Throughout October we will be holding a series of Sunday afternoon concerts at Blofield Church at 3pm. Tickets at the door, £10, include afternoon tea. (Payable by card or cash).
6th October: St Gregory’s Orchestra with the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Tales from the Vienna Woods, and the Bruch Violin Concerto played by Dylan Latham.
13th October: John Farmer: a piano concert with light classics & John’s own compositions and arrangements.
27th October: ‘Chanters Jigge’ with ancient, traditional and modern instruments.
St Andrew and St Peter Church stands proud on a hill with the tower visible from East and West as you approach the village of Blofield. It is the largest church between Great Yarmouth and Norwich.
Over the years Blofield Church has provided solace, a warm welcome and inspiration for many thousands of parishioners and visitors.
All who enter the church, looking for a place of worship and prayer or to attend one of the many activities or events on offer, will be welcomed in the refurbished community area in the West End.
Open Doors
Everyone is welcome to join us at Blofield Church for a little bit of chat/conversation, friendship, laughter, a homecooked, two course lunch and a little bit of crafting.
In October, we meet on Thursdays the 3rd and 17th from 12.00 midday.
Wednesday Morning Service
The Wednesday morning services at Blofield Church at 9.30am follow a pattern of Holy Communion and Morning Worship:
2nd October – Holy Communion
9th October – Morning Worship
16th October – Holy Communion
23rd October – Morning Worship
30th October – Holy Communion
The service is followed by coffee and chat in the West End – All welcome.
Prayers For Healing
Blofield church is open every day for people to visit or to be still and pray for the work of the church, our families, our own community and the wider world.
On Monday mornings, 9.00am – 9.45am, we will come together, to help carry the burden through prayer and faith, for those in need of healing in our church family and known to us as individuals. All are welcome to join for this quiet time of prayer.
Play Church Toddler and Baby Group
We are open on Wednesdays between 1 – 3pm during school term times. Come and join us for an afternoon of fun and friendship and a chance for babies and toddlers to learn and play in a safe, welcoming & well resourced setting. There is no set fee for the session but a donation bowl is available for your contribution. Please contact Yvonne on 07720 942955 or Barbara on 714519 for further information.
Toddler Play Church and Baby Group will be be open from 11th September until 23rd October.
Coffee and Chat
There is freshly brewed coffee, a warm welcome, homemade cakes, cheese scones, etc., every Wednesday from 10.15 am – 11.45 am. There is also a children’s corner to entertain your little ones while you relax and meet new people from the village.
Communal Worship at our Churches
Sunday services now regularly take place in the Churches of Blofield and Hemblington and we look forward to welcoming worshippers.
Sunday services are held in Hemblington Church with North Burlingham at 9.30 am and in Blofield Church at 11.00 am. Services alternate between Holy Communion and a Service of Morning Worship.
There are benefice Morning prayers on Tuesdays at 9.00 am by Zoom. The Wednesday morning service is at 9.30 am in Blofield Church, alternating between Holy Communion and Morning Worship.
Thursday morning prayers are at 9 am in Hemblington Church.
Our church buildings will remain open for private prayer at published times.
Church Opening Times
Blofield Church is open to visitors every day from 9.30am to dusk.
Daily Hope Phone Line
Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line. The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind.
If you know someone who does not have access to the internet and might appreciate this service then please pass on the number. Calls are free of charge.
Have you heard of the Paston family?
The Paston family wrote a prodigious number of letters in the 15th century which have been saved and teach us much of life in those times. Edward Paston, 1550 – 1630, had a Manor House in Blofield and was buried in Blofield Church. One of the most prominent Norfolk families is getting a huge boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund – and it will enable people across the county and beyond to join up the dots in its 300 year history.
The 600 Paston Footprints Project will, over a three year period, engage with 11 key centres in Norfolk (Paston, Bacton, North Walsham, Gresham, Mannington, Oxnead, Hellesdon, Blofield, Mautby/Caister, Norwich and Dereham) to work with and support local community groups, schools, walkers, churches, museums and the owners of key sites, to provide resources, information boards, events, activities, workshops, podcasts, booklets, and maps of heritage trails and cycle routes. Look out for Blofield’s part in this exciting venture.