Sunday afternoon, and a chance to have a picnic between events. I sat in glorious sunshine in the churchyard, wind rustling the leaves and grasses. The sound of traffic was a distant hum rather...
From the Rectory – Time to Watch
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St Mary’s Flower Festival 25th-26th September
St Mary’s Flower Festival in Celebration of the Life of Dorothy Lay St Mary’s Flower Festival on 25th and 26th September has a theme of celebrating the life of Dorothy Lay. Dorothy was born in...
A Parish Walk – From the Rectory
Last Saturday saw the annual Historic Churches Ride and Stride. This year Mary and I visited the Eastern side of the Benefice. Beginning at Stonham Aspal, right on our doorstep, then passing...
From the Rectory
Bless The Lord O My Soul it’s a glorious day. Stepping into the kitchen for breakfast, I saw that,while our trees are still green, with the golden stubble in the fields behind them, the early...
From the Rectory – Horizons
The holiday is over and it’s time to return to work. A few days ago I was walking Norfolk coastal paths, enjoying wide-open vistas of marsh and sea. Now the horizon has shrunk to the wall at the...
Holy Communion at St Mary’s Church
Holy Communion at St Mary's Church, Coddenham this Sunday, 5th September at 11.00am. Everyone welcome.
St Mary’s Coffee Morning – Saturday 11th September
This month's Coffee Morning is on Saturday 11th September from 10.00am - 12 noon. There will be an American theme to the refreshments as we commemorate 20 years since 9:11. There will also be a...
Ride and Stride for Suffolk Historic Churches
Suffolk Historic Churches Trust’s ‘Ride and Stride’ is taking place on 11th September (also the day of our next coffee morning) and we hope that Coddenham will be well represented. SHCT was formed...
From The Rectory – Common Prayer
On Sunday evening we walked the mile and a half to a local church; visiting holidaymakers joining the small, local congregation for Evensong. Cranmer’s 16th century prose, beloved by many, can be...
Getting Greener – 9th October Save the Date
The extreme weather conditions we have experienced throughout the world this summer and the publication of the UN report on climate change (IPCC) have surely focussed our minds on environmental...