We are here to worship God,
to nurture believers in Jesus Christ
and to serve the community.

St Andrew's Church, Kettleburgh stands at the end of Church Road, with farmland on one side and Church Farm and Church Cottages close by.

It is one of seven churches that form the Orebeck Benefice. The priest is the Reverend Ann Kember (more below). She works part time Saturday - Tuesday.

For a link to a Zoom service please contact Bill

Monday Prayers in September are at Brandeston at 4pm

Harvest Celebrations at St Andrew's

Our service of Harvest Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday 24 September at 5.30pm in church.

Gifts of packaged food will be donated to our local food bank, so please give generously.

Harvest Supper in the Village Hall will follow at approximately 6.45pm. All are welcome to attend both the service in church and our following supper Please bring your own drinks to supper.

There will be an opportunity to donate towards the cost of providing the meal.

Good News!

The ministry team and churchwardens of Orebeck Benefice are pleased to announce that Rev Ann Kember has been licensed as Priest in Charge to our Benefice.

Her licensing service took place at All Saints Brandeston on 26 July, with a welcoming reception in Brandeston Village Hall afterwards.

Rev Ann Kember with The Rt Rev'd Dr Mike Harrison (Suffragan Bishop of Dunwich) and The Venerable Rich Henderson (Archdeacon of Suffolk)

Rev'd Ann's appointment is on a 0.5 basis,
and her normal working days will be
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Outside of those days please leave
an email message
which she will attend to as soon as possible.
If there is an emergency then
please contact one of the Benefice Elders or Churchwardens
who will be able to contact her.

At the Annual Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting held on 18 April 2023

John Bater and Persephone Booth were elected as Churchwardens.

Paul Baker continues to be our Deanery Synod Representative.

Anne Bater, Bill Clark, Jackie Clark, Jim Duckham and Trevor Jessop were elected to the PCC.

Rota for Church Cleaning and Altar Flowers

	Cleaning	Flowers
July	Anne & John Bater	Anne Bater
August	Fay Clarke	Fay Clarke
September	Julie & Jim Duckham	Julie Duckham
October	Jackie & Bill Clark	Shelley Eaton
November	Claire Norman	Claire Norman
December	Val & Trevor Butcher	Julie Duckham

Our Orebeck Benefice Pilgrim's Prayer

Open our hearts to your love, Father God, as we journey with you;

Renew us each day, as we dwell in your presence.

Encourage us when we feel downtrodden,

Bring us comfort when we are sad.

Enliven us so that we may always be ready to serve You, and

Care for others in the strength of your love.

Kindle, we pray, all that works towards the coming of your kingdom. Amen

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News from St Andrew's

The first phase of our reordering project is complete. We now have a completely level access from the south porch into the nave, a flexible space around the font and a gentle slope leading towards the east end of the church. We have some new oak furniture - a storage cupboard for cleaning and flower arranging materials, and a table-height cupboard for hymn and service books. The new doors to the south porch are now complete. The north door restoration is also now complete. If you walk around to the north side of the churchyard, you will see the restored door back in place and the newly replaced threshold.

Safeguarding

St Andrew's PCC has adopted the House of Bishops safeguarding policy - 'Promoting a Safer Church' Here is the link to our Policy Statement on Safeguarding

If you have any concerns with safeguarding, here are some contact details:

Our Benefice Safeguarding Officer: please contact Lesley Bensley

www.cofesuffolk.org/concerns-and-contacts

NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
• Childline: 0800 1111
• Stop It Now: 0808 1000 900
• NAPAC: 0808 801 0331
• Samaritans: 116 123
• Family Lives: 0808 800 2222
• National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
• Action On Elder Abuse: 080 8808 8141