• Readings Sunday 6 September
• Cheese and Wine Evening – Friday 4 September, 1800 – 2000
Howard Trust has kindly offered to host a Cheese and Wine Evening at his home, The Old Barsham Rectory, a magnificent Grade II* listed property. The house and gardens are beautiful, and guests will be welcome to wander through the grounds and enjoy the elegant ground-floor reception rooms while socialising with friends and fellow supporters. …
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• New Nurseries at St Benet’s and St Edmund’s RC Primary Schools
Our two new nurseries are set to open in September. Please phone the schools to arrange to see all the new facilities and register your interest for places. (Beccles 01502 712012 & Bungay 01986 892502)
• Historic Churches Cycle Ride
Historic Churches Cycle Ride is coming up again in September and will; be linking in with the Heritage Open Days in both Beccles and Bungay. After many years of faithful stewardship in this role at St. Benet’s Paddy Hardiman has handed over the baton (thanks for all that you have done!) and I am looking …
• Experimental Change of Venue
for our Vigil Mass on Saturday at 18.00. I am proposing to move this Mass to Bungay from Harleston for the month of September to see what the response will be. Although I know that many are concluding that this means that St. Thomas More will be closing, this is still a significant matter for …
• Scripture Study Continues
SCRIPTURE STUDY GROUP meets on Tuesdays in Bungay at 19.00. However we will not be meeting on the 25th of August as most of the usual gang will be in Lourdes with the diocesan pilgrimage.
• Carole Hunt remembers Fr. Charles
Memories of a Good Parish Priest When Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard took up office at St Edmunds on the 6th June 2006; the ominous reputation of this number in modern culture did not go unnoticed but it was the true spiritual meaning that came through over the following fifteen years. I would like to recall a few …
• Feed the Hungry
Waveney Food Bank urgently needs 300kg of food everyday to continue feeding local people living with food insecurity. You can help by bringing to mass ONE thing from their urgent needs list: URGENTLY NEEDED ITEMS Tinned Meat Fruit Juice (Longlife) Plain Rice (not instant) Tinned Potatoes UHT Milk Rice Pudding We’ve got plenty of baked …
• Current anniversaries +
Frederick Thorpe, William Byrne, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Elsie Beamish, Jean Proctor, Kathleen Carrie, Fenella Moore, Florence Fitzgerald, Dennis Moore. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
• A parishioner reflects
Don’t forget that a parishioner reflects on the Sunday readings each week. See https://waveneyvalleycatholics.church/a-parishioner-reflects-on-this-weeks-readings/
• Prayer requests
Mary Banns, Patricia Bath, Elizabeth Teresa Bedson, Bruno Boldrini, Steven Brooks, Ellen Clark, Nick Clissitt, Cilla Duckett, Serena Rose Ellwood, Deacon Tony Felton, Richard Freeland, Derek Gibson, Carole Hunt, Sue Kerr, Alasdair Kirkpatrick, Jo Lewis, Billy Maloy, Anne Nightingale, Michael Osborne, Elizabeth Page, Christine Rhodes, Kathryn Robinson, Jordan Scott, Simon Smith, Fr. Roger Spencer, Huw …
• The parish Pro-Life Group
This group now has a dedicated page on our website. See under ‘About’ on the main drop-down menu, or go to https://waveneyvalleycatholics.church/the-parish-pro-life-group/. Please see the page for recent news, including more on this:
• Listening and Prayer Ministry available
Do you need to talk to someone in a prayerful Catholic environment? Whatever you are going through right now it can help to talk; it can ease the burden and help you to see the way through. The diocese offers a free ministry of listening and prayer for parishioners in need. Trained volunteers will meet …
• Dates for your diary
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY CHEESE AND WINE EVENING – On Friday 4th September from 18.00 to 20.00, Howard Trust has kindly offered to host a Cheese and Wine Evening at his home, The Old Barsham Rectory, a magnificent Grade II* listed property. The house and gardens are beautiful, and guests will be welcome to wander …
• Help those in poverty locally
A team from Suffolk Coastal Poverty Action is walking from Southwold to Aldeburgh. Supporting those experiencing poverty across East Suffolk is their mission but they are funded only by individuals, churches and grants. Please support their vital work – which helps people in part of our parish. At Suffolk Coastal Poverty Action, they support dozens …
• Let’s Get Social!
We are now aiming to grow our new & refurbished Waveney Valley Catholic Parish community Facebook page. A platform to stay connected with our family of faith, expand in knowledge of our faith, evangelize, and keep up to date with parish news and events. Please like, follow and share – Waveney Valley Catholic Parish! Please do delete the previous parish facebook page from your devices.