30th March 2025

• MA Informal Holy Communion supported by Brookfield School Choir at All Saints, 10am. Maisie, Mickey and the other puppets will be taking part.
  All Saints Stitchers will be selling their Easter crafts after the service.
• There is no service at St John’s this Sunday.

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

This Sunday’s service will not be streamed. Join us again next week on YouTube.

Collect:
God of love,
passionate and strong,
tender and careful:
watch over us and hold us
all the days of our life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Midweek Services and Groups
Mondays:	St John’s Internet Café 10am – 12pm in the Link. Free help with laptops, tablets, smartphones and other technology. Free Wi-Fi
Tuesdays:	Prayers, 8am at the Vicarage, Etwall Road.
Wednesdays:	Holy Communion, 9.30am at All Saints, followed by ‘Be Still’ course
Wednesdays:	All Saints Café 10am – 12pm in the Centre. Join us for friendly chat with coffee/tea, cake and biscuits. Everyone welcome!
Fridays:	St John’s Rest Stop Café 8.45am – 12pm in the Link. Followed by ‘The Prayer Course’. Everyone welcome.
Fridays:	Brunch Bible Study 12.15 – 2.30pm in the St John’s Link. We join for a cup of soup and a sandwich followed by discussion on life, faith and a bit of Bible study. We are completing a Lent course until 11th April. Come and join us.

Church Office Closed – next week from 31^st March.

St John’s Craft and Tabletop Sale 22^nd March – A big thank you to all who helped at this event– setting up, baking, running stalls and clearing away. We raised an amazing £808.34. Thank you. Joy Templer and Richard Finch

CTM Prayer Walk – Thursday 3^rd April at 10-15am. Meeting at Our Lady of Lourdes car park. This is the first walk of 2025. We will walk for about an hour, praying God’s blessing upon the people and businesses in this area, and listening to God’s Holy Spirit as we go. If you plan to join us, please let me know. Thanks Ray Lee

Jan Jarrett – There will be a short service to celebrate the life of our dear Jan Jarrett at 3pm on the 6^th April at St John’s. Those who were unable to come to the funeral service at Markeaton on March 18th would be so welcome to join the family on this occasion. Anyone who has a specific memory of Jan, which you would like shared, please talk to Paul Prichard who will be leading this service. 

Derventio Choir at All Saints Church – Friday 11^th April, 7.45pm. Come along and hear some of your favourite songs from the musical theatre and the world of film, together with a host of other well-known melodies. £10 on the door, includes refreshments during the interval. Raising funds for Umbrella.

Derbyshire Community Male Voice Choir – Saturday 26^th April, 7.30pm at All Saints Church. Join us as we perform a wide-ranging repertoire featuring traditional male voice classics, sea shanties, contemporary pieces and some singalong fun. Plus, some terrible jokes courtesy of our compere! Tickets £10 (including refreshments) can be purchased from the All Saints church office or from Janice (All Saints Warden) from 12^th April.

St John’s Flower Rota – This year’s flower list is available in church if you wish to choose a week. The lily list for Easter is also now in Church.

Save the Date – Sunday 4^th May Special service and bring & share lunch at St John’s to consider the way forward for our worship and outreach at St John’s based on the Everyday Faith agenda outlined in Peter’s article in the March issue of our Threefold magazine. It is important that as many as possible of our St John’s community join in on 4^th May so, please get this date in your diary.

All Saints Sidespersons Rota – Is available at the back of church for completion please.

All Saints Social Committee – During refreshments after the service on 6^th April, there will be a little get together for those interested in being on the Social Committee.