ALL SAINTS CHURCH, BAWDESWELL

One of our most loyal members, Sheila Neave died in her sleep on 27th March at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, aged 82.  Her funeral was in the church on 2^nd April, attended by 45 family, friends and acquaintances.  Sheila was buried in the churchyard extension and everyone met back afterwards at the church for coffee.  The service was conducted by the Rector , David Head, and the organist was James Lilwall. The collection was in aid of the Friends of the Church.

Sheila has  been a longtime supporter of our church and she will be missed by us all.

WEDNESDAY COMMUNION – Please note that we have moved the mid-month Wednesday 9am Communion to Wednesday 23^rd  May, to come in the week between the Gig and the Words and Praise services which have moved.

NEW ORGAN? - We are very fortunate to have installed in the church, for a short time only, a state of the art Makin digital organ. 

The present pipe organ was originally built 1901 for Shotesham House and was rebuilt here in 1954, fitted with a new case, designed by J Fletcher Watson.

It has always been very limited with only 12 speaking stops across two manuals and pedal. The organ has a high pitch, which makes it impossible to use with other instruments. It’s voicing was originally scaled to the more intimate surroundings of the drawing room in Shotesham House, so provides little support to the congregational singing.

After such long service the organ is in urgent need of rebuilding to provide an instrument with integrity that can enhance our worship and musical life of the Church.

Organ Builders  Makin are putting together a scheme that would provide the church with a new instrument within the current case, replacing the old console with a new one positioned in the gallery as now.  We will evaluate it to see if it is a scheme that we could gain approval for and try and raise the necessary funds sometime in the future, if that is the decision.

Do come and listen to the demonstration organ.