11th May 2025

Services In Our Churches This Sunday

• Breakfast Church at All Saints Centre, 8am.
• Holy Communion at St John’s, 10am. Clare Owen will be speaking.
• Morning Worship at All Saints, 10am. Peter Walley will be speaking.
  Followed by All Saints APCM
• Holy Communion at St Andrew’s, 11am. Led by Alun Rowlands.

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

Collect:
Risen Christ,
faithful shepherd of your Father’s sheep:
teach us to hear your voice
and to follow your command,
that all your people may be gathered into one flock,
to the glory of God the Father.
Amen

Midweek Services and Groups
Mondays:	St John’s Internet Café – 10am – 12pm in St John’s Link
Tuesdays:	Prayers, 8am at the Vicarage, Etwall Road.
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.

Our Love Prayers and Sympathy – to the family of Ashley Littlefield, who died 29^th April. Funeral details to follow.

Christian Aid Week 11-17th May – starts this Sunday. The need to work to overcome extreme poverty is as great as ever. This year’s focus is on Guatemala, and Myanmar following the recent earthquake. Individual donation envelopes and handouts with more information are available at All Saints’ and St John’s. See also www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/key-appeals/christian-aid-week

A Message from Karen Cowgill – I was overwhelmed by the support and love shown to me last weekend as I was licensed as a Reader. Thank you to those able to attend the service, and for all the cards, gifts, and good wishes I have received. I would like to especially thank my friends at St John’s for the beautiful flowers and generous gift. The encouragement and support of everyone throughout my training contributed to my successful completion of the course. I am looking forward to serving God and all of you through my new ministry.

Our Love Prayers and Sympathy – to the family of Colleen Yates. The funeral is on 15^th May at 1pm at Markeaton Crematorium, Round Chapel.

St John’s APCM – is next Sunday 18th May at 11.30 in church following the morning service.  Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts 2024 are available at the back of church and will also be emailed to the mailing list. There are several vacancies for the PCC. Please consider being nominated.  Forms are available in the Link. 

‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Prayer Breakfast – at All Saints with Bishop Malcolm Saturday 31^st May from 8am to 10am. Sign up sheets will be available at all the churches if you would like to come to give an indication to us for catering (continental style). Prayer journals, Novenas (book of readings) will be available from Sunday 25^th May. To aid our prayers we will also be joined by Paul Brookhouse from Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance who will update us on the current state of poverty in the city. Our focus for prayer will be young people coming to faith plus the needs of the poor. If you would like to help at the event in any way please get in touch with Peter or Clare.

Summertime Music with Harpist Eira Lynn Jones – Come to hear the magical sound of the harp from classical to traditional tunes and a jazz standard. Sunday 1^st June at 2pm at St Andrew’s Church, Radbourne. Tickets £10 from Diana Rose 07854809680. Refreshments available.

WE ARE BACK! – New Opera Company at All Saints on Friday 13^th June at 7.30pm. Our theme this time: DISGUISE, DECEIT and DESPERATION! We look forward to seeing you then for more operatic and music theatre action.

St John’s Easter Flowers – Thank you for all donations towards the Easter flowers. The cost this year was £73.05 which was fully covered. Thank you.