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2010

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St Stephen's Day: Parish Eucharist with Rev John Bennett

Christmas Eve: 11:30pm Midnight Mass with Rev David Hill

A wide selection of Christmas church services across the area was collated and published on the Churches Together website 

Sunday 19 December: Parish Eucharist with Rev David Clune

Thursday 16 December, 2:00pm: Christingle at St Paul's school (relocated due to inclement weather).  Rev David Clune is pictured here just prior to creating a human Christingle with the help of many at the school

Wednesday 22 December, 2:00pm: Funeral of Margaret Ann Patterson

Sunday 12 December: Worship with Rev Vaughan Pollard

Saturday 11 December: 11-3pm, Christmas Fayre, raising £95 for the building fund (pictured, right); church decorated for Christmas

Thursday 9 December: Carols at Springfields, organised by CTSD

Sunday 5 December: Parish Eucharist with Rev John Bennett for St Nicholastide
3:00pm Light up a Life service (left) with Rev Peter Garland and staff of St Barnabas Hospice

Friday 3 December: 11:00am Funeral of Peggy Doades

Monday 29 November, 7:30pm: PCC in St Paul's church hall; venue changed to the vestry.  Meeting cancelled 2:16pm Monday 29 November

Sunday 28 November: Parish Eucharist followed by internment of Ashes of Raymond Bush

The parish office at St Mary & St Nicolas welcomes new administrator Lynda Garbow from 24 November 2010

Wednesday 24 November, 11:00am: funeral of Nina Cap 

Tuesday 23 November: West Elloe Deanery Synod at St John's lounge PE11 1JQ

Sunday 21 November: Parish Eucharist with Rev David Clune

Friday 19 November, 7:00pm Quiz evening at St Mary & St Nicolas church hall

Thursday 18 November: Fashion Show at The Vista, pictures available.  CTSD meeting at St Thomas Road Methodist.

Sunday 14 November: Remembrance with Rev John Bennett

Sunday 7 November: worship with Rev Vaughan Pollard

Sunday 31 October: Parish Eucharist focusing on selfless love, and in memory of those we have loved led by Rev John Bennett

27-31 October: Lighthouse church Mission to Spalding

Sunday 24 October: Worship led by Rev Vaughan Pollard

Thursday 21 October, 12 noon: funeral of Raymond Bush, St Paul's clock winder

Sunday 17 October: with Rev David Clune

Saturday 16 October: Farewell and thanks to Heather Rix, parish administrator

Monday 11 October, 7:30pm: PCC in the church hall noting the signing of restoration contracts, church hall finances, heating and Christmas services.  Future dates: 29 November, 10 January 2011 and APCM on 14 March 2011. 

Sunday 10 October Parish Eucharist with Rev John Bennett

Friday 8 October: 10:30am St Paul's school Harvest service examining the history of this church and raising £150
7:30pm harvest supper in the hall, raising £188 towards the Diocesan harvest appeal (downloadable poster)

Sunday 3 October: Harvest Festival with Rev Vaughan Pollard

Wednesday 29 September, 9:30am: Architect and Contractor site visit with Pearce Roofing and Anwick Forge in preparation for the restoration works to the gutters, roof and coping stones 

Sunday 26 September: Parish Eucharist celebrated by Rev David Clune

Thursday 23 September: Deanery Synod at Deeping St Nicholas church

Wednesday 22 September: Deanery confirmation service at St Mary & St Nicolas with Rt Rev Tim Ellis, bishop of Grantham

Tuesday 21 September: CTSD council meeting

Sunday 19 September: Worship with Rev Vaughan Pollard and a preview of the Just Ten DVD series (pictured, right)

Saturday 18 September: Morning coffee with John Hayes MP, (pictured, left)

Sunday 12 September: Pulpit Exchange Sunday with preacher Michael Holmes and celebrant Rev David Clune
12 September, 11:00am at Westwood Lakes (PE21 7JA): Butterfly Hospice butterfly release to honour the memory of loved ones

Saturday 11 September: Lincolnshire Churches Trust sponsored bike ride and stride

Sunday 5 September: Parish Eucharist with Rev Vaughan Pollard

Tuesday 31 August: PCC in the church hall


Sunday 29 August: Parish Eucharist with Dedication and Thanksgiving led by Rev John Bennett

Friday 27 August; Christmas 2009 meal, postponed from the ravages of last winter

Thursday 26 August, 12:45pm: Funeral of Frank Fox

Tuesday 24 August, 12:45pm: Funeral of Phyllis Emery

Monday 23 August, 11:00am: Funeral of Sylvia Coaten with Rev Alan Fiddyment

Sunday 22 August Parish Eucharist with Baptism led by Rev David Clune

Saturday 21 August, 3:00pm: Marriage of Philip Reed and Gemma Klein led by Rev John Bennett

Friday 20 August, 2:00pm: Funeral of Tony Greengrass led by Rev John Bennett and Rev Leslie Acklam

Monday 16 August, 10am: church hall cleaning party

Sunday 15 August Parish Eucharist led by Rev John Bennett, noting how our Catholic friends celebrate the feast of the Assumption of Mary at this time; retiring collection in aid of the Pakistan Floods appeal 

Saturday 14 August, 3:30pm: Wedding of Christopher Lambert and Christine Barnett (pictured, left) with Rev John Bennett

Sunday 8 August: Worship led by Rev Vaughan Pollard with sermon on being prepared

Sunday 1 August Worship led by Rev David Clune with sermon on true riches and wealth

Faculty notice dated 31 July 2010 for south side stained glass window (right)

24-30 July: Art Exhibition in church with paintings by local artists to view and to buy; many thanks to all - over £300 raised towards the building funds

Sunday 25 July: Parish Eucharist led by Rev John Bennett

Thursday 22 July: Skate park official opening

Monday 19 July: PCC in the hall

Sunday 18 July: worship led by Rev Vaughan Pollard examining the story of Mary and Martha: 'Mary chose the best part for that moment'

Saturday 17 July, 3pm: Wedding at St Paul's

Wednesday 14 July, 7:30pm: St Thomas's Road Methodist church: CTSD Lincolnshire Fresh Expressions Roadshow 2 'Creating Fresh Expressions of Church'; report, pics and links on www.CTSpaD.org.uk

Sunday 11 July: Worship with Baptism led by Rev David Clune

Thursday 8 July: Mother's Union Craft Day at Long Sutton

Wednesday 7 July: English Heritage site visit

3-17 July: Festival of Music and the Arts at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham, NG1 6RR

Sunday 4 July: Parish Eucharist led by Rev John Bennett with sermon on vocations by Dr Peter Gorton

Sunday 4 July, 2-5pm: Party in the Park, organised by CTSD.  All welcome to join in the fun at Ascoughfee Park; puppets, dancers, bands and more

Summer Saturdays: St Paul's continues to be open for morning coffee and refreshments until around midday (sometimes later; from 3 July 2010)
Wednesday 30 June, 7:30pm: St Thomas Road Methodist church: CTSD Lincolnshire Fresh Expressions Roadshow 1 'The context of Mission'

Sunday 27 June: Worship led by Rev David Clune with music on guitar

Sunday 20 June: Parish Eucharist celebrated by Rev John Bennett with music for worship led on guitar

Sunday 20 June, 2:30pm: Nigel Ogden at Burtey Fen (PE11 3SR), £9

Monday 14 June, 7:30pm: Extraordinary PCC: church opening times and fund raising events

Sunday 13 June: Worship with Rev Vaughan Pollard on justification by faith

Monday 7 June, 7:30pm: Music for a summer's evening at Burtey Fen (PE11 3SR).  £5 including refreshments

Sunday 6 June: Worship and memorial for May Beusch with Rev David Clune 

Trinity Sunday 30 May: worship led by Rev David Clune

Tuesday 25 May, 9:30am - 4pm: Major Incident Emergency Planning training day at St John's, Spalding (PE11 1JQ).  Programme includes: 

Excess Deaths and Temporary Mortuary Arrangements in the County, 

Mass Decontamination, Trauma and Welfare Support and Chaplains' roles.  More info: 
Alison McNish, 

Thursday 27 May, 3- 8pm: Diocese of Lincoln 2010 Roadshow at 

Pentecost Sunday 23 May: Celebration Eucharist with Rev Vaughan Pollard

Saturday 22 May, 7pm: Carmina Burana at St Mary & St Nicolas church with the South Holland Singers and Cantemus; tickets £10

Friday 21 May, 7:00pm: Fashion Show at St Nicolas Hall in aid of St Barnabas Spalding Hospice; tickets £5 to include cheese and wine

Thursday 20 May, 7:30pm: CTSD Council Meeting at the Vista

Monday 17 May, 7:30pm: St Paul's PCC

Monday 17 May, 7:30pm: Mother's Union Eucharist at
 
St Mary & St Nicolas
 followed by Branch Meeting in the Maples Room

Sunday 16 May: Easter 7, celebrant Rev John Bennett with Rev Alan Fiddyment preaching on true unity

Wednesday 12 May, 7:30pm: Archdeacon's visitation service at St Mary's Pinchbeck, with admission for church wardens
Rogation Sunday 9 May: Rev David Clune was presented with a card and gift to help celebrate his milestone birthday, along with a special cream cake.

Sunday 2 May: 9:15am Eucharist was celebrated by Rev John Bennett with Rev Vaughan Pollard preaching on the New Jerusalem

Saturday 1 May: Spalding Flower Parade with the theme 'Screen Heroes'.  More details: Flower Parade website

St Paul's Flower Festival 'God's Blessings' 29 April - 3 May
29 April - 3 May
, refreshments available in the church every day
Thursday: 10am - 4pm
Friday: 12:30pm - 4pm (see below)
Saturday: 9am - 6pmish with light lunches in the hall
Sunday from 10:15, or join us for our 9:15am service
Monday: 
10am - 4pm
Archive pics from 2004 & 2008 available shortly.
More church flower festival listings available from Churches Together in Spalding and District.

Sponsorship: St Paul's is grateful to all who sponsored this year's Flower Festival. 

Friday 30 April: 11:30am Funeral: Luke Budworth

2 May: Hustings meeting
 with (pictured l-r) Rev Jennifer Park, David Baldwin, John Hayes (Conservative), Ashley Baxter (Green), 
Jenny Conroy
 (Liberal Democrat), Gareth Gould (Labour) and Richard Fairman (UKIP) 
at The Vista, Spalding.  Refreshments were served from 7:30pm with questions 8pm - 9.30pm.  Organised by CTSD
Faithworks has published interviews with party leaders on their website along with further materials for this election.

Chest Freezer: St Paul's requested a chest freezer for the flower festival; contact the churchwardens or the Parish Office - thank you.

Sunday 25 April: 9:15am Eucharist at St Paul's celebrated by Rev John Bennett.
3:00pm: St George's Day parade service at St Mary & St Nicolas

Tuesday 20 April, 7:30pm: St Paul's Annual Parochial Church Meeting; Rev John Bennett encouraged all to pull together to face our challenges.  Rev David Clune and Rev Vaughan Pollard added their support to the meeting.

Sunday 18 April: Eucharist was led by Rev David Clune, followed by Burial of Ashes

Wednesday 14 April, 7:30pm: Standing Committee, Parsonage

Sunday 11 April: Worship was led by Rev Vaughan Pollard

Saturday 10 April: St Paul's tea party at the Parsonage, Halmergate

Thursday 8 April, 7:30pm: Cantemus welcomes 
Die Musikfreunde, Laufen

Good Friday 2 April,:
10:00am: Procession of Witness, starting simultaneously from St Thomas Road Methodist and St Mary & St Nicolas to the Open Air service in Hall Place by 10:30am (URC if wet)
, followed by r
efreshments at URC. Organised by CTSD.
2:00pm: The Last Hour service at St Paul's, led by Alan Fiddyment

Easter Day, 4 April: 9:15am Easter Eucharist with Rev David Clune with sermon by Rev John Bennett encouraging all with the Easter message: if we let the Easter story touch us - all the pain and suffering on the cross, we feel profound sorrow resonating with our own sorrows; on Easter Day, everything has changed as we celebrate the joy of the resurrection.
CTSD Millennium Bible moves to St Paul's from St Thomas Road Methodist

Thursday 1 April, 11:30am Funeral, Geoff Gladden, verger of St Paul's; with Rev David Clune, Rev John Bennett, Rev Alan Fiddyment, Rev David Maylor and Rev Vaughan Pollard

Maundy Thursday 1 April, 6:30pm The Lord's Supper fellowship meal with Communion, St Nicolas church hall, followed by vigil at St Mary & St Nicolas until midnight.

Tuesday 30 March, 7:30pm at the South Holland Centre: Who moved the egg?  Saltmine Theatre Company's all age Easter stage show.  Tickets £6 & £4 from the box office, 764777.  Organised by Connect, 722772

Sunday 28 March: Palm Sunday procession with Salvation Army band leaving Holland Market at 10am for the united service at St Mary & St Nicolas with guest preacher Rev Dr David Coffey (see also CTSD Lent Lectures webpages). Organised by CTSD.  (No service at St Paul's this morning)

Thursday 25 March, 7:30pm: Rev John Bennett licensing service as incumbent of St Mary & St Nicolas and priest in charge of St Paul's. Rt Rev John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln, led the service just two days before announcing his retirement.




Thursday 25 March, 11:00am: Mothers' Union Lady Day service with Rev Jenny Dumat, area chaplain, and Rev Vaughan Pollard, followed by bring and share lunch in the hall.  More pictures on Churches Together www.ctspad.org.uk. 

 
Monday 22 March: Thank you to all who responded to our call for Flower arrangers - 2-3pm in our church hall - an opportunity to find out how you can help with this year's flower festival at St Paul's from 27 April - 3 May.  Coffee on tap!  More info: Georgina, 712665.

Sunday 21 March: Worship and Baptism with Rev David Clune

Saturday 20 March: 7:30pm 'Murder in the Cathedral' by T S Eliot at St Mary & St Nicolas, performed by the St Nicolas players. 
Tickets £7 available on the door; cushions recommended.

Mothering Sunday 14 March: Rev David Clune led worship at 9:15am, and again for the Baptism service at 3pm

Sunday 14 March: 6:30pm: Taizé prayer service at St Laurence, Surfleet (Map; PE11 4AE)

Saturday 13 March: 7:30pm at The Angles Theatre, Wisbech (PE13 1HQ).  Live Bands evening with Helen Sanderson-White, Matt McChlery's, Jo Le Page and Brokenfor. Tickets £8.50 & £6; more info: 021945 474447

Thursday 11 March: 7.30pm CTSD council meeting at URC, Spalding

22 February - 7 March: Fairtrade Fortnight.

Saturday 6 March, 2:30pm at St Mary & St Nicolas: Speaker Diana Manasseh, a Fairtrade pineapple grower from Ghana.

Sunday 7 March: Worship was led by Rev David Hill, speaking on loving each other being the fulfilment of God's love for us.

Sunday 28 February: Worship with Baptism was led by Rev David Clune

Friday 5 March: Women's World Day of Prayer services:
10:30am at St Paul's (left) with Rev Margaret Barnsley.  The prayers for the WWDP service this year have been selected by the women of the Cameroon
7:30pm at Spalding Baptist with Rev Barbara Hutchinson
More pictures on the Churches Together website www.ctspad.org.uk

Friday 5 March: 10:30 for 11am - 4pm at the Epic Centre, Lincolnshire Show Ground, Lincoln, LN2 2NA. 'Changing the Landscape' - Fresh Expressions and the long term. More info: Simon at CTAL, 01522 504071

Thursday 4 March: 7:30pm, Ayscoughfee Hall School  (PE11 2TE). God*Stories tour with Andrew Wilson and Cathy Burton. 'Exploring the glorious stories of the gospels, changing the way we live and worship'; tickets £4 from the Parish Office, 1 Halmer Gate, Spalding, PE11 2DR or £5 on the door.  Organised by Connect; more info: 722772 or 725637.  More pics on www.CTSpaD.org.uk

Tuesday 23 February: Elloe West Deanery Synod at St John's, Spalding

Sunday 21 February: Worship at the start of Lent was led by Rev David Clune

Taizé prayer service: 21 February (St John's)

Ash Wednesday, 17 February; service at 7:30pm with Rev David Clune

Lent meetings:
WOW at The Chantry, Church Street (Multimap, PE11 2PB): The York Course 'Tough Talk' - hard sayings of Jesus

Monday evenings: 22 February - 22 March: Lent Lectures with opportunity for group discussion on the theme 'Six weeks to rediscover mission and re-imagine church'.  We have a gospel to proclaim but we live in interesting times. All welcome from 7:30pm at St Thomas Road Methodist; organised by Churches Together in Spalding and District with summaries of each talk on their website: www.CTSpaD.org.uk
22 February: Rediscovering mission and what that means for Church with Canon Ian Silk (r)
1 March: Changing world, changing Church with Rev Vaughan Pollard (Rev Colin Martin unavailable)
8 March: Re-imagining Church - Community with Dr Julie Doddrell
15 March: Re-imagining Church - Worship with Liz Jackson
22 March: Re-imagining Church - Leadership and discipleship with Dr Pete Atkins
Palm Sunday 28 March 10:45am united service at St Mary & St Nicolas: with Rev Dr David Coffey helping to establish 'where we go from here'.

Sunday 14 February: Worship was led by Rev Vaughan Pollard

Monday 8 February: 7:30pm St Paul's PCC in the hall
Sunday 7 February: The Eucharist was led by Rev Andrew Burnett

Friday 5 February: 10:15 - 2:45pm: Women's World Day of Prayer  Preparation day at Broad Street Methodist (PE11 1TB); flyer (r)

The Disasters Emergency Committee welcomes donations to support those affected by the earthquake in Haiti; retiring collections at St Paul's and St Mary & St Nicolas 17 & 24 January are being sent to Christian Aid and Tear Fund (both represented on DEC)

Monday 1 February: 2:30pm Flower planning group

Children's Society boxes were emptied and sent on during January; Mrs Mavis Wilson writes  ' big thank you to everyone at St Paul's who kindly had a Children's Society box.  The total collected this time was £165.  God bless you all'

Sunday 31 January: Communion by extension at Candlemas led by Dr Peter Gorton (left)

Saturday 30 January: 11-3pm at St Mary & St Nicolas: Table Top sale raising funds for Emily Braybrook's work in the school and orphanage for children suffering from HIV Aids in Uganda
 
25 January: St Paul's Standing Committee

WOW new season has started at 2 The Beeches

18-25 January: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: 'You are witnesses to these things' based on Luke 24 v48
Monday 18 January, 7:30pm: WPCU service at St Norbert's (PE11 2XX) with speaker Rev Jennie Park, clergy chair of Churches Together in Spalding & District; pic (left) of all ministers at the close of the service

Monday 25 January: CTS&D Council Meeting: news and updates on Vista Crew, Christian Aid and the new Churches Together in Spalding and District website: www.CTSpaD.org.uk

Sunday 24 January: Morning worship at St Paul's with Rev Jennie Park (above right)

Sunday 24 January: Taizé prayer service: at St Laurence, Surfleet (Map; PE11 4AE) cancelled.

Worship on Sunday 17 January was led by Rev David Clune
 
Worship on Sunday 10 January was led by District Dean Rev Rosamund Seal 

The Parish Office was closed from Wednesday 23 December 2009 until 9.00am on Monday 4 January

A warm welcome to Rev John Bennett and his wife Mary as they prepare to move from Sprowston, Norfolk to become priest in charge of St Mary & St Nicolas and St Paul's. Licensing service on Thursday 25 March 2010. More and a further picture on our People page.


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