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CHURCH NEWS - OCTOBER, 2009. THE ORDINATION to the PRIESTHOOD of the REVEREND FRANK CLARKE: The ordination to the Priesthood of the Reverend Frank Clarke by the Right Reverend James Langstaff, Bishop of Lynn will take place on Sunday 4th October 2009 at St Nicholas Church, Salthouse at 11am. Everyone is invited to this sacrament of ordination and to the buffet lunch afterwards. It is a really special occasion for our United Benefice to witness in one of its fine churches, the calling of someone to serve this royal priesthood. For Frank it has been a long journey blessed by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit. As a Priest, Frank will be ordained to lead God's people 'in the offering of praise and the proclamation of the gospel' and 'sustain the community of the faithful by the ministry of the word and sacrament'. As a colleague and friend we will be richly blessed with Frank's gifts of ministry as a Priest. We pray for him, for Annette and for the family at this time and pray for the community amongst whom he will serve. Fr Phil. BENEFICE PRAYER MEETING: The Benefice Prayer Meeting in October will be held on Friday, 9th between 10 - 11am at All Saints Church, Bodham. Do please come and support this essential activity. COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED: As in previous years, there will be special Services on Sunday 1st November, the day before All Souls' Day, to commemorate the departed, those who have died recently and also those who have died sometime in the past. These Services will be held at 3pm in both All Saints' Church, Bodham and the Priory Church of All Saints', Weybourne. If you wish a loved one to be remembered at these Services, please give the name(s) of your loved one(s) to Father Phil. (Telephone: 588268). CONGRATULATIONS: We send belated congratulations to Ray and Eve Smith of West Beckham on the occasion of their Golden Wedding on the 5th September. The Editor and Brenda also celebrated this milestone on the same day, so, presumably, the congratulations are for us too! Our thanks for the generous gifts for Quiddenham Children's Hospice at the time of our celebrations. We raised £295 for this most worthy cause. READINGS FOR OCTOBER - YEAR B: 4th St. Francis Micah 6: 6 - 8; Galatians 6: 14 - 18; Luke 12: 22 - 34. 11th Trinity 18 Amos 5: 6 - 7, 10 - 15; Hebrews 4: 12 - end; Mark 10: 17 - 31. 18th St. Luke Acts 16: 6 - 12a; 2 Timothy 4: 5 - 17: 5; Luke 10: 1 - 9. 25th Bible Sunday Isaiah 55: 1 - 11; 2 Timothy 3: 14 - 4: 5; John 5: 36b - 47.