Surlingham

I hope you are keeping well. Here are some things happening locally in the next couple of days:

Sunday Services August 22nd
9.30am Holy Communion at Rockland St. Mary,
9:30am Holy Communion at Surlingham,
4pm Outdoor Evensong at Bramerton (in church if wet)

Climate Change Pilgrimage August 22nd-23rd
The multifaith pilgrims will walk through our Benefice on Wherryman’s Way, starting from Reedham Ferry on Sunday and arriving in Norwich on Monday afternoon. Walkers are welcome to join in en route. They will arrive at the Barn on Sunday late afternoon. You are very welcome to meet them, join in a Deep Talk story or eat with them at 7.15pm. Please let us know if you intend to come. On Monday morning they will stop briefly at Surlingham Church for refreshments. They will collect up any messages or prayers we wish to send to the Prime Minister at COP 26. These can be dropped in at the Rectory or gathered at our Sunday services. A very big thank you to everyone who’s offered to help with refreshments.

Candlelit Vigil for Afghanistan August 23rd
In response to the crisis, we’re holding a vigil in Rockland St. Mary Churchyard on Monday, 8-8.30pm. Candles can be provided. Prayers cards will be placed in our churches. Please keep the Afghan people and all who are affected in any way by events there.

Services on August 29th ahead,
10am Group Communion at Yelverton4pm Evening Prayer at Rockland St. Mary

With all good wishes for the week ahead,
Rev Nick

The fish van will be with us tomorrow 10:30am until 4pm.

As always do please come see Tim and buy his fresh local goodies, the shop and Patisserie will also be open as per.

I will leave you on this joke that is so obvious, so silly, but really made me chuckle.

I went for a job interview the other day. They asked if I could perform under pressure. I said I wasn’t too bad, but did a really good Bohemian Rhapsody.

Since 2nd August, the ‘Gentle Exercise’ sessions, run by qualified and registered Extend Teacher Jennifer Hall, have restarted.

Classes cost £5 and are held every Tuesday afternoon in the Parish Hall.
Registration is from 2pm and the class runs from 2.15 – 3.15pm.

The current term will run through to 30th November 2021.

For more information and to register your place, please contact Jennifer Hall on 01508 494443.

Thank you to everyone who collected the ‘Cash for Charities’ tokens from the EDP & Evening News recently and in particular to Janet Rogers our Parish Clerk who signed up to and organised the appeal.

The EDP have just awarded us £208.29 towards our goal!

The next opportunity to help raise funds will be the tour of Norfolk churches on the 11 September 2021.

Please see below the boardwalk is to be closed from 26 August 2021 to 5 February 2022

We have the fresh fishy van coming tomorrow 12th Aug 2021 10am-4pm! Lots of delicious fish for your BBQ, supper and more. The shop is open as usual 8am-9pm every week day and weekend including bank holidays.

As well as this we have just sorted a points system from our buy online page for Yare Valley Oils, which means for every pound you spend you earn points to use as real money off your next order making even better value in your shopping cart.

We also now even have Camping here on the farm. Simply click here to book. We have fabulous walks, pubs, a Portuguese Patisserie on site, time share pool, self
service farm shop, the Norfolk Broads, Nature reserves and much much more to keep you busy!

Have a super week all.

Over 600 churches and chapels will be open to visit on 11th September.

St Mary’s in Surlingham is not alone. Our beautiful Church is on the Historic England Buildings at Risk Register and across Norfolk other historic churches, chapels and meeting houses are battling to survive. Roofs leak, lead roofs are stolen, ancient timbers rot and medieval stonework crumbles. Now you can help by joining a sponsored bike ride or walk discovering beautiful churches, and help to raise money for St Mary’s repair and preservation.

Sponsorship forms are available in St Mary’s.