Suffolk Heights Benefice News

Welcome

Welcome to the Suffolk Heights Benefice News website created to complement the monthly community magazine, serving the six parishes of our benefice, Suffolk Heights. Here you will find information on the parish churches of Chedburgh, Chevington, Depden, Hargrave, Hawkedon and Rede along with details of upcoming events, services and the latest news.

Find out how you can contribute to the life of your parish and Suffolk Heights. Contact details for each can be found on the Contact Us page.

The June 2021 edition is now available to view on the Magazine page of this site. This month we have three excellent articles on finds from metal detecting in the area.

Chevington Village Hall needs you. The Management Committee is meeting on Tuesday 22nd June at 7pm and would like to see as many people as possible attending to help generate new ideas for its future use. Don't be shy, help the village keep this asset.

If you have any news, please send it in and I will add it to the News Section, see below, where you will see Aggie Redpath's Gardening Tips and details of the bells rung at three of our churches for HRH Prince Philip and details of the Christian Aid Vaccine Appeal.

Following the photo of the dandelion and the heartfelt plea not to persecute this little sunflowers, I don't know if I'm imagining it or whether various verges around the benefice look a little less well mown this spring. Several greens and patches of grass seem to be just a bit more natural, maybe No Mow May is catching on. This month's photograph is rather splendid communal caterpillar cocoon spotted today on the path between Ousden and Wickhambrook.

From the Rectory

Last December, we prepared for the birth of Jesus through the four weeks of Advent; we celebrated his birth at Christmas and pondered his manifestation as the Son of the Living God through the Season of Epiphany. And then we walked with Jesus through the Lenten wilderness and faced the agony of his suffering and death on a cross on Good Friday. On Easter Day we rejoiced at his bursting free from the bonds of death and over the great festival of Easter we have enjoyed his risen presence with us and his revelation of himself through the breaking of bread. Shortly, on Ascension Day (Thursday, May 13th ) we will celebrate Christ’s return to the throne before which every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that this Jesus is Lord. And now, with the followers of his own time, we await the coming of the promised Holy Spirit, his gift to his people, through whom we make Christ known to the world at Pentecost, the culmination of our journey of faith that started last December.

Join our celebration at our Pentecost Communion at All Saints’ Church, Chevington at 10am at which the Bishop of Dunwich will preside and preach, and at our sung Evening Prayer at St Mary’s Church, Hawkedon at 6pm.

Every blessing

Rev Dr Simon Hill

Today's Prayer

Listen to or read the Prayer for the Day and join in with others saying these words each day.

Today's Prayer

Information

Services

RAF Chedburgh

Zoom Worship

For the moment we plan that the services as shown in the calendar below will go ahead as planned. Further details along with guidelines on Covid protocols, can be found here:

Our Services

Zoom Worship

RAF Chedburgh

Zoom Worship

We have a couple of online Zoom worship services each week which all are welcome to.

See details

RAF Chedburgh

Over the past few months there has been ditch clearance around Chedburgh resulting in some site clearance of the RAF accommodation area, known as Site 5. Ian Leggett has been investigating..

Find Out More Here

Clare Deanery

RAF Chedburgh

From car repairs and plumbers to catering and ironing, find your local business here.

See directory

Clare Deanery

Suffolk Heights Benefice belongs to Clare Deanery. You can find out more information about the Deanery using the link below.

Clare Deanery