by Ian | Jul 11, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Community news, Events
The Best Family Service Ever! We were blessed during July to host our friends from Goldsboro, North Carolina. Doc and Judine Heidicker came over to the UK to attend the dedication of the 121 and 133 Eagle Squadron badges at the RAF Club in London. Doc is the Wing...
by Ian | Jul 3, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Families
Prayer ideas At our last family service we all put together ideas for a church family prayer. Well, our church warden Chris has had a look at the contributions and put this together. As we serve youLord, help us to concentrate on YouAs we help other peopleLord, help...
by Ian | Jun 11, 2018 | 2018, Children, Church news, Families
Calling all music lovers Lovely to see Emily and Hannah playing keyboards this month. Well done both of you. Don’t forget if you play an instrument and would like to join in then tell us. We’ll send you the music well in advance and you can play as much or...
by Ian | Jun 9, 2018 | 2018, Children, Church news, Families
Look out next month for the new Family Service Prayer We are creating a new ‘Family Service Prayer’, especially for Scampton Church, which we will say at the beginning of the family services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Ideas from the...
by Ian | Jun 1, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Fundraising
All change at Scampton Curch After about 4 years of research and campaigning, we have now received approval from the Church of England to dispose of the pews and replace them with chairs. Four of the more ornate pews will be retained, as will the more modern pews in...
by Ian | May 11, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Churchyard, Events, Fundraising
A very successful open churches weekend The open churches weekend was a real success, raising £343, and was uplifted by the wonderful sunshine. There was lots going on including the royal wedding live on TV and a reflective walk around the Commonwealth War Graves and...
by Ian | May 2, 2018 | 2018, Children, Community news, Events, Families
A wonderful wedding day What a beautiful way to learn about the Church of England Wedding Service and celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The sun shone on Scampton Church as pupils, staff and parents attended Scampton Primary Schools ‘Mock...
by Ian | Apr 11, 2018 | 2018, Children, Church news, Churchyard, Events, Families
Alleluia – He is Risen – He is Risen indeed – Alleluia! Well 75 people came along to celebrate the Risen Christ. The service represented what the disciples must have felt like when they encountered the risen Christ. In fact following His resurrection Jesus was seen...
by Ian | Mar 11, 2018 | 2018, Children, Church news, Events, Families
Lets have a band! Sue and Joe have been working with some of the children at Scampton School during the Easter term and someone said…lets have a band! So no sooner said than done and seven of the children came along and played ‘Seek ye First the Kingdom of...
by Ian | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Churchyard
Summer picnic ready The teak bench seat dedicated to William and Margaret Lockwood and their son Jack who died serving his country in 1943, has been stripped re-oiled and re-secured. It’s now a lovely place again for quiet reflection and prayer or a summer...
by Ian | Mar 1, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Events
Would the family service go ahead? Wow! what a cold week with freezing temperatures and 15 cm of snow! Would the family service go ahead? Here’s how Sue described the morning on her Facebook entry … ‘Went over to church at 7.15 this morning in my...
by Ian | Feb 11, 2018 | 2018, Children, Church news, Events
Alpha service fun Thanks to Jonathan for sending in some photos he took at our Alpha Sunday...
by Ian | Feb 3, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Community news
If there is one thing for sure… Scampton Church Family is growing! In our growing church help is always needed. Here are a few ways that you could help. Prayer – It’s often said, “I can’t do much, but I can pray.” That is a sad way to think about prayer....
by Ian | Feb 2, 2018 | 2018, Church news, Events
Curry and pie and peas! Our first ever Alpha course started on the 5th of February and the group has ten members who signed up for the nine weekly sessions. So far we’ve munched through lasagne, pancakes and sheherds pie with vegan/vegetarian alternatives. We...
by Ian | Jan 1, 2018 | 2018, Church news
Bring it on! It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m already thinking of all the exciting changes that are planned at Scampton Church for 2018. When speaking about change and being a changed person, it makes me think about the time when a man called Zac met Jesus and was changed...
by Ian | Dec 12, 2017 | 2017, Children, Events, Families
The Bethlehem Mouse comes to Scampton The Bethlehem Mouse is obviously a popular character as 175 people squeezed into the church to see...
by Ian | Dec 8, 2017 | 2017, Community news, Events
Seasonal fun had by all A lovely atmosphere at the Christmas concert with Mel on his classical guitar, Jeff Heskins as George Formby, Proseccos close harmony, The Last of the Summer Whiners, Pete the Kamikaze Pilot, Hannah and Maisie singing Calypso carols, Kings,...
by Ian | Dec 2, 2017 | 2017, Children, Events, Families
Christmas starts with Christ Loads of children came along to see a dramatic bible reading of Genesis Chapter 1 verses 1-5 by Hannah Bloom, Pete the Puppet appear as an angel, and Maisie Imogen and Izzy sing 10,000 reasons. What a great start to our season of...
by Ian | Nov 11, 2017 | 2017, Children, Events, Families, War Graves
The season of invitation continues Our season of invitation continues and is gaining a huge response as 200 people come along to our remembrance service, including a couple who, after visiting the website, specifically made the journey from Doncaster to attend....
by Ian | Nov 3, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events
Join us Over 27 million people worldwide have now attended an Alpha course, an opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith in a friendly, open and informal environment, running in tens of thousands of churches, coffee shops, bars and homes across the world. No...
by Ian | Oct 12, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Events, Families
A great big thank you A young child went up to their mum and said…”you know – I’d like to go to church mummy”. His mum thought this a bit strange as the family were not ‘church goers’, but wanting to encourage her child to...
by Ian | Sep 12, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events, Fundraising
Informal and contemporary in style Our new evening service which kicked off in June and ran through the summer has been extended to run through the Autumn… It’s informal and contemporary in style. As you no doubt know the key principal at Scampton Church...
by Ian | Aug 12, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Events, Families
Love and forgiveness A series of three family services based on the story of Joseph (Genesis 37 – 47) ran through the summer. It began with Gods plan to build His own people with the promise to Abraham, and how Abrahams great grandson Joseph came to be sold into...
by Ian | Jul 12, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events
An uplifting service The Reverend Sebastian Mattapally was inducted as the Rector of the Springline Group of Parishes at Scampton Church on Thursday 27th July, by the Bishop of Lincoln – The Right Reverend Christopher Lowson. In an uplifting service attended by...
by Ian | Jul 2, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Events, Families
Learn, sing, play, dance – and have fun. As part of our commitment to welcoming children into our church family we started a children’s music group. The idea for the group was inspired by Izzy (aged 10 years) who was keen to sing and would like others to join...
by Ian | Jun 12, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news, Events, Families
The spirit of truth The Pentecost service was based on the Spirit of truth and over 60 adults and children learned how the light of the Holy Spirit can guide us in our lives if we remember to ‘switch it on!’ Emily and Hannah who were recently baptised were...
by Ian | Jun 8, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news, Fundraising
Providing basic food for people in crisis An initiative discussed earlier in the year by the leadership team was for our church to look outwardly more. As a result we have decided to support the Lincoln Community Larder, as our new community and mission partner for...
by Ian | Jun 2, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news, Events
Prayer walk gets a big thumbs up! The Lawres Deanery Prayer Walk took place between Ascension Day and Pentecost to support the Archbishops of York Canterbury’s call for a wave of prayer to sweep the country. The walk in the Deanery was co-ordinated by the Revd. Chris...
by Ian | May 27, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Churchyard, Community news
Decisions to be made The application for the Faculty to replace the pews with chairs has been completed but the DAC (Diocesan Advisory Committee) would like some further information putting on the application. This will be done in time for the case to go before the...
by Ian | May 19, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Churchyard
Sad to see it go It is believed that this 150 year old sycamore tree has probably been in the churchyard since 1876 and may have been planted when the church was totally restored during the years 1876 – 1878. Sadly the top half of the tree had died off and...
by Ian | May 5, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events
Scampton Church day out at Spring Harvest Skegness A great day out at Spring Harvest Skegness. The theme for the week was ‘what it means to be united in Christ’. One of Scampton Church Families key values is being united through Christ in all our human...
by Ian | May 3, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events, Fundraising
Party time! It was the 21st birthday party of West Lindsey’s Open Churches Festival this year and Scampton Church was open on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May between 10am and 4.30pm. The leadership team put on a display which illustrated the work of Scampton...
by Ian | Apr 28, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Events, Families
He is risen – alleluia He is risen – alleluia. Sixty adults and forty three children enjoyed an Easter story movie, hunting Easter eggs, pass the Easter prayer parcel, Easter bingo, Pete the puppet and a conga round the church at our Family Easter Day service. There...
by Ian | Apr 21, 2017 | 2017, Church news
A well deserved rest After 15 years as church warden Bill Shaw has decided to step down and have a rest for a bit. Bill has been a key figure in the growth of Scampton Church and will be missed. Thanks Bill for all your hard work. The events and tasks that you have...
by Ian | Apr 3, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news
The Daisy Loo! This new temporary loo called ‘The Daisy Loo!’ has arrived at the back of Scampton Church. It is part of the leadership teams vision to create a community centre in Scampton, and apart from being an asset during church services it will...
by Ian | Apr 2, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Fundraising
And the winner is… At the annual general meeting of Scampton Church a decision was made on the model of chair which will replace the pews…. and the winner is chair B. Arrangements are now in hand to formally confirm the replacement of the pews, with this...
by Ian | Apr 1, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Events, Families
Sing Praise! A big thank you to Runa, Aakash, Shivani and Amelia who brought along their violins and cello to join the worship group, and make the service lively and uplifting. Wow! what a difference you make towards encouraging everyone to SING...
by Ian | Mar 12, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Community news, Events, Families
A rock musical performance On the last day of the Easter term Scampton School performed a rock musical which combined biblical narrations, songs and expressive mime to retell the Easter story with warmth and feeling. The children then planted seeds to represent new...
by Ian | Mar 8, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news
Sebastians introduction…. The Bishop of Lincoln has announced the appointment of the Revd. Sebastian Mattapally as the new vicar of Scampton Church. Sebastians introduction…. I was born in Kerala, South India, to a very devoted and good Catholic family of...
by Ian | Mar 2, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news
Want to pass an opinion? The removal of the pews and replacement with chairs is one of the first steps in realising the leadership team’s vision of creating a community and heritage centre with potential uses of worship; a closer relationship with the school through...
by Ian | Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events, Families
Lead us not into temptation Over fifty people turned up to join Scampton Church family service this month. Our theme was ‘leading us not into temptation’ to break Gods rules which was our theme in the February family service. Pete the puppet was tempted by...
by Ian | Feb 12, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Community news, Funding Awards
Well done Bill Well done Bill for securing a grant from the Bishops transformation fund for the purchase of an automated rear projection screen for song words and video, to replace the free standing screen that we have been using for the past...
by Ian | Feb 7, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Churchyard
Spring is on its way! A walk around the churchyard in late February reveals swaythes of snowdrops and aconites… Yes spring is on its...
by Ian | Feb 2, 2017 | 2017, Children, Church news, Events
Following Gods Commandments The February Family service was all about ‘Following Gods Commandments’. Here is the reading from (Exodus:19-5-7) taken from ‘The Message’ Moses went up a mountain and met God. God said “This is what I want you to tell the people of...
by Ian | Jan 1, 2017 | 2017, Church news, Events, Fundraising
Where has the time gone? Well it is the beginning of a new year already. Where has the time gone? At Scampton Church we are looking forward to a really exciting 2017. As well as being a place where Christ’s love is preached – in a not stuffy way – we want to do more...
by Ian | Dec 9, 2016 | 2016, Children, Church news, Community news, Events, Families
Harry Potter Themed Nativity Play My grandson was telling me about his huge Christmas list which could potentially double ToysRUs profits. He asked whether I had made a list. Yes, I said but mine is a ‘mothers’ list. What size turkey will I need? Shall I risk an on...
by Ian | Nov 11, 2016 | 2016, Children, Community news, Events, War Graves
A fitting tribute The third invitation in our ‘season of invitation’ started with a message from John Beavan, the head teacher at Scamptons’ Pollyplatt Community Junior School reading…. Dear Sue, We’ve had an idea about Remembrance Day,...
by Ian | Oct 8, 2016 | 2016, Church news, Community news, Families, Fundraising
Well done to everyone who donated Our second event in the ‘season of invitation was our Harvest Festival, and 300 invitations were posted through doors in the community. Scampton Church, Playmates Nursery, and the two village junior schools, joined together in...
by Ian | Sep 17, 2016 | 2016, Church news, Events
A quick tidy up From Spring through the Summer the church building and churchyard became a building site and was looking a little sad with scaffolding, builders sheds, cement mixers, skips, and a scattering of broken roof tiles. Frustration and anxiety grew as wedding...
by Ian | Jan 17, 2016 | 2016, Church news, Events
Come and join us Following Sues ordination and her vision of doubling the congregation in her first year, the start of our long term reordering of the church building did not help. The builders moved in during the Spring and moved out in the Autumn so, with a view to...
