Bishop Paul champions early interventions and foster carers that support children in care
In the House of Lords yesterday Bishop Paul spoke in the debate on the number of children being committed into the care of local authorities. Drawing from his own experience as a foster carer, Bishop Paul highlighted the increasing financial challenges facing local authorities, the importance of funding services which provide early intervention, and the need to support existing foster carers. https://youtu.be/WTWhLZqo0jA
Our Vision Film – Living Hope
Filmed across churches and schools in our Diocese, this video captures the heart of our vision and mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFxN9lp2tZ8
16th April
Today we pray for Blyth, St Mary & St Martin's Priory Church; Scrooby, St Wilfrid; Ranskill, St Barnabas and also The Diocese of Dominican Republic – The Episcopal Church
Service of Thanksgiving for George Cassidy
You may have already received the sad news that George Cassidy, Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham from 1999-09, died peacefully on the 29th March following a serious stroke three weeks ago. Bishop Paul writes: ‘During his ten years as diocesan bishop, along with his wife, Jane, George touched the lives of many across the diocese through his kind and wise leadership. He inspired and encouraged many to enter into ordained and lay ministries, giving tremendous support and confidence to people to take
15th April
Today we pray for Miserton, All Saints; Beckingham, All Saints; Clayworth, St Peter; Walkeringham, St Mary Magdalene; West Stockwith, St Mary theBlessed Virgin; Gringley-on-the-Hill, St Peter & Paul. We also pray for The Diocese of Doko – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).
14th April
Today we pray for The Idles and Sands, Retford (Babworth, All Saints; Bothamsall, Our Lady & St Peter; Eaton, All Saints; Elkesley, St Giles; Scofton, St John;Sutton-cum-Lound, St Bartholomew; West Drayton, St Paul) and The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
13th April
Today we pray for the River Idle Benefice (Bawtry, St Nicholas; Austerfield, St Helena; Misson, St John the Baptist; Everton, Holy Trinity; Mattersey, All Saints) and the Diocese of Dogura – The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
Easter Stories – Part 2
We're pleased to share some more great stories from across our Diocese this Easter! Wiverton in the Vale There's been a wonderful series of services and events in the churches of Wiverton in the Vale. One of which included a reenactment of the Last Supper and the trail and crucifixion of Jesus. This took the form of a passion play and pilgrimage, as church congregations travelled across the surrounding area as the scenes unfolded. Many people attended services on Easter Sunday, Sue
Easter at St Michael’s, Bramcote
Maundy ThursdayHoly Communion. Jonathan Smithurst led and spoke on the set bible passage from John 13 with its description of the events surrounding the Last Supper. Jonathan emphasised the importance of Jesus’ example in serving one another and his command to love our neighbour. Little Angels. After a very well attended session of little Angels in the Church Centre the toddlers and their carers spend some time in church hearing about the story of Easter Agapé Meal. In the evening, there
Easter at East Leake
We had our easter holiday club with 58 children and 14 teenage junior leaders diving deep into the love of Jesus who went to the deep so we could be rescued forever. You can see more highlights of this on our video. https://youtu.be/CbFBT5MqinA We also had our Good Friday Walk - a day-long 15 miles walk visiting every church in the Benefice. 160 people and 9 dogs were involved in some way throughout the day, either walking bits or just popping in for some of the services. At each stop