The celebrations keep on coming! Having recently celebrated 25 years of ordained ministry in this Benefice for Revs Jenny and Cathy, this week we will formally welcome Linda Preston to our ministry team to work as a licensed Lay Evangelist. Linda has been worshipping with us for several months but prior to joining us she was a Lay Evangelist at her previous Church. Rev Tracey will welcome Linda to our Ministry Team this week at the Barham 10am service so it would be good to to have you there. This will be an opportunity to get to know Linda better; understand her role on the Diocesan Agricultural Chaplaincy team and learn about her role here.
This Sunday, being the third Sunday in the month, there will a chance to join in worship with a Celtic flavour at the Sacred Space worship at Barham Church at 3pm. This type of Christian worship is popular with many so come along and experience it for yourself.
Also Tuesday is the third Tuesday in the month which means there is the Coffee Morning at Henley Cross Keys in the morning and Unforgettable Worship at Gt Blakenham in the afternoon - for detail please see the attached posters
This coming Thursday there is a second opportunity to see details of what is being propose to extend the existing quarry in the hopgrounds towards Barham Church. Exhibition in Barham Church hall from 11am to 8pm
Chris and Anji Dawkins have sent a couple of emails from Kagera in past two weeks letting us know that they had arrived safely in Kagera and have started work teaching English and computing to students at the Bible College and also catching up with friends made during previous visits. They have just attended an Ordination Service that lasted 5 hours!! If you would like to keep up with their adventures and work, drop an email to [email protected] and ask to be added to their email list, Please continue to pray for them and the success of their work there.
Henley MU invites you to join them in hearing from both local people and the MU Suffolk president as they share their faith stories. Monday 10th November at 7.30 for 7.45pm in Barham Church Hall.
Next Sunday (26th) at 3pm is the annual service at Barham Church to remember departed loved ones. If you know anyone who may find this service helpful please make sure that they know about it and assure them that they would be most welcome to attend
Weekly Update for 12th October
A big thank you to all who supported the Harvest Supper and Harvest Festival at Great Blakenham last weekend. The donations for the Lighthouse Women's Aid are very much appreciated; our collection remains open until early December when the items will be delivered.
If you are looking to go along to the Henley Puzzle Evening on 31st October, you only have until Wednesday to book your place. (see poster attached)Congratulations to the C&B Church quiz team of Jonathan, Adrian, Debbie, Graham, Bev and Terry on winning the annual John West Memorial Quiz last week (and thanks for sharing your prize!)If you are interested in going to the Eastern Angles Christmas production at the John Mills theatre in Ipswich on Friday 28th November with the group which Helen Aldous is organising, please contact her as soon as possible as there are still a few tickets available - Email: [email protected] . If you have already booked, the ticket price is now confirmed at £16 so can you please let Helen have the money either in cash or by bank transfer. (She isn't in Church this Sunday but will be the rest of the month)
Helen has also asked me to thank everyone who sponsored her for the Ride and Stride last month. Her efforts raised a wonderful £255 which will be split equally between the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and Barham Church
Please note that the start of the Tuesday evening Pilgrim Course at Henley Church has been put back a week to 28th October. The Wednesday afternoon course at the Rectory will still start on this Wednesday - 15th October. To join either of these 6 week courses please contact Rev Tracey (email [email protected])
Please note in your diary that the next Celtic Worship, Sacred Places, will be on Sunday 19th October at 3pm at Barham Church and then the third Sunday every month apart from December. The following Sunday (26th) is the annual Departed Loved Ones service also at 3pm
On the next two Thursdays Brett Aggregates have hired Barham Church Hall between 11am and 8pm to hold a public exhibition of their proposals to seek planning permission to extend the current sand and gravel quarry towards Barham Church. We would encourage everyone with an interest in Barham Church to attend to understand exactly what is being proposed to enable you to respond appropriately to the plannig application.
We are pleased to say that we have been successful in getting a £250 grant from our two district councillors' locality budgets to cover our costs of heating etc at the weekly Friday Drop-ins in Barham Church Hall over the next 6 months
