January 2023
A selection of events as advised by churches across the area; please contact us to add or update details. Services, events, dates and times are subject to late changes - please check with the church for latest details, reserving or booking places or tickets, See also our News pages and Facebook page 'Hope4Spalding'. Apologies for errors and omissions. Bold = ecumenical events supported or organised by churches working together; Entries in italics = awaiting confirmation
January: CTSD AGM
Sunday 29 January, 10:00am: Elloe Stone group service with the Elloe Stone Community Music Group and Singers, Holbeach St John's (ACNY)
Saturday 28 January, 7:30pm: 'Music for Peace' with the South Holland Singers, St John the Baptist, (FB)
WPCU, 18-25 January - 'Be-Longing: Praying for Unity amongst Injustice' (CTBI) prepared by the churches of Minneapolis; Preacher Exchange
Monday 23 January, 7:00pm: 'Praying for Unity amidst Injustice', Churches Together in East Elloe service at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Holbeach, PE12 7PA (pic)
Sunday 22 January, 6:00pm: Churches Together in the Deepings (FB) united service at St Guthlac's, Market Deeping (FB) ACNY
Sunday 22 January, 4:00pm: Churches Together in Bourne (URC) united service at Bourne Salvation Army (FB)
Sunday 22 January, 10:30am: United service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Gosberton Baptist (FB) (Gosberton) (South Holland Circuit)
Sunday 22 January, 10:30am: Pastoral Visitors' Dedication service, Broad Street Methodist (FB) (South Holland Circuit)
Sunday 22 January, 5:00pm: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service at St Mary & St Augustine, Stamford, PE9 1PG, organised by Churches Together in Stamford (FB)
Thursday 19 January, 8:00am: Churches Together in Boston (FB) leaders' breakfast at The Bake House Café, Boston
Thursday 19 January, 10:00am: A Time to Change Together - Re-imagining Church, Re-imagining Ministry: licensed ministers in the Archdeaconery of Boston meeting at St Botolph's, Boston; more info: Lincoln Diocese
Includes: St Bartholomew, West Pinchbeck; St Gilbert & St Hugh, Gosberton Clough; St John, Spalding; St John, Weston Hills; St Laurence, Surfleet; St Margaret, Quadring; St Mary, Cowbit; St Mary, Pinchbeck; St Mary & St Nicolas, Spalding; St Mary, Weston; St Paul, Fulney; St Peter & St Paul, Gosberton
Tuesday 17 January: Alpha course starts at St John the Baptist, (FB) tbc
Sunday 15 January, 10:00am: Plough Sunday at St Firmin's, Thurlby (FB) in The Ness Group (FB)
Sunday 15 January, 10:30am: South Holland Methodist Circuit Covenant service, Broad Street Methodist (FB) (Circuit website)
Friday 13 January, 7:30pm: Alan Hoare at Sleaford Keswick (FB)
Plough Sunday, 8 January
10:30am: Gosberton Clough Methodist (FB) (Circuit website)
10:30am: Holbeach Drove Methodist
10:30am: Moulton Chapel Methodist
11:00am at St Andrew's, Rippingale (FB) in the Ringstone in Aveland Group (FB)
11:30am: God speed the Plough, St James the Great, Aslackby in the Gilbertine Benefice ACNY
Epiphany Friday 6 January, also celebrated on Sunday 8 January (listing via Christmas 2022)
Thursday 5 January, 6:00pm: Ecumenical prayer meeting for an hour, hosted by Broad Street Methodist
Sunday 1 January: a listing of church services to start the New Year (some churches have changed times)
