Nar Valley Benefice

07/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our services today, especially our wedding couples, and those exploring church.

This week's services are:
Thurs 11 June. 9.30am Holy Communion in Narborough, celebrating Barnabas the Apostle.

Sunday 14 June:
9.30am Holy Communion at Castle Acre.
11.00am Holy Communion at Pentney.
6pm traditional evensong at South Acre

Do come along. We'd love to meet you.

Picture: flowers from Max & Olivia's wedding in Castle Acre church last week 💘

31/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our services today, especially visitors to Nar Valley and those trying out our churches for the first time ❤️

This week's services are:
Thurs 4th: 9.30am Holy Communion in Narborough to celebrate the festival of Corpus Christi.
Sun 7th:
Traditional said Holy Communion in Newton (8.30am) using the Book of Common Prayer.
Morning Praise in Castle Acre (9.30am). A friendly lay-led service.
Holy Communion in Narborough (11am).

Do come along. All are welcome and our churches are dog-friendly.

Picture: ducks in Narborough churchyard this evening.

29/05/2026

🥳🥳🥳The June edition of Nar Valley News is out and being delivered. If you don't get a copy, there will be some spares in our churches - or look on our website at https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/26-284CP/notice-sheet/list/

Picture: Ryder catching up on local gossip before his morning patrol.

28/05/2026

Although Christian Aid Week has finished, there are still a few days left for you to donate to this worthwhile charity.

You can use the link below, or there should still be some envelopes available in Nar Valley churches.

This Christian Aid Week, I’m supporting families facing hunger in Nairobi.Parents like Fridah are growing food in small city spaces so their children can eat. With tools, seeds and training, families can plan for the future.Please give what you can this Christian Aid Week.

24/05/2026

This week's church services are:
Thurs 28 (9.30am) Holy Communion at Narborough. A smaller, friendly service with refreshments afterwards.

Sun 31.
Traditional Holy Communion at West Acre (8.30am)
Our regular Holy Communion service at Castle Acre (9.30am).
Then lay-led Morning Praise service at 11am in Pentney.

All are welcome.

Picture: flowers outside Castle Acre church after yesterday's wedding

21/05/2026

Our new Bibles have arrived in Narborough church. Thanks to all those who donated. They will get a great deal of use 😇

19/05/2026

Happy St Dunstan's Day!

Lectionary 19 May: Saint Dunstan (c. 909 – 988) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 960 until his death. He was the most prominent religious leader of Anglo-Saxon England, serving as a key advisor to several Kings of Wessex. Canonised in 1029, he was England's most popular saint for nearly two centuries before Thomas Becket.

According to one legend, Dunstan, a skilled blacksmith, was busy working at his forge when the Devil visited him in disguise. Recognizing his visitor's true identity, Dunstan grabbed the Devil by the nose with the burning tongs and forced him to flee.



Picture: Internet Archive Book Images, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

17/05/2026

Nar Valley church services - w/c 18 May. Please note the slightly different timetable due to the special festival on Sunday. All are welcome.

"Thy Kingdom Come" - meet outside each church at 5pm for a 15 min walk followed by a short service:
- Mon 18 at Castle Acre
- Tues 19 at South Acre
- Wed 20 at Pentney
- Fri 22 at Narford
- Then 5.30pm on Sat 23 at Newton

Thurs 21st: Holy Communion at Narborough (9.30am), celebrating St Helena.

Sun 24th: Holy Communion with anointing at Castle Acre (9.30am) and Narborough (11am) to celebrate Pentecost. Then "Pentecost Praise" at South Acre (4pm) - Word, music, stillness and anointing.

Picture: squirrel in Narborough churchyard

14/05/2026

Today (Thursday 14th) is Ascension Day 🥳🥳🥳and the start of nine special days of prayer. In Nar Valley there will be church services moving around our villages.
Today there's an Ascension Day service in Narborough at 9.30am this morning.

Lectionary 14 May.
Ascension Day. How are you celebrating today?

Picture: Folio 026v from the Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (ca. 1185) in the collection of the National Library of the Netherlands. Public domain via picryl.