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Canon Heather Butcher has been appointed to the position of Interim Priest in Charge (part-time) for a period of three years. You will have an experienced priest in Heather who has recently retired as Team Rector in the Launditch and The Upper Nar Team Ministry Benefice, was on Bishop’s Staff as Dean of Women’s Ministry and has ministered in other areas of the Diocese, as has her husband Revd Philip Butcher. They will continue to live in their own home in Aylsham, some 3/4 miles from the benefice. Contact details and for weddings, funerals and baptisms are canonhdb@gmail.com, 25 Muskett way, Aylsham NR116GF 01263 735922 SERVICES 1st Sunday is a group service held in rotation with the other churches in the benefice 2nd Sunday 9.30am Mattins taken by a churchwarden 3rd Sunday Holy Communion at 11am 4th Sunday Evensong at 6.30pm Wednesdays 9.15am on a rota with other churches Group Services are held in rotation with the rest of the benefice. Please see Keeping in Touch for further details
For all other matters please contact the churchwardens The churchwardens are Lesley Hennessey 01263 761873 and James Buchan 01263 768916. The church is open in daylight hours every day of the year. Everybody is welcome. Thwaite All Saints The Pulpit dates to
Between the Nave or main body of the church and the Chancel are the remains of a Screen. In 1559, At the Reformation its top was sawn off so there would be no barrier between the people and the altar. The Screen has some fine medieval carpentry.
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the reign of James 1 and its date, 1624, is seen plainly below the sounding board. That was a time when the sermon was a prominent part of every service. Restoration work was done on the pulpit in 1890.
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