April

A selection of events across the churches in the area; Easter services and church Flower Festivals listings available (previous years: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010)

Sunday 27 April, 6:30pm: Stuart Bell, guest speaker at Lighthouse (PE11 2XP)

Saturday 26 April, 10:30am: Messy Church at St Thomas' Road Methodist

Thursday 24 April, 7:30pm: Licensing service for Rev'd Mike Chesher as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Spalding St Paul and Curate in Charge of the Parish of Weston. Also pictured (left): Ven Justine Allain Chapman and Rev Philip Brent

Wednesday 23 April, 7:15pm: New Community Gospel Choir, weekly in term time from today, for all ages and abilities; at St Matthew’s, Sutton Bridge. More info from Christina Oxtoby

April-May: Flower Festivals - full listing available; many flower festivals commence on 26 April

Easter Day, 20 April: Resurrection Sunday; church services listing available

Saturday 19 April, 7:30pm: Presence series of services for 'Wielkanoc', 'Great Night', at Deeping St Nicholas church with Mike Bossingham, a labyrinth from 6:00pm and the lighting of the Easter Fire; more info: Deeping St Nicholas

Good Friday, 18 April: 10:00am: Processions of Witness, Spalding from St Thomas Road and St Mary & St Nicolas meeting at 10:30 in Hall Place and later walking together to Spalding Baptist church for refreshments. Organised by Churches Together in Spalding & District

(Poster available as a pdf at the foot of this page - download using the blue arrow, bottom right)

10:30am: March of Witness behind the cross leaving Gosberton parish church and finishing at Gosberton Baptist; organised by Churches Together in Gosberton

Maundy Thursday, 17 April: 7:00pm: Maundy Thursday supper together at Gosberton Methodist7:30pm: Free churches Communion with Spalding United Reformed Church and Broad Street Methodist at Spalding Baptist

Palm Sunday, 13 April: 10:15am Procession with hymns of worship and readings leaves Holland Market; the CTSD ecumenical service continues at St Mary & St Nicolas with guest preacher Rt Rev Christopher Lowson, bishop of Lincoln

10:00am March of Witness from Pinchbeck Village Hall to St Mary's Pinchbeck

Sunday 13 April, 6:30pm: Mission and Preparation; at St Matthew’s, Sutton Bridge

Friday 11 April, 3:30pm: Messy Church at Weston Hills Village Hall (PE12 6DB)

7-10 April: Prayer Pilgrimages across the county from north to south, east to west - with opportunity to join in the pilgrimages or to establish, encourage or revitalise local prayer centres and intercessors in towns and villages across Lincolnshire.Revised route this week (as at 26/3): Bardney to Crowland, including:

7/4: Kyme

8/4: Billingborough via Horbling; worship & prayer at 7:30pm at St Andrew's, Billingborough (NG34 0QG)