Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich
St. Matthew's Church
Welcome to the St. Matthew's Thorpe Hamlet website.
Our main act of worship is at 9am and is a Communion service. We are careful to make sure everything is safe and compliant with Covid restrictions, but even so are able to have a small music group.
Zoom prayer meetings happen at 10.00 on Wednesday and at 11am on Sunday. You will need a link to them which you can get by emailing the vicar at revpatrickjordan@gmail.com . Young families are invited to join the zoom Children's Church at 2pm, again contact Rev Patrick for links and an explanation of how it works.
Articles and podcasts we find interesting are in study materials, thoughts and reflections can be found on the blog and art from around Thorpe Hamlet or that has been important for people in our community can be found in the Rainbow Gallery and Community Scrap book.
If you would like to talk to the Vicar, my name is Patrick Jordan and my telephone number is 01603 494015.
God bless you and be safe as we get through this difficult time together.
We are a Church that seeks to welcome everyone, sometimes that means adapting what we do in order to meet people's needs. We are happy to do that, so if you or your family have specific needs please let us know. We are an inclusive Church which means we are all welcome, whatever our gender, race or sexual orientation and with whatever needs we have. We are also a Recovery Friendly Church committed to supporting people in their mental health and well-being.
Play -Cafe returns!
Playcafe begins again on the 15th April! There are limited numbers so you will need to book a place. Here is how it is going to work. We can have no more than 10 Adults (parents/carers) but there are no restrictions on the numbers of children. You will need face masks for adults and to bring any food or snacks as we can not supply them. When you arrive we will take your temperature. There are two sessions, one for families with mobile children on Thursday at 9am till 10.30am, and a second session for non mobile children (pre-toddler) from 1.30 to 3pm.
You will need your name on the list! To do that ring the Vicar on 01603 494015. If you have both mobile and non mobile children book on the Thursday morning session. There are more restrictions in order to keep us safe, but we are really looking forwards to seeing you.
You will need your name on the list! To do that ring the Vicar on 01603 494015. If you have both mobile and non mobile children book on the Thursday morning session. There are more restrictions in order to keep us safe, but we are really looking forwards to seeing you.
Children's Church now on Zoom
Listen to Paula telling the story of Adam and Eve as part of our Sunday Afternoon Children's Church service. If you would like to take part contact revpatrickjordan@gmail.com
Open for Private prayer
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St Matthews will be open from Monday to Thursday 9am-12 noon for private prayer. Please be aware that there will only be one door open with a hand sanitiser to use as we enter.
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News
Jill Miller's life as a local Councillor, mayor and Sheriff in the press.
Longstanding member of St Matthews, Jill Miller is profiled in the EDP, (see link below) Jill has served as Deputy Mayor, Lord Mayor and Sheriff twice, here is here story...
News from the Diocese
Memorial service for Prince Philip
There will be a service of Choral evensong in memory of His royal Highness Prince Philip on Friday the 16th at 6pm, there is a live stream for the event with the following link https://youtu.be/GlXAjo8ZF1I
Keep in touch
There are lots of ways of keeping in touch with St Matthews, you can email us your prayer requests, or your offers of help. If there are things you need we will try and match you up with someone who you know, who can help. Alongside short films that are being prepared . We are worshiping together on Zoom, do please contact the Vicar revpatrickjordan@gmail.com if you would like to take part.
You can comment on our blog page, new blogs are going up each day, and you can pray with us, a prayer resources page will be on the website soon.
You can comment on our blog page, new blogs are going up each day, and you can pray with us, a prayer resources page will be on the website soon.
As of today (17th March) the Church of England has suspended all acts of public worship. That means there will be no services at St Matthews for the next few weeks. The Vicar will continue to pray each day in the Church and we are focusing our time and energy on supporting people by phone and online. For more information contact Rev Patrick Jordan the vicarage phone number is 01603 494015.
Youth Group gets arty.
St Matthews youth group has been using art to explore mental health and the Church as a safe place to talk about anything that may be concerning you and celebrating International Women's day.
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