Supporting The Church


Donation


Covid brought home thefact that even if people don’t come to Church regularly the bills for running the Church and it’s maintenance don’t stop.

In 2024 the Diocese estimate of the cost of maintaining a parish with a vicar, including pension, housing, insurance, repairs and contributions to diocesan resourses amounted to £83,000. All Saints total income for 2023 was just £57,280, with £18,667 of that going towards the diocese estimate.


For All Saints to be able to continue to support the local community (see Supporting the Community)(link) it is clear that more help is needed.

Even if you are unable to attend the weekly services or support our fundraising and social events, there are other ways to support the church, to enable us to continue to support the community.


Your Support Is Needed


Your support helps our work in the community and it means we can keep delivering church services that are open for everyone in the community of New Eltham and helps to keep the Christian values alive in our daily life. 


Every contribution, however big or small, is so valuable to our work within this community and further afield. 


Please support our works through the QR code below or click this link. The link will take you to the ASNE website and the donations page, you can then choose the amount that you wish to donate.


We also need to maintain the church building through sign up and shop via Easyfundraising to earn donations for All Saints, at no cost to yourselves (please use this All Saints New Eltham’s unique link).


Thank you very much.

Vicar: Annette Rose
Churchwardens: Bob Avery & Neal Long

Easyfundraising


We now have 29 Supporters who, at no cost to themselves, have raised over £800 so far to help with maintaining the church building. Wear and tear on the roof has led to the vent above the Chancel becoming loose, which if unrepaired will lead to internal water damage, and the Lady Chapel flat roof needs to be replaced, so further funds are required.


Please help us to keep All Saints CofE Church – New Eltham watertight by signing up to support us for FREE on #easyfundraising. You can raise donations whenever you shop online with over 8,000 retailers including John Lewis & Partners, eBay, Argos, ASOS, M&S and more. Plus, we will get a bonus £5 donation when you do!


Sign up here today: Easyfundraising for New Eltham


Thank you for your fund raising efforts so far and please remember to nominate us your donation when shopping, at no cost to yourself.

If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s easy and completely free.


Easyfundraising has 8,700 shops and sites, including travel agents, insurers, and retailers including Amazon, ebay, Just Eat, Groupon, Tesco & Sainsburys (including grocery shopping), M&S, and countless other big name stores, that will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to do your everyday online shopping – at no extra cost to you!


Easyfundraising also alerts you to special offers and discount deals, so you could save money too. It’s really simple, and there are no catches or hidden charges.


Al you have to do is:

1. Go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/allsaintsneweltham


2. Sign up for FREE, Don’t forget to download the Donation Reminder on a laptop or PC so you will never forget to collect a FREE donation.


3. Select your store/retailer and get shopping —the stores’ donations will be collected by easyfundraising and automatically sent to All Saints.


Or: if you have a smart phone or tablet, you can download the FREE easyfundraising app from the App Store or Google Play Store and follow the instructions on how to sign up.


Alternatively: you can safely register debit of credit cards with easyfundraising. Visit a participating high street retailer. Make an in-store purchase and easyfundraising will do the rest. Any donations you raise are in addition to any rewards from your card provided and it won’t stop you getting any cash back.


Every donation you raise makes a difference to us so please sign up & share today. Thank You.


Link for Easyfundraising All Saints New Eltham: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/allsaintscofeneweltham

Choir


Our adult choir, which used to sing at a service once a month and at major festivals in the church year, lost a number of members following the COVID lockdown and are still looking for replacements before formally reforming. 


Our organist is working with the remaining choir members and our clergy for special occasions, so if you are interested and would like more details please contact Aaron Mather by e-mail at anjmather@gmail.com.


All voices and abilities welcome.


Gardeners & Mowers


Neal needs Gardeners!

The gardens could not be maintained without the energy and commitment of volunteers. Although on average we get between 12-20 gardeners who regularly turn out and make a huge contribution, we could also do with a few who could commit 2-3 hours on a regular weekly basis.


Geoff needs Mowers!

The Lawns are also maintained by volunteers, who take it in turns to do the mowing every week between Spring and Autumn. So, if you would like to help and can walk in a straight line it currently means finding an hour to and hour and a half, depending on how fast you walk, every six or seven weeks, at a time to suit you during your allotted week. The more volunteers the fewer mows you will need to do.


For further information on how to commemorate a loved one within the Memorial Garden or how to volunteer to help in the All Saints Garden please contact our Churchwardens:

Bob Avery - Email: bobaverycw@uwclub.net

Neal Long - Email: neal.long@btinternet.com