2018
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 (7/12/2018)
Karis House (in association with Lighthouse church) has a new web address (11/18)
Monday 12 November, 7:30pm: CTSD Council Meeting at Lighthouse; agenda included: appointment of secretary, finance, lay chair, preacher exchange review, 29 January 2019 day of prayer and fasting, Lent 2019 'Songs of the Cross', Palm Sunday 2019, Street Pastors, Christian Aid loose change fortnight from 27 January 2019, Dementia interactive session, Preacher Exchange Sunday 20 January 2019, AGM Monday 21 January 2019, venue tba
Thursday 13 September, CTSD Council Meeting (planned for St Mary & St Nicolas) postponed by Steve Weatherly-Barton, clergy chair (7/9) and later cancelled (26/10). (See also Josh Barry)
July 2018: Space4U closes its doors after some eleven years serving the community
Tuesday 3 July, 7 for 7:30pm: CTSD council meeting at St Paul's cancelled (30/6)
Sunday 20 May: Paul Wheeler's address on the need for the Holy Spirit at the Churches Together service has been recorded; more from Lighthouse
Royal Wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan, 19 May 2018; see more on the dispensation for the need for a TV licence, the BBC news item on dispensation and notes for churches and community groups intending to offer showing of the Royal Wedding to their communities
Wednesday 9 May, 7 for 7:30pm: CTSD council meeting at St John's with presentation by Richard Morrison on the work, mutual support and opportunities in the South Lincs branch of the Gideons. Agenda included GDPR, Street Pastors, Royal Wedding, Thy Kingdom Come, CTSD Year of Mission (Spalding Baptist 9/6 & St Norbert's - twinned with Peacehaven - parish mission with Sion's Visiting Team 30/4 onwards), Pentecost
Easter services listing and brochure available on this website (27/3)
Good Friday, 30 March: church services listing and poster for the CTSD walk of witness available
Palm Sunday, 25 March
10:15am Churches Together in Spalding & District ecumenical service, starting in Holland Market and concluding at St Mary & St Nicolas with preacher Chris Duffett;
poster also available for download
Thursday 15 March, 7 for 7:30pm: CTSD council meeting at Spalding Baptist. Agenda included RoadHoG bus, GDPR, Space4U, Sound system, Finance, Christian Aid week, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Pentecost, Mission 2018 initiatives update, October preacher exchange and Easter services
CTSD Lent series: Aspects of Prayer. Poster and summaries available
Lent at Broad Street - more details on our February & March pages
Lent at St Mary & St Nicolas - a series on prayer: Be still and know
Friday 2 March: Women's World Day of Prayer: "All God's Creation is very good" prepared by the Christian women of Suriname. Services:10:30am: St Paul's
2:00pm: Gosberton Methodist (cancelled due to snow, 1/3)
7:00pm: St Mary's, Whaplode
Tuesday 23 January, 7:30pm (doors open for prayer from 7:00), CTSD Council AGM at St Thomas's Road followed by council meeting - agenda included: Lay Chair & Publicity Officer; Preacher Exchange 21/1, 14/10/2018 & 20/1/2019; forward planning for Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Pentecost; Mission 2018 initiatives from individual churches including Doug Horley, Chloe Reynolds, Jeff Lucas and shoebox (Calvary); financial planning & 2018 budget, GDPR, Good Friday sound system and letting policies.
AGM reports available for download at the foot of this page
16 November: Forward dates for Council Meetings:
Tuesday 23 January, St Thomas's Road (AGM)
Thursday 15 March, Spalding Baptist (including RoadHoG bus presentation - with the bus, confirmed 23/1)
Wednesday 9 May, St John's
Tuesday 3 July, St Paul's
Thursday 13 September, St Mary & St Nicolas
Monday 12 November, Lighthouse (tbc)
Flower Festivals: listing available for local church flower & craft festivals from April to September. Posters and pictures as they become available
18-25 January: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; CTBI theme: That all may be free
Sunday 21 January: CTSD Pulpit exchange; details on our Diary page for January
2018 - the CTSD Year of Mission. See also www.Hope4Spalding.org.uk
See also our News archives, including News from 2019, 2017