HORNING REACH The PARISH PAPER For Horning and Ashmanhaugh (Associated with the NIB magazine) APRIL 2019 No. 498 From your Parish Priest We tend to associate pilgrimage with major expeditions to some far away holy shrine or perhaps a place of healing. But life itself is also a pilgrimage. We find ourselves drawn to others on that same journey, gathering into communities of companions, those with whom we share bread, for that is the original meaning of the word “companion”. And as we journey on with those companions, we often find ourselves telling our stories, and the stories of our communities, just as Chaucer’s pilgrims did, in his “Canterbury Tales”. That is our pilgrim church – those who journey together, those who share bread together in homes and in Church, those who tell their stories together, stories of both past and present, and those who gather others to their community as they journey onwards. The end of our pilgrimage is in Our Lord’s presence. Jesus said “I go to prepare a place for you . so that where I am, there you may be also”. Yet despite all our inherited wisdom, despite all our knowledge, despite all that is talked and written about God and heaven, we know only in part. Our earthly pilgrimage is but a pale shadow of eternal life in God’s glorious presence, the life now enjoyed by those of our loved ones whose pilgrimage is complete. Each year Lent too is a pilgrimage. We tell our stories, how we worship God through stories of captivity and release. We hear again the stories of Christ’s journeys, and of his final sorrowful journey to the Cross. As Holy Week unfolds, we shall again be companions with Christ as we break bread with him on Maundy Thursday, sharing in the story of the Last Supper, and we shall look on as Christ’s earthly pilgrimage reaches its climax on the Cross on Good Friday. You may perhaps remember the Looney Tunes cartoons which always finished with “That’s all folks”. There were those at the foot of the Cross on that first Good Friday who believed that to be the case. Their own pilgrimage with Jesus seemed to have come to an abrupt and shattering full stop. But although Good Friday is a focal point in our story, it is not of course the end. The joy that breaks through on Easter morning allows us to journey on in faith, trusting in all that that Jesus taught us in his ministry on earth. The joy of Easter morning should re-kindle the hope in all of us, hope that sustains us as we journey on and sustains those around us. As you continue your own pilgrimage, and as we journey on together, may you know God’s love in your hearts and the hope of Easter in your lives. With every blessing. David APRIL CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, 7 th April Lent 5 Passion Sunday 9.30am St Peter’s, Neatishead Benefice Holy Communion (APCM after) Sunday, 14 th April Palm Sunday 8.00am St Michael’s Irstead Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Benedict’s Horning Holy Communion 10.15am Barton Turf Staithe Palm Liturgy & Procession 11.00am St Michael & All Angels Barton Turf Holy Communion HOLY WEEK SERVICES Monday 15th April 10am Holy Communion St Swithins Ashmanhaugh Tuesday 16 th April 10am Holy Communion St Peter’s Neatishead Wednesday 17 th April 10am Holy Communion St Michael’s Irstead 7.00pm Reflections and Compline – St Benedict’s Horning Maundy Thursday 18 th April 7pm Sung Communion St Michael & All Angels, Barton Turf Good Friday 19 th April 9.30am Good Friday Liturgy St Peter’s Neatishead 11.00am Good Friday ‘Service on the Green’ outside St Benet’s Horning 7.00pm Stations of the Cross St Michael’s Irstead Easter Eve Saturday 20 th April 8.30pm First Light and Communion of Easter – St Benedict’s Horning 2 Sunday , 21 st April Easter Day 5.45am St Benet’s Abbey Sunrise Service for Easter 9.30am St Swithun’s Ashmanhaugh Holy Communion 9.30am St Peter’s Neatishead Holy Communion 9.30am St Michael’s Irstead Holy Communion 11.00am St Michael & All Angels Barton Turf Holy Communion Sunday, 28 th April – Easter 2 8.00pm St Michael’s Irstead Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Swithuns Ashmanhaugh Holy Comm (APCM after) 9.30am St Michael & All Angels Barton Turf Holy Communion 11.00am St Benedict’s Horning Morning Prayer (APCM after) Sunday, 5 th May Easter 3 8.00am St Michael & All Angels Barton Turf Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Peter’s Neatishead Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Benedict’s Horning Morning Prayer 11.00am St Swithuns Ashmanhaugh Holy Communion Morning Prayer is said at 9.15am on: Wednesdays at St Michael’s, Irstead Thursdays at St Michael & All Angels, Barton Turf . Mid-week Communion every Tuesday, 10.30am St Peter’s Neatishead. Holy Communion at Broadacres on 1 st Thursday at 11.00am Neatishead Baptist Church, Chapel Corner, 10.30 service every Sunday. THE BENEFICE of ST BENEDICT ASHMANHAUGH, BARTON TURF, BEESTON ST LAWRENCE, IRSTEAD, HORNING and NEATISHEAD Rector: Reverend David Smith, telephone 01692 630216 Readers: - Barbara McGoun and Pauline Simpson ST BENET’S HALL COFFEE MORNING The March coffee Morning was very well supported and raised £147.15 towards the upkeep of the Church. The next one will be on Saturday 6th April at the normal time of 10.00 to 11.30ish. There will be the usual homemade cakes, jams etc; raffle, books and of course coffee and scones. Do come to this happy occasion to meet old friends and make new ones. 3 LENT LUNCHES We are now well done underway with our series of six lunches to enable people to get together every Friday lunchtime in Lent. We have enjoyed some delicious homemade soups including pea and mint, cucumber and coriander and celery and green pepper! Please do come along from 12 to 1.30 in St Benet's Hall on March 29th, April 5th and April 12th. Each week we support a different charity and so far £180 had been sent to the air ambulance and £150 to EACH children's hospice. This year on April 5th we will be giving to the Bishop's lent appeal for the first time. The Diocese of Norwich has teamed up with the Church of North India to help in an anti-trafficking programme to make people more aware of the way traffickers dupe people into this modern form of human slavery and also to point vulnerable people to organisations that can help them. We'd love anyone to come, it's a good opportunity for a chat, have lunch and raise money for worthwhile causes. Ian and Caroline Johnson NEATISHEAD BAPTIST CHURCH Life Explored – Discover the Greatest Gift in the Universe Life explored is an informal seven-week course, for anyone who wants, looking for contentment and happiness in life. You don’t need to know anything about the Bible, and you won’t be expected to pray or sing. You can ask any question you like, or you can just sit and listen. Want to know more? Information is available on our website, www.neatisheadbaptist.org.uk/life, you can email [email protected], phone David on 01692 630216 or Ian 01692 501094, or just turn up! Every Wednesday 1st May – 12th June, at Neatishead Baptist Church, Chapel Road, NR12 8YF. Arrive 7:15pm onwards for tea/coffee and cake, the 1hour sessions will start at 7:30pm. If you can’t make it every week, just come the weeks you can. Israel & the West Bank. Neville & Val Khambatta share their experiences of taking small groups to the Holy Land . ‘A challenging pilgrimage’ Wed 3 April 7.30pm. Hope Bags Café Saturday 30 th March and Saturday 27 th April Sewing crafts, games and refreshments. Neatishead Baptist Church 10-11.30am THE FILLING STATION In need of fuel? Top up spiritually at Norfolk Broads Filling Station, Hickling Barn, Tate Loke (off Mallard Way) Hickling, NR12 0YU. Next meeting 8 th April at 7pm for 7.30pm start – Speaker Tony Higton. The Filling Station is a new informal way of expressing the Christian faith. Contact David Osborne 01692 581418. 4 NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY YOU EXERCISE, YOU’RE STILL BEATING EVERYONE ON THE COUCH! Exercise is essential to keeping fit, healthy and helping us face whatever life throws at us. Even getting a little bit fitter can make an amazing difference. You don’t have to be an athlete, you may never win a medal, get picked to play for Norwich, be able to keep up with the others, but you can make a huge difference to yourself and the way you feel. Just a few hours a week can bring big benefits to yourself and your body. Neatishead Community Gym is a local, friendly, low key, relaxed facility for people like you, for everyone who wants to get and keep a little bit fitter. Come and try us out with a FREE TASTER SESSION. We are open Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays 8.30 to 12.30. Ring Gary on our FREE TRIAL HOTLINE on 07765 209369, or email [email protected] for other enquiries HORNING FOOT FERRY The Horning Foot Ferry will be resuming operations in April and we are looking for suitably qualified helms to be part of the team. Any interested person can contact Chris Nicholson for further details on 07888 700142. SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Do you love the Broads, boats or history? If one or all of these interest you then Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust has lots of volunteering opportunities available.