Welcome to the Quintet Benefice, a family of five churches in North Norfolk, serving the local community in Aylmerton, Beeston Regis, Gresham, East Runton, West Runton and offering a warm welcome to visitors.
All our churches are open daily.
Many thanks for your interest, we hope to see you soon.
HELLO FROM JEREMY
Dear Friends,
In our increasingly multi-cultural, multi-racial, somewhat secular, diverse society where we have such melting pots of beliefs, some might well ask the question “What does Easter mean today?” or indeed “What is Easter anyway”?
A survey a few years ago in a National Newspaper, found that the real meaning of Easter was lost on more than half of the British public.
They asked five questions--
One commentator said, “Britons have a strong spiritual sense, with a majority expressing a belief in God and an afterlife, but they have little grasp of the basic tenets of Christianity”.
Easter today conjures up images of chocolate eggs and bunny rabbits, and then maybe Jesus, The Cross and The Resurrection. To look around the shops it would be easy to conclude that Easter is all about eating chocolate (preferably in smartly packaged egg form) and holiday time. Indeed, in a survey in 2010, 30% of six to ten year olds surveyed thought that Easter was to celebrate the birthday of the Easter Bunny!
But Easter to a Christian is much more than chocolate! Easter is the time when we remember the death by Crucifixion, the burial and the Resurrection of Jesus.
Eggs do act as symbols of new life (that is why they have been used at Easter for centuries). And I, personally, find the symbol of the broken egg particularly helpful. It reminds me of Jesus breaking out of death into Resurrection Life.
As a Christian I am convinced that through his death and resurrection Jesus has brought about a whole new start for us all with God who created us. In a world full of sadness, difficulty, pain and despair, the Easter message tells us that in God through Jesus Christ there is comfort, new life and hope for us all.
May the Risen Lord Jesus fill your hearts and lives with his peace and his love this Eastertide and always.
With every blessing for a joyous and Happy Easter,
Let us pray:
O Lord Jesus Christ,
through your rising again hope has been renewed,
joy has been restored
and life has been re-created for this whole world.
Give us grace in this season of celebration
to rise to you in our hearts,
that with prayer and song we may re-echo
that hymn of joy which your Easter began,
O Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
PRAYER CORNER
“Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares for you”.
1 Peter 5:7
Please pray--
All our churches are open daily.
Many thanks for your interest, we hope to see you soon.
HELLO FROM JEREMY
Dear Friends,
In our increasingly multi-cultural, multi-racial, somewhat secular, diverse society where we have such melting pots of beliefs, some might well ask the question “What does Easter mean today?” or indeed “What is Easter anyway”?
A survey a few years ago in a National Newspaper, found that the real meaning of Easter was lost on more than half of the British public.
They asked five questions--
- What happened on Good Friday?
- What happened on Easter Sunday?
- In which city did the events of Holy Week take place?
- Who was Pontius Pilate?
- Who betrayed Jesus?
One commentator said, “Britons have a strong spiritual sense, with a majority expressing a belief in God and an afterlife, but they have little grasp of the basic tenets of Christianity”.
Easter today conjures up images of chocolate eggs and bunny rabbits, and then maybe Jesus, The Cross and The Resurrection. To look around the shops it would be easy to conclude that Easter is all about eating chocolate (preferably in smartly packaged egg form) and holiday time. Indeed, in a survey in 2010, 30% of six to ten year olds surveyed thought that Easter was to celebrate the birthday of the Easter Bunny!
But Easter to a Christian is much more than chocolate! Easter is the time when we remember the death by Crucifixion, the burial and the Resurrection of Jesus.
Eggs do act as symbols of new life (that is why they have been used at Easter for centuries). And I, personally, find the symbol of the broken egg particularly helpful. It reminds me of Jesus breaking out of death into Resurrection Life.
As a Christian I am convinced that through his death and resurrection Jesus has brought about a whole new start for us all with God who created us. In a world full of sadness, difficulty, pain and despair, the Easter message tells us that in God through Jesus Christ there is comfort, new life and hope for us all.
May the Risen Lord Jesus fill your hearts and lives with his peace and his love this Eastertide and always.
With every blessing for a joyous and Happy Easter,
Let us pray:
O Lord Jesus Christ,
through your rising again hope has been renewed,
joy has been restored
and life has been re-created for this whole world.
Give us grace in this season of celebration
to rise to you in our hearts,
that with prayer and song we may re-echo
that hymn of joy which your Easter began,
O Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
PRAYER CORNER
“Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares for you”.
1 Peter 5:7
Please pray--
- For all the countries that are going through conflict and political instability; we ask for peace, and that their citizens be free from fear and know stability once more.
- For all who are affected by natural disasters, from earthquakes, floods, fires, devastating mudslides that destroy homes and livelihoods, putting lives at risk.
- For people throughout the world who struggle to get enough food. May God inspire us all to reach out with small acts of love, making a big difference, so that no one goes hungry.
- For the Church throughout the world: that it may be a sign of God’s love for all people and a beacon of hope for all who are in need.
- For all who are struggling financially.
- For our parish community: that we may be moved by God’s love to reach out to others in our turn, especially to those who are poor, so that no one may feel abandoned, forgotten or alone.
- For our Benefice and Parishioners, especially those who have died recently; those who are suffering with their health; and for everyone who is sick or afraid, bereaved or isolated; and we pray for all who support them. May God grant each of them peace and comfort, courage and perseverance.
- For Jeremy and Lesley as they prepare to leave us and begin the next chapter of their lives.
- For our Ministry Team, Churchwardens and members of the Parochial Church Councils.
- For an increase in the financial giving to our Benefice churches.
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SAFEGUARDING, HELP AND ADVICE
Safeguarding means protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of children and adults at risk of, or experiencing, emotional, psychological, physical or spiritual harm and/or neglect.
Safeguarding means enabling those who are affected to live safely, free from any kind of abuse or neglect. It is about people and organizations working together to prevent and reduce both the risks and actual experience of abuse in all of its forms.
We take safeguarding very seriously, at all of the Benefice Churches and care about all those we seek to serve within our churches and our communities.
We conform to the policy of Norwich Diocese which can be found at https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/about/safeguarding
If you believe that either yourself or someone you know may be at risk of harm or neglect, please contact the Benefice Safeguarding Officer Rev. Paul Yeomans 07437203535 to discuss your concerns and what the next steps might be.
Alternatively, you may contact the Norwich Diocese Safeguarding Team by email at [email protected] or by telephone on: 01603 882345.
If you yourself or someone you know is in immediate danger of being harmed then please call 999 to be advised by the emergency services.
