• This week’s services and events (7.3.24 to 17.3.24)

    I hope you are keeping well.

    Tonight’s Lent Group (7th) in the Barn begins at 7pm with a simple meal, followed by a talk and discussion on God’s lovingkindness in the Bible. The evening ends with prayer at 9pm. All welcome – all profits go to the Diocesan Lent Appeal. The Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2024 – Diocese of Norwich

    The Lent Group meets again on the 14th, when Helen will talk on lovingkindness.

    Mothering Sunday (March 10th) is when say thank you to God for Mothers, Jesus’ mother Mary and the family of the Church, with flowers! Our services are 9.30am Communion at Rockland St. Mary, and Family Worship at 11am Surlingham and 3pm Bramerton. Surlingham’s service will be followed by a short Vestry meeting.

    Warm Welcome at the Barn (March 11th) continues to be well-supported between 11am and 4pm. All welcome! Donations in aid of the Diocesan Lent Appeal are welcome.

    Celtic Prayer is on Tuesday (12th) at 10am, for quiet reflection in Surlingham Church porch.

    At Wednesday’s Online Art Cafe (13th, 10.30am) Charlie Hampton will introduce to the artist M.M. Caravaggio (1571-1610) though some of his works. please contact me if you’d like a Zoom link.

    The following Sunday is Passion Sunday, and our services are 9.30am Morning Worship at Claxton and 11am Holy Communion at Kirby Bedon, both followed by Vestry meetings.

    best wishes,

    Nick

  • This week’s services and events (Jan 14th-21st); Rev John Ledward

    I hope you are keeping well. Here is this week’s news from the Benefice and Barn:

    This Sunday’s services (Jan 14th) are 9.30am Communion at Rockland St. Mary and 11am Communion at Surlingham.

    On Monday (15th) Warm Welcome at The Barn re-opens between 11am and 4pm for the new season, ending on March 18th. My thanks go to our dedicated team of volunteers for making this happen. Drop in and see us for hot drinks, homemade cakes, soup and more!

    Wednesday’s Online Art Cafe at 10.30am (17th) is a presentation on Textiles and Art given by Daisy Pollock-Gray, Marketing Manager at Watts & Co., Westminster. Daisy and her colleagues work with designs over 150 years old in new and innovative ways. Please contact me for your Zoom invitation.

    On Wednesday evening, the Group Council meets in The Barn at 7pm.

    Saturday’s Stained Glass Workshop (20th, 10am-1pm) is almost fully booked, so please contact me asap if you would like a place.  The event is free – donations towards costs / The Barn welcome.

    The following Sunday (Jan 21st) sees something different in Claxton. From 10am-11am in Claxton & Carleton Village Hall, Stars and Crowns is an all-age gathering for worship, activities and refreshments.  Please feel free to contact me or Helen for further information. There will be Communion at Kirby Bedon, 11am.

    Looking further ahead:
    Tues 23rd: 10am Celtic Prayer in Surlingham Church porch.
    Wed 24th: 10am-1pm Winter Art Morning at the Barn (free, donations welcome)
    Sun 28th: 10am Benefice Candlemas Communion at Bramerton
              4pm Still with Emmanuel at The Barn

    Finally, I have received the sad news that Revd Dr John Ledward, formerly incumbent here, has died recently. John was a faithful and gentle pastor who was a great encouragement to others. We give thanks for his life and pray for his family at this sad time.

    Best wishes,

    Nick

  • Christmas Wassail at St Andrew’s Church, 17 December, 2pm

    This year’s Wassail will be in just over 2 weeks’ time, on Sunday17 December starting at 2pm.  Details are on the poster below.  We hope you will come along and join in what is always a very enjoyable occasion.

  • Café Church – Rockland St Mary – Sunday 3rd December

  • Eleven Says – Dec/Jan edition

    A4 – DEC 23 JAN 2024 – 304

     

  • This week’s services and events (Nov 19th-26th), Online Retreat and Al Ahli Hospital update

    Dear All,
    I hope you are keeping well. Here is this week’s news from the Benefice and Barn:

    First, may I thank everyone who led and attended last week’s Remembrance services. This Sunday’s services (Nov 19th) are 9.30am Communion at Claxton and 11am Communion at Kirby Bedon. We’re gathering in The Barn at 4pm for Still with Wisdom – a warm invitation to prepare for Advent, letting Words, Music and Silence guide us into a deep and refreshing encounter with the Word and Wisdom of God.

    On Monday (19th) Warm Welcome at The Barn continues its weekly Winter opening between 11am and 4pm. Drop in and see us for hot drinks, homemade cakes, soup and more!

    The following Sunday (Nov 26th) is The Feast of Christ the King. Our morning services  will be Communion at Rockland St. Mary, 9.30am, and Surlingham, 11am. Holy Baptism at Rockland St. Mary, 3.30pm.

    Looking further ahead, we’re holding our annual Tree of Light Service on Sunday December 3rd, 3.30pm. This service is intended to support anyone who’s bereaved and invitation cards and stars will be placed in the back of church in the week ahead. Please feel free to contact me or Helen for further information.

    ‘Comfort and Joy’, an Online Retreat begins on Dec 8th (please see attached flyer for more details).

    This year’s Rockland St. Mary Christmas Tree Festival is happening on Dec 9th and 10th, with refreshments in The Barn.

    There’s also a Coffee morning in Surlingham Church on Dec 9th- more details to follow.

    Thank you to everyone who generously donated to Bishop Graham’s Ahli Hospital Appeal online or via The Rectory. Incredibly, the hospital is still partially functioning, with the help of volunteer staff from other hospitals that are no longer open in Northern Gaza. The hospital has been given a wide berth by Israeli Defence Forces, but is critically short of supplies. Anaesthetics are reserved for the most badly injured. May I strongly encourage further donations Bishop Graham’s Appeal. You can donate via this page https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/news/bishop-of-norwichs-ahli-hospital-appeal/ or via The Rectory. Thank you.

    Best wishes,

    Nick

    https://claxtonpc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/files/2023/11/adventathome.pdf

  • This week’s services and events, 5-12 November

    Dear All

    I hope you are keeping well. Here is this week’s news from the Benefice and Barn:

    This Sunday’s services (Nov 5th) are 9.30am Communion at Claxton and 11am Morning Prayer at Carleton St. Peter. We’re gathering in The Barn at 4pm for Still with Saints – a warm invitation to all to

    come and be Still on All Saints’ Sunday, with music, silence, creative response and refreshment
    as we contemplate the Community of Saints who guide and bless our living.
    On Monday (6th) Warm Welcome at The Barn begins its weekly Winter opening between 11am and 4pm. Drop in to see us and enjoy hot drinks, homemade cakes, soup and more!
    At this week’s Online Art Cafe on Wednesday (8th, 10.30am), we’re looking at Wilf Perreault: In the Alley. Wilf is a Canadian artist whose work focusses on the vanishing world of the alleyway. Here is your Zoom invitation.
    The following Sunday (Nov 12th) is Remembrance Sunday. We will remember those who gave their lives from our villages and pray for peace and justice in our world today at our morning services: Rockland St. Mary at 9.30am; 10.50am at Bramerton, Claxton, Kirby Bedon and Surlingham.

     Looking further ahead, we’re holding our annual Tree of Light Service on Sunday December 3rd, 3.30pm. This service is intended to support anyone who’s bereaved and invitation cards and stars will be placed in the back of church in the week ahead. Please feel free to contact me or Helen for further information.  

    Thank you to everyone who has generously donated to Bishop Graham’s Ahli Hospital Appeal online or via The Rectory. I have forwarded £180 towards the hospital’s vital work.

     Best wishes,

     Nick

     

  • Eleven Says – Oct/Nov edition

    Please find attached the latest edition of the Eleven Says.

    A4 OCT NOV 2023 – 303
  • Eleven Says – Aug/Sept edition

    A4 – AUG SEPT 2023 – 302
  • Flower Festival, Sunday services and thanks

    I hope you are keeping well, dry and warm!
    This weekend sees Carleton St. Peter’s ‘Rock and Pop’ themed Flower Festival, plus refreshments, tombola and raffle, and all in aid of church funds. The Festival is open today until 4.30pm (Aug 5th) and tomorrow (6th) from 10.30am to 4.30pm. Sunday’s services (6th) are 9.30am Communion at Claxton, 11am Communion at Rockland St. Mary and 4pm Evensong at Bramerton.
    On the following Sundays in August we join together as a Group at the following times, dates and places:
    Aug 13th: 10am Group Communion Yelverton
    Aug 20th: 11am Group Communion Carleton St. Peter
    Aug 27th: 9.30am Group Communion Bergh Apton
    Finally, may I thank everyone who supported the Summer BBQ at the Rectory – a happy event despite the weather, which raised £90 for Christian Aid.
    Wishing you every blessing,
    Nick
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