Clarborough & Welham Community
near Retford, Bassetlaw
North Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom

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Our pattern continues to be one of services shared with the rest of the Clays group. There will be only one service per week somewhere in the group.

Don’t forget that in Clarborough church on Wednesday nights there is a time of reflection and worship, often closing with a short informal Communion service. This would be an ideal activity for people who have little experience of church. Why not ask someone to come along with you? The sessions are called, “The Service Station”.

On Sundays we continue to share venues with the Clays Group. HC= Holy Communion EP=Evening Prayer

WINTER SERVICES

Happy New Year.

There is a prayer used in the Epiphany service which we could take into the New Year:

When the song of the angel is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the Kings and the Princes are home, the work of Christmas begins.

To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart. Amen.

Services continue to share Mark’s time and we are all welcome into whichever of our churches is hosting the service.

Every Wednesday there is a session called “Service Station” in Clarborough Church at 19:00 for fellowship, to question and to grow our faith. All welcome.

As previously, we share Mark’s time so some of his services are in other churches in the Clays group. We are welcome to join in with those. (Please ask if we need to help you arrange transport.)

2026 January

4th : 15:30 Carols and prayers for Epiphany

8th : 10:30 HC Covenant Service, Cantrill & Coates

11th: 10.30 Sturton, Plough Sunday    15:00  Wheatley Songs of Praise.

18th Clarborough 10:30 Covenant Service

25th Hayton 10:30 HC              15.30 S. Lev. Institute HC

February

 1st Feb  Bole 10:30 Morning prayer        16:00 Wheatley Candlemas HC

 8th Feb  Sturton 10:30 HC                       16:00 Clarborough Evening Prayer

15th Feb   Clarborough 10:30 HC

Wednesday 18th February is Ash Wednesday. The service is at North Wheatley at 18:00 and there is NO SERVICE STATION at Clarborough.

22nd   S.Lev Institute 10:30 HC

 

Queries to 07989 895 813

Other information:

Wednesday Service Station. Every week from September 2025 at Clarborough Church 19:00

A fresh look at our faith. All welcome. For 6 weeks from the beginning of October adults and children can go Back to Basics on the faith. Anyone who wishes may go on to be confirmed.

Clarborough Church Friendship Club

We meet in church every second Wednesday in the month with a variety of activities and outside speakers. Everyone welcome.

Table Top Sales at Clarborough Village Hall on the first Saturday (morning) of each month. For a view of one of these events plus contact details, click here...

Clarborough’s St.John the Baptist church shares much with the Clays Group of churches.

See our facebook page : St. John the Baptist Church Clarborough and Welham..

 

For a brief overview of the history of our church, see the Wikipedia article here...

 

For a more extensive background, see the Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project here...

 

[Right] Interior of Clarborough’s St.John the Baptist Church following extensive restoration through 2016

 

 

Contacts:

Rev. Mark Cantrill for baptisms weddings etc 01777 711 530
or revmark.cantrill@btinternet.com

For events, booking tickets / info about events etc.:
Lesley Keating 07551 381 965 (leave message)

We’ve also got a facebook page:
St John the Baptist Church Clarborough