Our Services this Month
Sunday 4th March
Third Sunday of Lent
10.00am Holy Communion
Jesus Clears the Temple
Stephen Thorp
Tuesday 6th March
10.00am Lent Communion
Sunday 11th March
MOTHERING SUNDAY
10.00am Alive @10
All Age Worship
Ruth Thorp
Tuesday 13th March
10.00am Lent Communion
Sunday 18th March
First Sunday of Lent
10.00am Morning Worship
Shortened Service followed
by APCM
The Hour has Come
Stephen Thorp
Tuesday 20th March
10.00am Lent Communion
Sunday 25th March
Palm Sunday
10.00am Morning Worship
The Triumphal Entry
Michael Paddison
Thursday 29th March
7.30pm Communion
Maundy Thursday
Stephen Thorp
Friday 30th March
Good Friday
2.00pm At the Foot of the Cross
Stephen Thorp
Sunday 1st April
EASTER SUNDAY
10.00am Family Communion
Stephen Thorp
IN DISCIPLESHIP
How do we enable the people of Christ to fulfil their part in God’s mission; teaching, baptising and nurturing believers?
What are the good things we are already doing?
- We worship together regularly with services which will appeal to and encourage all age groups
- The monthly Alive @ 10 is an all-age service.
- The children and young people meet in their age-appropriate groups during the services
- The teenage group (Necton Navigators) meet twice a month on a Sunday afternoon at the Rectory
- Homegroups meet fortnightly for fellowship and Bible study. There is 1 group which meets during the day and 4 groups in the evening
- Christianity explored and discipleship explored courses have been held.
- During Lent there are weekly Lent Communion services with a talk, followed by fellowship
- Men’s Breakfasts are held bi-monthly on a Saturday morning with different speakers talking about varying aspects of faith
- There is a monthly prayer meeting .
- A book stall is held during the year from which people can purchase new books
- Messy Church
- Bi monthly Celebrate at 6 with fresh forms of worship.
- Discipleship aspect of ministry - possibly strongest part of Necton’s ministry; discussion re ministry from the pulpit - good variety of styles/variety of formats.
What else is God wanting for us?
- Be emboldened to explore new forms and styles of service to reach out to the community
- Expansion and growth within Alive @ 10
- Form a Music/Singing group
- The children and young people’s work need more helpers
- Encourage Necton Navigators to grow and expand with the addition of more helpers
- Develop the Homegroups further with more members of the congregation belonging to one
- A deeper commitment to prayer with more people seeking to pray together at the monthly prayer meeting and more people seeking a prayer partner
- Development of the book stall
- Faithful and realistic giving including Gift Aid
What can we do this year?
- Celebration @ 6 - informal style service- continue to develop
- Messy Church - continue to develop
- Alive @ 10 – continue to develop all-age worship with a change of emphasis
- Church prayer meeting - Try Thursday evening (not fellowship group night), ‘Coffee and prayer’ (with cakes).
- Giving - to be encouraged this year; faithful and realistic giving.
- Ministry Team of clergy and lay people - possibly form one (wider than just the preaching team)
- Young people - significant difficulties with this work - not able to provide sufficient teachers and helpers. Pray for leaders to come forward
