It’s September and I’m beginning to raise my eyes to the horizon to the great pattern of services and activities that have already begun to take shape as we head towards the end of the year.

But before that we’ve got lots of exciting things going on in September and October. Special events, special services and lots of ways to engage.

Looking towards September, in Madeley between the 6th and 7th of September we’ll be welcoming the Extreme Tour, a group of nearly a dozen musicians who will spend the weekend popping up in different places around the parish, singing songs and chatting to whoever they encounter.

And then at the end of September and on into October All Saints’ will be hosting PrayerFest2025, celebrating 1050 years since a Royal Charter granted land to be used in Madeley for a church and monastery. 1050 years! That’s amazing, I’ve never found a record that the monastery ever got built, but that is an extraordinary bit of history there! To celebrate there will be a whole host of events taking place in Madeley and also in Betley too.

On Saturday 4th October between 10:00am-4:00pm Sadie Blankley and I will be hosting a Quiet Day with a Harvest Theme. It will be a wonderful day with opportunities to step away from the busy-ness of the world and to pause.

I’m praying that as the leaves start to change colour that new rhythms might begin to emerge, rhythms of peace and prayer, that as we gear up after the relative quiet of summer (unless you have children at home!) we might all step into helpful patterns that carry us forwards.

Tim