NEWS FROM THE QUINTET BENEFICE
AYLMERTON
We look forward to welcoming you to our Carol Service which takes place on Sunday 22nd December at 3.00pm.
Thank you to everyone who has kindly donated items for the Foodbank during the year, it is greatly appreciated. This month the Foodbank would appreciate donations of Tinned Meat, Tinned Fish, Tinned Vegetables, Tinned Tomatoes, Tinned Fruit, Rice Pudding, Jam, Cuppa Soup, Long-life Milk, Squash, Toiletries, Household Cleaning Items. The Foodbank has also asked for donations of reusable shopping bags. Please leave your donations in church.
EAST RUNTON
A message from Jean--
“On Remembrance Sunday, we had a beautiful and most moving service devised by Pam Thompson. The names of people from both East and West Runton who gave their lives in both World War I and World War II were read out and wreaths hung beside the Memorial Boards.
We brought forward the Christmas Coffee morning a week, to Saturday 30th November which, at the time of writing, has yet to take place but which we hope will be successful and well attended.
The Christmas Carol Service will be held on Sunday 22nd December at 3.00pm, and on Christmas Day, Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 9.15 am. Everyone is most welcome to join us.
Wishing everyone a very happy and blessed Christmas and New Year, from us all at St. Andrew’s.”
WEST RUNTON
A message from Jenny, Claire and Nicky Pawson
“A big thank you to everyone who helped make Fr John’s funeral so special.
The service on the Friday evening, when his body was received into church, was so beautiful and reflective.
Saturday was a joyful occasion, saddened obviously because we are all going to miss him so much.
The church shone, the music was uplifting and the service was exactly what Fr John wanted. Practically everyone stayed for the party afterwards where there was a brilliant atmosphere and many G&Ts were raised in his honour.
Thanks also for the many cards, memories and donations. It’s humbling that Fr John touched so many lives over the years.
Truly a life well lived.”
The 3C's Club will meet on Monday 2nd December from 10.00am to 12 Noon to undertake some light cleaning in the church. If you can help, do please come along with your feather duster – or just pop in and have a coffee and a chat!
Please note that the 3C’s Club will not meet in January but will meet again on Monday 3rd February 2025.
The last Friday Coffee Morning of 2024 will be on Friday 13th December and will commence again on Friday 10th January 2025. We meet at the Church Hall, West Runton from 10.00am to 12 Noon and, at present, this is our only source of fund raising. So, if you have not been before, why not come along and give us a try.
LOCAL NEWS
West Runton Scout Group — The Scouts will be holding a Christingle Service on Sunday 8th December at 2.00pm at Holy Trinity Church West Runton. Everyone is welcome to join us for this joyous occasion!
Sheringham & District Philatelic Society — Might a French Grunt raise eyebrows? Does a Convict Tang suggest prison catering? Would a Big Eye be found in an opticians? All were displayed by Garry Steptowe at the October meeting of the Sheringham & District Philatelic Society in a colourful exhibition of Fish and Marine Life.
Not only is Garry enthusiastic about stamps, but he is a well-travelled ichthyologist. He has been in back rooms of the Natural History Museum, and his catalogue of fish on stamps is more comprehensive than that of Stanley Gibbons. He is also a gifted stamp exhibitor, who lets his stamps do the talking, seasoned with his own anecdotes and entertaining tales. In short, our evening was about enjoyment, passion and fun.
Our meetings have those three things at heart.
On 12th November we meet for Quiz Night. Teams try to beat the devious quizmaster (our Chairman) and each other. Questions may have philatelic connections, but mainly require general knowledge and a sense of humour. Visitors are most welcome to join us at West Runton Church Hall starting at 1930.
Sheringham & Cromer Choral Society – The Society’s first concert of the 2024-2025 season will be held on Saturday 16th November at St Peter’s Church, Sheringham at 4.00pm.
It is a celebration of music by both Haydn and Handel but it will also feature a 21st Century Benedicite by Yorkshire composer Tim Knight.
Missa Sancti Nicolai, Mass No. 6 in G major, also known as the Nicolaimesse, is a mass by Joseph Haydn, composed around 1772 and revised in 1802.
The Foundling Hospital Anthem, also known by its longer title “Blessed are they that considereth the poor” is a choral anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. It was written for the Foundling Hospital in London and was first performed in the chapel there. Composed 10 years before his death, it was Handel’s last piece of English church music.
The Benedicite by Tim Kight was written in 2014 for the fifth anniversary of the Masterworks Chorale. This short work sets the cheerful text of the Morning Canticle. It has received performances both sides of the Atlantic,
We welcome as our soloists Jodie Wiggins – Soprano; Eve Garrard – Alto; Daniel Bartlette – Tenor; Alex Bower Brown – Bass; and the Sheringham and Cromer Chamber Ensemble.
Tickets are priced at £18 (under 18’s Free) and are available now from the Box Office at Sheringham Little Theatre (Tel: 01263 822347) and will also be available from the North Norfolk Visitor Centre, Cromer or on the door (subject to availability).
AYLMERTON
We look forward to welcoming you to our Carol Service which takes place on Sunday 22nd December at 3.00pm.
Thank you to everyone who has kindly donated items for the Foodbank during the year, it is greatly appreciated. This month the Foodbank would appreciate donations of Tinned Meat, Tinned Fish, Tinned Vegetables, Tinned Tomatoes, Tinned Fruit, Rice Pudding, Jam, Cuppa Soup, Long-life Milk, Squash, Toiletries, Household Cleaning Items. The Foodbank has also asked for donations of reusable shopping bags. Please leave your donations in church.
EAST RUNTON
A message from Jean--
“On Remembrance Sunday, we had a beautiful and most moving service devised by Pam Thompson. The names of people from both East and West Runton who gave their lives in both World War I and World War II were read out and wreaths hung beside the Memorial Boards.
We brought forward the Christmas Coffee morning a week, to Saturday 30th November which, at the time of writing, has yet to take place but which we hope will be successful and well attended.
The Christmas Carol Service will be held on Sunday 22nd December at 3.00pm, and on Christmas Day, Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 9.15 am. Everyone is most welcome to join us.
Wishing everyone a very happy and blessed Christmas and New Year, from us all at St. Andrew’s.”
WEST RUNTON
A message from Jenny, Claire and Nicky Pawson
“A big thank you to everyone who helped make Fr John’s funeral so special.
The service on the Friday evening, when his body was received into church, was so beautiful and reflective.
Saturday was a joyful occasion, saddened obviously because we are all going to miss him so much.
The church shone, the music was uplifting and the service was exactly what Fr John wanted. Practically everyone stayed for the party afterwards where there was a brilliant atmosphere and many G&Ts were raised in his honour.
Thanks also for the many cards, memories and donations. It’s humbling that Fr John touched so many lives over the years.
Truly a life well lived.”
The 3C's Club will meet on Monday 2nd December from 10.00am to 12 Noon to undertake some light cleaning in the church. If you can help, do please come along with your feather duster – or just pop in and have a coffee and a chat!
Please note that the 3C’s Club will not meet in January but will meet again on Monday 3rd February 2025.
The last Friday Coffee Morning of 2024 will be on Friday 13th December and will commence again on Friday 10th January 2025. We meet at the Church Hall, West Runton from 10.00am to 12 Noon and, at present, this is our only source of fund raising. So, if you have not been before, why not come along and give us a try.
LOCAL NEWS
West Runton Scout Group — The Scouts will be holding a Christingle Service on Sunday 8th December at 2.00pm at Holy Trinity Church West Runton. Everyone is welcome to join us for this joyous occasion!
Sheringham & District Philatelic Society — Might a French Grunt raise eyebrows? Does a Convict Tang suggest prison catering? Would a Big Eye be found in an opticians? All were displayed by Garry Steptowe at the October meeting of the Sheringham & District Philatelic Society in a colourful exhibition of Fish and Marine Life.
Not only is Garry enthusiastic about stamps, but he is a well-travelled ichthyologist. He has been in back rooms of the Natural History Museum, and his catalogue of fish on stamps is more comprehensive than that of Stanley Gibbons. He is also a gifted stamp exhibitor, who lets his stamps do the talking, seasoned with his own anecdotes and entertaining tales. In short, our evening was about enjoyment, passion and fun.
Our meetings have those three things at heart.
On 12th November we meet for Quiz Night. Teams try to beat the devious quizmaster (our Chairman) and each other. Questions may have philatelic connections, but mainly require general knowledge and a sense of humour. Visitors are most welcome to join us at West Runton Church Hall starting at 1930.
Sheringham & Cromer Choral Society – The Society’s first concert of the 2024-2025 season will be held on Saturday 16th November at St Peter’s Church, Sheringham at 4.00pm.
It is a celebration of music by both Haydn and Handel but it will also feature a 21st Century Benedicite by Yorkshire composer Tim Knight.
Missa Sancti Nicolai, Mass No. 6 in G major, also known as the Nicolaimesse, is a mass by Joseph Haydn, composed around 1772 and revised in 1802.
The Foundling Hospital Anthem, also known by its longer title “Blessed are they that considereth the poor” is a choral anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. It was written for the Foundling Hospital in London and was first performed in the chapel there. Composed 10 years before his death, it was Handel’s last piece of English church music.
The Benedicite by Tim Kight was written in 2014 for the fifth anniversary of the Masterworks Chorale. This short work sets the cheerful text of the Morning Canticle. It has received performances both sides of the Atlantic,
We welcome as our soloists Jodie Wiggins – Soprano; Eve Garrard – Alto; Daniel Bartlette – Tenor; Alex Bower Brown – Bass; and the Sheringham and Cromer Chamber Ensemble.
Tickets are priced at £18 (under 18’s Free) and are available now from the Box Office at Sheringham Little Theatre (Tel: 01263 822347) and will also be available from the North Norfolk Visitor Centre, Cromer or on the door (subject to availability).
