Weekly Notice sheet

Acle & Bure to Yare Benefice: Sunday Notices, 3^rd August 2025

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	8.00am	9.30am	11.00am (10.30am if stated)
3^rd August 7^thafter Trinity	Hosea 11.1-11 Psalm 107.1-9,43 Luke 12.13-21			Acle ^JoD Morning Worship Tunstall [NB: 11.00am] reading sheet Joint Holy Communion for Lammas
10^th August 8^thafter Trinity	Isaiah 1.1,10-20 Psalm 50.1-8, 23,24 Luke 12.32-40	Acle Holy Communion	6.30pm Limpenhoe Tell Out, my Soul	10.30am Beighton ^JoD Holy Communion
17^th August 9^thafter Trinity	Isaiah 5.1-7 Psalm 80.1-2,9-20 Luke 12.49-56		Halvergate Holy Communion	Acle Holy Baptism Freethorpe, Reedham Morning Prayer / Worship
^JoD= includes a reflection on The Journey of Discipleship; audio at www.abychurches.co.uk/media

Please pray for all who work to provide our daily bread. Also for Jane & Isaac Kennedy and Jessica & Liam Smith, celebrating their 1^st wedding anniversaries.
Those bereaved of John Mandy (below); also Rita Urwin (1^st anniversary).

Diocesan Prayer Diary: for the parishes of Deanery of Ingworth & Sparham (Aylsham area).
The additional collect for today:-

Generous God, you give us gifts and make them grow:
though our faith is as small as a mustard seed,

make it grow to your glory and the flourishing of your kingdom;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week:-

Wednesday 6.00pm: Reedham PCC meets.

Saturday 9.00am – 12 noon: Acle Farmers’ Market at St. Edmund’s Church Hall.

Next week:-

Sunday 10^th 6.30pm at Limpenhoe: Tell Out, my Soul: Evening Worship with the hymns of the late Timothy Dudley Smith.

Tuesday 12^th 3.00pm at Grove Barns: discussion of The Journey of Discipleship over tea and cake. Please contact sistersofbethany.norfolk@gmail.com or 01493 701993, in case a further date needs to be added to ensure the group isn't too large.

Saturday 16^th 9.00am – 12 noon: Breakfast Café at Limpenhoe Village Hall.
Also Outlook copy date.

Future events and other notices:-

Sunday 17^th 11.00am – 4.00pm at Wickhampton: Teddy Bear Parachute & Zip-wire.

Monday 18^th 11.30am at Beighton: Funeral of John Mandy.

Two opportunities in September to grow in faith and spirituality:-

The Bishop of Norwich's Certificate in Christian Learning www.dioceseofnorwich.org/mission-and-ministry/vocations/the-bishops-certificate-in-christian-learning/ beginning on 27^th September: a new course to explore, learn and discuss Christianity (partly in person, mostly on Zoom).
National Retreat Week 20^th-27^th September: short sessions with the Sisters at Grove Barn – see August Outlook p.11 or www.sistersofbethany.org.uk/national-retreat-week-2025/

Benefice website: www.abychurches.co.uk
Martin Greenland (Rector) 01493 750393 rector@aclechurch.plus.com – off Thursday this week.