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Sunday 28th April – Fifth Sunday of Easter

Forthcoming services are as follows.

Sunday 28th April

8am           Wiston                Holy Communion BCP (SJ)
9.30am      Stoke                 Morning Prayer
11.15am    Leavenheath      Holy Communion (SJ)
6.30pm       Nayland              Evening Prayer

NEXT  Sunday 5th May 

8am          Nayland                  Holy Communion BCP (SJ)
10am        L’heath VHall          First Sunday
11.15am   Polstead                 Holy Communion (SJ)
3pm  Wiston  Rogation service Trailer ride & refreshments
6.30pm     Stoke                      Evening Prayer

For details of other events please see the pew sheet attached.

 

Fourth Sunday of Easter – 21st April 2024

There are services in all five of our churches this Sunday.  We’d love to see you.

8am           Stoke               Holy Communion BCP (SJ)
9.30am      Polstead           Morning Prayer with refreshments
9.30am       Wiston             Morning Prayer with refreshments
10am          Nayland           Family Service with refreshments  (HS/SJ)
6.30pm      Leavenheath    Evening Praise in the village hall

Also lots of notices to read on the pew sheet.

There are services in all our five churches on Sunday.  Choose a time to suit your day!

8am          Nayland                  Holy Communion BCP (SJ)

10am        L’heath VHall          First Sunday

9.30am     Wiston                    Holy Communion (SJ)

11.15am   Polstead                 Holy Communion (SJ)

6.30pm     Stoke                      Evening Prayer

Easter Services last Sunday

Between Easter Vigil and Sunday morning, the five parishes of the Benefice have enjoyed well attended and joyful celebrations of Easter. Families, visitors, hymns, candles, incense, sprinkling, loud noises and laughter were involved. Christ is risen! He’s risen indeed!

 

Please join our Palm Sunday service in St James’, Nayland.

Please join our Palm Sunday service in St James’, Nayland. This is a benefice service for our five parishes and refreshments will be served afterwards for everyone to meet and mingle.
Next week is Holy Week with services being held every day as detailed on the attached pew sheet. Due to an omission on yesterday’s pew sheet please find below the Easter services taking place over next weekend.
Saturday 30 March
7pm Easter Eve Vigil at Nayland
Sunday 31 March
9.30am Family Eucharist at Polstead
10am Easter Eucharist at Leavenheath
10.30am Easter Morning Prayer at Wiston
11am Family Eucharist at Stoke
……….and don’t forget the clocks ‘spring forward’ an hour!

Services are being held in all five churches this Sunday, with a variety of times and worship to chose from. Next Sunday, 24th March, is Palm Sunday when the benefice worships together in St James’s Church, Nayland. The procession will start from the Vicarage at 9.45am and lead into the church by 10am. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Please take time to offer special prayers to those children suffering from cancer or other serious ailments. Please pray especially for each child, their parents, siblings and grandparents who are fraught with worry. Also for those who care for them in making important decisions regarding their treatment and those who nurse them so wonderfully.