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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,
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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
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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
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
Annual Reports
The next United Service will be on 4th October at 10am at Hacheston
where hopefully we will be dedicating the new organ if the project goes as planned .
Mini guide to services above:
(BCP) means traditional, these services use the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
Other services use modern language, using booklets created from Common Worship.
Family services, Lay services and Songs of Praise and many of the Harvest Festivals are more informal,
structured to appeal to families with children and young people.