Weekly Notice sheet

Acle & Bure to Yare Benefice: Sunday Notices, 7^th December 2025

Today and the following Sundays:-

	Readings	am	pm
7^th December 2^nd of Advent	Psalm 72.1-7,18,19 Romans 15.4-13 Matthew 3.1-12	9.30am Halvergate Morning Prayer 10.30am Freethorpe Village Hall Carol Service 11.00am Acle Morning Worship	3.00pm Acle Gospel Choir 4.00pm Reedham Christingle
14^th December 3^rd of Advent	Psalm 146.4-10 or Magnificat James 5.7-10 Matthew 11.2-11	8.00am Acle Holy Communion 10.30am Beighton Holy Communion	2.30pm Cantley Carol Service 4.30pm Wickhampton Carol Service 6.30pm Reedham Carol Service
21^st December 4^th of Advent	Psalm 80.1-8,18-20 Romans 1.1-7 Matthew 1.18-25	9.30am Halvergate Holy Communion 11.00am Acle Holy Communion	2.30pm Limpenhoe Carol Service 4.30pm Freethorpe Christingle

Please pray for engagement with Christian faith in our schools, including our Open the Book team.

For former member of St. Edmund’s, Rowena Williams, on her 100^th birthday tomorrow.

Diocesan Prayer Diary: continuing to pray for the parishes of Breckland Deanery including Swaffham and Watton. The Sunday prayer (drawn from one of a variety of sources):-

God of justice, clear our lives of hatred and despair and sow in us seeds of joy and peace;
so that shoots of hope may spring forth in us
as we await the coming of the Christ,
who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever.

This week:-

Today 3.00pm at St. Edmund’s: Happy Day Gospel Choir will be leading a Christmas Service.

Monday 11.00am at St. Edmund’s: Funeral of Brenda Tovell.

Thursday 5.30pm at Halvergate: Freethorpe School Christmas Concert.
7.30pm: Reedham PCC meets via Zoom.

Next week:-

Sunday 14^th: Outlook copy date.

Monday 15^th 2.30pm at Acle Methodist Church: Searching for Home 3: Carrying Home.
7.00pm at Limpenhoe Church: Reedwarblers Choir followed by refreshments. Donations to St. Botolph’s restoration & improvement fund (see Outlook p.15).

Tuesday 16^th 2.00pm at St. Edmund’s: Primary Academy older children’s Christmas Service.

Thursday 18^th 11.30am at Beighton: Funeral of Laurence Leeder.

Friday 19^th 3.00pm at Swallowtail Place, Acle: Coffee Bar Carols (visitors welcome).
6.00pm at Halvergate: Lessons & Carols.

Saturday 20^th 9.00am – 12 noon: Breakfast Café at Limpenhoe Village Hall.

Future events and other notices:-

Acle: there are some short readings for the Gospel Choir service in the folder at the back.
Also please let Jillian know if you can help make the Christingles for Christmas Eve this year.

Monday 22^nd 7.30pm at Beighton: Benefice Choir Carol Service.

The Sisters of Bethany’s new retreat programme runs through to Lent and can be found on their website: www.sistersofbethany.org.uk

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