Our Services this Month
Sunday May 6th
Fifth Sunday of Easter
10:00 am Holy Communion
Jesus the true vine
Brian Bown/Clive Grinham
Sunday May 13th
Sixth Sunday of Easter
10:30 am United Benefice Service
South Pickenham
Stephen Thorp/Dee Loxley
Thursday May 17th
Ascension Day Service
7:00 pm Holy Communion
Stephen Thorp/Others
Sunday May 20th
Seventh Sunday of Easter
10:00 am Alive@10
Stephen Thorp/Others
Sunday May 27th
Pentecost
10:00 am Morning Worship
The Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost
Carole Hicks/Stephen Thorp
What are the good things we are already doing?
- Beginning to explore youth service for the village ie. open invitation on ‘Link’
to join Navigators
- Involvement with the village ie. attending Parish Council meetings
- Social and community activities such as carol singing, coffee mornings held at the
church, the yearly Flower Festival,
- PCC members are active on the primary school governing body
- Communion is taken to the Grange residential home if required.
- We are a Fair Trade Church
- Actively trying to incorporate the Diocesan Environmental policy into all the affairs
of the church.
- Supporting various mission organisations both in this country and overseas
- Publicising church activities through ‘Link’ and the website.
- Organise village Fete jointly with the Village hall committee.
- Sound system has been reviewed and sermons are being recorded
- New outside Notice board bought.
What else is God wanting for us?
- Continue to explore youth service for the village and the church
- Become more involved with the village in every way
- Enlarge our social and community outreach activities
- Continue involvement with the Primary School
- Develop the pastoral care to The Grange
- Develop a Pastoral Committee to help with pastoral care including baptisms, weddings
and funerals
- Further attention to our environmental impact
- Make sermons available to Congregation via web site and CD’s
- Inform congregation and visitors about Clergy, Lay Readers and PCC by putting up
photos.
- Continue to assess, develop and expand ‘Link’ and the website
What can we do this year?
- Bereavement - possibly get involved in village pub with bereavement group/put on
annual bereavement service (Necton demographics show large elderly population)
- Social activities
- stay involved with Village Fete
- stay involved with school
- need to be involved at The Grange again (communion service etc)
- Continue to develop Website and ‘Link.’
- Consider parenting course and/or marriage course - all require helpers