Claydon Benefice Monthly Notice sheet of Services and Events with latest weekly update
Please see pew sheet for this month attached - the following news update was issued by email to the Benefice on Saturday 22nd August
I am not sure how many of you receive or read the E-NEWS weekly email from the Diocese, but this week the second item in E-NEWS was about our recent J-Team holiday club with a link to a fuller article on the Diocesan Website. I would encourage you to click on the link below and spend a moment reading this report - a bit of positive publicity when we are seeking a new Rector can do no harm! https://www.cofesuffolk.org/news/holiday-club-reaches-its-38th-year.php
Do you enjoy a quiz? If so why not join in the Gt Blakenham Quiz on Zoom this coming Friday - details attached
On 12th September we have the Suffolk Historic Churches Ride & Stride Event and our parish organisers would love to hear from anyone who would like to participate or to spend a hour or so welcoming cyclists etc to your Church. On the afternoon of the same day Anji and Chris Dawkins are holding a Garden Party at their home at 32 Church Lane Henley in aid of our link Diocese of Kagera in Tanzania and would appreciate your support.
Following a two month break for the Family BBQ and J-Team, Families@4:30 restarts on Sunday 13th September with Forest Church. It would be good to see some new families join us so, if you have contact with families who you think might be interested, please encourage them to get in touch to be added to our mailing list for sending out the Families @4:30 invitations.
With many of us still to have our summer holidays, it may seem a bit early to be thinking about Harvest Festivals but the first one in our Benefice is only 4 weeks away this weekend so please put the dates in your diaries from the attached poster
This week John Wooby's Funeral takes place on Tuesday at 10.45 at Ipswich Crematorium. John was a very skilled craftsman and amongst his creations was the beautiful oak Nave Altar in Barham Church. On Wednesday a memorial/thanksgiving service takes place at Barham Church for Valerie Felgate at 1:30pm. Also we have just learnt of the death of Sylvia Lawes, a life long active member of the Claydon & Barham community and Church until ill health took over. Sylvia was one of the founders of the SylBar Juniors and starred in many productions in the Village Hall. Please pray for all these families in their bereavement and for Rev Jenny as she ministers to them during this time.
