Author: Lola Adeleke

It has been great to see summer events and celebrations taking place across parishes in the diocese, bringing together families and the community. Below are some highlights. St Mary's Sutton-in-Ashfield On 19th July, the different congregations from St. Mary Magdalene pulled together to put on a fantastic summer celebration for the local community. There were stalls, teddy bears zip lining, cakes, games, prizes, refreshments, open church, demonstrations and the church school worship choir, all bringing many different walks of life in Sutton together. Kitty

Last month, as part of the Flourish pilot, Queen Elizabeth Academy hosted its first major Flourish event, an Opt-in Worship service. Held during the school day, it was a joyful afternoon as 150 students chose to come and find out more about what was happening and join in with an amazing worship service. Flourish is a national initiative aiming to launch 40 new worshipping communities in schools and colleges, in partnership with local churches, to help nurture a younger and more diverse church. Hannah,

The School of Worship is a programme run by Trinity Church Nottingham open to leaders and teams from across the diocese and beyond. The Leadership Programme aims to resource those who lead contemporary sung worship and / or lead contemporary worship teams, deepening skills in leading worship and guiding others to encounter God. This is the third year of the programme, and previous contributors have included Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Nick Herbert, Lucy Grimble and more. The programme is designed to

We’re thankful for the two joyful licensing services took place across the diocese this week! Rev'd Beth Resch Licensed as Priest in Charge of St Paul’s, Carlton-in-the-Willows Tuesday evening was a chance to pray and worship together in one of our urban contexts, as Rev'd Beth Resch was licensed as Priest-in-Charge of St Paul’s, Carlton-in-the-Willows. Beth is married to Luke, and they have two young daughters. In 2022, sensing God’s leading, the family moved to Nottingham for Beth to serve her curacy at

It was a joyful evening on Wednesday as friends, family and the congregation of St Mary’s Church Radcliffe-on-Trent gathered to celebrate the ordination of Jonathan (Jo) Napper as Deacon, welcoming him into this new phase of ministry. Jo grew up in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts where he met his wife, Gill, when she was studying for her teaching degree. They married in 1979 and have 4 children and 7 grandchildren. Jo’s career spanned 47 years in private and public sector organisations working in

Ahead of their upcoming licensing in October, our Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs) in training went on their final residential retreat last weekend in the beautiful surroundings of Bestwood Lodge Hotel. It was a wonderful weekend of fun, worship, reflection and prayer, as the fifteen candidates celebrated the last two years of training and looked ahead to their licensing. For the fifteen candidates, it marked both the culmination of two years of learning and preparation, and the beginning of a new chapter in

We are always grateful for how God is working across our diocese and we love to share stories of His goodness. This week we heard that Fr Andrew Fisher, Vicar at St Mary the Virgin and All Souls Bulwell and a Diocesan Foundation Governor at Bulwell St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, was given a Governor’s Award at a Transform Trust celebration for his impact and hard work as a governor.  Transform Trust are an innovative Multi Academy Trust of 25

It was such a joy for the central support team from Jubilee House to head out to St Ann with Emmanuel Nottingham and St Nicholas Tuxford on Wednesday 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 tidying! We’re so thankful to have been able to partner with these churches, and for the amazing welcome we received! Kristine (Parish Discipleship Enabler) shared a

Over the past couple of weeks we have celebrated the end of year for both year 1 and year 2 interns on the Apprentice Track. It’s been an incredible year of growth and community with people who are passionate followers of Jesus. The final session with the year 1's on the Apprentice Track included worship, teaching from Bishop Andy, time to pray for one another and celebrate with pizza. At the Leadership Track celebration, each intern had the opportunity to