On 4th November, the Reverend Sarah Jenkins was Collated, Inducted and Installed as the Rector for the Benefice of Combs and Finborough. The joyous service was led by the Right Reverend Mike Harrison, the Bishop of Dunwich. Representatives of local councils, organisations and companies welcomed Sarah into our community.We hope she will be very happy in her service with us.
We are delighted to announce that Reverend Sarah has been appointed as the Rector for our Benefice of seven parishes. We welcome Sarah with Christian love and our prayers that she will be very happy in our communities. We trust that we will be a blessing to her, and she to us.We look forward to getting to know and working with Reverend Sarah. We are sure that she will build on the strong worshipping communities we have, and strive to make the Church an even greater presence for good.Reverend Sarah is from Suffolk, and is currently the Assistant Curate in the Orwell and Deben Rural Benefice. We do not yet have a date for Reverend Sarah’s induction, but will update this when a date is known.
COVID-19The Church continues to be alive and active; we are re-opening for limited services throughout the summerAs we come out of the period of lockdown due to coronavirus our churches are beginning to open. Great Finborough is relatively large, and will re-open for some services and scheduled private prayer, although smaller churches within our Benefice will remain closed for now. We must continue to distance ourselves from one another and prevent the spread of infection in order to save lives therefore all necessary precautions and social distancing is being followed.Our worship of God and our care for each other continue as we get used to online communication as well as the gradual re-opening of our churches for Sunday worship and scheduled private prayer.Our website contains details of how to join others online for prayer, worship, study, and community life.See: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/Our weekly Pew Sheet and sermon can also be obtained by contacting Revd ChrisThe rector of this church, Revd Christopher Childs can be contacted by telephoning 01449 673280 or emailing revcchilds@aol.com or Revd Canon Pauline Higham: 01449 771791 paulinehigham@googlemail.com“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength . . . Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
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