Jubilee House Volunteer Day
It was such a joy for the central support team from Jubilee House to head out to St Lawrence’s Mansfield and St Stephen’s Sneinton last week for our annual Volunteer Day, working with teams from both churches to help clear and refresh the spaces. The two teams spent time painting, clearing, weeding, mowing, and even building a shed! We’re so thankful to have been able to partner with these churches, and for the amazing welcome they gave us. Lynda Blakeley, curate at
12th June
Please pray for Edingley, St Giles. Please also pray for The Diocese of Fond du Lac – The Episcopal Church.
11th June
Please pray for The Octave Group (East Stoke, St Oswald; Elston, All Saints; Kilvington with Alverton, St Mary; Shelton, St Mary & All Saints, Sibthorpe, St Peter; Staunton with Flawborough, St Mary; Syerston, All Saints). Please pray for The Diocese of Southwest Florida – The Episcopal Church.
10th June
Please pray for Eakring, St Andrew. Please also pray for The Diocese of Southeast Florida – The Episcopal Church.
9th June
Please pray for The Beck & Trent Benefice (Carlton-on-Trent, St Mary; Caunton, St Andrew; Cromwell, St Giles; Norwell, St Laurence; Ossington, Holy Rood; Sutton-on-Trent, All Saints). Please also pray for Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo.
8th June
Please pray for Southwell Minster & Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Please also pray for The Diocese of Central Florida – The Episcopal Church.
7th June
Please pray for West Trent Benefice (Bleasby, St Mary; Halloughton, St James; Hoveringham; Morton, St Denis; Rolleston, Holy Trinity; Thurgaton, St Peter; Upton, St Peter & St Paul; with Fiskerton). Please also pray for The Diocese of Florida – The Episcopal Church.
6th June
Please pray for the Bilsthorpe, St Margaret; Egmanton, St Mary Our Lady of Egmanton; Kirton, Holy Trinity; Kneesall, St Bartholomew; Laxton with Moorhouse, St Michael the Archangel; Ollerton St Giles; Ollerton St Paulinus; Boughton, St Matthew; Walesby, St Edmund; Wellow with Rufford, St Swithin. Please also pray for The Diocese of Fianarantsoa – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean.
The Parish Giving Scheme is here
PGS is a free resource to help your church members plan their tax-efficient giving, which you may have already heard about or encountered in other dioceses - and we’re pleased to announce it’s launching here in the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham this year! We want to resource our mission of growing disciples of Christ with compassion, confidence and courage. One of the seven areas of focus in the refreshed diocesan vision 2030 is that of encouraging generosity, because we serve a God
Eco Church Silver Award for Austerfield and Bawtry churches
St Helena's Austerfield and St Nicholas' Bawtry, both part of the same benefice, have recently received the A Rocha silver eco church award. Their curate, Liz Mack, shares some of their journey to receiving the awards below: "We are focused on changing culture across the churches, rather than simply ticking boxes to say we are doing certain things that make us eco conscious. We now have an Eco Team that regularly meets to help each other with our award submissions, and share ideas