Services in the 4 Marys Benefice
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Benefice Churches Open
All the churches in our benefice are open for visiting every day during daylight hours.
Sunday,
5th October:
11am Stratford St Mary Harvest Festival Communion
followed by Harvest Lunch in the Parish Room
at 1pm (see Events for details)
Sunday,
12th October:
10am Higham Parish Communion
Sunday,
19th October:
10am Holton Parish Communion
9.30am Stratford St Mary Café Church
in the Parish Room
12.30pm Baptism Service in Stratford
5.30pm
in Higham - Cream Tea
followed by traditional Choral Evensong with Jubilate at 6pm
Sunday,
26th October:
Bible Sunday
10am Raydon Parish Communion
Looking ahead to November
Sunday, 2nd November:
All Saints’ Day
10am
Stratford SM Parish Communion
Remembrance Sunday
On
Remembrance Sunday there will be civic Services of Remembrance in all four
churches in our benefice.
Details to follow in the November edition of the Quartet and on this website.
Benefice Bible Study / House Group
The House Group will meet
this month on Thursday, 23rd October at 2.30pm. Dates of our subsequent meetings for your
diaries:
27 November
(no meeting in December)
22 January
Please get in touch with Judith, Sandy, Christine if you would like to know more.
Autumn Prayer
God of the seasons, we thank you for the beauty
of autumn,
the vibrant colours of changing leaves, the bounty of the harvest
and the crispness of the air.
We see you hand in the changing of the seasons,
and we thank you for the abundance that sustains us.
Amen.
Prayer pointers for the Benefice
We pray for Bishop Joanne as she prepares to move to Ipswich at the end of October.
We pray for Julian and Kristen, our Mission Partners from ‘Feeding Faith’ in Guatemala.
We pray for all those who are ill, among them Nicky Bull, Penny Watkins, Amanda Berry and Peter Snelling, and any others who need God’s healing and wholeness.
We
remember all those who have died, among them Meg Parker, Pat Ablitt and
Sue Newton. May they rest in peace and
rise in glory. And we pray for any
others known to us who have lost a family member or friend recently. May they
be held in God’s love and comforted in their grief.
Prayer for Peace
Almighty God, we pray for peace which is so
desperately needed in your world. We pray for an end to violence, conflict and
injustice that causes so much suffering. Guide the leaders of all nations with
wisdom and inspire them to seek unity and the well-being of all people.
May compassion fill their hearts, and may we all become instruments of your
peace, bringing hope where there is despair and light to dark places.
May peace reign throughout the world, replacing
hatred with love and division with
unity. Amen.
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- Raydon
- Suffolk
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