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

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	8.00am	9.30am	11.00am (10.30am if stated)
16^th Mar 2^nd of Lent	Psalm 27 Philippians 3.17 – 4.1 Luke 13.31-35		Halvergate Holy Communion	Acle Holy Communion Freethorpe, Reedham Morning Prayer / Worship
23^rd Mar 3^rdof Lent	Psalm 63.1-9 1 Corinthians 10.1-13 Luke 13.1-9	Acle Holy Communion	Halvergate Matins	10.30am Beighton Morning Worship Reedham Holy Communion
30^th Mar 4^th of Lent Mothering Sunday	Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5.16-21 Luke 15.1-3,11b-32	Acle Holy Communion		10.30am Limpenhoe Benefice Service for Mothering Sunday

Please pray for foster parents, adoptive parents, and step-parents (St. Joseph on Wednesday).

For those bereaved of Pearl Crosby (burial for family members only, please) and Freda Porter (1^st anniversary).

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

Eternal God, give us insight to discern your will for us,
to give up what harms us,
and to seek the perfection we are promised in Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week:-

Today 12 noon at St. Edmund’s: Meeting of parishioners for the election of churchwardens;
also Easter cards for sale.
Outlook copy date today!

Monday 2.30pm: Acle Churches Together Lent Group at the Methodist Church:
Session 2 (of 5): Global Warming & Climate Change.
7.30pm at St. Edmund’s Church Hall: first Benefice Choir rehearsal for Good Friday.

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

Thursday 7.45pm: Reedham PCC meets.

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

Next week:-

Sunday 23^rd 2.30pm at St. Edmund’s Church Hall: Access4Acle Grand Quiz with afternoon tea. Book (£10) with Diane (07969 341943).

Monday 24^th 2.30pm: Acle Churches Together Lent Group at the Methodist Church:
Session 3 (of 5): The Age of Humans: The Anthropocene Era.

Tuesday 25^th 10.00am at Cantley: Holy Communion for the Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary; followed by the Meeting of Parishioners for the election of churchwardens for the Parish of Limpenhoe, Southwood & Cantley.

Wednesday 26^th 8.00pm: Compline by Zoom. Link from jnlonsdale@me.com

Future events and other notices:-

Acle Churches Together Lent Group: copies are available in the lobby of the Methodist Church.

BEAM Fieldwork is looking for people to take part in a 5 minute survey on behalf of WSP and National Highways, who are keen to learn more about people’s feelings towards and usage of the A47 Acle Straight. Link to apply: https://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/p481116995058.aspx

Acle Churchyard working parties are being planned for Saturdays 22^nd March and 5^th April.

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