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St Agnes Parish Church, serving God, working together in Cawston
Some lovely photos here from a recent visitor to the church.
Unfortunately COVID has reached the Rectory this week and there are some unavoidable changes to the worship for this weekend:![]()
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11am online - no service this week
There’s no little angels today or next Thursday… see you in February.We were hoping to be back up and running on the 20th January, but it seems COVID has well and truly landed in our midst. Several of our volunteers are isolating and the Primary School has been seriously affected in this latest local outbreak, so we're going to postpone our restart until the 3rd February. Spread the news and share this post so people know the plan. We look forward to seeing you all on the 3rd February.
We were hoping to be back up and running on the 20th January, but it seems COVID has well and truly landed in our midst. Several of our volunteers are isolating and the Primary School has been seriously affected in this latest local outbreak, so we're going to postpone our restart until the 3rd February. Spread the news and share this post so people know the plan. We look forward to seeing you all on the 3rd February.
This is great news for our village and the wider community! We pray for many blessings as a new team takes over this amazing facility.“We’re officially open! ✨![]()
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It took almost two years, due to Covid, for us to complete our registration and renovation but we’ve finally opened our doors and welcomed our residents and team.![]()
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Thank you to the community for your warm welcome.”![]()
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- Lynne Damaliti, Registered Manager
Prayer Breakfast this week is on Zoom due to there being Covid in the Rectory. Join us with your own breakfast for a short time of prayer together as we start our Wednesday together.
All are welcome to join this simple service of Morning Prayer for the second Sunday of Epiphany.
Cawston gets a mention in this fascinating lecture by Sarah Cassell
This is a public service announcement… Cawston residents, don’t forget it’s green bin day tomorrow.
The church building looking magnificent against the night sky
Good to hear this again! Lots of familiar voices.
All are welcome to this service of Morning Prayer for the Feast of the Baptism of Christ.
Thank you for supporting the local foodbank through our church donation point. If you're thinking of bringing something in the coming weeks, here is what they need most right now.Please see our wishlist of items required for this month. Thank you!
All are welcome at our services this Sunday in the Cawston Group; we will observe the Feast of the Baptism of Christ:![]()
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9am Morning Prayer in Oulton![]()
9am BCP Holy Communion in Heydon![]()
10:30am Holy Communion in Cawston![]()
11am Online Morning Prayer, on Facebook and Youtube![]()
There will be no Unique this weekend - we'll be back next month.
Sarah is a friend of Cawston Parish Church. For anyone interested in angel roofs, this is a must!
Are you having a new year clear out? Have a look at the enormous list of things you can recycle through Scrapbox - Norfolk in Reepham. The next donations day is the 26th February so get sorting!We've recently had a lot of enquiries about the sort of items we can accept on our Donations Days. SCRAPBOX is always looking for the following items though this list is by no means exhaustive:![]()
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Paper, Card and Cardboard products: Paper and card of all kinds and weights, colours and sizes, tubes from fabric rolls etc, boxes, crates, sheet cardboard, corrugated card, packaging sheets and materials, empty yarn cones etc. No used greetings cards please. ![]()
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Graphics products: Acetate sheets, printers' foil, sticky backed sign plastics, Foamex board, Correx board, Perspex sheets, aluminium sheets, display folders and boards etc.![]()
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Stationery items: Box files, hanging files, coloured card folders, tracing and graph paper, crayons, pens, pencils, sharpeners, scissors, rulers, erasers, staples, Sellotape and other tapes, rubber bands, paper clips and fasteners etc.![]()
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Fabrics: Large pieces, part rolls, felt, embroidery and cross stitch canvas, fur fabric, hessian, leather, Tyvek, unusual and exotic fabrics suitable for costume making, sample fabric books etc.![]()
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Haberdashery and Craft items: Zips, reels of thread and balls of yarn, embroidery silks, tapestry wools, knitting wool and anything suitable for weaving, crochet cotton, buttons, beads, buckles and fastenings, complete dressmaking patterns, ribbon, tape, googly eyes (and eyes for dolls, teddies etc), wadding and stuffing for quilting, toys etc.![]()
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Art and Craft items: Coloured papers and card, canvas, specialist art and craft papers, art brushes, easels, weaving looms, spinning wheels, tapestry frames, crayons, art paints, charcoal, craft punches, cardmaking supplies, inks and ink pads, Fimo and Plasticine (as long as it is still usable please!), balsa wood lengths, basketry cane, candle-making equipment and wax, polystyrene balls, jewellery findings and wire, adults’ and children’s craft kits etc.![]()
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Plastic and Glass: Containers, jars and bottles (clean and only jars with lids please), tubs and cylinders, plastic and rubber tubing, connectors, plastic cones, coloured glass pieces for mosaic/stained glass, Petri dishes, foam pieces. ![]()
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Miscellaneous items: New paintbrushes, rollers and trays, (unfortunately we can no longer accept decorating paint), wallpaper rolls and sample books, tiles, mirrors, carpet and vinyl samples, paint sample cards, Mod Roc (plaster of Paris modelling material), Tyvek, wooden lolly sticks, milk bottle tops (clean and dry please), rolls of wire, golf and table tennis balls, corks and crown caps, display stands for cards or jewellery etc.![]()
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SCRAPBOX members are very imaginative in their upcycling of our resources so don't dismiss any item you may have but are unsure of its creative value, as someone will more than likely come up with an exciting use for it! Our organisation members like schools and community artists particularly like identical items in quantity for class use or workshops. ![]()
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ITEMS WE SADLY CANNOT ACCEPT: Electrical items, clothing other than fancy dress or theatrical costume, household paints/stains/varnishes. ![]()
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Thank you so much for considering donating your unwanted items to our Charity.
Tomorrow the church marks the feast of the Epiphany and today we went on a prayerful wander around Cawston sharing an Epiphany blessing with parishioners and local businesses.![]()
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Happy New Year to all our Little Angels! We're taking an extended festive break as we all get used to the fact it's 2022. We'll be back on the 20th January and we look forward to seeing you all then.
Come and join us on Wednesday morning as we pray God's blessing around the village. All are welcome.
All are welcome to this short service of Morning Prayer for Epiphany Sunday from Cawston
Thank you for supporting the food bank through our church collection point.Thank you so much to everyone who donated to our food banks & @FareShareUK during both of this year’s @Tesco Food Collections. We’re working towards a future where no one needs to use a food bank but these donations will make such a difference to people in crisis this winter. Thank you! #EveryCanHelps
All are welcome to this short service of Morning Prayer for the first Sunday of Christmas
Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you've all had a wonderful day of festive celebrations.![]()
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Despite our best efforts, it's not been possible to bring you online versions of our recent outdoor worship; it proved too technically challenging to capture footage of a good enough quality. Normal service will shortly be resumed.![]()
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We were due to hold an in-person group service in Cawston on Boxing Day, but this will now be an online service at 11am, streaming here on Facebook and on YouTube. Please share the news so that no-one has a wasted journey to Cawston.
The final angel porch of our Advent Angels series was in Cawston this evening. Look, one of our very own angels stood still for long enough for photographic evidence! ![]()
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Thanks to all who came to this evening’s outdoor Christingle. The phone torches worked well as substitute candle flames. ![]()
Put the 13th January in your diary!
All are welcome this evening at our outdoor Christingle... and the forecast is looking good! Don't forget to bring a torch and a folding chair if you'd like to sit.![]()
Midnight Mass will be taking place in Heydon on Christmas Eve at 11:30pm. Due to the COVID situation, places are strictly limited; all tickets have now been allocated.![]()
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#AtTheHeartOfChristmas
Check out this lovely report about last night's 'Beer and Carols' on ITV Anglia's evening news... only live for the next 24 hours: Watch from 21:46.![]()
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Christingles ready for tomorrow. Come along to the church at 6.30 pm on Christmas Eve for a special start to Christmas. Wrap up warm as we will be outside. All donations to the Children's Society. Thanks to All Things Nice for the lovely oranges.
Beer and Carols is still on this evening and it's all outside, so it's as safe as it can possibly be. We start at 7pm in Jubilee Close, moving through the village, and singing more carols in the beer garden at from 8pm. Hot dogs, burgers and mulled wine will be on sale in the beer garden.![]()
There's no prayer breakfast on Wednesday 22nd, and we'll be taking a break until the new year. Back to normal on Wednesday 5th January.
The Carol Service in Booton, which was scheduled for 6:30pm this evening will not be taking place due to the COVID-19 situation. Don't forget you can join us in Cawston on Wednesday for Beer and Carols (round the village from 7pm and in Beer Garden from 8pm). We will also gather on Christmas Eve at 6:30pm in the churchyard for an outdoor Christingle service.![]()
We’re really excited about beer and carols on Wednesday with the lovely . We’ll be starting at 7 in jubilee close, then working our way through the village to The Bell Inn’s beer garden for 8pm. Lots of Christmas music to enjoy. ![]()
A notice for our online congregation... There won't be an online service tomorrow morning (Sunday 19th December). We are hoping to record the carol service in the evening, which will be posted once it has been edited.
Once more we find ourselves in difficult circumstances for Christmas. Many are anxious and worried about coming to church services with large numbers of people, so we've made some changes to the services in the coming week...![]()
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The Cawston Carol Service (Sunday 19th at 6:30pm) will take place outdoors at the West Door of the church. Wrap up, bring a torch and feel free to bring a folding chair.![]()
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The Booton Carol Service (Tuesday 21st at 6:30pm) has been cancelled.![]()
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Beer and Carols (Wednesday 22nd from 7pm in the village and 8pm at the Bell beer garden) will take place as planned.![]()
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The Christingle Service (Christmas Eve at 6:30pm) will take place outdoors at the West Door of the church. Wrap up, bring a torch and feel free to bring a folding chair.![]()
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Even with all the changes and uncertainty, we're determined to help you have a Happy Christmas. Taking services outside the building enables us to do this. Thank you for your patience and understanding.![]()
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Rev Andrew Whitehead
Everyone's so busy on the run up to Christmas, so we're taking a break from Little Angels until the New Year. Watch out for news of when we will restart.![]()
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If you want to help us get ready for Christmas in the church, Lyn is asking for young volunteers to come and help decorate the church Christmas tree on Saturday morning at 10am. Come and get into the festive spirit!
All are welcome to join this service of Morning Prayer for the third Sunday of Advent.
If the sensory overload of Christmas already seems to much, and if you want to find some space amidst all the busyness, this service could be for you...
All are welcome to join our walking nativity at 10:30am starting at the Primary School. Apart from grabbing a drink at the bar of , the event is all outdoors and the weather looks like it will be kind to us. Don't forget to dress up if you have a costume (or a dressing gown and a good imagination) - if you don't have anything, don't worry, we have some costumes too.![]()
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At our 'Messy Angels' session yesterday, we were busy preparing for the next instalment of , which happens in the school foyer today! Come and have a look at our amazing display from 3:30pm today, and like Phil Bloom you could grab a photo with our wonderful selfie wings.![]()
Children, Youth & Families
Don't forget that there's no Prayer Breakfast again this week... We're back to normal on the 15th December.
We have some very talented knitters in our congregations… any of you fancy giving this a try in support of the ?
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