16th November 2025

Services In Our Churches This Sunday

• Holy Communion at All Saints, 10am. John Foxon will be speaking.
• Morning Praise with JACK at St John’s, 10am. Judi Witcomb will be speaking.
• Holy Communion at St Andrew’s, 11am. Peter Walley will be speaking
• Commemoration for the Bereaved at All Saints, 3pm followed by refreshments.

If you would like to watch a livestream of the service on Sunday, or watch previous Sunday services, click here

Collect:
Heavenly Lord,
You long for the world’s salvation:
Stir us from apathy,
Restrain us from excess
And revive in us new hope
That all creation will one day be healed
In Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Midweek Services and Groups
Mondays:	St John’s Internet Café 10am – 12pm in the St John’s Link.
Tuesdays:	Prayers – 8am at All Saints.
Wednesdays:	Holy Communion 9.30am at All Saints.
Wednesdays:	All Saints Café 10am – 12pm in the Centre.
Fridays:	St John’s Rest Stop Café 10am – 12pm in the Link.
Fridays:	Brunch Bible Study 12.15 – 2.30pm in the St John’s Link. Resumes on 28th November

Notices

Coffee Morning – Thursday 20^th November 10.30am to noon in aid of All Saints Mackworth, Tower and Bell Appeal. The coffee morning is being held at Chris Dyer’s house, 22 Phildock Wood Road, Derby DE22 4PH (Langley estate off Radbourne Lane) – you’d be very welcome.

Stitchers Craft Sale – The All Saints Stitchers will be selling their crafts during the St John’s Rest Stop Café on Friday 21^st November from 10am – 12pm.

A time to remember Colin and Ann Haxell’s long association with St Johns – St Johns is hosting an event on Sunday 23rd November from 3pm to remember Colin and Ann. This includes prayers, reminiscences, photographs, and cake! All welcome.

St Johns Christmas Craft Fair – Saturday 29th November. 10am to 1pm.

‘Our Mickleover’ Christmas Fair – Sunday 30^th November, Churches Together need volunteers to help on their stall, big clean empty milk bottles as weights and battery powered festive lights to make it look good. If you can help in any way, give your name and contact details to Mike Shooter or Judi Witcomb. Thanks.

Christmas Tree Festival – Sunday 30^th November – 7^th December at All Saints. The festival will begin with a carol service with Newmount Brass Band during the Our Mickleover Christmas Fair on Sunday 30^th Nov at 4pm. The All Saints Stitchers will be in the Centre selling their crafts and refreshments from 3 – 6pm. The church will be open daily until 7^th December to view the Christmas trees and vote for your favourite, please see the leaflets for opening times. There is a signup sheet at the back of All Saints for welcomers/stewards, if you are able to help, please put your name down.

Our love, prayers and sympathy – to Janet Young, following the death of her daughter Dawn. The funeral will be at St Andrews on Monday 1^st December at 11.30am followed by internment in the Graveyard.

Our Love Prayers and Sympathy – to Michael following the death of his wife, Margaret Huggett. The funeral will be at St John’s on Wednesday 3^rd December at 11.30am followed by committal at Markeaton Crematorium at 1pm.

New Opera Company – are returning to St John’s for another Christmas Concert on Saturday December 6^th in the afternoon starting at 2.30pm. Great singing and great seasonal fun as usual. Tickets £10 on the door [ including light refreshments] or from 01332 557096 or 882637. We are also welcoming our new Music Director Morris Fisher.

Christmas Carol services – on Sunday 21^st December at 4pm at St Andrews and 7pm at All Saints. We are, as usual, gathering together a choir to lead the music. If you have not joined before but think you might like to, please have a word with me at the organ after the service. It helps if you can read music, but it is NOT essential, we would enjoy some new members. Stephen Johns

St John’s Flowers – all the Harvest flowers were given by Enid & John Cole from their garden which we thank them for. At St John’s there was a team of 6 for many years, I’m sorry to say 3 died and 2 others have had things to see to. I would welcome 1 or 2 to come and join me. So why not try your hand at making the Christmas wreath with Karen and you may just think perhaps it would be enjoyable to do flowers as well. Congratulations to the Threefold team for the very colourful magazine. Keep it up please. Eunice.

Reverse Advent Calendar – Derby Food4Thought have launched their reverse advent calendar again this year. Why not consider building up a box which can be given out to families in need in Derby. Posters in All Saints and St Johns and lists of items needed too.
Last year DF4TA received over 450 reverse advent calendar donation boxes. This helped them meet the huge demand in December 2024. The statistics were 1,346 referrals, 2642 food parcels distributed, 21,105 meals created, £62,170 food worth provided, 4,182 adults supported and 3,253 children supported. If you want to find out more, do visit their website: www.derbyfood4thoughtalliance.org.uk. They would like donations to be collected and given to them by December 5^th. Let’s make a real difference this year. Peter