Shellrock Benefice

Our annual Spring Fair was held on Saturday 7th March. We had a lovely selection of stalls selling different crafts including jewellery, jams, wood and metal work, plants and paintings. Children from Great Ellingham Primary School entertained with their lovely singing, accompanied by Colin and Margaret. The BBQ was in full flow cooking bacon rolls and Anita and friends provided a gorgeous selection of cakes for sale. Emily and Lexi ran a children’s stall with tombola and ‘hunt the egg’ game. We thank everyone for supporting our event – whether donating raffle prizes, baking cakes, manning a stall or helping with the washing up. We raised an amazing £730, which is a great boost to church funds.

The funeral of Pat Partridge, a long-standing member of our PCC and church family, took place on Friday 13th March. She had chosen the hymns – Here I am Lord, Be Still for the presence of the Lord and Jerusalem. We welcomed Father Ken to preside over the service and give the address. There was a beautiful tribute read by her daughter Tina and grandson Robbie as well as a poem/reading from Elia and Michael. The church had been decorated with spring flowers. The service was a lovely tribute to an amazing lady and she will be fondly remembered, especially as our path through the churchyard is named after her, ‘Pat Partridge Way’.

The music group led our services of Café Church and Mothering Sunday. Café Church focussed on the theme of Lent and considered the bible story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4). This was particularly well timed as the day was also Internation Women’s Day. At our Mothering Sunday service, we made flower posies which were then distributed to the female members of the congregation.

We are looking forward to hosting the Shellrock Benefice service to celebrate Easter on Sunday 5th April. This will be a Holy Communion service, starting at 10.30am. Please come and join us – there may be chocolate!

We will also have our popular pop-up café on Saturday 11th April, followed by café church on Sunday 12th.

On 25th and 26th April, we are excited to welcome Heather, Judy and Matt into church. They will have amazing displays, showcasing their latest village history research and archaeological finds. The event will be open 10am – 4pm and refreshments will be available. This is always very popular and everyone is welcome – if you have connections with the village, an interest in local history or perhaps looking for help to research your own family, then this is a worthwhile visit. The theme is ‘Every house has a story – Every story has a family’.

Can you help? We are looking for help to wash up and serve cakes over the history weekend (25th & 26th April). If you can spare a couple of hours please get in touch. Alternatively, if you can donate a cake, that would also be very welcome.

Foodbank

Did you know we support Thetford foodbank with a collection space in the church? There are desperately in need of tinned tomatoes, tinned fruit, sponge puddings and instant mash. Donations can be dropped off at church, or at either Rocklands or Great Ellingham village shops.

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