2017

News from local churches and brief CTSD council meeting notes & links; this page has been edited following maintenance and upgrade in September 2021

Christmas services listing and downloadable brochure available on this website

Thursday 16 November: Council meeting at Broad Street Methodist, doors opened for prayer from 7:00pm; agenda included: Street Pastors (prayer pastors), CAP Centre manager, Christian Aid loose change update, Financial report, Lent, Palm Sunday Good Friday & Pentecost 2018, CTSD year of missionHope 2018, Christmas services, AGM & meetings in 2018, CT Boston and the RoadHoG bus (March 2018 tbc)

Wednesday 6 September Council meeting at Broad Street Methodist, open for prayer from 7:00pm; agenda included a welcome to Phil Lawrence (HCS), Young peoples needs, Secretary, Preacher exchange 8 October, (and forward date 21 January 2018), CTSD Year of Mission 2018 - www.Hope4Spalding.org.uk website and Facebook page, next leaders' lunch, Christian Aid loose change fortnight in October (and URC Coffee Morning) and Street Pastors

Tuesday 4 July: CTSD Council meeting: St Mary & St Nicolas cancelled (1/7/2017)

Lent Lectures programme and brief summaries available

Monday 8 May: CTSD Council meeting at Lighthouse, open for prayer from 7:00pm; agenda included Thy Kingdom Come (May-June), Spalding town council campaign, Christian Aid week, Hustings, St Paul's future options, Harvest church changes, Pentecost 2017 (and poster), CTSD Year of Mission 2018, CTSD website update (suggestions for improvements and corrections always welcome, including Easter & Christmas brochures), review of Lent Lectures, Palm Sunday & Good Friday.

Easter services listing and brochure available (last updated 10 April)

Wednesday 15 March: CTSD council meeting at St Thomas's Road Methodist - open for prayer from 7:00pm in advance of 7:30pm start; agenda included Lent 2017, Palm Sunday and Good Friday, Spalding town council campaign, Community Connectors (M&N report), CTSD Year of Mission 2018, East European links (see also Jubilee in Grantham), Christian Aid Week, Easter church services

Flower Festivals listing available for local church flower and craft festivals from April to September. Posters and pictures also available

26 February, 6:00pm Alternative service initiated at St John's

12 February: Lighthouse Church moves to two morning services (9:00am and 11:30am) with refreshments from 10:30am

5 February: Spalding Baptist are to be blessed with a new Minister, Rev Paul Wheeler

3 January: Volunteer police chaplains needed to work with the Police Chaplain; further details from CTAL

2017 CTSD council meetings:

Thursday 26 January: AGM Spalding Baptist

Wednesday 15 March: St Thomas’s Road

Monday 8 May: Lighthouse

Tuesday 4 July: St Mary & St Nicolas

Wednesday 6 September: Broad Street Methodist

Thursday 16 November: Broad Street (venue change from St Norbert's, 10/11)

See also our News archives, including News from 2016

Thursday 26 January: AGM at Spalding Baptist; agenda included reports on Christian Aid and Street Pastors, appointment of officers.

AGM was followed by a council meeting; agenda included Thy Kingdom Come (May-June) and Pentecost together at Spalding Baptist, Lent 2017 (7:30pm on Mondays from 6/3 at Broad Street), Palm Sunday and Good Friday, Spalding town council campaign, Space4U, CTSD Year of Mission 2018, future donations by CTSD, Autumn Preacher exchange on 8 October, East European links and the Year of Mercy (Vatican weblink) - further services in the hospital faith room welcome

18-25 January: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Crossing Barriers; CTBI resources

Sunday 22 January, preacher exchange; more on our January Diary page