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Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife North

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Midweek Letter

Click here to read the 22nd March Midweek Letter – “Reflecting on Mothering Sunday”

Notices

Click here to see a calendar of service & events from 19th February until 31st May.


26th March – The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday)

11:00am – Sung Eucharist  Celebrant & Preacher The Revd Richard Frost


29th March – Wednesday

10:am Holy Communion – Celebrant & Preacher The Revd Richard Frost
11:15am Lenten Course “Creation Care” led by Judith Rigby, and followed by Lenten Lunch

Midweek Letter

22nd March 2023

Last Sunday we celebrated the 4th. Sunday in the season of Lent also known as Mothering Sunday when we gathered to celebrate the gift of life given to each one of us by our parents, especially our mothers! We may wish to reflect on whether it is about nature or nurture or the other way about which has made who we are! So, last Sunday, we celebrated motherhood and thank God ‘who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way.’

I imagine that many of us have good memories of our mothers although, sadly, for some people, that may not have been the case. The recent lockdown in many cases has highlighted negative relationships. Whether our mothers are living or dead they will have left their mark upon us as they have fed and clothed us, taught us to read and write, shown us how to make and bake and no doubt left us with some wonderful turns of phrase and stories to tell! Let us then thank God for our mothers.

My mother’s family had a farming background on the island of Anglesey off the North coast of Wales. In Welsh ‘Ynys Môn’ or more often as ‘Môn Mam Cymru’ – Anglesey Mother of Wales. However the welsh word Mam can be translated as either Mother or Nourisher. This is due to her flat landscape and fertile soil which provided much needed field crops for the mountainous mainland of Wales.

On this 4th. Sunday in Lent we think of our Mother – our source of life and the supplier of our nourishment as we grow from babes in arms to adulthood.

Mothering Sunday also invites us to reflect upon the place of the Church being our mother. The idea of God being our mother is not new. The 14th century mystic, Julian of Norwich, expresses that in her Revelations of Divine Love where she talks of Jesus as our mother who feeds and nourishes our hearts, minds, and souls.

I suggest that it is through our baptism, whether we have been immersed, dipped, or sprinkled in water, that we are brought to life in Jesus Christ; and it is here in the Church we are nurtured in such a way as to put on the nature and mind of Christ our Saviour. Our baptism is but the birthing and beginning of a life-long pilgrimage of faith with all its many twists and turns as we journey through life. For some of us we may have been blessed by godparents and grandparents who have celebrated the important stages of our lives and have quietly and continually held us before God in their love and prayers. For others, Sunday School, Youth Fellowship, and similar groups may have metaphorically put their arms around us, holding us in the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ, therefore enabling us to grow and flourish as human beings.

The Bible reading often used for Mothering Sunday from Exodus 2 presents us not with the image of a mother – rather, that of a midwife. A midwife aids the birthing process for the mother and baby. Does this passage today invite us to consider the possibility that we are all called to be a midwife to one another in the sense that we are all called to help bring to birth the gifts and graces that we together share, thereby enriching the quality of life for the individual and Church community?

If this is true then let me conclude with some words of the Austrian philosopher and theologian Baron Friedrich von Hügel, who has the following to say:
Christ taught us to care.
Caring is the greatest thing.
Caring matters most.

Peter Lockyer
Reader

Donate to All Saints

If you are interesting in making a gift to All Saints in a Will, or In Memoriam, please click here. Dear Friends, Thank you for visiting our website, we welcome you to our beautiful Church of All Saints Tenerife, to our Website and to online … [Read More. . .] about Donate to All Saints

Donation to the Red Cross

Below are 2 photos showing items bought with the collection monies received from Carol service. Amount of money collected was €232 to which was added €32 from the Cruz Roja collecting tin. The toys will be distributed to children from poor … [Read More. . .] about Donation to the Red Cross

general information about the church

Rededication

Our church… 130 years in the making

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH of All Saints in Parque Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz, is over 130 years old, making it the oldest Anglican church in Spain. Many visitors to Tenerife are surprised to find an English-style church here. This small enclave of the Church of … Read full article → about Our church… 130 years in the making

The English Cemetery

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH has responsibility for the upkeep of a walled cemetery in the town of Puerto de la Cruz.  It is situated in the heart of Puerto de la Cruz, next to the headquarters of the National Police, in an area surrounded by hotels. Over many years, … Read full article → about The English Cemetery

Memorial to Flight 1008

THE CHURCH GARDENS are home to a very special memorial, a Rose Garden dedicated to the memory of the 146 passengers and crew who lost their lives when Dan Air charter flight 1008 inbound from Manchester to the Tenerife North airport of Los Rodeos crashed in … Read full article → about Memorial to Flight 1008

Garden of Remembrance

IN THE CHURCH grounds, to the rear and to the right of the church building itself, is a memorial garden, where the ashes of deceased members of the church congregation can be interred. This shaded and sheltered area provides a place of quiet contemplation … Read full article → about Garden of Remembrance

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Services & Events Schedule

SUNDAY:
11:00am – Sung Eucharist

WEDNESDAY:
10:00am – Holy Communion
11:15am – Bible Study & Prayer Group

Calendar of services & events until 31st May


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Contact Us – Who’s who

Chaplain:  Vacancy
tel: +34 605 48 67 92
email: allsaintsnorthtenerife@gmail.com
Assistant Priest:
The Revd Rachel Ganney
tel: +34 672 83 47 11 (WhatsApp)
email: rachel@ganney.net
Reader:
Peter Lockyer
tel: +34 922 37 03 28
email: allsaints@lynx3.eu
Congregational worship leader:
Judith Rigby
tel: +34 711042849
email: rigbyjudith59@gmail.com
Church Wardens:
Wendy Sanderson
tel: +34 922 32 09 78
Dawn Rutherford
email: dawnr30@hotmail.co.uk
Safeguarding officer:
Judith Rigby
tel: +34 711 04 28 49
email: safeguardingpuertotenerife@gmail.com
Hon Treasurer:
Cheryl Douglas
email: cheryl6921@hotmail.com
Chaplaincy Council Secretary:
Kath Delgado Cabrera
tel: +34 615 22 23 11
email: kath.delgadocabrera@gmail.com
Organist:
Rayco Gonzales
tel: +34 699 64 94 54
email: raycobrito@hotmail.com

LINKS TO KINDRED SITES

St Francis’ Anglican Church,
Tenerife South

La Palma Anglican Church

The English Library, Tenerife

The Friends of Tenerife

Ecumenical links

In der Anglikanischen Kirche in Puerto de la Cruz hält die Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Teneriffa Nord sonntags regelmäßig um 17 Uhr deutschsprachige Gottesdienste für ihre Mitglieder, Urlaubsgäste und interessierte Besucher.  Im Gemeindehaus hinter der Kirche befinden sich Gemeindebüro und Gemeinderäume. Hier und im dortigen Gartengelände wird bei vielerlei Gemeindeveranstaltungen ein geselliges Beisammensein gepflegt – Tel. 922 374 964.

OUR GERMAN Lutheran Brothers and Sisters also use the church for their Sunday Services and social events.  They have an office at the Parsonage and can be contacted by telephone on 922 374 964  Their office hours are displayed by the main door to the Parsonage.

We also have Ecumenical Links with the Scandinavian and Finnish churches in Puerto de la Cruz.

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