The Revd. Canon Nigel Tuffnell
Welcome to the 7churches Website!
This is the home of the 7churches that make up the Benefice of Redenhall with Scole. Moving up the Waveney Valley these are: St. Mary's Redenhall, St. John's Harleston, St. Peter's Needham, St. Peter & St. Paul Brockdish, All Saints Thorpe Abbotts, St. Leonard's Billingford and St. Andrew's Scole.
Links to what is happening in each of our churches can be found under our "WHO WE ARE" header at the top of every page of this website; Or just click on the name of the church that you want in the list above.
If you don't find what you need, please contact me or one of the ministry team. You will find our details here: Contact Details
Covid-19 Response
Details of our response to Covid-19 can be found here: http://www.7churches.org.uk/covid-19
Support for Ukraine
At the benefice meeting on 16th March 2022, in support of Ukraine, we agreed to follow the Church of England toolkit (see link below).
The Church of England Toolkit can be downloaded here: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Ukraine%20toolkit%20for%20Churches%20and%20Individuals%20CofE%20v1-150322.pdf
God bless,
Nigel.
God of the nations,
whose sovereign rule
brings justice and peace,
have mercy on our broken
and divided world.
Shed abroad your peace
in the hearts of all
and banish from them
the spirit that makes for war,
that all races and peoples
may learn to live
as members of one family
and in obedience to your law.
Let there be peace in Ukraine.
We pray this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Lent 2022
This year our Lent Groups will be exploring prayer. To find our more or to download the booklet visit the Courses and Groups page on this website.
Safeguarding
Details of our response to Safeguarding in this benefice can be found here: http://www.7churches.org.uk/safeguarding
Parish Donations
To support the churches listed here, just click on the name of the church that you want to support. If the church you want is not listed, please contact Nigel (rector@7churches.org.uk) for the bank details.https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/donate/
Online Worship
Learning to put Jesus first
Sharing love & Good News
In our 7 churches we seek to deepen our faith, individually and together, including through our Weekly Worship, Children's Work, Mothers' Union, Prayer and House Groups. To ensure our young people get the very best start in life we do all that we can to support our schools. Being part of a wider community we support and promote our local businesses and community organisations. Generosity is central to our faith so we seek to help wherever we can including through our support of Foodbank. We also help our community further afield through our support of Christian Aid, Compassion and other agencies in this country and around the world.
Concerns about a child or vulnerable adult? Contact the Benefice Safeguarding Officer.
Is the person at risk of immediate harm? Phone the police on 999 immediately.
Each parish church has its own Safeguarding Officer please see our Safeguarding Page for details: http://www.7churches.org.uk/safeguarding
When Covid-19 restrictions are lifted we will meet regularly at Harleston and at Scole. Also we will have a variety of Home Study Groups and Lent Groups.
Please contact the Rector for groups in your area.
The Benefice of Redenhall with Scole: 7 Church of England churches that serve Billingford, Brockdish, Harleston, Needham, Redenhall, Scole, Thorpe Abbotts, and Wortwell.
Tel: 01379 851148
E-Mail: welcome@7churches.org.uk
