October
A selection of events as advised by churches in the area
Friday 31 October, 7:00pm: CTAL Review, Southern Gathering at New Life, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1QJ; poster below right. Contributions to the Review are also welcome via the on-line questionnaire.
Bible Sunday 26 October: resources and more from Bible Society
Friday 24 October, 10:00am: Prayer Walk leaving Gosberton Methodist; organised by CT Gosberton
Wednesday 22 October, 7:30pm: East Midlands Baptist Association Autumn Roadshow at Spalding Baptist, PE11 1BT
Tuesday 21 October, 7:30pm: Presence Calm Communion at St Thomas's Road Methodist church (PE11 2XX); more info: St John's
Sunday 19 October, 3:00pm: CTSD 60th anniversary celebration together, Spalding Grammar School (PE11 2XH), refreshments afterwards at Lighthouse church. Pictures available
Sunday 19 October, Autumn Preacher Exchange, including:
Broad Street Methodist with Rev William Ruddle
St Thomas's Road Methodist with Kevin Taylor
South Holland Community Church with Rev David Curran (pictured, left)
Saturday 18 October, 9:45am for 10: Open Book, Bible lectures at Gosberton Baptist; see also 27/9
Friday 17 October, 6:30pm: Medieval Mystery Play by the Redeemed Theatre Company (Act II) at St Mary's, Long Sutton. Poster downloadable from the foot of this page (click on blue down arrow, bottom right)
Friday 17 October, 3:30 for 4:00pm: Messy Church, Gosberton; 'Adult helpers needed!!!'
Friday 17 October, 7:00pm: CEYC10, York Minster; more info: CEYC / Facebook
Friday 17 October, 7:30pm: Simon Callow in This Man Jesus at the South Holland Centre, PE11 1SS; tickets £22.50
Thursday 16 October, 10:00am: Social Issues in the Fens Partners Forum on 'New Arrivals and Immigration'; Market House, Long Sutton (PE12 9DD). More info from Social Issues in the Fens / Facebook
Wednesday 15 October, 7:30pm: Commissioning service for Rev William Ruddle, Industrial chaplain, St Mary’s, Long Sutton PE12 9JJ, refreshments to follow
Sunday 12 October, 6:30pm: Mission ecumenical service at St Matthew’s, Sutton Bridge
Saturday 11 October, 9:30am - 4pm: Safe to Start training for volunteers and others to be safe in their work with Children and Young People with Dave Rose at Deeping Youth Centre; Eastgate, Deeping St James, PE6 8HH. Organised by LCVYS
Friday 10 October, 6:30pm: Medieval Mystery Play by the Redeemed Theatre Company (Act II) at All Saints', Holbeach
Thursday 9 October, 10 for 10:30am - 3:00pm: Active Faith conference with keynote speaker Julian Bryant, Tearfund, at Moorland Park Methodist church, LN6 7RB; supported by CTAL & LCS. Please book in advance 01522 504072 by 3/10
6-8 October: CTAL Prayer Pilgrimage from Bardney to Monksworth via Tupholme Abbey, Stixwould Priory, Woodhall Spa, Kirkby on Bain, Mareham le Fen, Revesby Abbey, East Kirkby, Old Bolingbroke, Raithby chapel and Partney Abbey ('the purple route'); poster and more info from Lincs FX
Saturday 4 October 2014 Lincolnshire expo to equip churches for mission and discipleship at Lincolnshire Showground. Organised by CTAL
Friday 3 October, 7:30pm: Between the Lines, Letters of Radical Faith by Saltmine. At King's Church, Loughborough LE11 5AS; tickets £5 + fee via Eventbrite
Friday 3 October, 6:30pm: Medieval Mystery Play by the Redeemed Theatre Company (Act II) at St Mary's, Whaplode
Friday 3 October, from 3:15pm - around 6pm: Messy Church at Gosberton Clough Methodist church (FB)
Thursday 2 October, 7:30pm: Pub Quiz at the Duke of York, Risegate; organised by CT Gosberton
Wednesday 1 October, 6:00pm: Prayer meeting for the wider church, St Thomas's Road Methodist
Pictures from the 2014 church Flower Festivals available on each month's Diary page in addition to the special webpage for Flower Festivals