THE FEAST OF ST FRANCIS – OCTOBER 5 2025
Barks and purrs at our annual ‘Pets Blessing’ Service
It was barks and purrs on Sunday 5 October at the annual ‘Pets Blessing’ Service. Retired Archdeacon of Sunderland (2002-2018) and member of the church, the Rev Canon Stuart Bain, is pictured with five All Saints’ congregation pet owners who collectively had their four dogs and a cat blessed by him.
All Saints’ Priest-in-Charge, the Rev Dawn Matthew, said: “Animals and their relationship with people are a vitally important part of God’s creation. From teaching children and young people how to love and take care of them, to providing invaluable companionship and healing for adults, pets are some of God’s greatest gifts. They, like animals generally, are crucial to the ecology of our beautiful planet, and should never be taken for granted. As such, it is fitting that the nearest Sunday to the Feast of the patron saint of animals, St Francis of Assisi (4 October), should be dedicated annually to giving thanks for animals, and asking the Good Lord to bless them as part of his creation.”
Julian Demetriadi
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DOORS OPEN SEPTEMBER 2025
How lovely it was to welcome so many visitors to our beautiful Anglican church at Doors Open on the 6th and 7th of September. Thank you, everyone who came and shared with us our Harvest of Talents weekend and we hope to see you again. Our services are every Sunday morning at 10.30am.
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MIDSUMMER MUSICALE.
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A WEDDING!
We were blessed with our first wedding for ten years on Saturday 12th July when Jennifer and Euan Moses held their wedding here on an absolutely glorious summer’s day. Best wishes to the happy couple!
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Everyone pulled out all the stops to beautify our lovely church for this day, the highlight of the Christian year:
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The church looked beautiful for our FlowerFest on the weekend of 28 September. Not only were we privileged to enjoy our congregations’ artists in floral design but we were delighted to welcome contributions from local organisations. Thank you, everyone who helped to make our church so lovely:
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We were delighted to welcome Bishop Kevin on Sunday 23 June when he came to Challoch to confirm six congregation members from All Saints’ and St Margaret’s, New Galloway:
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ALL SAINTS IN THE FIELDS AND FROM THE SKIES:
Thanks to Dabhand Photography for these pictures:
ATMOSPHERE…
DOLPHINS ROUND THE PULPIT. (No idea why..)
THE CHANCEL ROOF
LEST WE FORGET…SOME OF ALL SAINTS’ WAR GRAVES
Memorial to Major General the Hon: Alexander Stewart
War Memorial plaques on the north wall inside the church
Thanks to our Digital Missioner, Petko Marinov, for the following three photos:
Our thanks to Mr G. Bennett for the following photographs of All Saints, which he took when he and his wife visited the church:
