Events

Lent 1 | Morning Worship @ St Peter's Church, Brooke
Sun, 22 Feb, 2026, 10:30am

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 2 | Holy Communion @ St Peter's Church, Brooke
Sun, 1 Mar, 2026, 10:30am

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent Lunches and Emmaus

Each year during Lent we enjoy simple lunches in aid of charity. This year we will be supporting Emmaus, locally based in Ditchingham.

Lent is a time for giving as well as ‘giving up’!

This year’s lunches:

Wednesday 4^th March at 12 noon at Topcroft Pavilion

Monday 9th March at 12 noon at Hempnall Mill

There will be tasty home-made soups, biscuits and cheese.

There is no cost but donations to Emmaus.

It will be helpful if you can let Jackie or Margaret know that you will be coming.

Please contact: Jackie Leggett 01508 482267 for Topcroft and Margaret Sparham 01508 499579 for Hempnall

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

March Group Walk

Sunday 8 March at 2:00pm                

A 3 mile walk from Topcroft church  followed by  tea in Topcroft church  organised by Margaret and David Ferre.

Lent Lunches and Emmaus

Each year during Lent we enjoy simple lunches in aid of charity. This year we will be supporting Emmaus, locally based in Ditchingham.

Lent is a time for giving as well as ‘giving up’!

This year’s lunches:

Wednesday 4^th March at 12 noon at Topcroft Pavilion

Monday 9th March at 12 noon at Hempnall Mill

There will be tasty home-made soups, biscuits and cheese.

There is no cost but donations to Emmaus.

It will be helpful if you can let Jackie or Margaret know that you will be coming.

Please contact: Jackie Leggett 01508 482267 for Topcroft and Margaret Sparham 01508 499579 for Hempnall

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 4 | Mothering Sunday Family Worship @ St Peter's Church, Brooke
Sun, 15 Mar, 2026, 10:30am

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Lent 2026: you are warmly invited to…..

… meet with others to dig deeper into five well-known episodes in St Matthew’s gospel with the help of art, poetry, music, and theologians past and present. We’ll be using a colourful resource (provided free of charge) written by Susanna Gunner who’ll also lead the five sessions.

The series will run in two places: 

Brooke Church Room from 6.45pm on Monday evenings (23 Feb, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March and 23 March)

The Mill Centre in Hempnall, from 2pm on Wednesday afternoons, (25 Feb, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March and 25 March).

Please register soon by email or phone: hempnallgroup.office@btinternet.com or 01508 498157

Palm Sunday | Morning Worship with procession of palms @ St Peter's Church, Brooke
Sun, 29 Mar, 2026, 10:30am

Good Friday | Brooke Benefice Pilgrimage from Thwaite to Brooke @ St Mary's Church, Thwaite to St Peter's Brooke
Fri, 3 Apr, 2026, 10am

Easter Day | Holy Communion @ St Peter's Church, Brooke
Sun, 5 Apr, 2026, 10:30am