Local Lynx No.140 - October/November 2021

Church Services for Bale and Stiffkey Benefice for October and November 2021
HC=Holy Communion. CFS=Church Family Service. MP=Morning Prayer. BCP=Book of Common Prayer CW- Common Worship
Parish 3 rd October 10 th October 17 th October 24 th October 31st October
Bale
9.30am Harvest
9.30am HC
At Binham
Festival
Field Dalling 11.00am CFS 11.00am Harvest 11.00am MP At Binham
Festival
BCP
Saxlingham At Field Dalling At Field Dalling At Field Dalling At Binham
Gunthorpe 11.00am MP BCP 4.30pm Silent
At Binham
Meditation
Sharrington 9.30am MP BCP 9.30am HC Harvest 9.30am MP CW 9.30am HC At Binham
Thanksgiving
Binham 11.00am Harvest 11.00am MP BCP 11.00am MP BCP 9.30am HC 10.30am HC Group Service
Thanksgiving
Morston 9.30am HC BCP 9.30am MP BCP At Binham
Langham At Stiffkey 9.30am Harvest At Stiffkey 9.30am MP
At Binham
Thanksgiving
BCP
Stiffkey 9.30am MP BCP At Langham 9.30am HC At Langham At Binham
Parish 7 th November 14 th November
21 st November 28 th November
Remembrance Sunday
Bale 9.30am HC 9.30am HC Service of
9.30am HC
Remembrance
Field Dalling At Saxlingham At Saxlingham 11.00am MP BCP
Saxlingham
10.45am Service of
11.00am HC BCP At Field Dalling
Remembrance
Gunthorpe
10.50am Service of
Remembrance
4.30pm Silent
Meditation
Sharrington 9.30am MP BCP 9.30am HC Service of
9.30am MP CW
9.30am HC
Remembrance
Binham 11.00am HC 10.50am HC Service of 11.00am MP BCP
9.30am HC
Remembrance
Morston 9.30am HC BCP 3.00pm Service of Remembrance 9.30am MP BCP
Langham At Stiffkey 10.50am Service of
At Stiffkey
9.30am MP BCP
Remembrance
Stiffkey 9.30am MP BCP At Langham 9.30am HC BCP At Langham
Additional Services
Stiffkey: Thursday 11 th November, Remembrance Day Gathering at the War Memorial, 10.45am.
Zoom Evensong on October 3 rd and November 7 th at 5.00pm. For further details please contact Ian Newton
on 01328 830947 or email iannewton46@gmail.com.
RECTOR’S LETTER
My Dear Friends and Parishioners,
Off we go to the last few months of the year. But what do
years and months matter? They matter very much if you grow
crops for profit or raise stock for food, or must meet dates for
deals. But otherwise, in a sense, apart from ageing, time does
not matter. We are given a space for making friendships and
relationships, or simply for living and experiencing the full
delight of being alive.
Friendship is a most special thing. It has made my life a
joy; and the diminishing of a friendship, though sometimes
inevitable, is a sad thing.
As a clergyman I have been blessed with the gift of many
friends in many parishes. Some find it easy – I do. Some do
not.
But Christ Jesus, approached through prayer, encountered
in Holy Writ, and met in worship is the same friend to us all.
He brings health, eternal salvation, and life and love to all who
would receive him. And we meet him as individuals, as well
as members of a Great Family, the Church of God. These
words demand capital letters. They are the most important
things in life.
In the last few months I have been delighted to conduct
many weddings in both my own parishes and in others, 33
according to the Book of Common Prayer, re-established in
1662. To see and hear, say 60 young people dedicate their
entire lives to faithfulness, mutual obedience and true love, in
the language of their forbears, has been tremendous. I wish
and pray that happiness and health, peace and plenty, laughter
and care, be theirs always. As I wish for all my friends and
parishioners, and colleagues.
May Almighty God bless and keep you all.
Sung at Binham, 5th September. Words and music Mark
Altrogge
You are beautiful beyond description
Too marvellous for words.
Too wonderful for comprehension
Like nothing ever seen or heard.
Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom
Who can fathom the depths of Your love.
You are beautiful beyond description
Majesty enthroned above.
And I stand, I stand in awe of You.
I stand, I stand in awe of You.
Holy God, to whom, all praise is due,
I stand in awe of You.
Yours most truly, Ian Whittle The Rectory, Langham
01328 830246