What's on at Pointon & Sempringham PCC

For a more advanced view of our events, please see our online calendar. We also provide a printable version (.pdf) containing events for the month and other useful information.

Upcoming Events

Sunday 1st August
Cafe Church 9:00am-10:00am, Christchurch, Pinfold Lane, Pointon
An Informal hour of worship, prayer and discussion with a light breakfast.
Tuesday 3rd August
Cornerstone 9:30am-11:00am, Christchurch, Pinfold Lane, Pointon

Cornerstone

Weekly village drop-in for coffee, tea and chat - All Welcome

Saturday 7th August
Gig in the Garden 6:00pm-11:30pm, Pointon
The return of Gig in the Garden !
Sunday 8th August
Holy Communion 10:30am-11:30am, St Andrews Church, Sempringham
A Common Worship service of Holy Communion with hymns

Today's Prayer Focus
Sat 31st Jul - Spalding, St John with Deeping St Nicholas and Spalding Hospitals

Spalding St John with Deeping St Nicholas and Spalding Hospitals

Parish Priest                              Revd Peter Garland

Associate Minister                    Captain Paul Whiteley CA

Readers                                      Frances Garland,

                                                   Andrew Spencer

Lay Ministers

Deeping St Nicholas                Danielle Clark, Sue King,

              Sue Steele

Spalding St John                        Arnold Bradford,

                                                  Lawrence and Margaret Calkin

                                                  Jessie Cole, Will Dunlop,

               Yvonne Edgoose, Pat French,

               James and Pat Newby,

              Margaret Smith, Chris Wood,

              Ray Wright

Pray for closer links with other parishes in Spalding and for our Methodist and URC friends in the Spalding Covenant;

For further development of lay ministry, especially with older people;

For St John’s Primary School (Head: Paul Reid), Deeping St Nicholas School (Head: Anita Bandey);

For our parish magazine and Village News and other means of communicating our message;

For our vicar’s ministry as Chaplain to the Johnson Community Hospital and as Assistant District Dean.

Give thanks for Andrew Spencer’s return to ministry in the parishes;

For the plans for refurbishing both Churches;

For our Fresh expressions including our informal service at St John’s;

For our fellowship and study groups; ‘Presence’ – an experimental Communion, looking at new ways of encouraging contemplation;

For the Teddy Club, for parents and children at Deeping St Nicholas, Holy Doughnuts at St John’s and our ministry to schools in the area.

Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding

Pray for the new  Hospital (Acting Matron – Simon Temple); for all inpatients, outpatients, relatives and staff and for Peter Garland (Chaplain);

For the appointment of a part-time Assistant Chaplain;

For the Tulip Suite (the new palliative care/hospice provision).

Enugu North (Province of Niger, Nigeria)

The Rt. Revd Sosthenes Eze