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
A Celebration of Languages in our Churches this Pentecost
‘When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them will filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.’ Acts 2:1-4 Across our churches, many are
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. What started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. “In praying 'Thy Kingdom Come' we all commit to playing our part in the renewal of the nations and the transformation of communities." Archbishop Justin Welby In the 10
DISCIPLE Course launches in Ollerton and Stapleford
Our new DISCIPLE Course launched this week with over 35 churches represented across the two evenings. Disciple began on Tuesday evening at St Paulinus Church in New Ollerton hosted by Revd. Richard Hanford and worship led by a team from The Potting Shed. Whilst on Thursday evening, the team at St Helen's Stapleford hosted guests from many churches in the surrounding area. At both evenings, James Halstead spoke on 'Being Disciples with Living Hope', exploring the real and living hope Jesus
1st February
Today we pray for Mansfield Deanery. We also pray for the Diocese of Calgary – The Anglican Church of Canada.