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St. Andrew’s Parish Church is the Church of England place of worship in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickham Skeith; it is part of a group of churches known as the "Bacton Benefice" which includes Bacton, Cotton, Wyverstone, Wickham Skeith, Old Newton and a chapel at Gipping.
Wardens: Liz Davidson 766622 and Margaret Jones-Evans 767121
Services in April 2025
All services at 9.30am unless otherwise stated
All services at 9.30am in church unless otherwise stated
30th March, Mothering Sunday All Age Service & distribution of posies
31st Mar, Monday 7.30pm, Bacton, Installation of Revd Daniel Cant as Rector
6th April Holy Communion
13th April 10am Palm Sunday Benefice service at Wickham Skeith
17th April, Maundy Thursday, 7.30pm Holy Communion & foot washing at Cotton
18th April, Good Friday, 10.30am Family Fun Service at Bacton
2pm Stations of the Cross at Wickham Skeith
6pm The Passion story in words & music at Old Newton
20th April, Easter Sunday Holy Communion
27th April Morning Prayer
For other benefice services, please view our Facebook page.
All will be welcome at the service to officially license and install Revd Daniel Cant as the new Rector of the Bacton Benefice in Bacton church on Monday 31st March with refreshments afterwards in Bacton village hall.
As in recent years there will be a Benefice service on Palm Sunday but sadly Moses the donkey is unable to lead us to church this year as he is lame so we will gather in church for a 10am start.
The Benefice Lent group, “Developing Discipleship” led by Rev. Adam Barclay in the community room of St Mary’s Church Bacton will continue on Wednesdays 2nd, 9th, 16th April. Each week will look at a passage of Scripture followed by an opportunity to share thoughts and questions . If you are interested in attending this group, please let Hazel Laflin know with a phone call07543658532 or by email hazel_1963@hotmail.co.uk
Windowsill decorators please work your magic after 4pm on Good Friday or during Saturday and if the flowers are OK, please wait to clear them until after the service on 27th April. Many thanks.
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting – will take place in church at 2pm on 28th April. Please join us to elect churchwardens for the coming year, hear what is happening in the church and offer your thoughts. St Andrew’s is the only Grade 1 Listed Building in our village. The churchwardens, with the PCC members, are responsible for the maintenance of this historic part of the village and they would appreciate your help. We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting and hearing ideas about preserving this important medieval building – it has served so many generations that we must not be the ones to let it deteriorate.
Weekly Email and News – if you would like to sign up to receive our weekly news email, please contact the churchwardens.
March 30th & April 6th Mrs J Kemp & Mrs S Merriam
April 13th & 20th Miss M Jones-Evans & Mrs A Palmer
April 27th & May 4th Mr & Mrs I Hempstead
Like every other organisation the church has to consider the data protection legislation, so St Andrew’s Church and the Bacton benefice need your permission before they keep your name and details on file. The information will be used to send the weekly pew sheet, to record you as a voting member of the church on the Electoral Roll, for the Rector to know who the members of the church are so he can visit and get to know you etc.
You may have received an email with a form to fill in, or a paper form dropped through your door. Do please fill one of these in if you would like to be involved with the Church in this village and send to our new Rector, the Rev’d Carl Melville. He is eager to get to know the people in the churches and villages in his new benefice.
If you haven’t had a form through your door or via email do please ask for one from Liz Davidson or Margaret Jones-Evans
Keep safe everyone – Margaret Jones-Evans
