The seemingly endless number of ‘Sundays after Trinity’ continue into October. This shouldn’t disguise the fact that this time of year has always been of immense importance to agricultural communities such as Lavenham and Preston and all the more so now there are fewer sheep to shear and more crops to harvest. It’s right and proper that we use the words ‘praise’, ‘festival’ and ‘thanksgiving’ to mark harvest, as we have much to be thankful for, living in such a productive part of the world. 
Worth noting too that Bishop Nigel is moving on from the Diocese and everyone is invited to attend his farewell service at St Edmundsbury on the 20th of October.
Lavenham Church 