Author: Lola Adeleke

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

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

During the Cathedral Eucharist on Sunday the 23rd, on the Feast of Christ the King, Bishop Andy confirmed 8 candidates from across the Diocese.  Families and friends from six different parishes joined the Southwell Minster congregation to celebrate their commitment to Christ. Bishop Andy preached from Mark 4: 1–20, The Parable of the Sower, on the theme of bearing fruit. He shared, “It is our vision, hope, and prayer that the seed, God’s word, the good news of the kingdom, that

On Thursday 13th November, across all four prayer gatherings at this month's Diocesan Day of Prayer, there were powerful times of sung worship, prayer, and listening to what God might be saying to us as a diocese. We prayed for the local church, for churches across the diocese, and for the church nationally. In the afternoon at Holy Trinity Lenton, Bishop Andy led a time of prayer framed by Colossians 4:2-6. There was a chance to hear stories of students in

The Living Hope Conference is an annual diocesan education gathering, held this year on Tuesday 4th November. These conferences aim to provide school leaders with the opportunity to pause, reflect, and be refreshed both spiritually and professionally. The theme for this year was “Hope.” Throughout the day, delegates heard from keynote speaker Joanna Adeyinka-Burford, as well as pupils and staff from two inspiring diocesan schools, St Wilfrid’s Church of England Primary and Queen Elizabeth’s Academy. Collective Worship and an optional Eucharist followed, led by The Potting Shed Worship

We’ve loved hearing about the Light Parties running across the diocese over the past few weeks, bringing together families and communities and sharing the light and hope of Jesus! Here are a few highlights: St Peter’s Toton St Peter’s Toton set out to serve as many cups of hot chocolate as possible on Halloween! They set up three gazebos around the area and gave away sweets, glow sticks, and hot chocolate, all free of charge. They also handed out leaflets outlining the