February 10th
Today, we pray for Mansfield Woodhouse St. Edmund King and Martyr & Pleasley Vale St Chad. We also pray for The Diocese of Peterborough – The Church of England (Canterbury Province)
February 9th
Today, we pray for Mansfield St. Peter & St. Paul; Mansfield, St Mark and The Diocese of Peshawar – The (united) Church of Pakistan
February 8th
Today, we pray for Mansfield St. Lawrence and The Diocese of Peru – The Anglican Church of South America
February 7th
Today, we pray for Mansfield St. John with Ladybrook St. Mary and The Diocese of Perth – The Anglican Church of Australia (Western Australia Province)
The Rocking Ceremony
At St Mary’s Blidwoth, Candlemas is celebrated with the Rocking Ceremony – a tradition that is thought to be unique to the village. The Rocking Ceremony was typical in churches dedicated to St Mary of the Purification all over Europe at one time, but it is believed that Blidworth’s church is the only one in the UK still dedicated to St Mary of the Purification and the only church anywhere continuing with this custom.
February 6th
Today, we pray for Mansfield St. Augustine and Pleasley Hill St. Barnabas and The Territory of the People – The Anglican Church of Canada (BC and Yukon Province)
February 5th
On the 3rd Sunday before Lent, we pray for Warsop St. Peter & St. Paul; Sookholme St. Augustine and The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
February 4th
Today, we pray for Forest Town St Alban and The Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania – The Episcopal Church (III (3) Province).
Start the Day on First Fridays with Bishop Paul and Sarah (152) – 3rd February 2023
In a Start the Day message for the first Friday in February, Bishop Paul and Sarah read from Psalm 34 and speak about how to renew your confidence in God especially when you feel surrounded by many difficulties: ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.’ Bishops Paul also mentions the invitation to join in the Diocesan Day of Prayer next Thursday, especially with Evensong in the Minster at 5.30pm and
Friday 3 February
Today, we pray for the Churches of Sherwood Benefice (Clipstone, All Saints; Edwinstowe, St. Mary; Perlethorpe, St. John the Evangelist). We also pray for The Diocese of Central Pennsylvania – The Episcopal Church (III (3) Province).