Thursday, 16 October 2014
Thursday, 4 September 2014
Church open
Have
you ever wanted to visit our lovely church but not found it open?
The church will be open on Friday afternoons between 2 and 4 pm until
the end of October. Please drop in and see us!
Harvest Thanksgiving
This
year our Harvest Thanksgiving Service will be on 21 September at 4
pm. This will be followed by the ever-popular Harvest Supper –
please contact Ann Kennedy
01526 322739 for
tickets.
Wildflower study area
From Jane Kania
The study of wildflowers within the sector in the churchyard has been completed for this year. It created interest with passers-by and the judges in both rounds of the Best Kept Village competition. So what have been the findings?
The study of wildflowers within the sector in the churchyard has been completed for this year. It created interest with passers-by and the judges in both rounds of the Best Kept Village competition. So what have been the findings?
Some of the flowers were
easily recognised; Dandelions, Daisies, Primroses and later in the
year Cow Parsley. Those perhaps not so well known though still
relatively common were Cuckoo Flower, Herb Robert, Purple Dead
Nettle, Ground Ivy and Bugle. These were present in other areas
within the graveyard but a number of species were found only in this
area. This was because they were able to grow and flower due to the
area not being mowed as usual. These included Common Persicaria,
Creeping Buttercup and Lady's Smock. Hopefully these will have been
able to seed and spread further within the graveyard.
The study will be
continued next year using another area within the graveyard.
Meanwhile there has been the offer of some wildflower seed which
could be sown in areas within the graveyard where at present little
appears to grow.
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
For the attention of anyone visiting a grave
Dear
friends, it has been brought to my attention that some of the
headstones in the churchyard are no longer securely bedded in. Please
check your relative's headstone and contact me on 01526 323357 if
there is any concern about its stability. Many thanks. Liz Murray,
Churchwarden
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Sunday, 27 July 2014
Fundraiser - thanks to Janet!
Janet Goldsworthy hosted a Body Shop Party on 10th July to raise funds for Nocton Church Restoration Fund. Over 20 people attended the event and £250 was made. Janet would like to thank everyone who attended*, placed an order or bought a raffle ticket. And a big thank you to Kirsty Wilson our local Body Shop rep who ran the event. Much fun was had by all trying various treatments, aromas and potions, drinking wine and eating cupcakes!
* so would everyone at All Saints!
* so would everyone at All Saints!
Sunday, 29 June 2014
Nocton Fashion Show
With thanks to Julie Partridge for this report. We are very grateful to all who contributed, not least to Julie and to Jane Kania, for organising the event.
Something very special happens when you invite 90 fashionistas to a Fashion Show in Nocton Village Hall.
Oh what a night, of glamorous models strutting the catwalk with panache and eager customers wanting their chance to enjoy a beautiful bargain. Lincs Fashions brought their summer collection of High Street Fashion and tempted us to buy tops, gilets, jackets, jeans and the occasional posh frock. The atmosphere was good humoured and those who ran to bring the bargain to the customers were fit and very fast!
After the silent raffle winners were declared (silently) and the last drops of wine were polished off by our fun loving ladies, All Saints Church became the benefactors of £522.50. That is something special and for which the organisers are very grateful for.
Well done to everyone who contributed through buying tickets, giving time and talent as well as the prizes to make this a very enjoyable event. We hope to host another show in Nocton next year but if you can't wait that long take a look at Lincsfashions.com to see when they might be appearing in a village near you.
Something very special happens when you invite 90 fashionistas to a Fashion Show in Nocton Village Hall.
Oh what a night, of glamorous models strutting the catwalk with panache and eager customers wanting their chance to enjoy a beautiful bargain. Lincs Fashions brought their summer collection of High Street Fashion and tempted us to buy tops, gilets, jackets, jeans and the occasional posh frock. The atmosphere was good humoured and those who ran to bring the bargain to the customers were fit and very fast!
After the silent raffle winners were declared (silently) and the last drops of wine were polished off by our fun loving ladies, All Saints Church became the benefactors of £522.50. That is something special and for which the organisers are very grateful for.
Well done to everyone who contributed through buying tickets, giving time and talent as well as the prizes to make this a very enjoyable event. We hope to host another show in Nocton next year but if you can't wait that long take a look at Lincsfashions.com to see when they might be appearing in a village near you.
Village children celebrate St Peter
From Carol Bennett
The 29th of June is the day each year when the life of St Peter is remembered. In the weeks leading up to this time, Rev. Jonnie Parkin and a member of the children’s activity group across the six parishes, in association with luminous, went to Dunston St Peter’s School and worked on a drama with the children about the life of St Peter. They prepared video clips telling the story of Christ calling Peter, and Peter following Christ. The members of the cast threw themselves enthusiastically into the characters, hurling themselves into and out of boats, being astonished by his miracles, then dismayed by his capture and sentencing to death. Peter was a very human saint, who made mistakes. Fearful of capture, he denied knowing Christ three times before Jesus was crucified, yet
it was Peter whom Jesus chose to be the rock upon which to build his church (the name Peter is derived from the Latin word ‘petra’, meaning ‘rock’.)
The children’s activity team and Rev. Jonnie Parkin took the video prepared by the children in Dunston School to the Methodist Chapel in Dunston for a workshop on Saturday, 28 June. Children, including Paddie and Lydia from Nocton, watched the videos, and then responded with a craft response, involving creating a fishing scene on a paper plate, with blue tissue paper for the Sea of Galilee, a clay boat, a net and fish. They made pipe cleaner people which were then fastened together to make a church, standing on a base of rock from the Lincoln Cathedral quarry. There was also a big fish made up of CDs, which overlap and catch the light like fish scales. On the next day, the Sunday of St Peterstide, there was a group service in St Peter’s Church, Dunston, when both the videos and the crafts prepared by the children became essential components in the worship.
The 29th of June is the day each year when the life of St Peter is remembered. In the weeks leading up to this time, Rev. Jonnie Parkin and a member of the children’s activity group across the six parishes, in association with luminous, went to Dunston St Peter’s School and worked on a drama with the children about the life of St Peter. They prepared video clips telling the story of Christ calling Peter, and Peter following Christ. The members of the cast threw themselves enthusiastically into the characters, hurling themselves into and out of boats, being astonished by his miracles, then dismayed by his capture and sentencing to death. Peter was a very human saint, who made mistakes. Fearful of capture, he denied knowing Christ three times before Jesus was crucified, yet
it was Peter whom Jesus chose to be the rock upon which to build his church (the name Peter is derived from the Latin word ‘petra’, meaning ‘rock’.)
The children’s activity team and Rev. Jonnie Parkin took the video prepared by the children in Dunston School to the Methodist Chapel in Dunston for a workshop on Saturday, 28 June. Children, including Paddie and Lydia from Nocton, watched the videos, and then responded with a craft response, involving creating a fishing scene on a paper plate, with blue tissue paper for the Sea of Galilee, a clay boat, a net and fish. They made pipe cleaner people which were then fastened together to make a church, standing on a base of rock from the Lincoln Cathedral quarry. There was also a big fish made up of CDs, which overlap and catch the light like fish scales. On the next day, the Sunday of St Peterstide, there was a group service in St Peter’s Church, Dunston, when both the videos and the crafts prepared by the children became essential components in the worship.
Thank you Sir James!
Sir James Dyson has generously donated a vacuum cleaner to the
church. It will certainly make our job much easier and more efficient.
If you are interested in helping to care for our beautiful church, please give me a ring. It is not a big commitment.
Ruth Tel. 322285, ruth@jimeagle.plus.com
Sunday, 8 June 2014
Songs for a Summer Evening
Songs
for a Summer Evening on Friday 4 July at 7.30 pm
Easy listening music with the Banovallum Singers,
including the Beatles song, ‘If I Fell in Love with You’, and
spirituals such as ‘Pick a Bale of Cotton’ and ‘Down by the
Riverside’ as well as the old favourite, ‘Wraggle Taggle Gypsies’
Enjoy
the music, with strawberries and cream and a complimentary glass of
wine in the interval, all included. In aid of church repairs.
Tickets
£7 (£2 for children under 16) from Nocton Post Office, or phone Ann
Kennedy (01526 322739)
Sunday, 27 April 2014
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