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Deanery News
Dear all, As we look forward to Christmas, there are many opportunities to reach out to more people in our parishes. Do please have a look at what some of our churches are planning to do. You're very welcome to the services, or to borrow their ideas! At our last Deanery Synod we heard from Kat and Ellie, our Diocesan Learning and Formation Officers. They talked about the different ways they are seeking to encourage discipleship and support people in their roles through training. This complements the training and courses that we are already offering as a Deanery, and they will be producing a booklet giving details of upcoming training that is being offered around the diocese. In other Deanery news, the four Anglican churches across the town of Swadlincote are seeking to work together more closely as Swadlincote Minster. This is about finding a new way of sharing and working together, to enable ministry and mission to happen across the town in ways that none of the churches by themselves could manage. Amongst other things, a cafe-style service is already running and is well attended, and there are plans for a Minster Messy Church and Missional Communities to start shortly. Missional Communities are groups of 20 or so people who will meet in non-church buildings to disciple each other and work within their local community, to grow God's kingdom. This is a very exciting initiative that the Archdeacon and Bishop are very supportive of. The four churches have met together for a joint service and vision day. As a sign of the new way in which the churches are working there is going to be a service at which the clergy and Readers will be licensed to all four parishes. Bishop Jan will be leading and preaching at this, which is at 7pm on Wed 28th November at St John's Newhall. Everyone is very welcome. Do also send in reports and pictures of your Light Parties, Remembrance services, and Christmas events. It is always encouraging to hear what churches are up to, and it is also a good way of sharing ideas. You can also subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the newsletter by emailing [email protected] I look forward to hearing from you! All the best
November 2018 Your Bi-monthly Newsletter
Elvaston and Weston on Trent
Around 30 people came to celebrate St Bartholomew's day on the 24th August at Elvaston church. our guest preacher was Bishop Peter Fox, who has been a Bishop in Papua new Guinea and Norwich Diocese, he gave a very engaging sermon and wonderful refreshments were shared
afterwards.
This is one of a series of special services in the Trent and Derwent
churches.
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Over 40 people came to St Mary's Weston on Trent to celebrate the feast
of St Michael and All Angels. Bishop Jack Nicholls gave a wonderful
sermon and we welcomed Charlotte as an altar server and dedicated our
new lectern in memory of Kenneth Boyce.
It was good to see people from the other churches in our benefice.
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The next in our series of special services will be at Aston on
Trent on Sunday 3rd November when Bishop Jan will celebrate All
Saints tide.
Derbyshire’s New Bell Ringers to Honour WW1 Fallen
In our diocese, over 70 people of all ages have learnt to ring this year ready for Remembrance Sunday, 11 November 2018, for the 100th anniversary of the Armistice. They are some of the 2000 people who have joined the national #RingingRemembers campaign to honour the bell ringers who died in WW1. The new bell ringers have joined teams of current ringers in churches throughout the Diocese of Derby, giving their local churches and communities that iconic soundscape for Sundays, Christmas, weddings and special occasions. New bell ringers soon become 'hooked' on their new activity, enjoying exhilarating new experiences, effective workouts, challenges and rewards and a fun social life. New ringers are still being recruited. If you are interested, please sign up before 11 November 2018. On the morning of 11 November 2018, muffles will be used to make bells sound alternately loud then soft when they are rung in remembrance of those who gave their lives serving our country. In the afternoon and evening the muffles will be removed and bells will ring out in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Armistice: at 12:30pm for 'Ringing Remembers' and at 7:05pm for 'Battle's Over - Ringing Out for Peace'. For more information email [email protected]. Facebook: Bell Ringing Derbyshire
December 2nd 10am Gift Service December 9th 4pm Senior Friends Christmas Service December 16th 10am Nativity Service 7pm Carols by Candlelight December 23rd 4pm Children's Christingle Service December 24th 4pm Children's Christingle Service 7pm Carol Service 11.30pm Holy Communion
Christmas at Emmanuel Church, Swadlincote
Thursday 6th December St Mary, Coton in the Elms: 5.00pm, Carol Service Sunday 9th December
Immanuel, Stapenhill: 10.00am, Christingle
Sunday 16th December St Mary, Rosliston: 11.15am, Carol Service St Laurence, Walton upon Trent: 6.00pm, Carol Service Sunday 23rd December Immanuel, Stapenhill: 10.30am, Carol Service Monday 24th December St Laurence Walton upon Trent: 6.00pm, Crib Service Tuesday 25th December, Christmas Day Immanuel, Stapenhill: 9.00am, Holy Communion St Laurence, Walton upon Trent: 9.45am, Holy Communion St Mary, Coton in the Elms: 10.00am, Holy Communion
St John the Baptist, Croxall-cum-Oakley: 11.30am, Holy Communion
Trent Benefice Christmas services
December 13th 7.00pm Carols at the Lamb. (carols and quiz at the Lamp Pub. December 16th 6.00pm Carols service with Newhall brass band. December 24th 4pm Crib Service 11.15pm Christmas communion service. January 6th 4.00pm Christingle service at families @4.
Christmas at St John’s, Newhall
St George’s Church, Ticknall
celebrating Christmas
Saturday 8th December & Sunday 9th December Christmas Tree Festival in Church from 10.30 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. on both days. Sunday 9th December Special Bell Ringers Carol Service at 4.00 p.m. (If you wish to ring ) The service begins at 5.00 p.m. All are very welcome. Sunday 16th December Philip King is bringing his youth choir and band to do a concert in Church at 3.00 p.m. Sunday the 23rd of December at 2.30 p.m. The Church Carol Service is on followed by festive nibbles. 24th December at 11.00 p.m. Christmas Eucharist 20th January at 10.30 a.m.
Christingle Service
Christmas at Christ Church, Linton & Castle Gresley
December 2nd Advent Carols and Readings at 11am. December 14th visit by Linton Primary School for their Carol Service beginning at 10.30am December 23rd Carols by Candlelight at 6pm. There will be no morning service on that day. December 24th Christingle Service at 3pm.
December 25th
Holy Communion at 9.30am.
Christmas at All Saints, Lullington 24th December Christmas Eve Carol Service at 7.45pm 25th December
Christmas Day Communion 9.00am
Christmas at St Peter’s, Hartshorne
Saturday 15th December Messy Christmas - Fun for all the families of Little Sparks (our Toddler Group 10.00am—12.00pm Monday 17th December Hartshorne CE Primary School Christingle service at St Peter’s Church 2.30pm—3.15pm Saturday 22nd December Angel Festival Come along and take part in our Angel Festival. Angel crafts, angel cakes, angel selfies, angel artwork, free angel gift. Everyone welcome! Bring the whole family! Refreshments 10.00am-12.00pm Sunday 23rd December Traditional Carol Service 4.00pm-5.00pm
Monday 24th December Activities start at 3.00pm Angel Festival Another chance to take part in our Angel Festival. Angel crafts, angel cakes, angel selfies, angel artwork, free angel gift. Everyone welcome! Bring the whole family!
Followed by…. At 4pm
Crib Service
When you can dress up as your favourite nativity character.
There may be a large number of angels!
Followed by ….. 11.30pm
Midnight Communion Service
Monday 25th December
Christmas Day service—a short family service 10.00am.
Up Coming Training
For all training please go to
merciadeanery.wordpress.com
and follow the instructions to
book on.
Mercia Deanery Benefices
Foremark and Repton with Newton Solney Gresley Melbourne, Ticknal, Smisby and
Stanton-by-Bridge Newhall Seale and Lullington with Linton and Castle Gresley Stapenhill (including
Caldwell) Swadlincote and Hartshorne Trent and Derwent: Aston-on-Trent, Elvaston, Weston-onTrent and Shardlow,
Barrow-upon-Trent with Twyford and swarkestone Trent United: Walton-on-Trent and Croxall, Stapenhill Immanel.
Rosliston, Coton-in-the-Elms, Catton Winshill and Bretby
Dates for your Diary
6th November C1 Training The Brick Room, Linton, DE12 6PZ 1.30pm-4.30pm
C1 Training Gresley Church Community Centre, DE11 9NR 6.15pm-9.15pm
7th November Readers & Clergy Social St Peter’s Church Hall, Hartshorne DE11 7BE 7.00pm-8.00pm
8th November C2 Training The Glebe School, Stapenhill, DE15 9RW 6.30pm-9.30pm
13th November C2 Training Church House, Melbourne, DE73 8JG 1.30pm-4.30pm
C1 Training Church House, Melbourne, DE73 8JG 6.15pm-9.15pm
22nd November Deanery Chapter TBA 12noon-2.00pm
For more information on every aspect of Deanery life look on the
Mercia Deanery Website
https://merciadeanery.wordpress.com
