Coltishall Group of Parishes

Somewhere - at the back of a cupboard, in the garage, up in the attic maybe - there's this something very valuable that's unimportant to you. This could be the time to to turn it into gold. Bring your items along to our valuation day with Keys Auctioneers at the Horstead Tithe Barn on 21st September 2024 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The cost will be £3.00 for each item and refreshments will be served. Plus all profits will go towards All Saints' Church, Horstead - serving the community since the 11th century.

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Good to see the vacancy advertised in the Church Times this week

Looking forward to seeing you.

Family Service Sunday 1st September 2024 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Church, Coltishall Getting excited about next Sunday’s Family Service. It is the first Sunday in the new Season of Creation and we& #82…

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Yes it's as desperate as that!

Can you help, please? or know someone who can ….. We are in danger of losing our village churches and churchyards unless we can look after them locally. No point hoping that someone, the Diocese perhaps, will do i…

Good to see our Vacancy advertised by the Diocese of Norwich - Keep on Praying

Priest-in-Charge Coltishall benefice - Diocese of Norwich A rewarding opportunity for a priest to serve as Priest-in-Charge of the Coltishall Benefice, comprising of 5 parishes set in the Norfolk Broads National Park. Coltishall is 8 miles north […]

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Getting excited about Sunday's Family Service at St. Johns' Church, Coltishall at 10 a.m. We'll have a Bible Story about the Lost sheep and think a little about Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
Family Services happen on 1st Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. on a regular basis. We aim to keep the service short (target time 45 mins) , fast moving accessible for young and old, prayerful, profound and as poetic as we can manage. There will be songs and choruses, pew sheets to colour and activities'.
Young and old , young or old, you'll be welcome and we'll share refreshments and have a chat afterwards.

Getting excited about Sunday's Family Service at St.Johns' Church, Coltishall at 10 a.m.. We have a Bible Story about the Lost Sheep and we'll think a bit about Jesus as the Good Shepherd.

Looking Forward to next Sunday 4th August
10 a.m. Family Service at St. John's Church, Coltishall - One of the Stories Jesus told - The Lost Sheep.

6 p.m. at St. Margaret's Stratton Strawless - the Gospel According to Jazz. Fundraser -

Be inspired: Conservation Churchyards - What's God got to do with it?

Keynote Address - The Right Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich ‘Towards Net Zero by 2030 - A Pit Stop for Rural Churches’ - A Day Conference at St Mary’s, Wiveton. For more information: https://www.dofn.org/netzero

Good to see Eco Angels Trail and Horstead All Saints ' Church on the BBC.

Norfolk schoolchildren honour climate champions as Eco Angels Children from 12 Norfolk schools create sculptures to celebrate our environmental campaigners.

https://pathways.churchofengland.org/en/jobs/priest-in-charge-coltishall-with-gt-hautbois-frettenham-hainford-horsford-and-stratton-strawless/1230 Great to see our vacant Priest-in-Charge post being advertised locally. Do you have friends and/or family who are connected with the Church where they live? If so, ask them to make the fabulous opportunity to live and work in this fantastic part of the Lord's Vineyard well known.

Church ready for tomorrow's 10 a.m. Family Service at St.Johns' Church, Coltishall before England v Switzerland match. We're CofE of course we're supporting England! Join us as we pray for the new government and think a bit about the Good Samaritan.

Looking forward to Family Service at St. Johns' Church, Coltishall at 10 a.m. on Sunday 7th July. Good old Bible Story the Good Samaritan (also known as the good Ipswich Supporter ?!) lively songs/choruses. All done and dusted in 45 minutes. No chance to get bored!

Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus ready to reenact Jesus' Presentation in the Temple for the 10 am Family Service at St. Johns, Church, Coltishall tomorrow. Hope to see you there! 😇

Big Garden Watch this coming weekend! All part of caring for God's Creation!

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Well done Rina and crew!

Its time your man had a makeover, Do the charitable thing!

Emergency Collection for St. Martin's Housing Trust - St.John the Baptist, Coltishall Church Open to receive donations for the St Martins, the homeless charity who urgently n…

Come and join us as we follow the wise men to the stable - part 2 of the Nativity Story - at our 10 a.m. Family Service at Coltishall Church ., Next Sunday 7th January.

What no Midnight Communion in Coltishall this year!? Well, no! But maybe something better. How to get to St. Margaret's Church? https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2723/find-us/

Oops! That was a windy night! Never mind ! The church has had its Christmas clean,, donkey, manger, shepherds' crooks, tea towels, camels, crowns and gold, incense and myrrh ready and standing by
Everything is ready to retell the Christmas Story on Sunday, Christmas Eve at Coltishall Church at 3 p.m. during our Crib Service. It is a story for the whole family - kids to grand parents! Everyone is invited to come as a Nativity character and we will do our best to cast everyone. And yes, we have one or two boxes of dressing-up clothes, so we'll find you something to wear.

Well done Coltishall Rainbows! Your singing at Mill House, Horstead was awesome. Well done too, wendy.griffith.942 and other Rainbow leaders and the mums and dads!

Repaired an early 20th C shepherd from Horstead' s crib set. He's ready for his big day but he might have his head knocked off again if he plays the bagpipes just as Mary gets Jesus to sleep!

It's the final week of our December Street Collection.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time in the past few weeks to help us raise funds to support people experiencing homelessness👏

If you have a spare hour this week, we still have some time slots left. Please sign up here: https://www.volunteersignup.org/A9PW4, or email [email protected]

Here's a video for the live draw for the amazing raffle of a Christmas hamper at the Big Drop Off and Pop-up Cafe held at St. John's, Coltishall.
Thanks to those who enabled the event. Thanks for all the generous gifts to St Martins Housing Trust and Salvation Army. Thanks for the generous donation of the hamper. And thanks to the Rainbows for all their help.

Anyone lost a friend - after Carols Round the Tree at Coltishall Church we found a Santa impersonator who forgot to go home. He's still waiting at the back of Church.

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Bishop Graham's Christmas Message

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