🚶♂️ Virtual Walk Fundraiser – We Need Your Support!
All Saints Church, Kesgrave is taking on an exciting challenge to help raise funds for a vital cause.
On 21st March, we set off on a virtual walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats — a total of 870 miles to be completed in just 4 weeks!
A team of 18 walkers will be combining their miles to reach this goal, all in aid of replacing our church heating system, which is no longer working. The cost is currently unknown, but it is expected to be over £50,000, so we have a big task ahead of us.
💛 How you can help
We would be incredibly grateful for any support you can give. Even a small donation will make a real difference and help us move closer to restoring warmth to our church for everyone who uses it.
👉 Please donate by clicking here:
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📍 Follow our journey
We’ll be sharing regular updates on our progress as we make our way from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
March 2026 Newsletter in PDF or you can view it here:
From the Vicarage:
Lent Courses in Kesgrave and the Fynn Valley
This year in our churches we have two opportunities to grow closer to God during Lent.
The first is my daily Lent Blog which this year is called ‘Beauty of His Face - 40 Days with Vicky Beaching’. This will look at one of Vicky’s songs every day in the light of the Scripture she uses to compose them. Each one includes a Bible passage, the lyrics of a song, a short reflection, a prayer and a small daily act to focus readers on Christ.
To receive these people can either send an email to me and I will add them to a mailing list or sign up to my blog . Here is a link to a previous series on the music of Amy Grant to give an idea of what will be sent to subscribers.
The second Lent event is ‘A Beautiful Friendship’ a weekly study (about an hour long) based on the movie Casablanca.
LENT COURSE:
A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP
‘Of all the Lent
courses in all the world, you walked into this one…’
Written
by Paul Kerensa and Zoe Young, and published by Darton, Longman & Todd, A Beautiful Friendship is widely used
across the Church of England and
beyond. It includes reflections, discussion starters, and prayers.
Ways to Join the Course:
Monday
Evenings on Zoom
🗓 Starting Monday 23rd February
until Monday 23rd March
🕖 7:00pm 📍Zoom
The Zoom link is available via the church calendar or click HERE
Wednesday
Evenings - Face to Face
🗓 Starting Wednesday 25th
February until Wednesday 25th March
🕢 7:30pm 📍 Church Hall
Each session lasts about an hour.
All
are very welcome. Whether you attend every session or dip in and out when you
can, we hope you’ll join us this Lent as we reflect together on faith,
friendship, and God’s calling in our lives.
You may find these Study Notes helpful. Please click on each one to download:
A Beautiful Friendship - WEEK ONE
A Beautiful Friendship - WEEK TWO
A Beautiful Friendship - WEEK THREE
A Beautiful Friendship - WEEK FOUR
A Beautiful Friendship - WEEK FIVE
Pax et Bonum
Canon Andrew Dotchin
