December 2025

We love seeing parishes across our diocese find creative ways to engage their communities. Last night, Clifton Parish in Nottingham premiered a short film titled The Wise, a 24-minute modern retelling of one of the most famous stories in the world. The film follows the journey of the Magi as they evade the disturbing pursuit of King Herod’s agents and encounter an extraordinary child, a gift from God. As the story unfolds, viewers are invited to journey alongside the Magi in

We’ve loved seeing and hearing about many more Christmas events and services taking place in churches across the diocese as we invite people to Come home this Christmas. Read below for a selection of stories, and explore even more stories in our previous round-up here. St Mary's East Leake Last Sunday afternoon, St Mary’s East Leake celebrated Christingle with a wonderful mix of regular churchgoers and newcomers. Each person received a bag containing all the ingredients needed to make their own Christingle. The

It’s been wonderful to see the response to our newly released Christmas short film. With over one million views across our social media channels, the response has been incredibly encouraging. On Tuesday morning, Bishop Paul joined BBC Radio Nottingham to share the meaning behind the film and the message at its heart. Click button below to listen (the interview begins at 1 hour 22 minutes): listen here If you haven’t yet seen the film, you can watch it below: https://youtu.be/zsae3jJaCn4 We hope it offers you

The School of Worship is a programme run as a collaboration between the diocese and Trinity Church Nottingham open to anyone who is part of a church within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. If you are passionate about leading others into the presence of God and someone who wants to develop their knowledge and practical skills in contemporary worship leading, this is for you. This year, Tom Walters (Diocesan Contemporary Worship Lead) and Hannah Crutch (Diocesan Worship Leader Facilitator) will

On Sunday, it was announced that the Revd Canon Dr Stephen Evans has been appointed as the new Dean of Southwell. On Monday he visited the diocese with his wife, Diana, to visit Southwell Minster and other churches in the diocese, and met members of the Minster Community as well as leaders from the county and diocese.   The morning included meetings with Bishop Paul, the Lord-Lieutenant for Nottinghamshire, Professor Veronica Pickering, and Interim Dean, Revd Canon Dr Neil Evans. They received

We've loved seeing and hearing about all the Christmas events and services taking place in churches across the diocese this month, as we invite people to 'Come home this Christmas'. Read on to hear a selection of what has been taking place across the diocese, and come back next week for even more stories! St Wilfrid's, Wilford St Wilfrid’s welcomed an exceptional number of families and visitors to their Christingle service last Sunday: a lively, interactive celebration complete with Christingle-making and even someone

We are pleased to share that St John’s at Carlton-in-Lindrick has successfully secured funding through the Disability Parish Grant Scheme. Part of the Disability Project 2024, the Parish Grants Scheme supports parishes in enhancing accessibility and inclusion for those who are Deaf, disabled, and/or neurodivergent. Parishes can apply for funding for small projects, with grants of up to £5,000, or for larger works, with grants of up to £50,000. Small projects might include initiatives such as launching supportive groups for

PARISH NEW VICAR FOR ST LEONARD'S WOLLATON Revd. Mark Fraser, at present Vicar in the benefice of Gamston and Bridgford, is to be Rector in the benefice of Wollaton St Leonard. Mark's last Sunday in Gamston will be 8th February 2026. Licensing date to be announced. Please pray for Mark as he prepares to move on to this new role, and for the benefice of Gamston and Bridgford as they prepare for a time in vacancy. MOVING ON Revd. Canon Peter Huxtable, at present