"Learning to put Jesus first - Sharing love & Good News" The Benefice of Redenhall with Scole

Easter Crosses by Harleston Primary School

Moongazer GoGo Hare

Archbishop Sancroft High School in Harleston.

Wings of Peace at the Edge of Space

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

Foodbank Urgent Appeal (Friday 22nd January 2021): Waveney Foodbank have less than a week's supply of

Sugar / Honey
UHT milk
Fruit juice
Rice pudding

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.

You can also donate via the Diocese of Norwich website where donations will go straight to the work of the diocese. You can identify your parish and that parish will have your donation credited towards its parish share.
To give via the Diocese of Norwich website visit:

https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/donate/

Worship in Church
Sunday services in church are currently suspended. Updates will be posted here and on our Services page for more details: http://www.7churches.org.uk/services

Online Worship
Links to our Online Worship are available here https://nigeltuffnell.wordpress.com/category/worship/ with more information here http://www.7churches.org.uk/services

Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals
Baptisms and weddings in church are suspended during the current restrictions (Tier 4). Funerals may take place but numbers will be limited to a maximum of 30 people. Music can be played but singing is not permitted.

Foodbank
The Foodbank at St. John’s Harleston has remained open throughout this crisis (Tuesday 14.00-14.45 and Friday 15.00-15.45). For more information see the Community Page of this website.

Unfortunately, the churches in this benefice are unable to receive Foodbank parcels directly. If you wish to donate to Foodbank please wrap your donations in a polythene bag and leave them at The Rectory, 10 Swan Lane, Harleston (next to Harleston Fire Station). They will get to the Foodbank. Please note that bringing Foodbank donations to The Rectory is an acceptable reason for leaving your house under the current lockdown regulations.

Guidance from https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#when-you-can-leave-home

Volunteering - you can also leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services.
Essential activities - you can leave home to buy things at shops or obtain services. You may also leave your home to do these things on behalf of a disabled or vulnerable person or someone self-isolating.

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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.

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS

Initial enquiries about Weddings, Baptisms, and Funerals should be made to the
Benefice Administrator: Helen Orford
St John's Church, Broad Street, Harleston, Norfolk IP20 9AZ
Monday to Friday 9.15am to 1.00pm
Telephone: 01379 851148
Email: welcome@7churches.org.uk

In the case of urgent Pastoral or Confidential needs or in the case of someone dying, please get in touch with one of the clergy who are on call 24/7
See Ministers

SAFEGUARDING

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.

Benefice Safeguarding Officer: The Revd. Nigel Tuffnell

rector@7churches.org.uk 01379 308905 or 07443 937050

Benefice Safeguarding Policy

More Information and Advice

REGULAR WORSHIP

For details of our worship services please see our Services page.

PRAYER GROUPS

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.

DATA PRIVACY NOTICE

SAFEGUARDING

Tel: 01379 851148
E-Mail: welcome@7churches.org.uk