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Our public worship services take place on
Sundays at 11am in church
Notices 29th March 2026For more information please click Community Help Sleaford
Parish Communications
Phone Number 07759 776987
Please email
stbquarrington890@gmail.com
St Botolph’s is officially in interregnum or vacancy.
Rev Philip Johnson, the Rural Dean for this area and the Vicar at St Denys’ Church in Sleaford has taken over the official role of care for St Botolph’s Parish for the time being.
The contact details for his office are: -
Paula Ireland Administrator
St Denys, Sleaford PCC and Lafford Deanery
Tel: 01529 413607
admin@sleafordparishchurch.co.uk
Sleaford Parish church
Market Place
SLEAFORD
NG34 7SH
The Parish Office is open for business Mon, Weds and Fri 9-11am
usual working hours are Mon-Fri 9am-12pm
Next meeting on April 17th 2026. Why not give it a go! 
Book of Homilies
Jaki is trying to put our Book of Homilies from 1680's in the chancel so that people can look at it after the Sunday service. The book lady kindly supplied some sheets which explain what to look at. It is really fascinating to read.
Forewarned
St Botolph’s APCM will be on April 28th 2026 at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. I shall soon start thinking about collating the reports for the APCM. Accordingly, if you have a role in church, maybe now is the time to start thinking about what you would like to write for your report?
With thanks. Maria
URGENT. Welcome Team Needs Help
Our welcome teams do a great job welcoming people into church.
They need extra help over the next few months as there are extra services, and some are away on holiday. Jobs are shared between those on the team. Some look after the coffee, cake and biscuits while others steward. Stewarding involves giving out books and putting them away after the service, counting money and generally helping the church warden.
If cakes are made there is money to fund this. If we don't get extra help, sadly, stewarding will have to take priority over coffee and cake.
We would then loose this greatly appreciated conclusion to our service.
Please talk to Jaki or Patrick if you are able to help.
A Chance for Learning
The Diocese of Lincoln has launched a new digital learning platform.
It is free to use and we encourage you to sign up!
Designed to help everyone to take their next step in the journey of faith, the platform represents an important new resource for supporting Christian mission, ministry and discipleship.
Explore the resources and see what you could learn.
https://learn.lincoln.anglican.org/
Coffee and Chat
Our next meeting date is Thursday 16th April 2026
We gather on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month
Everyone most welcome and our meeting times are 10.30 -12.00
We meet in the Church Room. All welcome.
Our Peaceful Place
The garden is for all to enjoy as a quiet haven for rest and reflection. The plants which are already established need to be tended and watered especially in dry weather. Please feel free to add more pots and plants to the garden. It is also necessary to keep the seats and path clean and dirt free. Please give some of your time and effort to maintain the garden for us all.
Thank you.
Pastoral Care prayers
Confidentiality in pastoral care issues is always our priority and default mode. But sometimes people would prefer not to be anonymous so others can legitimately ask if they are OK, give a friendly hug or a smile of recognition. I know from my own and Denzil’s experience that we wanted to be completely open about diagnosis and end of life care. The support we received from everyone was magnificent and made such a difference to Denzil’s last few months. If there had been a confidential clause this would not have been possible.
So that we can give the support that individuals actually need it has been agreed that when a prayer request comes through, by any means, I will contact that person to confirm their request details and will also ask if they wish to remain anonymous, first name used, confidential amongst the prayer group or shared with the wider community. Whichever of these options feels most comfortable will be followed. Usual practice will be that prayers continue for a month but can be extended by contacting me with updates, it is always appreciated to hear when prayers have been successful.
Thank you to all those who support the pastoral care work and please contact me if you would like to join any of our pastoral care teams. Please feel free to ask any questions or make further suggestions
Blessings
Carole Shepheard
Email: carolepastoral@icloud.com
Ladies’ Group
Ladies group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
The next meeting will be 8th April 2026
All ladies welcome, please see Rev Heather for details.
Men’s Group
The Men’s Group next meeting will be 9th April 2026 at The Horseshoes, Silk Willoughby.
Please talk to Charles Coulson for more details.
Warm Space
The Salvation Army are running the Warm Space again.
Taking place on Friday’s 11.00am – 1.00pm. All very welcome. Bring your friends along too!!
Sleaford Churches Together
The prayer breakfast will take place at 8:30am at The Source (Riverside Church).
on the first Saturday of every month.
Prayer Corner
Please have a look at the prayer requests board and pray for people. There are also prayer cards available for you to use or give away to others, please take one if you'd like too. The books on the shelf in the prayer corner can be borrowed or taken if there is one you would like to read.
Fundraising
Do you have any fundraising ideas? We are planning a quiz night, a concert and a tabletop sale. What else could we do? Are you able to get involved or organise an event?
Morning Prayer invite
'You are warmly invited to join our Morning Prayer. We meet online and the service runs for approximately 20 mins. We follow the Church of England short service of Morning Prayer, and there is also a time of informal intercession where all are invited to contribute.
We currently meet at 9.00am on Mondays and Thursdays, and please contact Angela for more details.
Prayer
After the 11am service, there will be an opportunity to ask for private prayers in the prayer space at the front of the north aisle. During coffee time, just make your way there and there will be someone who can sit and pray with you.
After the 11am service, there will be an opportunity to ask for private prayers in the prayer space at the front of the north aisle. During coffee time, just make your way there and there will be someone who can sit and pray with you.
Welcome and Coffee
Could you help with this important part of Sunday mornings? We need help welcome people to church and others to help make coffee after the service. Coffee is a social time when we can chat after the formal service so it is important to keep this going. If you can help, please speak to Jaki Lowder or email Jaki on lowder2@btinternet.com
Church Giving
Do you make your giving using the green envelopes or by Standing Order?
Did you know if you use the Parish Giving Scheme it is easier to claim the tax back on your giving. This provides a
significant amount which contributes to our annual income. It
doesn't cost you any more. If you're interested, please ask one of
the Welcome Group for a leaflet about it.