Church and Village News Bedfield, Monk Soham, Southolt, Tannington and Worlingworth April 2017 Happy Easter
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Church and Village News Bedfield, Monk Soham, Southolt, Tannington and Worlingworth April 2017 Happy Easter Dear Friends, One of the less attractive traits of human beings is the way we load expectations on to people that are unrealistic and unfair. Then, when the expectations are not met, we criticise the others, not ourselves. Jesus was well aware of what people wanted him to be and do. He knew he could not be the conquering liberator of their imagination because his path was to lead to defeat and death – something very hard for his followers to accept. St Luke tells us that even when Jesus hung on the cross ‘the leaders scoffed at him, saying “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!” The sol- diers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”’ (Luke 23:35-37.) These must have been bitter words for the Son of God to hear, when he knew that he could have summoned legions of angels to release him from the cross, but chose not to. In that choice he in fact exceeded all expectation. Instead of liberating the nation he sacrificed himself so that every man, woman and child in the world could come back to God. That’s how much he loved us. Sometimes if we let our relatives, friends, the local school, the NHS or whoever it may be off the hook and not pile a weight of expectation upon them, they may in fact deliver in a way that we had never thought of. No-one on that first Good Friday be- lieved that Jesus would rise again, although he had told them he would. On Easter Day he turned defeat into victory and silenced the mockery of his enemies by a far greater miracle than stepping down from the cross would have been. However, he still didn’t do what we might have expected, namely to appear to the Jewish leaders and Roman soldiers. Instead he appeared secretly to his friends, that not very won- derful bunch of disciples. Gradually the message that he was alive again spread and spread, so that now all round the world people can rejoice in God’s great work in saving lost humanity. He has done far more than we could ask, or think, or de- serve. It’s a secret that we can all share in one of our churches this Holy Week and Easter as we proclaim ‘Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again!’ David Annual APCM during April Bedfield April 4th at 6.30, Monk Soham April 25th 7.00pm Worlingworth April 20th 7.00pm Tannington April 12th At 2.00pm All held in the respective churches St Mary’s Church, Worlingworth 3 Day Flower Festival 29th, 30th April and Bank Holiday Monday 1st May Colours of the Rainbow Daily 10.00am to 5.00pm Light Lunches daily 12.00 to 2pm Refreshments all day Raffle and many stalls Raffle draw at 4.30pm on the Monday Proceeds to St Marys Church Songs of Praise 6.00pm Sunday 30th April SECOND WORLINGWORTH CAR TREASURE HUNT MONDAY 29th MAY 2017 Join us on Spring Bank Holiday Monday for a 65 mile drive through hidden Suffolk. A new route with lots of clues & puzzles A staggered start from the Community Centre car park commencing 11.0 am. No racing involved. Entrance fee : £10 per car. Winner's prize £50. Refreshments available in the Community Centre at the end. For further details ring Bernard or Jane Butler at 628330 or John or Rita Ridgwell at 627181 Tuesday 11th April Seder Meal This is the third year of this popular event. It has previously been held in Tannington and Brundish and this year will be held in Cratfield church. Cost, only £5 a ticket. Should you wish to reserve your place early, email Virginia [email protected] For Pastoral Care, Baptism, Wedding or Funeral arrangements please contact Rev David Burrell, email [email protected] (01986 798136) Address -The Rectory, 15 Noyes Rd, Laxfield, IP13 8EB or Rev. Ron Orams, Tel: 01986 798901 2or email: [email protected] Telephone numbers for relevant parishes on the centre pages. ST. MARY, WORLINGWORTH. Flowers during April April 2nd..........S.Saunders “ 9th............J. Rodwell (Jnr.) “ 16th............R.Ridgwell ( Easter Sunday.) “ 23rd............P. Kench “ 30th.............Y. Wiley.s ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING. This takes place in St. Mary’s Church at 7pm on Thursday, the 20th of April. The first part of the meeting is to elect two Churchwardens and anyone on the electoral roll of the parishes of Worling- worth and Southolt can nominate and vote for their candidate. The Parochial Church Meeting follows on, when we hear the Annual Report on the business of the church, the revised church electoral roll and the accounts for the year ending in December 2016. The final part is a brief meeting of the newly elected PCC to discuss any urgent business and officers are elected, which is for the PCC members only. Easter services ( details on grid in middle pages} Good Friday 11.00am At the foot of the Cross and 7.00pm Benefice Choir ( see below) Easter Sunday Holy Communion 11.00am led by Rev Ron Orams Benefice and Community Choir at St Marys Church Good Friday Easter Hymns 7.00pm And Reflections of Easter From Rev Ron Orams Safari Supper in aid of St. Mary's Church Projects Heads up for the 8 July - theme Hawaiian, so dust off your grass skirts! Tickets - £22 to include drinks on arrival, starter, main, pudding , cheese & coffee. Pudding course at The Granary, New Road. If you would like to register your interest for a ticket or would like more information, please contact Diana on 01728 628077. Please Note the date SATURDAY 8th JULY ELECTORAL ROLL. This will be revised between March 11th and April 8th. If you wish to have your name added or removed from the Roll, please contact Shirley on 01728 628710. 3 This year's Spring Clean This year the Parish Council and the WI joined together to litter pick the village and give the road signs a wash. It proved to be another very successful day. 14 bin bags of rubbish were collected with an old and large TV being the most challenging item by a long way. But thanks to James Alexander, his son Rob and Diana Totten and her building team we eventually managed to deal with it. Just! Another pleasing aspect was the help of three other young people and a combined turnout of 24 helpers. They were able to stay for the three different soups and rolls on offer which were again delicious. Thanks to Carol Garrett and Judith Smallcombe for providing them . Also thanks to Val Swallow and Margaret Lewis for the serving and washing up. Look forward to seeing you in October for the Autumn Litter Pick. Worlingworth Parish Council The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Wednesday 17th May at 7.30pm in the Community Centre. All are [email protected] Parish Councillor Changes The Parish Council are pleased to announce that the vacancy reported earlier this year has now been filled and we are pleased to welcome Adrian Smith to the role of Parish Councillor. How- ever, since the March meeting we have had another resignation and are therefore still seeking a volunteer to contribute to the local community in the role of Parish Councillor, please contact the Parish Clerk for more information. Thank You to All Our Spring Cleaners ( see separate report ) - please take your litter home with you. Grass-cutting in the Village ( see separate advert) Invitation to All Annual Parish Meeting – Wednesday 19th April at the Community Centre at 7.30pm The Annual Parish Meeting is an opportunity to find out what we and other village organisations have been doing for you over the past year and a chance to see how the money raised at a local level – through what is known as the precept – has been spent. There will also be an opportunity to put forward ideas and suggestions for the future of the village, with refreshments served at the end. Please join us if you can. Michelle and Luke Humphrey would like to announce the arrival of their son Niall Jay born on the 10th January 2017. A little brother for Eli Welcome to Worlingworth Please ring Rita on 627181 if you have recently moved into the village. A welcome pack can be obtained from her. Worlingworth Parish Council Are you interested in cutting grass on behalf of Worlingworth Parish Council? What is required? Keep the common land in the centre of the village cut and tidy. Cut the grass, strim around the edges and sweep up afterwards. Where? The area of grass surrounding the village sign and the piece of grass opposite the driveway to the Community Centre. When? It depends on the weather but generally once every two to three weeks. Normally between March and October each year. How long does it take? About one hour per cut using a ride-on lawn mower, longer if you are using a pedestrian mower. If you would like to register your interest, please contact Brian Smallcombe at [email protected] or tel 01728 628567 News from Worlingworth School It’s been a busy term! We celebrated 90years since the publication of Winnie the Pooh with a themed week before launching into our magical book week, with super activities, amazing costumes and a magician! Woodpecker Class enjoyed a Victorian Day, Goldcrest a joint Homestart session and Eagle a trip to Norwich Castle.