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Our Annual Thanksgiving Services for 2012 will take place on Sunday, February 5th, where our guest speaker will be the Rt Revd James Newcome (Bishop of Carlisle).
This is a great opportunity for the whole church community to come together and give thanks for all the good things which the Lord has done for us over the past twelve months, and to look forward to our plans for the coming year.
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Please do put this date in your diary … Further information, and a personal invitation, will be sent to every church member in early January.
The next Marriage Preparation Course will start on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 and run for seven weeks. Each session will commence with light refreshments at 7:30pm, and will normally end around 9:00pm.
The course will be held at Saint Helen’s Parish Church, Church Lane, Stapleford, NG9 8FN.
The full list of dates is as follows:
February 21st and 28th
March 6th, 13th. 20th and 27th
April 3rd
If you would like to take part in this course, please contact the Vicar on (0115) 922 9600 in the first instance. For further information about the course, please follow the link below to the Marriage Preparation page on this website.
Commencing on Thursday, March 1st we shall be running a highly practical three week ‘Ministry of Welcome’ course designed to assist every church member to provide a warm and meaningful welcome to visitors and new members alike.
Each session will commence with light refreshments at 7:30pm, and will normally end around 9:30pm, looking at issues such as:
• Welcome – an expression of who we are
• Welcome – creating a safe and friendly environment for a dangerous message
• Welcome – a bridge for seekers and those with specific needs
• Welcome – a means of creating effective pastoral care networks
• Practicalities – identifying visitors, enquirers and new members
• Practicalities – making the initial contact
• Practicalities – developing links between existing members and new attenders
• Practicalities – turning occasional visitors into active members
Whilst of particular interest to members of the welcome team and sides-people, this course is open to all church members and is FREE of charge.
For further information, please contact the Vicar on (0115) 922 9600.
On Saturday, March 10th, 2012 between 10:00am to 5:00pm
(Registration and Coffee at 9:30am)
Saint Michael’s Church, Church Street, Bramcote NG9 3HD
will be hosting
The Cecilian Singers – ‘Come and Sing Workshop’ 
Neville Ward will be the accompanist.
Tickets: £20 per applicant, £18 to ‘bring a friend’ and £15 each for a group of 10+.
Further information can be obtained from:
Charlotte James, Rectory Farm, Widmerpool Road, Wysall, NOTTS. NG12 5QW
or via e-mail secretary@ceciliansingers.co.uk
Booking forms can be downloaded from www.ceciliansingers.co.uk
Music will be available on the day.
The next ‘CAP Money Course’ will be held on three consecutive Saturday mornings, starting on Saturday, March 17th, 2012.
Each session will commence with refreshments at 9:00am, and will run until 12:30pm.
For more information, please contact Mike Read on (0115) 837 0945, or follow the links below to the relevant page on this website or to the CAP’s own website.
The next parish Adult Confirmation will take place at Southwell Minster on Saturday, June 9th, 2012 at 10:30am, and will be conducted by Bishop Tony.
Individuals wishing to be Confirmed on this occasion, should contact the Vicar on (0115) 922 9600 as soon as possible to register their interest.
Preparation classes will be held on the following Saturday mornings from 10:30am to 12:00pm at the Vicarage:
January 14th, 21st and 28th
February 11th and 25th
Please note that Confirmation candidates need to have been previously Baptised.
