Hello May

We were delighted late last week to hear that All Saints, Barrowby has just been awarded their Gold Eco Church Award.

Congratulations and a huge well done to all. I know that Dave has done a fabulous job in leading you all in this endeavour and so I am overjoyed that his and your hard work has been recognised. The Churchyard was especially praised by the assessors and an Ecology professor, as an example of excellent practice that enables nature to thrive

Well done All Saints, we’re proud of you and inspired by you!

Here are some dates for your diary for May and June 2025

Thursday 29^th May, 6.30pm The Church of the Ascension will be hosting an Ascension Day service. On this important day in the Church history it would be great to have our Churches represented so come along and join us.

Thy Kingdom Come-this special 11 days of prayer begins with Christ’s Ascension and ends on Pentecost Sunday (8^th June). This is the tenth anniversary of Thy Kingdom Come and this year the focus is on the Lord’s Prayer. This year I’d like to invite you to participate in some special times of prayer during these eleven days.

Firstly, can you think of 5 people: friends, neighbours or colleagues who you sometimes have conversations about God with? Could you commit to praying for them on each of the 11 days of Thy Kingdom Come? Praying that they might see, hear and know God.

Secondly, we now have a group Prayer App, called the WGGV prayer group and each day at midday I will be stopping to say the Lord’s prayer and then posting a line from the prayer and a special further prayer for the 5 people we are praying for. Could you join me?

All you need to do is send me your mobile number and I can add you to the group. Then wherever you are, stop at midday, say the Lord’s Prayer, read the line in the Prayer App and say the prayer for the five people you are praying for. Finally you can sign off with an ‘Amen’. I will send out the phone number to all on my contact list.

On Sunday 1^st June at 6pm, our Dwelling services return for the summer. These services are an opportunity to gather in prayer and this service will be a special Thy Kingdom Come service.

1 Timothy 2 urges us to pray for all people because God wants ALL people to be saved. Every move of God started in prayer! Prayer is the runway on which God lands the plane so let’s get active this Spring in prayer!

Save the date!

This months photo was taken at St Sebastian's Churchyard Easter Trail. As families walked through the churchyard there were lots of activities like seed balls to throw into a giant cross, making crosses with twigs and art activities like this one. Lots of fun was had by all!