INSIDE An event held by the Energy Group saw visitors taking a test drive in a hybrid car Fraught end whilst learning how well our solar panels are performing. to holiday for procession organiser Organiser Bruce Merrick had to procession under way. Geoff Mankin move quickly when illness put stepped in as cross bearer, a role him out of action on the eve of often filled by Bruce in recent years. the local Good Friday procession of witness from All Saints'. For this inter-denominational act of Christian witness - supported by The second issue of Half-way through a two-week Spring churches across the Eaglescliffe- our colour break with Janet in the Caribbean, Yarm area - stops were made at two Community In Touch Bruce's ongoing bronchial condition local shopping precincts and at has been delivered deteriorated, possibly as a result of Egglescliffe Cenotaph. Numbers had throughout the parish. a local infection. The couple grown significantly by the time the completed the return flight from procession moved into Yarm for the Costa Rica on 21 April, by which closing service outside the Town Hall. time Bruce was almost voiceless. At each point passages were read Back home, with the Good Friday from Matthew's Gospel covering the event less than 24 hours away, period from Jesus' trial to his Bruce sent out a flurry of emails to crucifixion, the clergy taking part local clergy and lay members to being Father Patrick Hartnett, from ensure eleventh hour adjustments to St. Mary and St. Romuald RC Church the planned schedule were safely in in Yarm, Canon Tim Ollier, Rector of place. St. John's CE Church, Egglescliffe, and Rev. Moira Peters. Methodist In the event, and with the promise Minister for Yarm and Eaglescliffe, The success of the of another fine and warm morning together with Avril Rhodes, Reader new service for ahead, everything went smoothly. As at St. Mary Magdalene Church in children from St. Bruce went in search of emergency Yarm. Mary's school has a medical advice, John Doherty led great response. worship outside All Saints' to get the Bill Cockcroft. This Church Exists to Worship God... To Make Disciples... To Share the Good News of Jesus... And To Care For Those In Need... How Peter All Saints' will have its annual spring clean on Saturday 7 May. If you can help at all between shows us the 9am and 3pm, please let Sandra know. way Do you receive In Touch as a hard copy? Please consider switching I have been reading the everything we need to live a to the e-mail version to accounts of the appearances godly life (v 3). In verse 5 he save our resources. The e- of Jesus after the encourages us to make every mail version is full-colour, resurrection. John, in his effort to apply the benefits of and you can always print gospel, provides many God's promises to our lives. He it off if you don't like convincing stories. goes on 'then your faith will reading it on the screen. produce a life of moral Simply e-mail us at: In one appearance Jesus speaks excellence', which leads to newsarticles.allsaints@ directly to Peter. You will knowing God better which in turn gmail.com if you'd like remember that Peter had told leads to self control. Self control to switch. Jesus he was prepared to die with leads to patience and patience to him; however as Jesus had godliness and godliness leads to predicted Peter denied him three love for others. Peter encourages We are currently times. In John 21 on the shores of us to grow in love for everyone looking for some extra the sea of Galilee Jesus asks so that we can become more people to operate the Peter three times 'Simon son of productive and useful in our sound desk, particularly John, do you love me more than knowledge of the Lord Jesus during the 10.30am these?' 'Yes Lord, you know I love Christ. service. If it's something you' he replied. Jesus charged Peter to 'feed my lambs', take All of this from the man who you're new to, training care of my sheep, then 'feed my denied Jesus and who was then can be arranged. The sheep.' charged with looking after Jesus' commitment would be lambs. Peter's earlier bold one service per month if Three times, in his fear, Peter's promises had wilted in the face we get enough love for Jesus had failed, now of fear, and who among us can volunteers. See Matt Jesus say we would have done Falcus or a worship gives Peter the opportunity to otherwise? But Jesus challenged leader for more once again affirm his love for his him to make his love concrete by information. friend. Not only was he allowing serving others and Peter did not Peter to make amends but he was let him down a second time. also showing him that love is so Spring is here and much more than words or Jesus taught Peter that love for volunteers are needed feelings; it is courageous and God is expressed most for cutting the grass at serving action. powerfully in committed, All Saints'. Please let courageous and obedient Sandra know if you are Later on, in 2 Peter 1, the very service. If today Jesus asked you able and willing to help courageous and servant-hearted 'do you love me?' how would you with cutting the lawns. Peter pleads with us to get to answer? know Jesus better, so that his divine power will give us Sylvia Wilson. Mary Thompson Fund: please keep up your generosity by filling the boxes at the back of church as often as you Birthdays can. This month's birthdays amongst our children and youth Our Pastoral Care 5 May Caleb Seed Age: 11 Team are available on 7 May Mia Clayton Age: 7 07892 870670 on 15 May Tonnika Wilkinson Age: 13 Mondays, Wednesdays, 17 May Samuel Falcus Age: 7 Thursdays and Sundays. 26 May Alice Griffiths Age: 17 Pastoral Care drop-in is 27 May Hannah Dodsworth Age: 18 on Monday and Tuesday mornings in the Centre. We hope you all have a fantastic day! 2 Churchwarden Matt our youngest ever? All Saints' annual elections on April 4 Completing the new PCC produced what is believed to be our youngest membership are the other ever Churchwarden. three Deanery Synod representatives: Gill Clayton, At 30, In Touch editor Matt Falcus takes over from Bruce Merrick and Margaret Bruce Merrick who has stepped down after three Vaughan; Janet Atkinson from very busy years. Diocesan Synod, and nine elected lay members: Karen An active member of All Saints' Young Adults' Bates, John Belmont, John group, Matt can almost certainly lay claim to Doherty, Mark Harrison, Sue another All Saints' 'first' at officer level: he is the Jennings, John Littlehailes, holder of a private pilot's licence! Pamela Rushton, Kevin Sexton New warden, Matt and Wendy Sheffield. Falcus On the new Parochial Church Council he will be serving alongside his mother-in-law, Karen Killick, Immediately after the APCM the new PCC met to who was elected churchwarden for a second year. elect the following officers for 2011: Chair, John And to complete a singular family contribution to Lambert; vice-chair, John Littlehailes; secretary, church administration, Matt's wife, Lucy (nee Margaret Vaughan; treasurer, John Belmont; Killick), the daughter of Andrew and Karen, stays on electoral roll officer and recorded, Gill Wake; Gift PCC by virtue of her election to Stockton Deanery Aid Secretary, Jon Bates. Synod. Bill Cockcroft. All Saints' Website Update We've experienced a number of ongoing the church, and the current set of rotas for each problems and security breaches with our service. website over the past month. This led to the existing site being removed. The website address is www.allsaints-church.net A new site is in development which will remedy the As a temporary measure, we have a basic website security problems, and give the whole look and at the same address which has contact details for functionality of the site a makeover. WILL ... it be possible to make sense of this?? The point at which you Example 1: start to pay Inheritance Tax Total Net Value of Estate: £500,000 is £325,000. When Amount subject to Tax: £175,000 someone dies, the first Tax at 40%: £70,000 £325,000 of their Estate is Final Inheritance: £430,000 inherited tax-free. Anything over that amount Example 2: is subject to 40% tax. Total Net Value of Estate: £500,000 10% left to All Saints’ Church £50,000 There are some ways of Amount subject to Tax: £125,000 reducing the amount of Tax at 36%: £45,000 Inheritance Tax, but most of Final Inheritance: £405,000 these are complicated and are probably too difficult to explain in this article. Let me be honest here. The only real winner here is All Saints’ Church! Taking a closer look at the In the 2011 Budget, the Government made some numbers above, however, you can see that in changes to the Inheritance Tax laws in order to Example 2, £50,000 has been donated at an encourage people to give some of their Estate to effective cost of only £25,000!! charity. If you leave 10% (or more) of your net Estate to charity, you are rewarded with a 10% If the person in Example 1 decided to give away reduction on your Inheritance Tax rate. 10% of their inheritance, they would give £43,000 away and therefore only actually receive £387,000 Sounds good? Too good to be true?!! for themselves.