On 25 May Sue, our administrator, received the most unusual call to the office that she had had in the job so far!A lady called to report that she had seen a deer in the church yard when she was walking through earlier. A deer!!!! Unaware of any places near by where deer may graze, and knowing we are in a built-up area, she had to check she had heard her correctly!!! Indeed, there then followed a few more sightings and calls to us and a flurry of activity on Facebook. Police and relevant animal welfare people were contacted by the public, to whom we are grateful - thank you. Thanks also to Becky Watson who captured a picture of our visitor, and posted it on Facebook.
This fully booked, Afternoon Tea, event saw guests treated to a beautiful traditional feast of scones, sandwiches, cakes and cups of tea whilst listening to live music provided by the ensemble Dream A Little Dream.The afternoon was a great success and raised £266.70 for the NewBold Building Project, our much anticipated new Church/Parish building.
At Newbold Parish Church, we are delighted to hear that Rev Rhoda Blackwell, who served her curacy with us, is to be our new Vicar. Her licencing will take place on Wednesday 28th June and we look forward to continuing our ministry together, here in Newbold.The pictures here demonstrate how Rhoda has thrown herself into the life of the church, including a pet service and Messy Church.Some of the initiatives in her time as "Curate-in-charge" include recommencing the monthly churchyard tidy-up sessions involving our church and community working together, she has established Messy Church as a monthly event, which welcomes many "non-church going" families, and introduced a "Blue Christmas" service last year, for those who find Christmas a challenging time. Rhoda also enjoys going into the local schools, especially our linked Church School and is a keen supporter of nature, climate protection projects and our local Foodbank. It is no surprise therefore, that she is well known and liked in the local community as much as in the church and that this news has been welcomed by all.
Lots of fun was had at the first Messy Church of the year in January, with the theme of “New Starts”. There was plenty of creativity with various craft projects. The next Messy Church is on the Sunday 5 February and continues through the year on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm.
