds for our Missions.

Admission is free and there will be plenty of items for sale to suit everyone including gifts, cards, plants, toys, books, DVDs etc. Start your Christmas shopping with us.

Table-hire is only £6 (table provided). Speak to Jo or contact the events@allsaintschurch.uk for details.

Summer BBQ

Saturday 26 July at 5pm

All welcome for our Summer BBQ!

Bring some friends. Bring something to throw on the BBQ, some salad and drinks. We’ll supply the bread and sauces!

Study Groups – I believe Exploring the Nicene Creed

1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 11am in Church

1st and 3rd Friday of the month at 8pm – house group (ask for venue details)

This year marks 1700 years since the Council in Nicaea at which the Creed said in all churches was agreed. Our two Study Groups will be exploring the creed using a specially published booklet – available priced £3.13.

Do join one of the groups to be part of the conversation.