Noticeboard
Our public worship services take place on
Sundays at 11am in church
The church building is open daily 10am - 4pm
Notices 13th April 2025For more information please click Community Help Sleaford
Parish Communications
Phone Number 07759 776987
Please email
stbquarrington890@gmail.com
St Botolph’s is officially in an interregnum or vacancy.
Rev Philip Johnston, the Rural Dean for this area and the priest for St Denys’ Church in Sleaford will take 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
Sleaford Churches Together
The prayer breakfast will take place at 8:30am at The Source (Riverside Church).
on the first Saturday of every month.
Care Homes and Homes Visits
We are looking for volunteers to assist our ALMs in taking communion into care homes. This happens approximately monthly.
Every month a team from St Botolph's visits Sleaford Manor and Sleaford Hall care homes, providing conversation, a friendly face and sharing Holy Communion with between 20 and 30 residents at each. We would appreciate your support with this valuable ministry in the following ways:
-Could you remember this Ministry in prayer? Please pray for Sue, Jennifer and Dulcie as they carry out this Mission, and pray for the residents and staff of Sleaford Hall and Sleaford Manor.
-Could you support this Ministry with some of your time? Sue leads this Ministry, supported by Jennifer and Dulcie.
One or two more volunteers would be appreciated to go along on visits. This does not need to be every month, but as a minimum of two people must attend together, some support is required to cover for sickness, holidays etc.
-Do you know anyone who would appreciate a home visit? Either for conversation or to receive Holy Communion? Please email stbquarrington890@gmail.com regarding care home and home visits.
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 17th July
We gather on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month
Everyone most welcome and our meeting times are 10.30 -12.00
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 update
The pastoral care support groups continue to grow giving help and prayer to those in need. I am trying to incorporate the prayers needed for our everyday survival as a church, be that individuals or groups or PCC, so please let me know if you feel there is an issue needing our prayers, naturally confidentiality will always be taken into account. If you are able to join any of our teams, prayer, emergency assistance, or general ongoing contact by phone or visits please contact me.
Many thanks to all of you who continue to give your support in so many ways; not just the pastoral groups, also all the cake makers, greeters, tea makers, flower arrangers, technology operators and everyone who makes sure our services run smoothly every week.
God's blessings to you all. Carole
My contact details are:
email:
Ladies’ Group
Ladies group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
There will be no meeting in August.
All ladies welcome, please see Rev Heather for details.
Men’s Group
The Men’s Group next meeting will be Thursday 7th August 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!!
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
Time to Change Together
There is a map on the noticeboard at the back of the church showing the area of our Local Mission Partnership. Each week we will email with the newsletter a photograph of one of the villages in our partnership, please pray for the Christian community in that place. Please pray for all those who minister and worship within this partnership, that we would work generously and collaboratively to serve all the communities represented.
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.