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Dereham and District Team Ministry The parishes of , , , with East Bilney, Hoe, Shipdham and East with West Bradenham http://derehamanddistrictteam.org.uk

Week beginning 13th December 2020

8.00am Holy Communion, Dereham The Revd P Cubitt 9.30am Holy Communion, Dereham The Revd R Hanmer 9.30am Holy Communion, East Bilney TBC Third Sunday 13 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), Hoe The Revd J Rosie of Advent 10.00am Outdoor Carols on the The Revd P Cubitt village green, Bradenham 11.15am Parish Communion, Scarning TBC 11.15am Morning Prayer, Swanton Morley TBC 11.15am Holy Communion, Shipdham The Revd P Cubitt 4.00pm Zoom Evening Prayer The Revd J Rosie P

Monday 14

15 Tuesday

10.00am Holy Communion, Dereham Wednesday 16 10.00am Holy Communion, Shipdham 7.00pm Carol Service, Scarning

Thursday 17 7.00pm Carol Service, Swanton Morley

Friday 18 6.00pm Bradenham Carol Service at Shipdham

Saturday 19

8.00am Holy Communion, Dereham 9.30am Morning Worship, Dereham

11.15am Family Carol Service, Scarning

Fourth 11.15am Morning Prayer, Swanton Morley 20 11.15am Holy Communion, Shipdham Sunday of 4.00pm Zoom Evening Prayer Advent 4.00pm Carol Service, Dereham 4.00pm Carol Service, for Beetley, Bilney & Hoe at Swanton Morley 6.00pm Carol Service, Shipdham

The St Nicholas Sanctuary Flowers: Traidcraft: Kate still has some Christmas This last week the flowers were given to Cards left and some Christmas Gift items. Veronica and David Marshall. They have Please do give her a ring on 695503 and expressed their thanks, surprise and arrange to view from her 'Car Shop' or pop delight at being remembered. down to St Nicholas on a Monday morning

St Nicholas Planned Giving 2021 between 10 and 12 (socially distanced and outside). Envelopes: St Nicholas Planned Giving Envelopes 2021 are ready for collection Carol Services at Scarning: In order to at the back of the church. It is not too late ensure social distancing, we are issuing to order a pack. Speak to Marguerite Otty tickets for our carol services on 16 and 20 about options available for anyone who December and for the Midnight Communion would like to join the Planned Giving on 24 December. Please contact Sue on scheme [email protected] or 694886 if you Christmas cards: Due to the Covid would like to attend any of these services. restrictions it will not be possible to use Decorating Christmas Trees at St the post box at St Nicholas this year and Nicholas: If you would like to help to we also respectfully ask that members of decorate a tree in a window next week. the congregation do not hand distribute Please have a word with Sheila. cards in church on the days leading up to Christmas due to the possibility of Extracts from the B Armstrong’s Diary: transference of infection. If you would December 6th, 1876 (St. Nicholas' Day) like to wish your church family a Happy Christmas please email the Newsletter The annual commemoration of our Guild of and your good wishes will be printed St. Nicholas. The service at 8 p.m. was well during the month of December. attended by the members, thirty-five in

Gwen Booty wishes everyone a Happy number and as usual by a large concourse Christmas and a peaceful New Year. of people who are never seen in church at any other time. The preacher was the Rev. Jane and Brian Nursey are moving on the C. Hooke, Curate of Wimbotsham. The 12th December to . At sermon (in the modern Mission style) was present the best means of contact is too long and it was 10 0'clock before the via: [email protected] or church was cleared. Not a single hitch [email protected] We extend our occurred throughout. The Guild banner was Christmas tidings and God’s blessing to carried in procession. What would Dereham you all, and we look forward with Hope to have said to all this fifteen or twenty-years the New Year of 2021. We shall be ago? popping back

Barbara D’Arts wishes all friends and congregations a peaceful and healthy Christmas, looking forward to new beginnings for 2021.

Glynis Stack sends Christmas Greetings to all at St Nicholas.

Our Clergy Team Rector The Rev’d Canon Paul Cubitt tel 694107 day off Monday Team Vicar The Rev’d James Rosie tel 637311 day off Friday

Assistant Clergy The Rev’d Jane Nursey

The Rev’d Doreen Fotherby tel 821481

Message from Mid Food bank: Sunday 13th December Since the beginning of Lockdown in March the 8.00 am Holy Communion Dereham Food Bank has handled over 46 tonnes of 9.30 am Holy Communion Dereham donations, provided over 23,000 meals and 9.30 am Holy Communion East Bilney received over 960 referrals. 9.30 am Holy Communion BCP Hoe 10.00 am Outdoor Carols at the Green in Christmas opening times: Bradenham Mon. 21st Dec. 1.30pm – 3.30pm 11.15 am Holy Communion Scarning Christmas Day Closed 11.15 am Morning Prayer Sw. Morley Mon. 28th Dec 1.30pm – 3.00pm 11.15 am Holy Communion Shipdham st 4.00 pm Zoom evening prayer Friday 1 Jan Closed Wednesday 16th December Keeping Safe: If anyone in the congregation 10.00 am Holy Communion Dereham would like to attend our Midnight Communion 10.00 am Holy Communion Shipdham 7.00 pm Carol Service Scarning service at St Nicholas but is worried about walking safely back to their car Lynn Hearn Thursday 17th December has offered to organise a companion service. 7.00 pm Carol Service Sw. Morley

Please have a word with one of the wardens. Friday 18th December 6.00 pm Bradenham Carol Service at Advent & Christmas: We are all finding the Shipdham current restrictions difficult for many reasons. Sunday 20th December A Benefice Carol Service will be produced on Carol Services are listed opposite but may be YouTube this day. subject to change under Covid-19 restrictions. 8.00 am Holy Communion Dereham To make things safer some of the small village 9.30 am Morning Worship Dereham church carol services have been relocated to a 11.15 am Family Carol Service Scarning larger church where there is greater scope for 11.15 am Morning Prayer Sw. Morley social distancing (see church notice boards 11.15 am Holy Communion Shipdham and social media about free tickets to carol 4.00 pm Carol Service Dereham services). Singing of carols will be led by 4.00 pm Carol Service for Bilney, Beetley and socially distanced singers, under the current Hoe at Swanton Morley rules the congregation will be limited to 6.00 pm Carol Service Shipdham 4.00 pm Zoom evening prayer humming. There will be many who remain isolating or worried about attending a carol Wednesday 23rd December service but will still be able to access a 10.00 am Holy Communion Dereham benefice Carol Service which will be on 10.00 am Holy Communion Shipdham

th YouTube from Sunday 20 December onwards Christmas Eve https://www.derehamanddistrictteam.org.uk/. Christingle Service on YouTube 10.00 pm ‘Midnight’ Communion Hoe Sadly we are unable to hold a Christingle 10.00 pm ‘Midnight’ Communion service at St Nicholas this year but we shall be Bradenham giving out 'Make your own Christingle' packs Trivia – 10 pm is midnight in Bethlehem. which will be available in St Nicholas from 11.30 pm ‘Midnight’ Communion, Dereham Monday 21st December and every day 11.30 pm ‘Midnight’ Communion Scarning 11.30 pm ‘Midnight’ Communion Shipdham until Christmas Eve. There will be a service streamed on Facebook for families to watch on Christmas Day Christmas Eve as they make their Christingles. 8.00 am Holy Communion Dereham 9.30 am Family Communion Dereham 10.00 am Holy Communion Beetley 10.00 am Family Communion Sw. Morley 10.00 am Family Communion Shipdham

Sunday December 27th 8.00 am Holy Communion Dereham 10.00 am Benefice Service Dereham nb – later start.

Today’s Worsh ip T h i r d Sunday of Advent

Collect: Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24, God for whom we watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to speak the truth, Gospel Reading: John 1.6-8,19-28 to hunger for justice, and to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ our Lord. For our prayers:

First Reading: Isaiah 61.1-4,8-11 The Sick: John Harbord, Jean Rowe, Christine Hawthorne, Chris Peart, Colin Sampford, Psalm: 126 Carol Wright, Jeannette Lawes, Emma Steere,

R: The Lord has indeed done great things for George Sillince, Jean Fairweather, Roger Hodson, us. Baby Levi Cameron Lucas, Revd Jenny Taylor, Helena Allen, June Burleigh, Graeme Brunning, 1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, Shirley Wade, Sylvia Blacker, Ann Cokayne then were we like those who dream. Please continue to pray for: Angela Watkins,

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter Eileen Malt, Peter Johnson, Niko Sinclair, Canon and our tongue with songs of joy. Derek Price.

3 Then said they among the nations, Those on the Anniversary of their Death: ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ Derek Mortimer, Eric Barrett.

4 The Lord has indeed done great things for us,

and therefore we rejoiced. Post Communion: 5 Restore again our fortunes, O Lord, We give you thanks, O Lord, for these as the river beds of the desert. heavenly gifts; kindle in us the fire of your Spirit 6 Those who sow in tears that when your Christ comes again shall reap with songs of joy. we may shine as lights before his face; 7 Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed, who is alive and reigns now and for ever. will come back with shouts of joy, bearing their sheaves with them.

R: The Lord has indeed done great things for Readings for Next Week: 2 Samuel 7.1-11,16, us. Psalm 89.1-4,19-26, Luke 1.26-38

Lord, as you send rain and flowers even to the wilderness, renew us by your Holy Spirit, help us to sow good seed in time of adversity and to live to rejoice in your good harvest of all creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Church Office, Church House, Church Street, Dereham, NR19 1DN is currently closed. Telephone 01362 693143 email: [email protected] Website: http://derehamanddistrictteam.org.uk Newsletter items [email protected] deadline 11.00am Wednesday, Barbara D’Arts.