Weekly Notice sheet

Acle & Bure to Yare Benefice: Sunday Notices, 4^th January 2026

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	8.00am	9.30am	11.00am (10.30am if stated)
4^th January The Epiphany	Psalm 72.[1-9]10-15 Ephesians 3.1-12 Matthew 2.1-12		Limpenhoe Holy Communion	Freethorpe Methodist Joint Covenant Service Acle Morning Worship
11^th January The Baptism of Christ	Psalm 29 Acts 10.34-43 Matthew 3.13-17	Acle Holy Communion		10.30am Wickhampton Plough Sunday Holy Communion
18^th January 2^nd of Epiphany Wk of Prayer for Christian Unity	Psalm 40.1-12 1 Corinthians 1.1-9 John 1.29-42		Halvergate Holy Communion	Acle Methodist Church Joint Covenant Service Reedham Morning Prayer

Please pray for the interface of Christianity with people of other faiths: that through hospitality, co-operation and dialogue we may all encounter Christ more deeply.

For those bereaved of John Laight (1^st anniversary).

Diocesan Prayer Diary: continuing to pray the parishes of Depwade Deanery (Long Stratton area). The Sunday prayer (drawn from one of a variety of sources):-

Eternal God, giver of love and peace,
you call your children to live together as one family;
give us grace to learn your ways and to do your will,
that we may bring justice and peace to all people,
in the name of Jesus Christ.

This week:-

Tuesday 11.30am: Holy Communion at AVA (Acle Methodist Church): other communicants welcome.

Friday 2.30pm: Beighton with Moulton PCC meets.

Next week:-

Sunday 11^th: you are invited to bring a garden tool and/or seeds to Wickhampton as we pray for God’s blessing on our cultivation of the soil.

Wednesday 14^th 7.00pm at Limpenhoe Village Hall: Friends of St. Botolph’s Church meet.

Thursday 15^th 7.00pm at St. Edmund’s Church Hall: Benefice Council meets.

Friday 16^th: Outlook copy date.

Saturday 17^th 9.00am – 12 noon: Breakfast Café at Limpenhoe Village Hall.

Future events and other notices:-

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: all welcome to the service at Swallowtail Place, Acle on Tuesday 20^th at 10.30am in the Games Room.

St. Edmund’s: note the joint service on Sunday 18^th.

The Sisters of Bethany’s retreat programme runs through to Lent and can be found on their website: www.sistersofbethany.org.uk

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