Six Parishes of The Saxonshore Benefice in North West Norfolk


	Updated for December/January 2008/9

We are looking for a new Rector
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Profile of
the Churches
of the Saxon Shore Benefice

While there is no Rector the Benefice will be under the care of the Rural Dean. He is Revd. Michael Brock, The Vicarage, Shernborne Road, Dersingham, PE37 6LL. Tel: 01485 540214

The United Benefice of Hunstanton St Mary with Ringstead Parva St Andrew, Holme-Next-the-Sea St Mary the Virgin and Thornham All Saints, with Brancaster St Mary the Virgin, with Burnham Deepdale St Mary and Titchwell St Mary, with Choseley”, is the official name of this Benefice, which is rather a mouthful and so the name “The Saxon Shore Benefice” was chosen for these churches on the north west Norfolk coast

Music in Country Churches - Click here to see July's programme
with performances by Sergei Nakariakov

December/January Parish Letter from Revd. Michael Brock

Dear Friends,

Light up a Life
During December 'The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House' are organising a number of 'Light up a Life' services in our area. These services provide an opportunity for people to pause and spend some time being still with precious memories of loved ones, to light a candle and to reflect. These services are to be welcomed because they remind us, in all the hustle and bustle of Christmas, of the huge debt of gratitude we owe to those who have gone before us and left behind a legacy of love, kindness and joy.

Remembrance can also be wonderfully healing. It ignites the memories of love that are stored within the depths of our souls, and the light from these rekindled fires burns brightly to bless us.

One of the things that appeals to me about these services is that they link together two of the great themes of Christmas: Light and Life. St. John in the wonderful prologue to his gospel tells us, "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." Darkness comes in many guises; as fear, as grief, as despair, and sometimes the darkness can seem all pervasive and unending. One way of seeking to overcome this darkness is to light a candle and light up a life and the memories of love that lie in our hearts.

Christmas is also the time to light another candle, to the one who is The Life and The Light of all. So as we remember loved ones and light candles in their memory, we also remember the birth of Jesus who brought into the darkness of our world the Light that cannot be extinguished and the Life that is stronger than death. As you celebrate his birth later this month may you have a joyful and peaceful Christmas.

Michael Brock