Forthcoming Worship

Wednesday, 4th 10:00am. Morning Prayer.St Martin's, Thompson

8th November. Remembranc Sunday 3rd Sunday before Advent All Saints' Day 10:50 at Caston village followed by Group Remembrance Service at Holy Cross, Caston Fourth Sunday before Advent Sunday, 1st November. 2020 11th November. 10:50am. Armistice Day Service. Caston War Memorial 10:30am. United Holy Communion. Holy Trinity, Gt Hockham

15th November. 2nd Sunday before Advent Hymns 10:30am United Holy Communion, St Martin't, Thompson 391 Blest are the pure in heart Wednesday 18th November 10:00am. Morning Prayer, St Margaret's, Breckles 222 Let saints on earth in concert sing During Communion 22nd November. Next before Advent 10:30am United Holy Communion. Holy Cross, Caston Anthem O God of mercy

Wednesday 25th November 10:00am. Holy Communion. St Botolph's, Stow Bedon Readings Revelation 7. 9 - end : 1 John 3. 1 - 3 29th November. First Sunday of Advent Matthew 5. 1 - 12 10:30am United Holy Communion. Holy Trinity, Gt. Hockham

For Pastoral visits, requests for Baptisms, Weddings, Home Communions and support for those who have been bereaved. Contact Revd. Adrian -- The Pew sheet items to Jeffrey Wright by Friday 9:00am please. Any items after that time Interim Parish Priest to the Wayland Benefice. subject to space and time 01760 627039. e-mail [email protected] 01953 883608 or [email protected] Choir Practice. Face masks by Lois 7:00pm. Tuesday 3rd November. St Martin's, Thompson. Many of you know that I have been making face masks for some time now and selling them at services. All the proceeds are for the Today we celebrate All Saints' Day at 10.30am and then this toilet project at Holy Cross Church. We will all benefit eventually. afternoon we have an All Souls' Day service at Great Hockham Just to let you know that I have a limited number of ‘Poppy’ masks at 3pm. At this service there will be opportunity to light candles available at the cost of £3 each - £1 of this will go to the Royal for loved ones as their names are read out. If you would like a British Legion collection - the remaining £2 to Holy Cross. Contact name added whether you can come or not would you please me on 01953 488157,or 07881783953 and I will get one to you look at th list in church and add their names if they are not on ASAP. it. Lois Gill

Next Sunday we celebrate Remembrance Sunday with a Covid-19 Survey Group service at Caston Church proceeded by an Act of Remembrance at 10.50am at the village war memorial. All This week I have been asked to complete a 15 minutes survey on your Churchwardens are requested to read out the names of their behalf from the Church Urban Fund and the survey began...... respective village or to ask someone to do this. The order will be Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham Griston, Stow Bedon and Starting in 2011, Church Urban Fund and the 's Mission & Public Affairs Division have carried out a tri-annual Church in Thompson. All representative are asked to come out before the Action survey on the work that Anglican parishes are doing to respond to service begins and stand in a line (social distancing) in front of the needs in their local communities. the war memorial. No masks will be worn by the readers as names are read so people can hear. Due to the highly unusual context we find ourselves in, we no longer feel it is appropriate to run the same survey this year. However, we felt it was Bishop’s Teaching Morning: 17th November 2020. important to capture what churches have been doing in response to the pandemic, often in very difficult situations – including both the challenges and, in some cases, the opportunities generated by the current situation. Just so you know that clergy keep themselves busy. I have been invited to the Bishop’s Teaching Morning on 17th We recognise that your community activities will have been significantly November. The speaker will be Dr Eve Poole and she will be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. It is likely that many of your leading us in reflecting on ‘Robot Souls – Christianity and normal activities will have been suspended, while you may have started other activities, or joined in with wider community initiatives. We have Artificial Intelligence’. Eve has worked for the Church modified the survey to reflect these changes, and shortened it Commissioners, consulting firm Deloitte, and taught leadership considerably to recognise the additional pressures on church leaders at for Ashridge Business School. She is now the Third Church this time. Estates Commissioner for the Church of England, and the Chairman of Gordonstoun School in Moray. The plan for the It was an interesting but sad survey as many churches have been very badly affected in outreach and care. I hope that I gave a fair assessment in morning is as follows: 10am Welcome, prayer and session 1 saying what we were doing and how we were coping under the difficult with Q+As 11am Break for 10 minutes 11.10am Session 2 with circumstances. Personally I think that you all did very well and the care at Q+As and final reflections 11.45am Close . It looks good and church and in the community is very much appreciated by all. everything be will done on Zoom! Adrian Bell