The Deanery and Diocese

The parish of St Wilfrid’s is part of the Church of England. It is within the Southwell and Nottingham Diocese and is part of the Gedling Deanery.

The Church of England has more than 12,000 parishes and an average attendance of more than 1 million people each week. Southwell and Nottingham diocese has 263 parishes and an average weekly attendance of more than 18,000 people.

Our Diocesan Bishop is the Rt Revd Paul Williams. He is assisted by a Suffragan bishop, the Rt Revd Andy Emerton and two Archdeacons. The Venerable Phil Williams is Archdeacon of Nottingham area and The Venerable Tors Ramsey is Archdeacon for Newark area.

The diocese is governed by the Bishop through Bishop’s Council and the Diocesan Synod.

The Deanery also has a Deanery Synod. Three members of St Wilfrid’s church and the clergy are members of the Deanery Synod. The Deanery Synod elects members to the Diocesan Synod.

Further information about the Diocese can be found at www.southwell.anglican.org

Information about the Church of England can be found at www.cofe.anglican.org

Cluster

A cluster is an informal arrangement between neighbouring parishes to share some of the work, ministry and mission together in order to make best use of resources. St Wilfrid's is clustered with the village parishes of Woodborough, Oxton, Epperstone, Gonalston, Burton Joyce, Lowdham and Lambley.

Christians Together in Calverton

St. Wilfrid’s enjoys a good relationship with the Baptist, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches and other Christians in the village. There is ministry and lay representation on a ‘Christians Together in Calverton’ group that organise regular joint events. These  include prayer times, community events, outreach and schools work and supporting charities such as Toilet Twinning and Christian Aid. The CCT choir puts on a summer and Christmas production every year.

Regular events:

2.00pm Monday Prayer for Calverton in the Baptist church

Lent reflection and lunch from 12noon

Village Get Together 

Christmas Tree Festival

Worldwide charities we support

As a church community we support many charities throughout the year:

Fairtrade

Toilet Twinning

Christian Aid

Children's Society

Arnold Foodbank

Royal British Legion

Nottingham Framework

We also have specific times in our church year when we focus on charities that we support through prayer and giving