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Acle & Bure to Yare Benefice: Sunday Notices, 23^rd February 2025

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	8.00am	9.30am	11.00am (10.30am if stated)
23^rd Feb 2^nd before Lent	Psalm 65 Revelation 4 Luke 8.22-25	Acle Holy Communion	Halvergate Matins	10.30am Beighton Morning Prayer Freethorpe Holy Communion
2^nd Mar Next before Lent	Psalm 99 2 Corinthians 3.12 – 4.2 Luke 9.28-36[37-43a]		Halvergate Morning Prayer Limpenhoe Holy Communion	Acle, Freethorpe Morning Prayer / Worship Reedham Holy Communion
9^th Mar 1^st of Lent	Psalm 91.1-2,9-16 Romans 10.8b-13 Luke 4.1-13	Acle Holy Communion		10.30am Beighton Benefice Holy Communion

Please pray for all Ukrainians, on the third anniversary of the present invasion of their country.

For those bereaved of Gordon Carter (below) and Julia Archer (of Reedham).

Diocesan Prayer Diary: for the parishes of the Deanery of Norwich East.
The additional collect for today:-

Almighty God,
give us reverence for all creation
and respect for every person,
that we may mirror your likeness in Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week:-

Today: Meetings of parishioners for the election of churchwardens at Halvergate (10.20am) and Freethorpe (12 noon) at the end of the morning services.
2.30pm at St. Edmund, Acle: Piano recital by concert pianist Jill Crossland (£12).

Wednesday 8.00pm: Compline by Zoom: link from jnlonsdale@me.com

Saturday 5.00pm in Reedham Church: Pancake Party. Please book by Friday (700915; £5).

Next week:-

Sunday 2^nd 12 noon at Reedham: Meeting of parishioners for the election of churchwardens.

Monday 3^rd 1.30pm at St. Edmund’s: Funeral of Gordon Carter (of Moulton St. Mary).

Ash Wednesday 5^th: Holy Communion 10.30am at St. Edmund’s;
Evening Prayer 6.30pm at Reedham; each with the imposition of ashes.

Friday 7^th World Day of Prayer: all welcome to the services at the Methodist churches at Acle (2.00pm) and Freethorpe (2.30pm); the worship is from the Cook Islands.

Future events and other notices:-

New Church Electoral Rolls are being prepared this year. All who wish to be on the roll need to submit a completed “Form 1” to their parish Electoral Roll Officer by Sun 13th April – see the notice posted near the church door. To be eligible you need to be baptized and either resident in the parish or a habitual worshipper at the church concerned. You need to be on a roll to participate in the joint Annual Parochial Church Meeting at Reedham on Sun 11th May.

Acle’s Meeting of parishioners for the election of churchwardens will be held at the end of the 11.00am morning service on Sunday 16^th March. Nomination forms are available and need to be received by the Rector in advance of the meeting. Beighton with Moulton’s will be on Sat 3^rd May.

Acle Health & Social Fayre: 10.00am – 1.00pm this Wednesday at the Recreation Centre. Various care organisations will be present: see Outlook p.12 for details.

Acle Churches Together Lent meetings begin on Monday 10^th March, 2.30pm, Methodist Church.

Benefice website: www.abychurches.co.uk
Martin Greenland (Rector) 01493 750393 rector@aclechurch.plus.com – off Thu & Fri this week.