Author: Lola Adeleke

Easter was a joyful and uplifting time at St Swithun’s, Retford, with worship, creativity, and celebration bringing the church community together. The Easter journey began with a Maundy Thursday Worship Night, followed on Good Friday by All-Age Creative Stations and a moving time of Reflections on the Cross. Families of all ages came together to experience the Easter story in a hands-on and meaningful way. On Easter Sunday, the church gathered for a Big Easter Celebration, which included a much-enjoyed Easter egg

Easter was marked with a reflective and joyful series of services at St Nic’s. On Maundy Thursday, the church held a Tenebrae service with Holy Communion to remember the Last Supper. Throughout the service, the church gradually darkened, symbolising the approaching darkness of Jesus’ death on the cross. This led into a reflective meditation service on Good Friday. Easter Day began with a vibrant multicultural celebration in the morning, including a retelling of the Resurrection story from the perspective of Peter, bringing

Congregations from across the Beck & Trent Benefice came together during Holy Week for worship, fellowship, and reflection. On Palm Sunday, worshippers gathered at St Laurence, Norwell to celebrate Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem with a service, palm crosses and even a pony, representing the donkey Jesus rode. The community came together again on Good Friday to share a meal and watch The Chosen: Last Supper. The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama series that depicts the life and ministry of Jesus of

Holy Week at St Michael’s Bramcote was a rich journey of worship, reflection, and celebration, as the church community moved from Palm Sunday through to the joy of Easter Day. The week began on Palm Sunday, remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Services across the day explored themes of welcome, expectation, and Jesus’ path of servanthood and sacrifice, with worship, teaching, drama, and choral evensong bringing the story to life. On Maundy Thursday, the church gathered for Holy Communion in the morning and an evening Agapé

The congregation of All Saints Church Radford enjoyed a well-attended Lent study group, following Lent Wise: Spiritual Essentials for Real Life by Paula Gooder. The course focused on finding direction, keeping going, gaining wisdom, finding security, and enjoying refreshment in the journey of Christian discipleship. Each session concluded with a celebration of the Eucharist, and relationships with Jesus and with one another were strengthened and deepened. Everyone expressed a desire to continue meeting as a regular study group after Easter. The church has also

'Easter Sunday in Lady Bay felt like a taste of heaven.' It was such a joyful service, rejoicing in the resurrection of Jesus and celebrating six baptisms. The church witnessed two children, one of our wedding couples and three young adults take this step of faith. Below are a few highlights of their testimonies: A 7-year old girl: 'I want to be baptised because I want to live with God for the rest of my life - and it says in the

Easter was a busy and joyful time at St Mary the Virgin & All Souls, Bulwell! On Good Friday, St Mary’s 87th Nottingham Guides were fundraising at Bulwell Tesco as part of the church’s Lent Appeal, raising money for new equipment. Rev Bob Stephens, Associate Priest, and members of the congregation joined the Bulwell Churches Together Walk of Witness through the town. The church’s Flower Ladies also created a stunning Garden of Repose. Around 100 children and adults also took part in

In the week before Holy Week a group of parishioners from All Saints Church in Radford made a retreat and pilgrimage to the Community of Taizé in France. During the week they participated fully in the life of the community, praying with the brothers three times a day, receiving communion each morning, studying the Bible in groups and taking responsibility for allocated chores. They had some inspiring and humbling encounters, not least with a group of Russian women, one of whom