Prayer Diary St Benet's at Waxham and Tunstead
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Prayer Diary St Benet’s at Waxham and Tunstead Please pray this week for………. Deanery Digest – June, July, August 2020 1-7 The Waterside Group (Ludham, Potter Heigham, Hickling & Catfield) during the vacancy, How life has changed since our last Deanery Digest. June and esp. for the ministry team, churchwardens and pccs; for delivery drivers and all who work in retail. If you had told me 3 months ago that churches in our deanery would have been meeting to worship via 8 -14 The Smallburgh Benefice (Smallburgh, Crostwight, Honing & Dilham) - Simon & Betty; for YouTube and Zoom, I would have asked you what Zoom was, and would never have believed it! June our schools during this time; for those discerning vocation Two months in to lockdown, there is a little movement in terms of the restrictions, but I fear we are far 15-21 For North Walsham benefice as they prepare for Paul’s departure and vacancy (N from life as we knew it before. June Walsham, Edingthorpe, Worstead & Westwick) - for Paul, Valerie and Nigel; for North Walsham High school; for those in factory work; those who work for our local councils And for some, life will not return to its former ways - our thoughts and prayers are much with those who have lost loved ones. We pray too for those who are key workers, and especially those who work in our 22-28 Revd Tracy and Revd Andrew and all to be ordained as priests; those were due to get hospitals, health service and care homes. And for those whose mental health is suffering at this time, and June married this year in our deanery; for those who have lost their jobs and small businesses all who are anxious about the future. which have folded. There is much to hold before God in prayer. 29 June for Bishop Alan; for our hospitals in Norwich, the James Pagett and all who work in health - 5 July care; for all who work at Diocesan House at Easton; for our emergency service Even though our church buildings are closed, our core calling as the people of God in this deanery remains the same. We are called to love God and our neighbour in the gift of each new day. 6 - 12 The Coastal Group - for Catherine, Eiler, John, Pam, Margaret and Joyce; for those at This might look different now to how it was before - we may spend more time on the phone or over the July sea and off-shore and lifeboat volunteers; for those who suffer from mental illness and all internet, but our vocation is unchanged. who care for them I am always amazed at how God’s word can continue to speak to us in our generation, through the Holy 13- 19 The King’s Beck benefice (Banningham, Colby, Felmingham, Skeyton, Sloley, Swanton Spirit. And the readings I read this morning came from Acts Chapter 17, when Paul is preaching to the July Abbott & Tuttington) - for Keith, Sue & the ministry team; for those seeking work people of Athens. He said this: 20 - 26 The Stalham benefice ( Stalham, Ingham, Brumstead, Sutton, East Ruston) - for Simon, The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in July Andrew, Emma, Jeanette, Martyn, Mary, Richard, Jeanette & Sue; for our armed forces shrines made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since and all who are on active service he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their 27 July Our Archdeacon Steven; for the farming community and all who work on the land; for existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and - 2 Aug funeral directors and crematorium staff perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For“ In him we live and move and have our being”. 3 -9 St Benedict’s benefice (Horning, Barton Turf, Ashmanaugh, Irstead, Neatishead, & Aug Beeston St Lawrence) - for David, Angela, Rob, Barbara & Pauline; for families with new It is great to hear that worship and written reflections are reaching a wider audience than services on a born babies; for midwifery healthcare professionals Sunday morning. And, speaking of worship, Revd David Smith, Rector of the St Benedict’s group, has kindly offered to put together a Deanery Service for Trinity Sunday, which will be available on YouTube. 10 - 16 Bishops Graham and his family; for students at college, university, and apprenticeships; Aug for Stalham High school Many thanks to David for the time he has spent putting this together. The link can be found on your own parish website or just search ‘St Benets Deanery’ on YouTube on your Smart TV. 17 - 23 The Wroxham benefice (Wroxham, Hoveton St Peter’s and St John’s, Belaugh, Tunstead) Aug - for Liz,Tracy, Veronica, Tim, Barry, Sandy and Sue; for our boatyards, boat builders and Although it seems like a long time ago, I would also like to thank Simon and Emma, Sonia and David, the Broads Authority; Broadland High school in Hoveton Churchwardens and all the team at Stalham church for hosting our Deanery supper and service with Bishop Graham. Thank you too to the many people who came along - it was wonderful to walk into a 24 - 31 for Dean Jane, the cathedral chapter and all who work at Norwich Cathedral; for all who buzzing church with Bishop Graham, and I hope it gave you Aug give of their time as volunteers. the opportunity to get to know our new Bishop a little better. Revd. Catherine Dobson In these strange times, may God bless you and all our Rural Dean and Rector, communities as we continue to strive to speak of and share The Coastal Group God’s love. 01692 650359 [email protected] Mothers’ Union The Friends of St Benet’s Abbey [Broadland Area] WANTED Volunteer Tour Guides for St Benet’s Abbey Volunteer guides are needed to join our friendly tour guide team which will require meeting, greeting and taking visitors around St Benet’s Abbey, telling them about the history and people associated with the Abbey. Full training and support will be given, we just need your enthusiasm, Branch meetings are of course on hold and will commitment and willingness to learn and pass on the fascinating stories of the Abbey site. Tours normally take place from May to the end of September probably not resume until September. The on Saturdays, Sundays & Wednesdays at 3pm. Volunteers usually undertake proposed quiet day at Potter Heigham scheduled 2 tours per month on average. for August will depend on the virus situation and I will make a decision at the beginning of July. If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please contact me to Members are keeping in touch via the wonders of find out more by emailing me [email protected] or phoning me, the internet and telephone for those not on Marion Jackson, Guide Coordinator on 07733137276. On behalf of Norfolk Archaeological Trust and The Friends of St Benet’s computers. It is very strange not seeing people Abbey. and Zoom meetings although useful are not the same! I look forward to meeting you all again, Please note that all tours have been suspended this season due when I am sure there will be a wealth of stories to the Corona Virus but guides will be needed as soon as they and experiences to exchange. can resume. If you are interested in finding out about the work of the Mothers Union, or would like further information. I can be contacted on 01603 783387 or via email; [email protected] God bless you all and stay safe, Sue Cobb Coastal Group [www.coastalgoup.org.uk] Wroxham Benefice Bacton, Happisburgh, Hempstead, Lessingham & Eccles, Ridlington, Sea Palling & Waxham, [Wroxham, Hoveton, Belaugh & Tunstead] Walcott, Witton] Coffee mornings arranged for the 15th June & 20th July Coastal Group Services & Reflections in aid of St. Mary’s Church Wroxham (if the lockdown is • Sun 7th June - Trinity Sunday - reflection lifted on these dates.) Wroxham Church hall 10.00 - • Sun 14th June - Zoom service 10.15 get together over coffee, 10.30am service starts • Sun 21st June - reflection 12.00. Also, anyone needing help in the Hoveton & • Sun 28th June Zoom service 10.15 get together over coffee, 10.30am service starts Wroxham area during the Coronavirus - Contact Clare Many thanks to those who have been brave enough to join in the services on Zoom, and to all who have participated. It has been lovely to get together in this way, although not always glitch - 07341 873375 or Tracy on 01603 784651. free! Thank you to you all for your patience and to those who have been kind enough to express their appreciation. We plan to have 2 further Zoom services in June, in addition to the written reflections. Reflections If you would like to receive these, they are available through: Coastal Group website www.coastalgroup.org.uk Facebook @coastalgroupofparishes and Twitter @coastal_group48, @RevCoastalGroup and on request by email or post. Please let Catherine know if you would like to be added to the list. Celtic Morning Prayer Every Wednesday morning at 9am, we join together from our own homes but with a focus each week on one of our villages: 3rd June Sea Palling, 10th June Hempstead, 17th June Lessingham, 24th June Happisburgh We also use the Diocesan and Deanery prayer diary to pray for our deanery and diocese every Wednesday.