WEST Harling CHURCH
Summer Service
Sunday 17th August
at 3.00pm
Followed by refreshments and a mini auction
to raise funds for continuing repairs to the churchyard wall
(items for auction gratefully received)
Do come and join us for this special service
and take the opportunity to visit this lovely church on the edge of the forest.
Plenty of car parking -
or why not come on your bike?
East Harling Parish Church will be open as usual between 10.00am and 4.00pm during this week when you will be able to view some of our clergy vestments and beautiful embroidered altar frontals that we have in store – some of which are too small for our present altars - plus other examples of ecclesiastical embroidery dating back to 15th Century.
Tea and Coffee available.
All Welcome
What a splendid weekend! Beautiful dresses, fabulous flowers, scrumptious refreshments, magnificent music, glorious gardens, uplifting worship – and the sun shone for us!
The weekend began on the Friday with a visit from the children of Harling Primary School and continued with a steady stream of visitors during the full four days. The gorgeous dresses in the Church, dating from 1900 to the present day, were enhanced by displays of flowers arranged in the style of the era depicted. Across the road at the Youth Centre were more dresses and displays of photographs and wedding memorabilia from Harling residents.
Wedding music was played on the Organ during the afternoons and the Bells were rung; all of which must have brought back memories to the visitors.
There were 3 special Services in the Church over the weekend. On Saturday evening a service of Thanksgiving for marriage was held at which 5 local couples renewed their vows and afterwards celebrated with families and friends in the marquee with champagne and a delicious wedding cake.
Sunday morning saw us celebrating Holy Communion with the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Rev’d Graham James and later the Choir sang Choral Evensong with the Rev’d Heather Potts; a fitting conclusion to the weekend’s events.
None of this would have been possible without the months of hard work and preparation put in by the Church’s Events committee and many others besides.
It’s impossible to name everyone but Sue Dolling (and Mike) with Val Dangerfield (staging and time line), Chris Tagg (flowers) and Judy Walls (refreshments) deserve special mention. Also all the arrangers, shifters of pews and staging, ‘gofers’, cooks and washers up, bouncy castle attendants, publicity agents, grass cutters, stewards, bell ringers, cleaners, choir and organist, etc, etc, - not forgetting the Events committee!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
Harling Church was packed for the Service of Thanksgiving for the work of Caryll & Richard Brown on Sunday 6th July. Scores of past and present Sunday Club members, Thursday Clubbers, parents and helpers met to say a Big Thank You to the Browns for their leadership and care for over 30 years. Former Rectors, Canon Derek Price and the Rev’d John Handley took part in the service and paid their own tributes to Caryll & Richard and to Caryll’s mum, Lilian Bulkeley, who also was involved with the Junior Church in the 1970s. The children presented Caryll & Richard with a beautiful collage depicting each of the current members, plus a big bouquet for Caryll.
There was a lot of catching up going on during the magnificent Tea which followed.
Caryll & Richard are now handing over the leadership of the Sunday Club to others – see below.
Dates for August 2008: There will be no meetings of Sunday Club, tRoads or Thursday Club
during August.
September Dates:
Sunday Club, for 3 to 11 year olds will be meeting in the Rudd Room on the following dates:
7th September
28th September
On the 14th September we will be meeting at Thorpe Woodlands for games and a barbecue.
Thursday Club, now meets on Tuesdays in the Rudd Room at the Social Club from 7.00 to 8.30. On the
Our first 2 meetings will be on 16th September and 30th September.
For further information on any of the above please contact Lynn Fry (717423), Jo Hayward (718257) or Janet Moule (717962)
Richard and Caryll Brown would like to thank everybody who was involved in the Thanksgiving Service held for them on 6th July. It was wonderful to see so many faces from both past and present. Special thanks to Eleanor and Lynn and the Music Group for all their hard work, to Canon Derek Price and Rev’d John Handley for their kind words; to all those who provided such a delicious Tea. It was a day we will never forget and every moment will be treasured. We will miss all the weekly meetings but there will always be a warm welcome at our house.
Title: Annual BBQ
Location: Rushford
Description: BBQ, tombola, games refreshments and raffle
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2008-08-02
Title: Concert
Location: East Harling Church
Description: Petersfield Chamber Choir presents a Recital of Sacred Music
Start Time: 15:00
Date: 2008-09-07
ST PETER & ST PAUL’S CHURCH, EAST HARLING, FLOODLIGHTING
Since its inception there have been a multitude of favourable comments about the effectiveness of the floodlighting and how it enhances the community generally.
However there have been a number of understandable concerns expressed relating to how the church, while openly admitting to be short of funds can afford to install and run floodlighting.
Hence a brief word of explanation. The cost of the installation was funded totally by donations and bequests, both from church members and the wider community. This money having been donated for a specific purpose could not be diverted to routine running costs. The lighting used is the latest in eco-friendly and running costs are less than £3.00 a week during bleak mid-winter, when they are on longest, to £1.50 a week during summer.
The sponsorship of the lighting for special occasions more than covers the running costs and serves as a significant fund raiser.
We are extremely grateful to all sponsors past and future and to those whose donations that enabled the project to be undertaken initially. Hopefully this will enable everyone to enjoy the lights for many years to come.
Mike Wise, Church Warden.
You are invited to sponsor the floodlighting of St Peter & St Paul’s to help with the day-to-day running expenses of our parish church. You can choose to commemorate a personal event, an anniversary, or any other special occasion. Alternatively you can simply make a donation. For the month of June the lights will be on between dusk and midnight. A night’s floodlighting costs £5. Please make cheques payable to “East Harling PCC”. .
AUGUST 2008 SPONSORSHIPS
1st A big thank you to the Events Committee and all those involved in making the Weddings Festival such a success. The church looked wonderful and the food was amazing as always. Thank you all xx
2nd Brian Tate died 2nd August age 69 years - love and miss you Hazel, Beverly, Paul & grandchildren - also remembering his birthday on the 24th August
30th For Joyce on her birthday
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All bookings and payments please to :-
Lynda Kennedy, 9 Market Street, East Harling, Norfolk (Tel: 01953 717188)
Please note: for sponsorships to be recorded in Contact on the month requested, details must be received before the 12th of the previous month (eg 12th June for inclusion in July edition). Details received after this date will be published in the next available edition.
Sunday 3rd August:
9.00am Family Communion at Rushford
9.45am Parish Communion at East Harling
10.30am Holy Communion at Bridgham
Sunday 10th August
9.45am Parish Communion at East Harling with Baptisms
11.15am Holy Communion (BCP) at Larling
Sunday 17th August
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) at East Harling
9.45am Parish Communion at East Harling
10.30am Family Service at Bridgham
3.00pm Summer service at West Harling church
Sunday 24th August
9.45am Parish Communion at East Harling
11.15am Morning Prayer at Larling
Sunday 31st August
10.30am Holy Communion for all the Benefice at Rushford