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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 November 2024
All services at 9.30am in church unless otherwise stated
1st Nov, Friday, 7.00pm Memorial Service at Old Newton
3rd Nov Holy Communion
10th Nov 10.45am Remembrance Service in church
17th Nov Holy Communion
24th Nov Morning Prayer
All Souls’ Service – If someone important to you has died during the past year, or in past years, and you would like to remember them before God, do come along on Friday 1st Nov to Old Newton Church at 7pm for our memorial service. All are welcome.
There will be no Café church in November because the 2nd Sunday is Remembrance Sunday when we will have a service in church at 10.45am. You are all most welcome to join us as we remember the fallen of war.
Advance notice At Christmas we will have our Carol Service at 4pm on Saturday December 21st and we hope that our Christmas Eve ‘Midnight’ service will, as in the past 3 years, be at 9pm though we are still trying to find a member of the clergy to lead it.
Flower & Cleaning rota – we have reached the time of year when a new rota needs to be prepared. If you would like to volunteer to join, or if you need to be removed from the list, please let Liz Davidson know by December 15th eadavidson42@gmail.com).
We do not have as many volunteers as a few years ago so new people will be welcome. Each pair will have 2 or 3 sessions of 2 weeks in the year when they provide fresh flowers for the altar vases in season and do as much cleaning as time and energy allows. It is not an arduous task; you don’t need to be a regular churchgoer to ‘qualify’ just care about preserving a historic building - every effort helps to keep our lovely building in good order. If you are not sure just ask Liz to tell you more. All help is greatly appreciated – could you find time to lend a hand?
Nov 3rd Mrs M Rowe & Mrs S Wright
Nov 10th & 17th Miss M Jones-Evans & Mrs A Palmer
Nov 24th & Dec 1st Mrs E Davidson & Mrs J Willoughby
Coffee Morning Book Sale – the final book sale of 2024 will be at 10am on Saturday 16th November at Margaret’s Highbanks, 1, Broadway. Lots of books and jigsaws, cake and coffee.
Christmas Pudding Stir-up will be in the village hall at 10am on Saturday 23rd November. There will be refreshments for those watching the fun and the Gislingham Silver Band will play carols under Father Christmas’ direction. Then Christmas puddings will be for sale. Advance orders are welcome – just phone Margaret
Coffee morning Book Sales continue at 10am on Saturday 16th November at Margaret’s Highbanks, 1, Broadway. Jigsaws, raffle, lots of books and home-made refreshments. Do come!
Thank you everyone – Margaret and Liz
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
