Withamside United Parish

Welcoming, Worshipping and Witnessing in the name of Christ.

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Withamside United Parish – celebrating all that is good and of God within our community.

Welcome to the Withamside United Parish, named for the River Witham, which meanders through or around our eight villages. We are home to six formal churches in Aubourn, Bassingham, Carlton le Moorland, Norton Disney, Stapleford and Thurlby, and one informal cafe-style church in Witham St Hughs.

Whether you are looking for the times of church services or to enquire about a christening or a wedding we hope that you find what you are looking for on this website. If not, please feel free to get in touch via email or phone (01522 788652).

Please Pray for Ukraine

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York’s prayer for Ukraine:

God of peace and justice,

We pray for the people of Ukraine today.

We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons.

We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow,

that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them.

We pray for those with power over war or peace,

for wisdom, discernment and compassion

to guide their decisions.

Above all, we pray for all your precious children, at risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect them.

We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.

Amen.

Summer Services

Dear All

This is a reminder that all services will be held at Carlton Church in July and August
to enable the plaster work at St Michaels to be completed.
This will start from Sunday July 3rd.

St Michael’s Church will remain open as usual and Coffee Mornings
and Waste Not Want Not meetings will also continue to take place as normal.

Best wishes

John Rowland
Churchwarden

ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH

COFFEE MORNINGS

IN AID OF THE WITHAMSIDE PARISH

Enjoy a Cuppa and a Chat

Come and enjoy a friendly social occasion with

Coffee/Tea, cakes, bacon butties and a raffle.

St Michael’s Church

Saturday 3rd SEPTEMBER 2022

10.30 until 11.30am

Your Hosts are Bassingham Church

WITHAMSIDE PARISH CRAFT WEEKEND
BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
ST MARY’S CARLTON LE MOORLAND
SATURDAY 27TH AND SUNDAY 28th AUGUST

The weekend will be a wonderful celebration of the talents of people
who live in the Withamside Parish – every stall is taken and there will be a wide
variety of exhibits to enjoy.
The new toilet, baby changing facilities and servery are completed and in use.
Light refreshments will be available and also activities for children.

DO JOIN US!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU!

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Parish Harvest Festival
on Sunday September 18th 10-30 a.m.
in St Michaels Church

Everyone is welcome to attend. As in past years we will be collecting tins
and dried foods for the Lincoln Community Larder.
It is really important that we continue to support this initiative as the last time
I went one of the volunteers said that demand was outstripping the amount of food being donated.
You can also donated money to the Lincoln Community
Larder and they can then use this to buy food.

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Withamside United Parish 200 Club

We are relaunching the 200 club across the whole parish.

In the past the 200 club has been a successful way of raising funds for the parish and I hope that you will be able to take part.

If you’d like to join in, then it would be helpful if you could print a copy of the attached application form. If not, then these will be available from myself, John Rowlands, or in church.

Once you have returned the completed application form to me and have made your payment, your number(s) will be allocated and will be entered in the next draw. We are hoping that the first draw will be made at the September coffee morning.

Thank you and good luck!
Diane

For more info

Application form

Christmas card design competition

Whilst your minds will most likely be focused on your summer breaks, we would like to warmly invite
you to participate in designing this year’s Christmas card. We suspect there are many budding artists,
designers and photographers – perhaps even cross-stitchers – amongst you who may be looking for
their next project.
The chosen card will be sent out to each church in the diocese from the Bishops and Archdeacons. Prizes
will be awarded to the winner and to runners-up.
The submission date for entries is Friday 30 September. Please ensure that your design is an original
piece of work and the size is no larger than 151 mm x 151 mm. Please include a title or description of
your artwork, as well your name and parish, which will be printed on the card.
Submissions can be made via email (bishops.admin@lincoln.anglican.org) or posted to: The Bishops’
Office, Edward King House, Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 1PU. Please include your contact details within
your submission to ensure that the winners can be notified.
We look forward to seeing a range of creative and inspirational designs from across the diocese and may
we take this opportunity to wish you all a restful and refreshing summer.

WITHAMSIDE

WASTE NOT WANT NOT

BRING ANY FOOD AND ESSENTIAL GOODS THAT YOU WISH TO DONATE TO

ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH BASSINGHAM

on the last Thursday of each month
Next collection day Thursday 30th June

9-30 a.m. to 11-30 a.m.

ANYONE IN NEED OF A BIT OF EXTRA HELP IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES CAN COME ALONG AND COLLECT A BOX OF FOOD AND ESSENTIAL GOODS

1-00 p.m. to 3-30 p.m.

THIS IS A NEW COLLABORATIVE SCHEME BETWEEN GREEN’S STORE AND THE WITHAMSIDE PARISH TO TRY AND ESTABLISH A WAY OF SHARING AND RE-DISTRIBUTING EXCESSES AND SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY

URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR OUR LINCOLN FOOD BANK

To find out more, click the button below.

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COVID 19

Wearing face masks in indoor settings is no longer mandatory

If you choose to wear a face mask for your own and others protection that is a personal decision.

Thank you for your support

This Month’s Sunday Services

OUR CHURCHES

WITHAMSIDE WASTE NOT WANT NOT

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Please continue to pray for Ukraine

Upcoming Events

Aug

27

Sat

WITHAMSIDE PARISH CRAFT WEEKEND AT ST. MARY’S, CARLTON LE MOORLAND.

Tickets

Aug 27 all-day

Another date for your diary! BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SATURDAY 27TH AND SUNDAY 28^TH AUGUST.

This will be held in St. Mary’s Church over the two days and will celebrate the art and craft skills of local people. There will be a limited number of stands available and we will aim to represent as many different arts and crafts as possible. We will be providing light refreshments and there will be activities for children available. The new toilet, baby changing facilities and servery will be in place.

The weekend will be a wonderful celebration of the talents of people who live in the Withamside Parish.

There will be more details in local magazines over the coming months, if you are wishing to express an interest then contact Andrew and Ingrid Alsop (01522 788748). We have already had quite a number of people come forward with a wide variety of talents!

WITHAMSIDE PARISH CRAFT WEEKEND AT ST. MARY’S, CARLTON LE MOORLAND.

Tickets

Aug 28 all-day

Another date for your diary! BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SATURDAY 27TH AND SUNDAY 28^TH AUGUST.

This will be held in St. Mary’s Church over the two days and will celebrate the art and craft skills of local people. There will be a limited number of stands available and we will aim to represent as many different arts and crafts as possible. We will be providing light refreshments and there will be activities for children available. The new toilet, baby changing facilities and servery will be in place.

The weekend will be a wonderful celebration of the talents of people who live in the Withamside Parish.

There will be more details in local magazines over the coming months, if you are wishing to express an interest then contact Andrew and Ingrid Alsop (01522 788748). We have already had quite a number of people come forward with a wide variety of talents!

Coffee Morning

Sep 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am