Diary
Please be aware that all this diary is subject to change. This list will be kept up to date.
DECEMBER
Friday 1 December
11 am - St Matthew's - Funeral & burial of Delia 'Joy' Pearson
Saturday 2 December
9.30 am - St Edmund's Church - Groundforce
Sunday 3 December - Advent Sunday - Food Bank Sunday: please leave donations in St Edmund's Church, the book shed at The Vicarage or in St Matthew's Fellowship Room by Tuesday 5 December
10am - St Edmund's - Morning Prayer, led by John Rice
10am - St Matthew's - Choral Communion, led by Chris Halfpenny
6 pm - St Matthew's - Joint Advent Procession, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 4 December
2.30 pm - St Matthew's Choir Vestry - Standing Committee Meeting
Tuesday 5 December
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - FOSM Christmas Party
Wednesday 6 December
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Lee Martin
11.15 am - St Matthew's - Funeral of Michael Burman
Thursday 7 December
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 9 December
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
1.30 pm - St Matthew's - Wedding of Jonathan Tye & Jessica Booker
Sunday 10 December - Advent 2
10am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
10am - St Matthew's - Morning Prayer, led by Clive Lemmon
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 11 December
2 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Bookworms: The Christmas Card Crime & Other Stories, edited by Martin Edwards (British Library Crime Classics)
7.30 pm - Community Room at Catherine McAuley House - Ascension Prayer Group
Wednesday 13 December
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
11.15 am - St Edmund's - Burial of ashes of Helene Hedwig Erna Lunney
6 pm - St Edmund's - Carols in the Churchyard
Thursday 14 December
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
7.30 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Handbells
Friday 15 December
8.30-10.30 am - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Community Café
11.30 am - St Edmund's - Funeral of Janet Hogben
Sunday 17 December - Advent 3
10 am - St Edmund's - Christingle, led by Louise & Dot
10 am - St Matthew's - Carol Service, led by Melonie Hambly
6 pm - St Edmund's - Service of Lessons & Carols, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 18 December
9.45 am - St Edmund's - Burial of Eunice Bickerton
Tuesday 19 December
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
Wednesday 20 December
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Neil Broadbent
10.45 am - Holy Communion at Stanley House
11.15 am - Holy Communion at Abbeydale
Thursday 21 December
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 23 December
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
Sunday 24 December - Christmas Eve
10am - St Edmund's - There will be no service
10am - St Matthew's - Morning Prayer, led by Melonie Hambly
2.30 pm - St Edmund's - Crib Service, led by Lee Martin
4 pm - St Edmund's - Crib Service, led by Lee Martin
4 pm - St Matthew's - Crib Service, led by Chris Halfpenny
11.30 pm - St Edmund's - Midnight Mass, led by Lee Martin
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
10 am - St Edmund's - Choral Communion, led by Neil Broadbent
10 am - St Matthew's - Choral Communion, led by Chris Halfpenny
There will be no evening services.
Wednesday 27 December
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Neil Broadbent
Sunday 31 December - Baptism of Christ
10 am - St Matthew's - United Choral Communion, led by Chris Halfpenny
There will be no evening services.
JANUARY
Tuesday 2 January
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - FOSM: Darley & Nutwood Local Nature Reserve - Mick Connell
Wednesday 3 January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Neil Broadbent
Saturday 6 January
9.30 am - St Edmund's Church - Groundforce
6 pm - St Edmund's Church Hall - Recorder & Organ Concert
Sunday 7 January - Epiphany - Food Bank Sunday - please leave donations in St Edmund's Church, the book shed at The Vicarage or in St Matthew's Fellowship Room by Tuesday 9th January.
10 am – S. Edmund, Allestree – Morning Prayer – John Rice
10 am – S. Matthew, Darley Abbey – Choral Communion – Lee Martin
3 pm – S. Edmund, Allestree, Hall – Epiphany celebration - no leader required
Monday 8 January
2 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Bookworms
2.30 pm - St Matthew's Choir Vestry - Standing Committee Meeting
7.30 pm - Community Room at Catherine McAuley House - Ascension Prayer Group
Tuesday 9 January
7.30 pm - Zoom - St Edmund's Standing Committee Meeting
Wednesday 10 January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
Thursday 11 January
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 13 January
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
Sunday 14 January - Epiphany 2
10 am – S. Edmund, Allestree – Holy Communion – John Rice
10 am – S. Matthew, Darley Abbey – Morning Prayer – Melonie
3 pm – Walter Evans School – Licensing of Rev. Sarah Watson & Rev. Rachael Brooks
Monday 15 January
7.30 pm - Walter Evans School - St Matthew's PCC Meeting
Tuesday 16 January
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
7.30 pm - St Edmund's Church Hall - PCC Meeting
Wednesday 17 January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Neil Broadbent
Thursday 18 January
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Friday 19 January
8.30-10.30 am - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Community Café
Sunday 21 January - Epiphany 3
10 am – S. Edmund, Allestree – Morning Prayer (choir) – John Rice
10 am – S. Matthew, Darley Abbey – Choral Communion – Neil Broadbent
12.30 pm - St Edmund's - Baptism of Margot Winnifred Kingswood
6 pm – S. Matthew, Darley Abbey – Choral Evensong – Clive
Wednesday 24 January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Neil Broadbent
Thursday 25 January
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 27 January
9.30 am - St Matthew's Churchyard Working Party
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
Sunday 28 January - Candlemas
10 am – S. Edmund, Allestree – Choral Communion – Neil Broadbent
10 am – S. Matthew, Darley Abbey – Christingle & Declaration signing – Sarah & Rachael
6 pm – S. Edmund, Allestree – United Choral Evensong for Candlemas – Rachael Brooks
Tuesday 30 January
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
Wednesday 31 January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Neil Broadbent