Weekly Notice sheet

Acle & Bure to Yare Benefice: Sunday Notices, 16^th November 2025

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	8.00am	9.30am	11.00am (10.30am if stated)
16^th November 2^nd before Advent	Malachi 4.1-2a Psalm 98 Luke 21.5-19		Halvergate Holy Communion	Acle - reading sheet Joint Patronal Holy Communion Freethorpe, Reedham Morning Prayer / Worship
23^rd November Christ the King	Jeremiah 23.1-6 Psalm 46 Luke 23.33-43	Acle Holy Communion	Halvergate Morning Prayer 3.30pm Acle Choral Evensong	10.30am Beighton Morning Worship Reedham Holy Communion
30^th November 1^st of Advent	Psalm 122 Romans 13.11-14 Matthew 24.36-44	Acle Holy Communion		10.30am Reedham Holy Communion

Please pray for decision-makers meeting at the COP.

For those bereaved of Clifford Curtis, Paul Farrow (funeral Lingwood 2^nd Dec), Brenda Tovell (funeral St. Edmund’s 11.00am 8^th Dec), Mike Lemin & former Methodist Minister Heather Sorrell.

Diocesan Prayer Diary: continuing to pray for the parishes of the Deanery of Thetford & Rockland, including Wymondham. The additional collect for this week:-

Heavenly Lord, you long for the world’s salvation:
stir us from apathy,
restrain us from excess
and revive in us new hope that all creation will one day be healed
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week:-

Today: Outlook copy date.

Monday 2.30pm at Acle Methodist Church: Searching for Home 3: Carrying Home.

Tuesday 10.30am: service at Swallowtail Place, Acle (in the Games Room; visitors welcome).

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

Saturday 10.30am – 12.30pm: All Saints Drop-in at Beighton Church.

Next week:-

Sunday 23^rd 3.30pm at St. Edmund’s: Sung Evensong for St. Edmund with the Benefice Choir.

Monday 24^th 11.30am at St. Edmund’s: Funeral of Clifford Curtis.

Saturday 29^th 10.00am – 2.00pm: St. Edmund’s Christmas Fayre in the Church Hall.

Future events and other notices:-

Freethorpe PCC has decided to reduce the number of services at All Saints by discontinuing the regular Morning Worship services from January. Alternatives are available at 11.00am on the 1^st & 3^rd Sundays at Freethorpe Methodist Church (check), Acle or Reedham; and at Beighton (10.30am) on the 4^th Sunday. Check Outlook or the website calendar for any additional services.

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