WELCOME
Our Rector, Revd Philip Miller and our Associate Priest, Revd Claire Kiddy, welcome you to our Benefice Website
Claire has specific responsibility for the parishes of Brampton, Stoven, Westhall and Redisham.
Do please contact Phil (Tel: 01502 714786) or
Claire (Mob:07469 718695) if you have any pastoral needs.
You will find details of the August services for our Benefice in the downloads section below.
Following the easing of lockdown restrictions our approach to worship has become more relaxed - you will find details in the "Welcome" document in the Downloads Section below.
Some churches will be open for private prayer only on the days shown below:-
Sotterley - daily during daylight hours
Weston - daily from 9.00am until dusk
Ilketshall St Andrew - Wednesdays (10.00am - Noon)
Shadingfield - daily during daylight hours.
Redisham - daily from 9.00am until dusk
Ringsfield - daily from 9.00am until dusk
Westhall - daily from 9.30am - 5.00pm
The Benefice YouTube Channel continues and you will find worship, songs and readings there together with other items of general interest. Please go to:-
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRnb801h63ezGW0vXu8VXQ
Please see links to Facebook pages run by Phil and Claire below.
Hundred River & Wainford Benefice
https://www.facebook.com/RevPhilM
Brampton St Peter's & Stoven St Margaret's
https://www.facebook.com/Brampton-Stoven-St-Peters-Church-St-Margarets-Church-105879791762615
Westhall St Andrew's
https://www.facebook.com/Westhall-St-Andrews-Church-108740348138791
Redisham St Peter's
https://www.facebook.com/RedishamStPeters
The weekly Pew Sheet is available for download below
Reflections & News
REFLECTION FOR TRINITY 20
We have a video of our Grandson having had a visit from the Dummy Fairy.
Apparently, when a child is old enough to not need their dummies anymore, they can leave their dummies out for the Dummy Fairy. The Dummy Fairy visits, collecting the dummies to share with other children who want/need a dummy, and leaving a gift in return.
In the video, our Grandson is very excited to find that the Dummy Fairy has visited and left him a present. As he rips off the wrapping paper, he starts to explain what the Dummy Fairy has done. As with any 3 ½ year old this starts to get long and full of questions. In exasperation we hear his Dad say, ‘Enough of the explanations, let’s play with the toy!’
There are times when God calls us to do something and we spend a lot of time teasing out all the meaning from what He has said. We’ll hold a prayer meeting and form a working group or sub-committee. But I’m sure that if we listen carefully, often we’ll hear an exasperated God saying to us, ‘Just get on with it!’.
I was reminded of this during the week, when reading Luke 10:1-12, in which Jesus is sending out His disciples.
He told them,
"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.”
Luke 10:2-3 (ANIV)
Jesus tells His disciples to pray for workers but before they have a chance to even hold a prayer meeting or form the sub-committee He tells them to ‘Go!’.
In fact, most of the times that Jesus tells His disciples to do something, He is very short on details or procedures or method statements. He simply says ‘Go!’
So, when we are clear that God is calling us to do something, let’s get on with it – enough of the explanations, let’s play with the toy!
Rev Phil
Diocesan Video
Our Diocese has recently released a video describing some of the community work being carried out throughout Suffolk. Please follow the link below to view.
Flourishing Congregations - YouTube
Benefice Notice Board
Rural Coffee Caravan
Rural Coffee Caravan
Rural Coffee Caravan
The Coffee Caravan will be visiting Sotterley Chapel on Thursday 7th October between 10am and noon (weather permitting).
Safeguarding
Rural Coffee Caravan
Rural Coffee Caravan
The Parishes within the Benefice have adopted the House of Bishops' "Promoting a Safer Church" document, and have signed onto a Safeguarding Policy Statement.
Should you have any concerns regarding Safeguarding issues, please refer to one of the following:-
Reverend Philip Miller on 01502 714786
Reverend Claire Kiddy on 07469 718695
Mrs Ann Hastings - Payne on 07884 584106
You may also refer to the Diocesan web link shown below:-
Waveney and Blyth Deanery Synod
Waveney and Blyth Deanery Synod
Waveney and Blyth Deanery Synod
The next Deanery Synod will be held at St Luke's Church Beccles on Tuesday 16thNovember 2021 at 7.30pm.
Benefice Council
Waveney and Blyth Deanery Synod
Waveney and Blyth Deanery Synod
Date of next meeting - Thursday 11th November 2021 7.30pm at Shadingfield Village Hall