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Blofield Church welcomes the return of our favourite visiting orchestra St Gregory’s Orchestra on Sunday, September 28th at 3pm with a concert of music by Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Overture, Music from The Magic Flute, Flute Fantasie by Georges Hüe, Symphony no 35, the Haffner plus a dazzling Flute Fantasie by Hüe. Tickets: £10 at the door include afternoon tea.

Our Harvest Festival service will be on Sunday, 5th October at 11.00 am. Donations of non-perishable food items will be gratefully received and donated to The Women’s Refuge in Norwich. All are welcome to this service.

Meet Edward Paston at our Heritage Open Day on Sunday September 14th, 2pm to 4pm. Meet Edward Paston, learn of his connections with Blofield. Hear music of the 16th century and explore a range of healing plants used in his time. Enjoy cream teas.

On Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th September 10.30am to 4.30pm Paston displays and trails will also be available.

The Norwich Diocese Mission and Pastoral Committee has prepared a draft Pastoral Scheme for the reorganisation of the Blofield and Broadside benefices. Details can be found in the following documents. Anyone may make representation for or against these changes no later than midnight on 26th September. Details on how you may do this are contained in the documents:

P76 Notice Part 1    P76 Notice Part 2

Blofield Scheme Part 1    Blofield Scheme Part 2

 

 

St Andrew and St Peter Church stands proud on a hill with the tower visible from East and West as you approach the village of Blofield. It is the largest church between Great Yarmouth and Norwich.

Over the years Blofield Church has provided solace, a warm welcome and inspiration for many thousands of parishioners and visitors.

All who enter the church, looking for a place of worship and prayer or to attend one of the many activities or events on offer, will be welcomed in the refurbished community area in the West End.

Our parish of St Andrew & St Peter, Blofield is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Norwich safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, please contact our PSO, Mrs Yvonne Mack yvonnemack60@gmail.com.

For more information about Safeguarding click here.

Each Wednesday in the school term you will find a buzz in Blofield Church as children and babies with their parent, carer or grandparent enjoy a wide variety of toys for building, water play, dressing up, sand play, exploring textures, painting, gluing, modelling, also construction, crafts and music-making. All this is in a safe environment where the children can move around and choose activities within easy view of their carer. There is a safe babies’ area with soft toys as well as extra space in the nave for push-along and ride-on toys, and for exploration of ball games. Sessions end with musical instruments and singing together, followed by healthy snacks for the children, and tea and cakes for the grown ups. Friendships have been built between the adults and also the children, while exploring role play activities. Experienced early years volunteers run the group and leaders are DBS checked. There is no charge but donations are welcome.
We begin after the summer break on September 10th. We look forward to meeting you between 1pm and 3.15pm any Wednesday during school term time. To contact us ring Yvonne on 07720942955.

The Wednesday morning services at Blofield Church at 9.30am follow a pattern of Holy Communion and Morning Worship:

3rd September – Holy Communion
10th September – Morning Worship
17th September – Holy Communion
24th September – Morning Worship

The service is followed by coffee and chat in the West End – all welcome.

Everyone is welcome to join us at Blofield Church on the first and third Thursday every month from 12.00 midday. We provide a homecooked, two course lunch, lots of chat, friendship, laughter and a little bit of crafting. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 4th September. For further details, telephone Jenny on 01603 712968.

Blofield church is open every day for people to visit or to be still and pray for the work of the church, our families, our own community and the wider world.

On Monday mornings, 9.00am – 9.45am, we will come together, to help carry the burden through prayer and faith, for those in need of healing in our church family and known to us as individuals. All are welcome to join for this quiet time of prayer.