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How are we proclaiming the Good News of the
Kingdom?
What are the good things we are already doing?
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Breck Farm Youth Mission attracted 35 young people
three times a day for two weeks in Summer 2007
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Monthly United Service in
Bodham Village Hall
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Clergy invited into our Primary Schools to lead
worship
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Pre-baptism visits to all families; three marriage
preparation sessions for all couples; bereavement visits and follow-up
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Well-planned teaching and preaching at all
Principal services
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Church runs Bingo
sessions, craft afternoons, flower festivals, croquet competitions, lunches and
socials in Village Halls across the Benefice
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Fund-raising – many of
these with active support of the wider community
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Choir Concerts of
religious music and the use of Churches for other concerts attracts large
audiences
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Salthouse annual Art
exhibitions attracted over 7,000 visitors in 2007
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Each month 19 services
out of a possible 24 held across the Benefice; Group Services every 5th
Sunday;
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Special group services
for Candlemas for children; Christingle for families; Commemoration of All
Souls for the bereaved; Harvest for land and sea
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Easter Card and Christmas
Card proclaim the good news and advertise the services – for villagers and for
the tourist
What else is God wanting for us?
- Extend the welcome in each Church as an open Church for prayer; for
the young; for the tourist
- Review teaching and preaching during services to look at different
forms of presentation
- Provide other forms of worship (particularly with greater spiritual
engagement) and at times outside the traditional pattern of services
- Explore other mission programmes to engage the seeker and the enquirer
e.g. Alpha; Youth Emmaus; Living the Questions
- Use the resources of Horstead Centre for children and young people;
encourage youth leadership
- Contact young mothers with toddlers
What can we do this year?
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Bodham – develop Young and Youth Seekers’ groups;
support Beach Mission; develop monthly youth service in Bodham Village Hall
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Weybourne – support full Beach Mission in the
summer by the Scripture Union, linked to Bodham and Sheringham
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Set-up Mother-and-toddler café church in
Weybourne Village Hall
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Harvest at the ‘Dun Cow’ (Salthouse) as the model
for ‘Fresh Expressions’ services/supper in Weybourne and Bodham
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