A very warm welcome to the Cranmer Group of Parishes – Aslockton, Hawksworth, Orston, Scarrington, Thoroton and Whatton!
What’s On When and Where
A summary of the main things that are currently happening in the Benefice is here in one place, with all the information you need to join in:
Celebratory Evensong – Sunday, 11th May
We’re delighted to welcome you to worship with us at a very special service in our beautiful Church of St. John of Beverley, Whatton, at 4pm on Sunday, 11th May. Our choir will be joined by the Cranmer Company of Singers – and you, if you wish, too! – in a Come-and-Sing Celebratory Evensong, to mark the feast day of Whatton’s patron saint. Do sign up to join us in the choir for the afternoon (for full details, click here), or simply join us in the congregation for this festival. And there will be delicious refreshments for all afterwards – full details here:
‘Disciple’, starting Tuesday, 13th May
We’re also thrilled to be hosting in our Benefice a really excellent Diocesan course: ‘Disciple’, on Tuesday evenings, from 13th May, in St. Thomas’, Aslockton.
Disciple is an 8-week course designed to help you explore more deeply what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, exploring the 3C’s of our Diocese’s refreshed vision in detail & practice: disciples motivated by compassion; disciples founded on confidence; and disciples acting with courage.
Full details, and how to sign up, are here:
Our Regular Service Pattern – do join us to worship:
Ash Wednesday and Len
Sermon Recordings
Our Sunday sermons are normally recorded, so that you can catch up with them whenever you wish, if you miss a service, or would like to listen to them again. Click here to access them all – they are uploaded a short time after each week’s service.
Our Children and Families Ministry
Our toddler and baby group, Tot Spot, runs on the first, third and fifth Thursdays of the month (in term-time) in the Thomas Cranmer Centre, Aslockton, 10.00-11.30am. Come and have fun with us – here’s our Summer schedule:
‘First Things’ Prayer
On the first Sunday evening of each month, we meet alternately online, or in person, to pray in an informal style. Do join us as we listen to God, and intercede to Him for whoever or whatever He has placed on our hearts.
The next First Things will be on Sunday 4th May, in St. Thomas’ Church, Aslockton, 7.30-8.30pm – we look forward to seeing you there!
Online Morning Prayer
To join us for Morning Prayer on Zoom, on Wednesdays and Fridays 9.00 – 9.45AM, click here (meeting ID: 871 4296 0181 ; passcode: 363519).
May “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-25).
Do please contact me (details below) if there is any way in which I or our church family can help you, in practical ways, or in prayer.
May you know God’s comfort and joy in your hearts.
With every blessing,
Rev. Tim Chambers
Vicar
The Cranmer Group
E-mail: vicar@cranmergroup.org.uk
Phone: 01949 850523
Mobile: 07946 526569
Alternatively, do please contact our Benefice Administrator, on 07733 985985 and at support@cranmergroup.org.uk
Welcome…
We are the Cranmer Group of parishes formed in 1967 embracing the villages of Aslockton, Hawksworth, Orston, Scarrington, Thoroton and Whatton. We are proud of our connection to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of Henry VIII. Cranmer was born in Aslockton and worshipped in Whatton church.
Mission
The Cranmer Group, as part of The Church of England, aims to be an authentic and accessible Christian community that faithfully worships and serves God.
We believe that God’s love leads Him to make Himself known through His Son, Jesus Christ, whose story is told in the Bible.
It is our joy to help people know Jesus as Lord and Saviour and we wish lovingly to support, nurture and encourage belief.
As disciples of Jesus, we strive to be faithful to God’s Word. We recognise that the Good News is life-changing, and this begins with us.
As we reach out through service in our communities, we seek to respond with gratitude to all that God has done for us in Jesus by living lives that match the words that we speak.
Find Us
Main Street,
Aslockton
Nottingham
NG13 9AL
Call 01949 850523
Safeguarding in the Cranmer Group
The Cranmer Group takes Safeguarding seriously – ensuring that children, young people and vulnerable adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life. All of our parishes within the Group have formally adopted and implemented The House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy, ‘Promoting a Safer Church’. Our safeguarding policy and practices are available here.
If you have any safeguarding concerns, please contact the Cranmer Group’s Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Dr Amy Taylor, on 01949 358309, who would be very happy to discuss any matters with you.
We refer all safeguarding information to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team who can be contacted for advice via email safeguarding@southwell.anglican.org or by phone 01636 817200, or via the website Contact Safeguarding – Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham
If you have an immediate or emergency safeguarding concern, contact the Police on 999 or the statutory agency for a child or vulnerable adult in Nottinghamshire:
MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub), on 0300 500 8080.
Other out of hours contacts for Children & Adults are Nottinghamshire: 0300 456 4546, Nottingham City Council: 0115 876 1000 or Bawtry: 01302 796 000