Please see pew sheet for this month attached - the following news update was issued by email to the Benefice on Saturday 31st October
For those who didn’t attend the meeting with Archdeacon Sam last Thursday I have summarised the main points.1. As part of the re-balancing of the workload of the 3 Archdeacons, this Benefice and a number of Deaneries will be moved to Archdeacon Sam, currently Archdeacon of Ipswich. We will probably then come under Rev Charlotte Cook as Area (Rural) Dean
2. We were assured that there is no plan to split up or expand our Claydon Benefice.
3. This should not delay the appointment of our next Rector.
4. The first formal meeting to start the process of filling our vacancy will take place in November.
Another piece of sad news - Janet Rushbrook passed away at home last Sunday. In the past Janet was a worshiper at Barham, Flower arranger, Youth Group leader, verger and PCC member. Please remember Janet and her family in your prayers and continue to remember Joan Harvey (Linda Preston's mother) whose funeral was last week, Bruce Wakeling whose funeral is on 9th November and also Robbie Smy and Ann Doughty from Barham Care Home who died recently.
This week's Eco tip
Bring Your Pumpkin Back To Life - After Halloween, the UK throws out around 8 million pumpkins!If your pumpkin is still in good condition, you could roast the seeds and add them to vegetables, salads and more, and use the flesh to make pumpkin bread, pie or soup. You can put the leftover pumpkin to good use in the garden by composting it. Or you could just cut it up and leave it out for squirrels, deer, foxes, hedgehogs and badgers to enjoy.
