Morning Service at 10.30 am on Sunday 16th February 2025 at Redwell School.
Message from the Vicar:
‘Connecting with Jesus, with each other, with the community’
There are a number of new things happening at the moment, the biggest is moving our Sunday morning worship to Glenvale Church of England School. Please see the extra email that was sent out this week specifically about this. It’s an exciting time but like any change, it’s not without it’s challenges. There are other things going on so please see the headlines here, but please read ‘Extra News’ for more information:
- Treasurer news
- Joining a team
- Alpha
- ‘100 for 100’ project
Weekly Services:
Sunday morning:
This Sunday there will be groups for under 11s.
Midweek Service at Glenvale Care Home:
Extra News
Treasurer News
Helen Cracknell is our wonderful and faithful treasurer, she does an amazing job and has done so for many years! However, following the next APCM on Sunday 25th May Helen will be stepping down from this role. It is a crucial role and as a charity we need to have a treasurer. Do you have some skills in looking after a budget, is this something you might be able to take on and to serve the church in this way? It’s a role that takes around 2 hours a week but of course different weeks and different times of year require more or less. Please talk to Revd Dawn Airey asap if you are interested so we can enable a helpful handover.
Joining a team
In order for the church to do all it does there are lots of teams, some more visible than others and many that are in the background. We have so many people who use their gifts and skills to serve one another and if you would like to join a team please speak to Revd Dawn Airey. There are two particular urgent needs, the Wellitots toddler team and helping with set up on a Sunday morning. Both are on a rota basis, those on set up usually do this just once a month. It requires arriving on a Sunday morning at 9.45am and there is a definitive list of things that the set up person is responsible for, as well as packing away after the service.
Alpha
Alpha is a series of group conversations that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment. Everyone’s welcome. No matter your background or beliefs, you’re invited.
We’re looking to start the next Alpha around mid-March and are currently gathering names of those interested, before consulting with them on the best day and time to run the sessions. If you or anyone you know are interested, please contact Rev Ben Haugton-Scales:
ben@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk
The ‘100 for 100’ Project:
We now have £52,000 in the pot ready to start employing a new part time children’s and youth worker from September! I am praying for £65,000 which means we can start someone on a 30 hr a week contract (term time) for an initial period of 3 years – I am so encouraged by this and am planning on getting to the target in two ways:
i)Further grants.
ii)Raising £10,000 as a congregation.
We have more than 100 people in the congregation, including children and young people, and if we each can find a way of raising £100 (this year) then we’ll raise £10,000 collectively! I don’t want this to be a heavy burden on anyone but I hope it gives us something to be inspired by, because we believe this to be important.
In raising the money I want to attach 2 suggestions!
-Firstly, we have fun (either because we’re doing something we enjoy and/or because it enables us to connect with one another more)
-Secondly, we do something that is missional (connecting with the wider community, whether that’s our family, friends, neighbours, wider in the parish, work colleagues)
Can I suggest that over the next couple of weeks or so you perhaps talk together with your household, or with your connect group or with a group of friends. Maybe two or more families can get together?
And when we’re thinking about what to do – think about what you really enjoy doing. Think about what do your friends like doing. And do those things. It’s sometimes easy to think well I can’t do that. But if I approach this with a ‘well what can I do’, we may be very surprised at what is possible. And if you really think you can’t do anything but you’d like to simply donate then please just do that. This isn’t meant to be a heavy thing. But I’m so aware that there are others out there who want to give to things, when inspired and given the opportunity.
Here’s some ideas:
-Doing a car boot sale, sell stuff you’ve been meaning to get rid of
-Maybe host and cook for friends
-Wash cars
-Could you do something in your work places?
-Bake sales at the schools
-Summer drink stops (ask for donations this year instead of it being free and maybe do it in different places around the parish)
-Make things to sell
-Maybe young people you can get together to do a few events, or do you have a skill you can teach someone that others are willing to pay for.
-Host a cheese and wine evening with your friends or neighbours, or tea and cake
-Maybe you decide to do an extra shift at work and tell your employers, I’m doing this so I can donate this money towards this project
-Are you sporty, are you musical/theatrical/are you creative/do you like films/do you like board games, can you use any of this in some way?
-Those who are in leadership in our under 18s ministry teams, can we run events to enable those who benefit from these groups to donate?
-Maybe we can ask our schools if they could have a mufty day and each child pays £1?
-Perhaps you can take on a challenge and get sponsorship, is there something you’ve been really wanting to do – the 3 peaks challenge, or abseiling or something!!
In this way, we have fun, be creative, expand the presence of God’s kingdom and the ministry of the church…..and raise £10,000.
From this Sunday we’ll have a designated box that’s called the ‘100 for 100’ box! So as and when you raise your money just put it in there, every week on a Sunday. Please don’t put it in an envelope so we can claim the gift aid on it. It doesn’t matter who the money comes from, no-one is keeping a watch but through out the year just keep putting it in and periodically we’ll let the church know how we’re doing. As well as a finance update it would be really good to every now and then hear one another’s stories of how we’re raising the money. Wouldn’t it be good if this initiative did more than raise money but enabled us as a church to become more connected with each other and, enabled others to get involved in the church and begin to journey towards a relationship with Jesus.
Parish Prayer:
Please join us for weekly parish prayer on Tuesday mornings at 11am, either in person at the vicarage or via zoom (the link is sent round every week via email).
Prayer Chain:
If you would like to send a prayer request to the prayer chain, or join the prayer chain, please contact Jackie Brooks Cheesman: jackiebrookscheesman@yahoo.co.uk
Giving:
Thank you to you all for your sacrificial giving. If you would like to give to the work and ministry of the church please collect a form from the table at church which will enable you to give via the recommended route of the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS). However, people are welcome to give in whatever way suits them and please consider gift aiding your contribution so that the church receives an extra 25%.
Please contact Helen Cracknell for more information: helen.hollwey@gmail.com
Discipleship:
Recommended reading:
You can now find on the church website our ‘recommended reading list’. Very often we recommend books related to a particular sermon series or that are being read as part of the reading group, so here is the link that will take you straight to that part of the website:
Recommended Reading/ Watching – North Wellingborough Anglican Church (nwanglicanchurch.co.uk)
Connect Groups:
Connect Group Facilitators:
- Monday afternoon (fortnightly 2-4pm): Carol Maycock
- Monday evening (fortnightly 7pm): Elizabeth Holbrook
- Monday evening (fortnightly 8pm): Ben & Livvi Haughton-Scales
- Wednesday evening (fortnightly 7.30pm): Ruth Wium
- Thursday morning (fortnightly 10.00am): Alan Palmer
Under 18’s:
This the last week of our under 18s groups and then all will restart the week beginning the 6th Jan 2025.
Wholeness in Jesus/wellbeing
Creations Craft Group:
Bereavement Support Group:
The Facebook support group has 85 members and continues. If anyone feels they have the capacity and passion for reaching out to those bereaved, please speak to me.
Safeguarding:
As God’s distinctive community we want to be a church that is safe for everyone. Where there are safeguarding concerns please talk to me (or if I am away, to John Gilyead our parish safeguarding officer) as soon as they arise. Even if you’re not sure, just talk to me anyway….please. Dawn.
Church contacts and ways to connect with us
Revd. Dawn Airey – Vicar:
vicar@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk
Revd. Ben Haughton-Scales – Curate:
ben@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk
Revd. Livvi Haughton-Scales – Curate:
livvi@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk
Amanda Allen – Parish Administrator:
ParishOffice@nwanglicanchurch.co.uk
(Staff day off is Friday)
Matt Ellson – Churchwarden:
matthew_ellson@live.co.uk
Elizabeth Holbrook – Churchwarden:
eaholbrook@ymail.com
John Gilyead – Parish Safeguarding Officer
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