Shipdham NewS MARCH 2020 Your Parish Magazine Serving the Community Delivered FREE to every household Produced by All Saints’ Church, Shipdham SHIPDHAM DIRECTORY All Saints Parish Church Team Vicar Rev. Gill Wells Tel. 01362 822404 Associate Priest Rev. Doreen Fotherby Tel. 01362 821481 Churchwardens John Larwood Tel. 01362 820049 Ray Arnold Tel. 01953 886751 The Church of the Sacred Heart, Dereham Parish Priest Rev. Brendan Moffitt Tel. 01362 694066 Deacon Rev. Martin Sanderson Tel. 01362 822590 Shipdham Parish Council Chairman Carole Playford Tel. 01362 822154 Vice Chairman Paul Hewett Tel. 01362 820354 Clerk June Smith Tel. 01760 440953 Norfolk County Council Councillor Mr Ed Connolly Tel. 07786 028055 Breckland District Councillors for Shipdham & Scarning (including Cranworth) Councillor Lynda Turner Tel. 07500 818315 Councillor Paul Hewett Tel. 01362 820354 Shipdham Surgery Dr. Joshua Harrison Tel. 01362 820225 Dr. Scott Turner Dr Dooldeniya Holt Thomas Bullock CE Primary Academy Interim Head Teacher Chris Read Tel. 01362 820300 Acting Chair of Governors Victoria Parfitt Tel. 01362 820300 Shipdham Community Centre Trust Chairman Bill Fawcett Tel. 01362 820102 Shipdham News Printing & Distribution All Saints Church Tel. 01362 822404 Editor Carolyn Barrett - Bloom Design & Print [email protected] Advertising James Shelley Tel. 07854 402025 2 THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH As I write it’s fairly calm after a wild night with Storm Dennis. Last week Storm Ciara caused a flash flood at the Rectory so that the outer hall, downstairs loo and garage were two inches deep in water again. Thank goodness for my quick-thinking husband who managed to stop it coming right through the house! Of course, that is nothing compared to the problems that many people, especially in South Wales, Shropshire, Yorkshire and the Scottish Borders, have had to cope with. Our farmers, too, are really beginning to struggle with the extreme rainfall over the last few months. It is mostly impossible for them to prepare the ground for the crops which should be growing by now. Our prayers go with all affected by heavy rain and flooding as they try to cope in very difficult circumstances. In the church year we enter the season of Lent this month, as we, with Jesus, turn our faces towards the Passion and the Cross to come. Lent is a traditional time for fasting or abstinence; it is a time that many Christians observe by giving something up. But what should we give up? Chocolate? Alcohol? Social media? TV? Perhaps. Yet somehow I feel that, although self-discipline is admirable, the lack of chocolate in itself won’t help anyone except, perhaps, our waistlines. I like St Paul’s idea more: “‘ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Ephesians 4:31. Imagine, if we fasted from anger. From bitterness. From thinking and speaking badly about others. Imagine if we fasted from holding grudges. From hurtful words or actions. Imagine if, instead of these things, we followed this idea from Paul to the Ephesians: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32. Here’s another thought: what if Lent could be about more than just giving stuff up? What if it could be a time of radical generosity as well as a spiritual discipline? How about signing up to a movement called 40acts? 40acts is a daily generosity challenge https://40acts.org.uk/about/ which challenges you to give back, do good and live generously this Lent. I love getting the daily message in my inbox, challenging me to do something positive each day. Why not give it a try? However you decide to keep Lent, may your thoughts, actions and prayers be blessed. Rev’d Gill 3 CHURCH NOTICES From the Parish Registers Baptism We welcome into God’s family: 23rd February Daisy May Rudd born 28/10/2019 Funerals We commend to God’s care: 29th January Mr Jim Rudling (All Saints) 18th February Mr Henry Dodd (Breckland Crematorium) All Saints’ Tower Floodlighting All Saints Tower Floodlighting is sponsored in March by Sally in loving memory of her husband, Brian Watters. If you would like to sponsor the tower floodlighting at All Saints’ Church for a particular month to commemorate a special person or event, please contact Theresa Hewett on [email protected] or by telephone to 01362 820354. Alternatively fill in a slip in the church and leave it in the donations box with your donation. Sponsorship is £30 per calendar month. Book of Remembrance The Book of Remembrance is open every day. If you would like to have an entry in the Book in memory of a loved one please contact Theresa Hewett on 01362 820354 or by email to [email protected] or fill in a slip in the church and leave it with your donation of £5 in the donations box in the church. Nearly New Sale Save the Date: Saturday 18th April 2020. Nearly New Sale at All Saints Church, Shipdham We would be delighted to receive donated nearly new items in the week leading up to the Sale at the church. The Drynkkings 2020 NB Change of Date: Saturday 2nd May Due to the change in the Bank Holiday this year we have had to move the day and date of the Church Drynkkings. We will be delighted as always to have help with organising the event. If you would like a stall please contact Theresa on 820354 or by email to [email protected] 4 CHURCH NOTICES ANYONE FOR A CURRY? Shipdham Playgroup Friday 27th March - 7pm All Saints Church, Shipdham All Saints Church Every Tuesday in term time March dates: 3rd,10th, 17th, 24th, 31st. £10/person BOOKING ESSENTIAL For pre-school children, parents and e: [email protected] carers - £1/family 01362 822404 FUNDRAISING CURRY Refreshments, crafts, quality toys, NIGHT qualified supervisor to support Christian education, Children must be the responsibility complex and sensitive of their carers medical work and accessible administration in Dogura, Papua New Guinea by buying a vehicle. New at All Saints! Saturday 21st EASTER LILIES March Once again David 10am-12pm Lister and his team In aid of: of flower arrangers will be decorating the church at Easter with lilies in memory of our loved ones. Please make a donation of £2.50 Drop in for cakes, bring & buy, per lily and give donations and chat - ALL WELCOME! names to Revd Gill or Revd Doreen 18th April with Nearly New Sale as soon as possible. then 16th May 5 MARCH SERVICES 1st March 8.00am Holy Communion BCP St Andrew’s 9.30am Café Church CW All Saints 8th March 9.30am Café Church Bradenham Village Hall 11.15am Parish Communion CW All Saints 15th March 9.30am Choral Matins BCP St Andrew’s 11.15am Morning Praise CW All Saints 22nd March MOTHERING SUNDAY 9.30am Holy Communion BCP St Andrew 11.15am Family Service for Mothering Sunday CW All Saints’ 29th March 6.00pm Choral Evensong BCP St Andrew’s 11.15am Holy Communion - Book of Common Prayer BCP All Saints Wednesdays 10.00am Holy Communion CW All Saints CW = Common Worship, BCP = Book of Common Prayer Café Saints Community Choir meets in St Thomas’ Chapel, Coffee Morning All Saints’ Church on alternate Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Phone Ray Arnold 01953 886751. New members All Saints Church welcome. Thursday 5th March Bellringing 1st, 2nd, 3rd Thursdays 7.30-9pm - 10.00 - 11.30am beginners welcome All welcome We will be praying in March for all those who live in: Shipdham: Fen Folgate, Mill Close, Cushing Close, Old Post Office Road, Watton Road, Little Hale Road, High Street. Bradenham: Church Lane, West End, Haggard Road. If you have any specific needs or people that you would like us to pray for, please contact: Revd Gill Wells or Revd Doreen Fotherby 6 GARDEN OF REMEMBERANCE The garden provides an invaluable service to the community as a local place where the ashes of loved ones can be interred. The garden is open 24 hours a day on every day of the year. The garden is well-used and visitors come to place flowers, or spend some quiet time remembering loved ones in the green and peaceful space. The Remembrance Garden is maintained solely by volunteers, who do an excellent job weeding the beds and keeping the hedges trimmed, removing dead floral tributes and keeping the garden looking neat and tidy. Please help us to keep the garden tidy. • Please do not pierce or damage the covering membrane underneath the stones of the memorial garden area. • Only fresh or silk flowers are allowed in the garden, no plastic flowers or additional pots, plaques or hanging tributes. • Extra vases, ornaments, solar lights etc. are not allowed and if you choose to leave them please be aware that these may be removed without notice at any time. • Any items found to be broken, decayed or not in keeping with the surroundings of the Garden of Remembrance will be removed. • All Saints Church cannot accept liability for any damage or theft of additional items which are left. All items are left at your own risk. • Christmas wreaths and tributes must be removed by the end of the following January. We hope that the garden is a place of peace, of stillness and of beauty, and a fitting place to remember loved ones. For any additional information or comments/suggestions you might like to make please contact: Ray Arnold (Churchwarden) 01953 886751, or The Rev’d Gill Wells 01362 822404 or [email protected] Shipdham Community Hub has marquees, gazebos, tables, chairs and portaloos for hire.