Men's Ministry
Time set aside for men to encourage and be encouraged.
Our Next Event is: Monday 18th May 8.00pm
Simon Murphy – Rothley Parish Church -Choir Master and Director of Music.
Our guest speaker is Simon Murphy who has been a longstanding member of the Parish Church and our Choir Master and Director of Music. The title of his talk is ‘‘Before the Eulogy’- The story behind the music.
Simon is a familiar face at Rothley Church, known to many simply as the man at the organ (and occasionally the piano). His musical journey began with his first piano lesson on 4th November 1971, and he went on to study under the late Frederick Allt (B.Mus, FRCO, ARCM), completing all Associated Board piano examinations by 1979.
Since then, Simon has spent many years supporting worship, doing his best to keep things moving in the right key and at the right time! He has just celebrated twenty-five years ‘at the helm’ at Rothley Parish Church and, hopefully, there may be a few more years left for him to continue his musical ministry with us (“and not elsewhere!”) as Rob Gladstone, our vicar, stated at Simon’s Presentation at the front of church recently.
In ‘Before the Eulogy’, Simon shares something of the story behind the music; how it all began, what shaped it, and what people may not realise about the person they see each week at the organ bench/piano stool. More than that, he offers a thoughtful reflection on how, even among friends and regular faces, we often only scratch the surface of one another’s lives.
This promises to be a fascinating, informative and enlightening evening. Please try and come along and support Simon and if at all possible, try and bring a male guest.
Future Events
June 15th – Walk
July 20th – Pétanque
August 17th – BBQ – hosted by Harry and Alison Longman
RCMG (Rothley Church Men's Group)
We meet regularly (see the calendar on the Home Page) with a wide range of events and activities. We encourage everyone to invite non-church men to join us and have fun together.
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
John Bragg 07751 471928 johnebragg42@gmail.com
Rafe Cherry 0780 171 4256 rafe.cherry@gmail.com
Nigel Elliott 07757 303210 revnigel1992@gmail.com
Eric Hissett hissett@gmail.com
Jerry Pilbeam 0780 693 8229 jspilbeam10@gmail.com
Nigel Willey 07534 255994 nigel.willey.t21@btinternet.com
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.
Please see below photos from our last event, BBQ at Cossington.
Future Events
May 18th – Simon Murphy - Our Organist & Choirmaster
June 15th – Potential Walk
July 20th – Petanque
Men's Breakfast Group
We meet on a Saturday morning from 7:30-9:00am on the first Saturday of each month. We enjoy a full English breakfast and spend time discussing a Bible passage and praying for one another. It is a chance for young men with busy work and family lives that would struggle to get to evening Bible studies to support and encourage each other as followers of Jesus Christ
Contact Us for more information about Men's Ministry.