News items archive; see also our current News sheet
New Year's Eve at St Mary & St Nicolas:
11:40pm: Service as the bells ring out the old year and ring in 2010 at midnight
Christmas Day at St Mary & St Nicolas:
8:00am Holy Communion
10:00am Parish Eucharist
Christmas Eve at St Paul's 11:30pm Midnight Mass Christmas Communion service, with Rev Vaughan Pollard Christmas Eve at St Mary & St Nicolas:
2:00pm Bereavement service 3:30pm Carols at Ayscoughfee Hall
4:15pm Nativity & Christingle The Parish Office was closed from Wednesday 23 December 2009 until 9.00am on Monday 4 January Saturday 19 December: Vista Crew Big Sing, 2-6pm with the Ukulele Orchestra of Spalding; £1, proceeds to Christian Aid
Christmas services at St Paul's: in addition to Advent services at 9:15am each Sunday, all were welcome to the Midnight Mass Communion service at 11:30pm on Christmas Eve.
  Friday 18 December: Christmas meal cancelled due to adverse weather
Thursday 17 December: 2pm, St Paul's school Christingle (pictured, left) with Rev David Clune (pictured, right), remembering the meaning of Christmas David Clune's apiary Elloe Honey on sale at St Mary & St Nicolas shop (November 2009) and at St Paul's (13 December 2009)
 Sunday 6 December: 9:15am worship with Rev David Clune, speaking on repentance  Sunday 29 November: 9:15am worship with Rev Andrew Burnett Sunday 29 November: 3.00 pm Light up a Life celebration, remember a loved one and support St Barnabas Hospice Saturday 28 November, 9am - 12 noon: Jumble Sale and Bric-a-Brac stall in our church hall, raising over £100.
 27 November: 7.30pm - 9.30pm: Lincoln Diocese Youth event at Laser Storm in Weston
Worship on 22 November was led by Rev David Clune Sausage & Mash with Lance Corporal Derrick 'A Kenyan Experience' on Saturday 21 November has been cancelled.
 12:15pm The gates at St Mary & St Nicolas were dedicated by the Archdeacon of Lincoln, Ven Tim Barker; pictured below right
  Worship on Sunday 8 November: a welcome return for Rev David Clune
St Mary & St Nicolas host a fundraising Quiz Evening at St Nicolas Church Hall, The Vista, Spalding on Friday 13 November at 7pm. Open to teams of 4 to 8 players; individuals are welcome to come along to join in with others to make up teams. Tickets (£4) are available from the Parish Office, to include a Ploughman’s Supper. All proceeds to the cost of flowers for next year’s Flower Festival. Thursday 12 November: 7:45pm CTS&D Council Meeting at St John’s Wednesday 11 November: WOW at 2 The Beeches
Licensing service for Rev Rosamund Seal as Anglican District Dean with the Bishop of Grantham, also recommissioning Rev Peter Garland and Rev Jonathan Sibley as Assistant District Deans
Monday 9 November: PCC in the church hall Sunday 1 November: 6 - 7pm CTS&D Prayer Meeting @ Broad Street Methodist Church
All Souls Day: 4pm service on Sunday 1 November; an opportunity to remember those who have been close to us. Thursday 29 October: 1:15pm: funeral
 Sunday 25 October: Worship was led by Rev Andrew Burnett, noting the steps taken in our faith journey. Flower Festival planning: 7pm on Thursday 29 October at 27 Elloe West Avenue
Israel: Wednesday 28 October, 7pm at Gosberton Clough chruch hall. Elizabeth Steel of the Israel Peace Forum along with Rev Ian Walters on Biblical Israel, Jews and Judaism through the ages, politics in the Middle East and Christians and Jews today. All welcome.
Tuesday 20 October: funeral of Gerald Baker at 12:15pm Sunday 18 October: worship at 9:15am was led by Rev Peter Garland
Fulney Fields Supporters Skate Park fundraising from 12-3pm at Fulney Field, Royce Road; reports from Lucinda Bell (Longhurst Group) and the Spalding Guardian
6:30pm at Bourne Abbey: Celebration of Wholeness & Healing Service
Sunday 11 October: extended communion at 9:15am with Peter Gorton
 District Dean: Rev Rosamund Seal takes up the office of District Dean in East Elloe and West Elloe Deaneries from 1 October. Our congratulations to Rosamund on her appointment; we look forward to working with her.  Training Courses: more info and bookings: Rev Rosamund Seal, 01406 37079
Thursday 8 October: Parish Ministers pastoral visiting course, Whaplode Monday 12 October: Lincoln Diocese Worship Course for lay leaders at Moulton Saturday 17 October: The postponed Caring for the Carers workshop (from May) to be held in St John's church lounge
Monday 12 October: 7:30pm service to celebrate the completion of the repair work on the spire at St Peter & St Paul's Parish Church, Gosberton, after the earthquake damage in March 2008; with Ven Tim Barker Sunday 11 October, 5:30pm: the choir of St Mary & St Nicolas sand at St Botolph's, Boston ('Boston Stump', PE21 6NP) as part of the RSCM Lincoln Choirs Festival
 Flower Workshop, Saturday 10 October 2009For those who would like to improve their flower arranging skills at St Paul’s on from 11.00 am - 4.00 pm. £4.00 per person with lunch provided. More info: Lisa Thomas on 722817 or Lorraine Derrick on 768397 for workshop theme and instructions. If anyone would like to come as a spectator you are more than welcome. An Evening with J John at New Life, Lincoln (Map/LN1 1XD) at 7:30pm on Tuesday 6 October. Tickets (£5) via the parish office
 Harvest Festival with Rev Peter Garland; collection for Tear Fund at our 9:15am serviceHarvest Festival lunch: 12:30pm on Sunday 4 October at St Mary & St Nicolas, and
Harvest Supper: 7pm on Monday 5 October in our church hall
St Paul's school harvest service: 9:30am, Thursday 8 October, with Rev Vaughan Pollard including hymns and songs: The Farmer comes to scatter the seed; Lord of the Harvest; We plough the fields and scatter and Paint Box with a collection supporting a children's village in Gambia.
Parish Profile remained available on both this website and St Mary & St Nicolas; the closing date for applications was 15 October; interviews on Wednesday & Thursday 18 & 19 November 2009 with notification of the new vicar, Rev John Bennett on 29 November. Art Classes began again on Friday 18 September in our Church Hall from 10am -12 noon. More information from Maureen on 767384 or tutor Graham Timbrel on 01205 723762
St Paul's PCC met in the church hall on Monday 21 September
 Medieval Mystery Play Cycle began on Monday 14 September at St Mary’s Church Whaplode, starting at 7.30 pm at each of six venues (Whaplode, Gedney Hill, Holbeach St Marks, Holbeach All Saints, Long Sutton St Mary’s & Sutton St James) lasting approx 1.5 hours.
Admission is free and refreshments will be available for a small donation. If you would like more information please pick up a leaflet from church or contact: Fr Jonathon Sibley 01406 362033, June Crawford 01406 426225, Cyril Hearn 01406 371848, Karl Gernet 01775 766921  Sunday 13 SeptemberA warm welcome to Rev David Curran, leading our service this Sunday.
Canon Tim Barker: 3:45pm Collation service was on Sunday 6 September at Lincoln cathedral (Map); coach (£6) left Spalding at 2pm, returning around 5:45pm.
 We were delighted to welcome Rev David Hill, previously of St Mary's, Pinchbeck, as celebrant on Sunday. Crosslincs latest edition is now available Walsingham: Tuesday 1 September trip to Catholic and Anglican shrines followed by a visit to the seaside at Wells-next-sea. Coach and booked lunch approx £18.50, depending on how many in the party
Office: was closed on Monday 31 August
 Sunday 23 & 30 August  Sunday 9 August: we are delighted to welcome Rev David Curran back to lead worship this morning, preaching on the Collect: Gracious Father, revive your Church in our day, and make her holy, strong and faithful, for your glory's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. 26 July: Communion is now being distributed by dipping the bread in the wine in accordance with national recommendations - suspending use of the Common Chalice - as a precaution during the Swine Flu outbreak; communion reverted to normal distribution in mid-December.
 15 July: Last WOW meeting for Summer, BBQ at the Chantry from 7:30pm |
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