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
Easter at Wiverton in the Vale
On Maundy Thursday, a ‘Last Supper’ was held at a beautifully-decorated St Andrew’s Church in Langar. Participants washed each others’ hands before enjoying a simple Mediterranean-style meal followed by partaking of bread and wine. Good Friday saw the combination of a modern ‘Passion Play’ and the now traditional pilgrimage. The morning started with the trial of Jesus at St Giles’ Church, Cropwell Bishop. The forecast showery weather didn’t materialise but there followed a muddy trek across the fields to Colston Bassett,
12th April
Today we pray for the Rivers Benefice (Askham, St Nicholas; Dunham-on-Trent, St Oswald; East Drayton, St Peter; East Markham, St John the Baptist; Fledborough, St Gregory; Grove, St Helen; Headon-cum-Upton, St Peter; Laneham, St Peter; Rampton, All Saints; Stokeham, St Peter; Treswell, St John the Baptist) and the Diocese of Divine Hope – Igreja Anglicana de Mocambique e Angola
11th April
Today we pray for Bassetlaw & Bawtry Deanery and The Diocese of San Diego – The Episcopal Church
10th April
Today we pray for the Nottingham Street Pastors and also the Diocese of Dhaka – the Church of Bangladesh.
9th April
Today we pray for the work of Sacrista Prebend and the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe – The Church of Ireland