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Notes from around the Parishes, January 2016

For Great Massingham, Harpley & Little Massingham

December 28th is thefourth day of Christmas

and in the churches’calendar is the Feast ofthe Holy Innocents. Itmarks the time whenHerod massacred all thebaby boys after he heardof the birth of Jesus, theMessiah; Mary and

 Joseph were forced to fleeto Egypt.This poem was writtenby Malcom Guite. (PTO)

Refugee

 We think of him as safe beneath the steeple,

Or cosy in a crib beside the font,

But he is with a million displaced people

On the long road of weariness and want.

For even as we sing our final carol

His family is up and on that road,

Fleeing the wrath of someone else’s quarrel 

Glancing behind and shouldering their load.

 Whilst Herod rages still from his dark tower

Christ clings to Mary, fingers tightly curled,

The lambs are slaughtered by the men of power,

 And death squads spread their curse across the world.

But every Herod dies, and comes alone

To stand before the Lamb upon the throne.

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Malcolm Guite is a poet-priest and Chaplain at Girton College, Cambridge. Inrecent years he has written a poem for each day of the Christmas and Epiphanyperiod. For more information see:https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/the-holy-innocents-2/  Thisweb page also includes a link to the poem Refugee set to music by Steve Bell

In recent months Syrian refugees have been in the news. Bishop Graham ofNorwich wrote to all parishes in September and again in December givingdetails of actions taking place in Norfolk and setting up a refugee support fund.See notices in churches or the diocesan web site:http://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/churches/society/refugees/ 

** A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS **SERVICES Across the Group for JANUARY 2016

Sunday, January 3rd ~ Christmas 2 

0930  Family Service St Lawrence’s, Harpley1100 Holy Communion St Mary’s, Great Mass

0900  Holy Communion St Mary’s, East Walton 1030  Holy Communion  St Botolph’s, Grimston 1030 Family Service St Nicholas’, Gayton 3pm  Prayer Meeting  St Botolph’s, Grimston

Weds, Jan 6th ~ 9amat St Lawrence’s, Harpley 

Holy Communion for Epiphany

Sunday, January 10th ~ First Sunday after Epiphany 

1030 Group Holy Communion, St Nicholas’, Gayton 

4pm ‘The Gap’ ~ All Saints’, Roydon 

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Sunday, Jan 17th ~ The Second Sunday after Epiphany

0930  Holy Communion St Andrew’s, Lt Massingham 1100  Sung Holy Communion St Lawrence’s, Harpley 1100  Family Service St Mary’s, Gt Massingham 0830 Holy Communion All Saints’, Roydon

1030  Holy Communion  St Nicholas’, Gayton 1030 Family Service St Botolph’s, Grimston 

Sunday, Jan 24th ~ The Third Sunday after Epiphany1100 Holy Communion St Mary’s, Great Mass0830  Holy Communion St Andrew’s, Congham 

1030  Holy Communion  St Botolph’s, Grimston1030 Morning Worship St Nicholas’, Gayton 3pm  Celtic Service  St Mary’s, Gayton Thorpe

Sunday, Jan 31st ~ The Fourth Sunday after EpiphanyGroup Services for the fifth Sunday in January

1030  Holy Communion St Andrew’s, Lt Massingham 0830  Holy Communion St Mary’s, East Walton 1030  Family Praise  St Botolph’s, Grimston 

Tuesday, February 2nd ~ Candlemas The Presentation of Christ in theTemple   ~ at this time we remember when, 40 days after He was born, Josephand Mary took the baby Jesus to the temple to give thanks for his birth. Theywere greeted by elderly Simeon who spoke the words of the Nunc dimittis:‘Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word’ 

Weds, Feb 3rd ~ 9am Holy Communion at St Lawrence’s, Harpley 

Sunday, February 7th ~ The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany 

0930  Family Service St Lawrence’s, Harpley1100 Holy Communion St Mary’s, Great Mass0900  Holy Communion All Saints’, Ashwicken1030  Holy Communion  St Botolph’s, Grimston 1030 Family Service St Nicholas’, Gayton 3pm  Prayer Meeting  St Mary’s, Great Mass 

Weds, February 10th ~

Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes10:30am St Mary’s, Great Massingham 7pm St Botolph’s, Grimston 

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Our Ministry Team: 

Rev’d Jane Holmes,  Rev’d  Judith Pollard, The Rectory, Gayton The Rectory, Grimston01553 636227   01485 601251 

To arrange Baptisms, Marriages, or Funerals please contact the Rev’d Judith in the first

instance (her day off is Friday). If she is unavailable, the Rev’d Jane is happy to helpwith urgent matters.

From the Registers: 

Funeral:  at St Mary’s Massingham  7th Dec Carl Jean Gostling

******* Regular Events *******

28th Jan 3.30pm Jubilee Hall Gayton Messy Church

Great Massingham:  Afternoon Teas  

Every Wednesday from 2pm  (to whenever) You are welcome to join us in 34, John Morton Crescent; 

for a cuppa, a chat and, of course, cake. Donations as usual to the toilet fund.

AND 

Wednesday 20th January will be a

special day as Dickie Nally will becelebrating his 80th birthday; 

Open House ~

All welcome 10am to 6pm (But strictly NO presents!!) 

Prayer Group WEDNESDAY: 8.15 pm at Barrack House, Great

Massingham; (next to Dabbling Duck) Tel: Domi Bernardin 01485 521835 

Bible Study: ~ Thursday 8pm to 9:30pm: 89, Station Rd.,  Great Massingham.Tel: Arianne Henson, 01485 520077, or Jo Wilson, 01485 520914 for more information.

THANK YOU to our faithful team of distributers : 

Julian Thompson, Steve Hudson, Bryan Jones, Nancy Kellogg, Dick Nally &

Maggie Prue in Gt Massingham; Eric Bothamley in Lt Massingham; Gina Wagg,

Judy Collett, Rosemary Mehers, Jane Osbaldeston & Sarah Reid in Harpley. 

Please send items for inclusion in the February issue of the ‘Parish Notes’ to the editorby 17th January~ Rosemary Mehers rosemarymehers@hotmail.com 2 Old Post Office Court, Harpley. PE31 6GW; or Tel: 01485 521866