Rothley Church Men's Group (RCMG)
The aim of the RCMG is to offer the opportunity to all men to meet in fellowship: sharing and learning from life’s experiences and seeking to further develop their understanding of The Gospel and its relevance in today’s world.
Next Event
The date of the next event is Monday 7th April when Andy Whittaker will be speaking on the work of the Samaritans, starting at 8.00pm in the Old School Rooms.
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The evening's presentation is about SAMARITANS The Rev Chad Varah, founder of the Samaritans, was born in Barton-upon-Humber, where his father was the Anglican vicar. He was educated at Oxford before he also became an Anglican clergyman. His first job, as an assistant curate in Lincoln in 1935, determined the path the rest of his life would take. Conducting the funeral of a 14-year-old girl, he asked the undertaker why the girl was being buried in unconsecrated ground and was told she had killed herself because she had mistaken menstruation for a serious disease. After he became vicar of St Paul's, at Clapham, south London, he realised that a significant number of people coming to see him were talking about committing suicide. He thought a special telephone line might help people in distress. The idea of a help line became a reality when he became rector of St Stephen Walbrook, a church in the City of London whose only parishioner was the Lord Mayor. |
Today Samaritans ranks number four in the list of charity popularity in the UK according to YouGov; in terms of how many people have a good opinion of it. Our speakers tonight are Andrew (Andy) Whittaker and Paul Molyneux from the Samaritans. Andy has lived in Rothley since 1987 and joined Samaritans as a volunteer three years ago. This evening, he and Paul will tell us about the Samaritans today, explore the myths around some of the activities of the organisation, as well provide some practical, and interactive insights into why the SAMARITANS is a listening service, as opposed to a talking service or advice line, for someone in distress. Future Events May 19th – Rev. Nigel Elliott – 1984 – Before and After August 18th – BBQ |
Future dates for your diaries are outlined on the leaflet. I am encouraged by the way the schedule for this coming year is shaping up and would encourage you to support the Men’s group this year.
Future Events
Monday 7th April - The Samaritans - Andy Whittaker - Old School Rooms
Monday May 19th - Rev Nigel Elliot - Old School Rooms
Monday June 16th - Walk
Monday July 21st - Petanque - The Woodies
Monday August 18th BBQ - Old School Rooms
The Rothley Church Men’s group (RCMG) generally meet on the third Monday evening most months, for lively conversation with guest speakers. If you would like to join us or find out about our future events, please contact a member of the organising committee.
Organising Committee
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John Bragg |
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Rafe Cherry |
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Eric Hissett |
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Jerry Pilbeam |
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Nigel Willey |
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Let us know what you think
The organising committee are always looking for ways to improve and enhance the meetings. If you have any comments or suggestions for future events, speakers or subjects please pass them on to any of the organising committee.
RCMG is keen to use email to advertise meetings, etc. If you would like to take advantage of this, please let Rafe Cherry know by email and then you can be added to the distribution list.
Previous events:
Monday 17th March - Skittles at the Wheatsheaf with testimony by Rochard Coker
Monday 17th Feb - Mens Group - "The Story So Far" by Fred Sleath
Monday 25th November Harry Longman - Stepping into the Unknown: my Business story connecting patients with their GPs
October - Social Evening
September A PC in Leicester
Monday 19 August - a walk led by Ken Arkley on from the Old Bulls Head, Woodhouse Eves. Here are some pictures;
In September we will be restarting our program of events - keep watching this page for details.
The 'Men’s Breakfast’ group
We meet in the on a Saturday morning from 7:30-9:00am on the first Saturday of each month.. We enjoy a full English breakfastand spend time discussing a Bible passage and praying for one another. It is a chance for young men with bust work and family lives that would struggle to get to evening Bible studies to support and encourage each other as followers of Jesus Christ
To book a place at the next breakfast or to be added to the Men’s Breakfast mailing list phone or email Malcolm Cook.
We hold occasional Breakfasts in the Old School Rooms and invite a speaker.
Rothley Church Men's Group (RCMG)
History
The group was originally named Men Behaving Acceptably (MBA) by the founders of the group, loosely based on a TV series at the time and intended to have several meanings (even academic!), but the informality of the meetings often bring a smile to the face of those who remember the TV sitcom with a slightly different title. Whilst maintaining the original objectives and style of the group it was renamed Rothley Church Men’s Group (RCMG) at the start of 2016. The group celebrated twenty years since its formation with a Twentieth Anniversary Dinner held on 21st October 2016 (see photo gallery), with guest speaker Right Reverend Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds.
Established to bring the “blokes” together in our Church in 1995, the group was born to offer the opportunity for men to meet in fellowship: sharing and learning from life’s experiences and seeking to further develop their understanding of the gospel and its relevance in today’s world.
For further information about the RCMG please email the Church office.
Past Events
Songs and Tales with Jonathan Veira
RCMG hosted a special evening of Songs and Tales, an unforgettable evening with international singer and raconteur Jonathan Veira on Saturday 9th March 2019 at Rothley Primary Academy. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Soar Valley local community food project and local charities.
