Welcome

Welcome to the website for All Saints Church, Hemblington. We do not know who built our church or when. What we worship in each week is a beautiful and simple building. The clear glass windows allow the light to flood the building. We gaze out at the rolling fields that surround the churchyard. This delightful building is very much part of the environment as the environment is part of the church.

Family Carol Service

Please do join us for a Family Carol Service on Sunday 15th December at 4pm following by refreshments. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Please note that there will be no 9.30am service that day.

Christmas Services

Please join us for any of the following services at our churches over the Christmas season:

Sunday 15th December 4 pm Carol Service Hemblington Church
Friday 20th December 6 pm Carol Service North Burlingham Church
Sunday 22nd December 11 am Carol Service Blofield Church
Christmas Eve 4 pm Christingle Blofield Church
9 pm Christmas Eve Holy Communion Hemblington Church
11.30 pm Midnight Communion Blofield Church
Christmas Day 9.30 am Holy Communion Hemblington Church
10.30 am Christmas Day Family Service Blofield Church
Sunday 29th December 10.30 am Benefice Service South Walsham

David’s Giant Music Quiz

On Saturday evening, 1st February 2025 – by popular demand, David’s Giant Music Quiz is happening again at Heathlands Community Centre, Blofield Heath. Make up a team to try to sort out music-related and live music questions, all in David’s inimitable style. Further details will be available from Sue (01603 715804) or Linda (01603 715933) or on a poster near you!

Big Churchyard Birdwatch

On Sunday, 26th January 2025 between 11 00am and 1 00pm we have our Free Big Churchyard Birdwatch at All Saints Church, Hemblington – Part of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. There will be help on hand with bird ID plus warming soup and other refreshments. Dress up warm and be part of a citizen science programme!

Morning Prayers

Please note that there will be no Thursday Morning Prayers at Hemblington Church during December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025.

Make and Mardle

There will be on Make & Mardle in December. The next Make & Mardle will be on Thursday, 23rd January 2025 at Gables Farmhouse, Hemblington Hall Road from 10am to 12noon. Come & join us for a tea / coffee, cake, chat with optional craft. All will be very welcome.

Synergy Rock & Blues Band

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this event due to insufficient tickets sales. If you have already purchased tickets we will be in touch to organise a refund.

Communal Worship at our Churches

Sunday services now regularly take place in the Churches of Blofield and Hemblington and we look forward to welcoming worshippers.

Sunday services are held in Hemblington Church with North Burlingham at 9.30 am and in Blofield Church at 11.00 am. Services alternate between Holy Communion and a Service of Morning Worship.

There are benefice Morning prayers on Tuesdays at 9.00 am by Zoom.

The Wednesday morning service is at 9.30 am in Blofield Church, alternating between Holy Communion and Morning Worship.

Thursday morning prayers are at 9 am in Hemblington Church.

Our church buildings will remain open for private prayer at published times.

Church Opening Times

Hemblington Church is open to visitors every day from 9.30 am until 4 pm.

We hope you enjoy the history and peace of our lovely church.

Take a look inside Hemblington Church

As a retirement project, Andrew Hawkins is building a website which takes a virtual tour of places of interest in and around the historic city of Norwich, presented as a series of interactive 360-degree panoramas in which you, the viewer, can ‘turn the camera’ to look left and right and up and down. He has just added a section about Hemblington Church which contains beautiful views of our church. The Hemblington Church entry can be found at:

http://norwich360.com/hemblington.html

But have a look round the rest of the website for interesting insights into our local heritage.

Access to Hemblington Parish Records

For anyone who is researching family history in the Hemblington area we have a page explaining how you can access our church records.

This can be found here.

Virtual Tours of Hemblington Church

Thanks to Paul Brittain of Norfolk360.co.uk you can now experience a 360 degree tour of the inside and outside of our church by using the following links:


View inside All Saints, Hemblington Church on Google Tours
360 Tour Inside Church

View outside All Saints, Hemblington Church on Google Tours
360 Tour Outside Church

Video of Hemblington Church

This is video shows our beautiful church on a lovely summers day in June 2014. Music by the Octagon Singers of Norwich.

Sunday 15 December
  • 11:00 am Morning Worship, Blofield Church
  • 4:00 pm Carol Concert, Hemblington Church
Wednesday 18 December
  • 9:30 am Morning Worship, Blofield Church
  • 10:15 am Coffee and Chat, Blofield Church
  • 1:00 pm Play Church, Blofield Church
Thursday 19 December
  • 12:00 pm Open Doors, Blofield Church
Sunday 22 December
  • 9:30 am Holy Communion, Hemblington Church
  • 11:00 am Carol Service, Blofield Church
Monday 23 December
  • 2:00 pm Making Christingles, Blofield Church
Tuesday 24 December
  • 4:00 pm Christingle, Blofield Church
  • 9:00 pm Holy Communion, Hemblington Church
  • 11:30 pm Midnight Communion, Blofield Church
Wednesday 25 December
  • 9:30 am Holy Communion, Hemblington Church
  • 10:30 am Christmas day Worship, Blofield Church