Weekly Notice sheet

Acle & Bure to Yare Benefice: Sunday Notices, 8^th February 2026

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	8.00am	9.30am	11.00am (10.30am if stated)
8^th February 2^nd before Lent	Genesis 1.1 – 2.3 Psalm 136.1-9,23-26 Matthew 6.25-34	Acle Holy Communion		10.30am Beighton Holy Communion
15^th February Next before Lent	Exodus 24.12-18 Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 Matthew 17.1-9		Halvergate Holy Communion	Acle Holy Communion Reedham Morning Prayer
18^th February Ash Wednesday		10.30am Acle Holy Communion		7.00pm Reedham Evening Prayer
22^nd February 1^st of Lent	Genesis 2.15-17; 3.1-7 Psalm 32 Matthew 4.1-11	Acle Holy Communion	Halvergate Matins	10.30am Beighton Morning Prayer Freethorpe Holy Communion

Please pray for the honouring of God-given diversity: in his creation and within the human race (today is also Racial Justice Sunday). Also General Synod, meeting this week.

For those remembering Gordon Carter (1^st anniversary).

Diocesan Prayer Diary: for the parishes of Holt Deanery. The Sunday prayer:-

Pour into our hearts, O God, the love that casts out fear,
the truth that sets us free and the grace that is sufficient for all our needs.
Though you are unseen, do not be unknown.
Though you are hidden from our eyes
let us rejoice in your beauty at the last.

This week:-

Tuesday 2.30pm at Wickhampton: Meeting of Parishioners, followed by PCC.

Saturday 4.30pm at Reedham: Pancake Party. £5/£2.50: book with Kati (700915) by Thu 12^th.
Also Outlook copy date.

Next week:-

Saturday 21^st 9.00am – 12 noon: Breakfast Café at Limpenhoe Village Hall.
5.30pm at Ely Cathedral: Evensong sung by our Benefice Choir.

Future events and other notices:-

Acle Churches Together Lent Group will meet at 2.30pm on Tuesdays at Acle Methodist Church, from 24^th February to 24^th March. We’ll be following the York Course on The Sacraments, written by Jane Williams. Place an order for the course book (£7) with Michael Pitt or the Rector.

Meetings of Parishioners for the election of churchwardens have now been arranged. Those during February: Wickhampton (above); Acle Sun 15^th; Freethorpe Sun 22^nd; Beighton Sat 28^th. Nomination forms are available in church and need to be with the Rector before the start of the meeting.

All of our churches should have leaflets or booklets available about Christenings, Weddings and Funerals (including Ideas for my Funeral Service: a booklet you can complete so that others know your wishes). Please let the Rector know if copies need to be replaced and avoid piling them up or tidying them away: they are there to to advertise what we have to offer to those who drop in or come looking.

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