From the Bishop of Derby’s Office “The Revd Ben Griffiths, Assistant Curate at Brampton St Thomas, Diocese of Derby, has been appointed Rector of Newbold in the same diocese. Mr Griffiths hopes to take up his new appointment in the autumn.”
Rector’s Letter
Rector’s Letter October 2015
Dear Friends, This is not the Rector’s Letter but an opportunity for the ex-Rector to say an enormous ‘THANK YOU’. I could put the words into capitals, print them large and bold and they would still not be able to say ‘thank you’ sufficiently or well enough. What a great occasion Dedication Sunday at St. […]
Rector’s Letter September 2015
Dear Friends, My last letter as Rector of Newbold with Dunston! This has been a month of “lasts” – my last School Assembly, last Churches in North Chesterfield Service, Churches Together in Newbold Meeting, Pastoral Visiting Team Meeting, Mothers’ Union Mass and Meeting, PCC Meeting, Baptism, and so much more. Still to come are several […]
Rector’s Letter August 2015
Dear Friends, ANNOUNCEMENT From: The Bishop of Derby’s Office Date: 2nd July, 2015 Embargoed to the media until Monday, 6th July, 2015 to be announced in church on Sunday, 5th July, 2015 The Revd Canon Nigel Johnson, Rector of Newbold, Diocese of Derby, will retire with effect from 1st October, 2015. Canon Johnson will […]
Rector’s Letter April 2014
Dear Friends, First of all this month congratulations are due! The St John’s Newbold Branch of the Mothers’ Union is 100 years old. I wonder whether the ladies of the Church who founded the Branch in 1914 under the then Rector, Fr Cutlack, would have thought that we would be recognising their foresight and enthusiasm […]