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Sunday 12th May 2024 – Easter VII

Ascension Day – Europe’s Day – 9th May 2024 Français à la minute 1’47
What a wonderful afternoon of Rogation! Beating the bounds of Nayland and Wissington parishes, travelling on a trailer.

Sunday 5th May 2024, 6th Sunday of Easter & Monday 6th May Nayland’s Church Fête!


Community Pantry Volunteers wanted for St James’

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.

The Lord is my shepherd. He guides me in the right paths… (Psalm 23)
It wasn’t very easy guiding our unruly sheep at our family service yesterday morning!

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.

Services on Sunday are as follows:
9.30am Leavenheath Morning Prayer
9.30am Nayland Morning Prayer not Holy Communion
11am Stoke Holy Communion
6.30pm Wiston Evening Prayer

Doubting Thomas – John 20:19-end – Sun 7th April 2024
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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
Vacancies in the Benefice. Urgent: Administrator

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.

A prayer for HRH the Princess of Wales

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.

All the services this Sunday will be ‘Mothering Sunday’ themed whether it be rejoicing having your mother with you, thinking of her from afar or sharing fond memories of her. Details of services being held this Sunday can be found on the pew sheet. The Lent Courses are continuing. Please contact Revd Stephane if you wish to join one of the sessions.

Sun 18th Feb 24 – First Sunday of Lent (Reminder: Sat 17th 15:00 St James’ Nayland Lent course)

Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day!) is on Tuesday and Lent starts on the following day, Ash Wednesday, when there will be a eucharist service at St Matthews, Leavenheath, at 7pm.


