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1. ‘Three in One’
The Magazine of
St Peter’s, St Mark’s & St Swithun’s
October 2011 40 pence
3. A Future with Hope
Dear All, Parish, will shortly be experiencing
change in the pattern of our Sunday
As summer slips effortlessly into
services. We want to encourage
autumn I have been reflecting on
new believers by offering services
how this period of transition from
which will be accessible and
one season to another reflects a lot
of the changes going on around us at meaningful to them as well as
the moment. Many school children continuing to nurture our regulars
are making the transition from one with services which offer familiar
types of worship.
school to another or even from
school to University with all the So, yes, changes are ahead, but there
additional issues that run alongside
is nothing to worry about! The
that change, affecting the parents as
disciples were willing to leave their
well as the students! jobs and their families in order to
take up the challenge of following
On a personal level, I’m still
Jesus – but the changes we’re facing
adjusting to the transition from
are of a different order. What might
being in paid employment to being
we be concerned about? That we
retired (mostly all positive) and
won’t meet with God in the same
looking at how I can be more
way as before? We may not – but
involved in the Parish.
God will still be there ready to meet
Change nearly always presents a with us and we will still be able to
challenge as we are suddenly moved find him and maybe even meet with
from our ‘comfort zone’ into him in new and unexpected ways.
completely new territory. We, as a
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4. God has called each one of us to love Yes, stepping outside our comfort
him and to follow him. God’s zone is unsettling but it may well
purpose is to draw all people to bring its own rewards, too.
himself, and we all have a role to “For surely I know the plans I have
play in God’s mission plan for for you”, says the Lord, "plans for
Belper. This may involve some level your welfare and not for harm, to
of sacrifice on our part – we may give you a future with hope. Then
need to put aside our own needs in when you call upon me and come
order to accommodate the needs of
and pray to me, I will hear you.
others, to help them take the first When you search for me, you will
steps in their journey of faith and to find me; if you seek me with all your
walk alongside them if their steps heart.”
should falter. Jeremiah 29:11-13
If we are able to engage with God’s Yours in Christ,
purposes in this way, we may find
our own worship life surprisingly April
deepened and enriched in a way we
could never have imagined.
St Peter’s Annual Meeting –
reconvenes Tuesday 11th October 7.15 pm
Parish Annual Meeting –
reconvenes Tuesday 11th October 7.30pm
Both meetings are to accept the respective Annual Accounts.
Three in One
November Deadline Fellowship News
The deadline for the November If you have any news to share
2011 edition will be 5.30pm on about the fellowship please let us
Monday 24 October know.
Anne and Andrew Hardy
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5. Breathing
Space
October 2nd
and
November 13th 7pm
St Swithun’s
You are invited to come and take some time out in a gentle, quiet evening
service for the whole Parish. Give yourself some space and time with God.
Slow down for a bit and just be in the presence of God.
If your life is busy and there never really seems to be time to sit down and
listen to God, or you just want to be in his presence a little more, – then
come along. An opportunity to breathe in his presence and go out
refreshed and refilled.
We are still looking for people who would contribute either with word or
music, or to help plan.
Anne
NEW WINE WOMEN’S DAY,
Harrogate, 3rd March 2012
New Wine events are always inspiring – full of energy, praise and the Holy
Spirit. The guest speaker at next year’s Women’s Day is the wife of one of
the co-pilots involved in 9/11, talking about her journey of hope and
recovery.
A few of us are planning to attend this event. If you are interested, please
speak to Helen Hodgson. The cost is £18 per person if booked before 1st
December.
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6. New Services across the Parish from
the 27th November
Breathing Space is the first of a new topic affects the way we live using
pattern of services to meet the the Sunday papers, or a Bible study,
changing world we live in and or writing some prayers or a
encourage people to meet with discussion. People can do just one
Jesus. thing or move between several.
St Swithun’s have already Towards the end of our time
implemented change as they meet together we will re-gather in the
in the round and have changed their Church to share what God has said
communion services – the rest of us to us and to finish our time together.
need to catch up! Week 1 will be a communion
The services will run for an service, in Church throughout and
evaluation period of around 6 week 3 will vary depending on
months to give us a chance to get whether there is a baptism booked
used to things and to tweak where it or not.
is needed. Evening services will stay as they
St Mark’s morning service is going are at present allowing people the
to move to its former slot of 10am. choice of a BCP service in the Parish.
Services will be freer flowing than At St Peter’s we are going to have 2
at present encouraging people to services each morning 9.00am and
explore the topic for the day in a 11am with coffee in between. There
number of different ways. will be no 8.00am services.
On weeks 2,4 and 5 the service will The 9.00am service will be a formal
start in Church and after some service with organ accompaniment,
singing and an introduction there Weeks 2 and 4 being communion
will be coffee (Maybe a doughnut as services using Common Worship
well!). There will then be a range of and the other weeks Morning
choices – in the church a music Worship.
workshop or a DVD, in the hall The 11.00am service will be freer
creative activities, seeing how the with times of singing and musical
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7. items generally led by the Music people will know what they are
Group. There may be video clips or coming to and over time grow in
testimonies, prayer in groups or in confidence in inviting their friends
silence, readings to music and or those who have dropped away to
pictures all to the glory of God. come and join us.
Week 2 will have Baptisms, Week 3 To make things work well we need
will be Communion and Week 4 All more people to step forward for all
Together Worship. the roles that make services work –
Welcomers, sidespeople, readers,
These services will be more
prayers, coffee makers, musicians,
accessible for those less familiar
with Church and use less liturgy and singers, communion assistants ........
formal church words and actions
and will last less than an hour. It Wanted - Publicity Officer
will be part of the Bishops’s We’d like to see our churches in the
encouragement of Fresh Belper News every week. We need
Expressions of Church, to encourage you to make it happen.
growth and exploration. Can you write something to make
them sound interesting and catchy?
On special occasions the two
Can you meet a deadline?
services will meet together and two
Then this is the job for you.
or three times a year we will have a
single Parish service to draw us all
together united before God. Do you Welcome people?
Could you make people feel more
Please pray about these changes.
welcome when they come to
There are still some issues we need
Church?
to iron out – especially getting ready
How do we encourage people to
for the children’s work at St Peter’s
come back again?
as there will be people having coffee
What is it that makes people want
at the same time. If you can help
to stay?
put things out or generally help
How do you start to belong?
with children’s activities please
have a word with Helen Hodgson. To find the answer to these
questions come along at 2.30pm
Dividing the congregation will make
Sunday 9th October at St Peter’s.
the numbers seem small at first, but
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9. Creed Series
This continues through October with the topic used for the morning
service and explored in more depth in the evening, 7.15pm at St Mark’s.
What we will be looking at:
October 9th For our sake he was crucified
No evening meeting
October 16th He rose again
Did Jesus really die and rise again?
October 23rd He will come to judge the living and the dead.
What does judgement mean?
October 30th We believe in the Holy Spirit
The evening session will be at St Swithun’s
Do pick up the notes for the whole series or for a particular subject.
Take up the challenge to dig into your faith and join us on Sunday evenings
– have your say and listen to how other people understand things.
Sunday October 30th Days Off
Light and Hope Service Anne’s personal days in October
will be:
3pm St Peter’s, 6pm St Mark’s. 7th October
A service to remember those we 14th October
love who have died. 21st October
28th October
There is a special invitation to those
Please respect these dates and
families for whom we have
avoid making contact on any
conducted funerals, but please feel church related business on those
free to come along to remember days.
before God friends or family who
have been dear to you.
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10. Pray for Muslims
A campaign during Ramadam
Following a campaign to encourage I will do at least one act of kindness
Christians to pray for Muslims for a Muslim in this next year.
during Ramadam, their holy month I will respectfully share the good
of fasting, there is a new initiative to news about Christ.
encourage us to pray throughout
the year. The “Radical Love I will not spread negative stereotypes
Campaign”, significantly launched about Muslims but will season all my
on 9/11/2011, is an effort to words with grace.
challenge followers of Christ to I will champion this cause, armed
make sure their hearts and actions only with love, truth and good deeds.
towards Muslims reflect those of
The goal is to have 100,000
Jesus. Relationships between
signatures by 9/11/2012. That’s it,
Christians and Muslims have often
just a personal pledge to include
been characterized by fear, anger
Muslims in our efforts to be like
and hatred, in opposition to the
Jesus. You can also follow the
radical teachings of Jesus who
progress of the campaign on the
taught us to love our neighbours
Facebook page www.facebook.com/
and our enemies.
radicallovenow
The website
So be radical in your love for Jesus
www.radicallovenow.com contains
which gives us a love for Muslims.
a pledge where Christians can add
Prayerfully consider whether you
their name to indicate their
can sign the pledge at:
commitment to love Muslims as
www.radicallovenow.com.
Jesus does. The pledge is as
follows : David and Kate Gough
I will repent of any hateful feelings
toward Muslims and pursue love.
I will pray for Muslims that God will
bless them and that they will
experience His peace.
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11. Small Groups and Churches Together in
Home groups Belper
Could you lead a small group and
help people explore the Bible with The Nailer’s Service, Sunday
you and discover more about God 9th October, 6.30pm
together?
Would you host a group in your at ‘The Nailers’ football ground
home and support someone else to Social Centre, behind Christ
lead? Church.
One of the desires expressed from The theme this year is focussing on
the Away Day and a real need in our the word ‘Together’. We shall
Parish is for more small groups in explore this through songs, prayer,
which to learn and support one and by looking at the Bible together.
another, especially those who are We have no guest speaker as we
new to, or exploring faith. Our want to take the opportunity to
vision is for 12 groups across the explore under God our role as the
Parish in two years time - we body of Christ in this town and area.
currently have 4. In a culture where community and
You don’t have to know all the family life is threatened we in the
answers to lead a group. Asking churches have a golden opportunity
God, exploring together and using and responsibility to model a better
books and materials to help you, way, following the challenge that
and spending time in prayer is Jesus set before his disciples to ‘love
what’s important. one another as I have loved
Group leaders will meet together you’ [ John 13:34,35 ]-with all the
regularly to help and encourage one practical challenges that are
another. Training and support is involved. If you have never been to
available. this service before, why not come
Please do pray about this as those and join us. You may be pleasantly
attending Alpha need groups to surprised.
move on to. David Gough
Speak to Viv Blount
Anne
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12. Banner Bun Fight
Saturday 22 October 10am to 12 noon
At St Swithun's Church.
Raising funds for the Banner group to make more Banners.
Delicious Refreshments :Bring and Buy.
PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US!!!
Thank You for Prayer We are still looking for
Just a little note to say a huge Thank singers for St Peter’s
You for everyone's prayerful
support during my Cancer We want to have a small choir to
diagnosis, operations and support the new 9.00am service at
Chemotherapy. It has meant so St Peter’s with the singing of hymns.
much to me to know that people So if you enjoy singing and would be
from the whole Parish have been happy to be at the front to lead
praying for me. others, please drop a note into the
It has been a challenging time but I office letter box or have a word with
feel that God has been very close to Rodney.
me during this time and He is
continuing to work in and through Welcome
my life. A new face in the office – Helen
Thank you all very much. Davis is working with Dawn one day
With love and every Blessing a week, usually a Thursday. Please
Tracy Drake do say hello. She’s going to be
administering everything to do with
Weddings, a bit of book keeping and
Is This Yours generally taking some of the load off
During the Arts & Crafts held in July Dawn.
at St Swithun’s, someone ordered a
wooden cross to be made from the wood turner's stall, it is now ready for
collection, but Mr. Devenport, the wood turner, has lost the client's contact
details.
Could the client please contact Mr. Devenport on 825668. Thank you.
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21. Dates for Your Diary
Parish Harvest Supper and Barn Dance , Saturday 1st October,
Belper Community Hall, Bridge Street, 6.30 - 9.30 pm, Tickets £9
(accompanied children under 16 free), to include cold platter and dessert
and tea, coffee, squash: other drinks - bring your own. For tickets please
contact Dawn in St Peter’s Church office . 828772
Parish Walk The next walk is on Sunday October 2nd —Stanton Moor
starting at Winster. It is classified as easy walking at 6.5 miles with a cou-
ple of moderate climbs and is estimated at 3.5 hrs. We will be departing St
Peter's as usual at 14:00. Please contact Roy for further details (0781 600
2678).
Parish Prayer Morning Saturday 8th October 8am—12.30 at St
Swithun’s .Cafe style * Scripture * Prayer Stations * DVDs * Art * Candles *
You * Me * God * Silence *
Art Group at St Swithun’s We are re-starting on 6th October at
10am to 12 noon for a term of 6 weeks. New members very welcome,
824696 Pat Midgley
Churches Together in Belper The Annual United Service is on
Sunday 9th Oct, 6.30 pm at ‘The Nailers, Belper Town Ground. Theme:
What does it mean to be together? (See page 9)
Beetle Drive at 7.00 pm on Friday 14th October at St Swithun’s Price
£6 including ploughman’s supper and prizes. Tickets available from Pat
Midgley,(824696), Rhona Brailsford (822021), St Swithun’s church
wardens, and St Peter’s Church office
Further Ahead
Quiz Night Saturday 26th November 7.00 pm at St Peter’s
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23. majority, it is, sadly, for always.
And that’s the reason why plans are
well underway at Care for the
Family for one of the biggest tours
we have ever organised – “Getting
Your Kids through Church without
Them Ending up Hating God”. It
kicks off this autumn with the first
Getting Your Kids dates in Gateshead, Glasgow,
Through Church Belfast, Cambridge, Reading and
Bristol.
Without Them Ending Inspired by Rob Parsons’ book, this
Up Hating God event is an opportunity for
Christian parents, church leaders,
Earlier this year we conducted a and youth workers to join Rob,
survey with hundreds of children. Saltmine Theatre Company, and
We asked them two questions: Phatfish, to discover together what
“What I like about church” and causes young people to leave the
“What I dislike about church”. church and, most importantly, what
The responses flowed in, with the we can do to stop that happening.
top five answers to “What I like To find out more about “Getting
about church” being: singing songs, Your Kids Through Church Without
being part of a church family, Them Ending Up Hating God” why
Sunday School, learning about God not visit www.gyktc.org.uk or
and being with friends of the same follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
age.
Our children’s survey produced a
And the top five answers to “What I large number of comments, both
dislike about church” were: the heart-warming and sad. These are
service is boring, the hymns, the two that particularly stood out for
talks are too long, the whole service us:
is too long, and people being critical
or judgemental. •I like church because I feel
accepted and special. I'm loved.
The results are, perhaps, not too
surprising, but they are important – •I dislike church when it all
every year thousands of young becomes hard work and LOVE
people leave the church and for the leaves the building!
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25. CROSSWORD Solution on page 25
Acroos
1 Grandson of Mered and his Judean wife (1 Chronicles 4:18) (4)
3 He said of Jesus, ‘This man has done nothing wrong’ (Luke 23:40–41) (8)
8 Herb with pleasantly scented roots, present in the Beloved’s orchard (Song of Songs
4:13) (4)
9 What God brought Sarah with the birth of Isaac (Genesis 21:6) (8)
11 Port on the Red Sea where King Solomon built ships (1 Kings 9:26) (5,5)
14 Donald — , Archbishop of Can-
terbury 1974–80 (6)
15 Cereal (Ezekiel 4:9) (6)
17 Jesus’ description of a Pharisee
(Matthew 23:24) (5,5)
20 Not as widely used at church
services nowadays as used to
be the case (8)
21 ‘ — all your anxiety on him be-
cause he cares for you’ (1 Peter
5:7) (4)
22 One of the three strands of
Methodism united in 1932 (8)
23 ‘They broke bread in their
homes and ate together with —
and sincere hearts’ (Acts 2:46)
(4)
Down
1 The rebuke of 3 Across, ‘Don’t
you fear God... since you are
under the same — ?’ (Luke 23:40) (8)
2 Horse-drawn vehicle used by King Solomon (Song of Songs 3:9) (8)
4 Dearer (anag.) (6)
5 One-time editor of Punch and controversial writer and broadcaster who became a
noted Christian, Malcolm — (10)
6 ‘When you sit to dine with a ruler, — well what is before you’ (Proverbs 23:1) (4)
7 ‘God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both — and Christ’ (Acts 2:36) (4)
10 One description of the inspired nature of scripture (10)
12 ‘The Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that
God may be — — — ’ (1 Corinthians 15:28) (3,2,3)
13 Recognized as valid (1 Samuel 3:20) (8)
16 A long A (anag.) (6)
18 ‘For God does not — favouritism’ (Romans 2:11) (4)
19 Comes between Joel and Obadiah (4)
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26. St Peter’s Refurbishment
As part of our vision for growth we want to have a building that is suitable
to the 21st Century yet retains the characteristics of its original purpose.
As many of you will know this takes a long time and we have been working
with the Architect and Diocese to see what we can do to make the building
more attractive and more inviting for people.
Once we get the final approval we hope to get the work done over the win-
ter and it will take several months to complete.
What we are planning to do, working from the outside in:
1. Put window lights in the outside doors so that it feels friendlier and
the porch isn’t so dark.
2. Put oak fronts in the porch to cover the boilers.
3. Replace the tatty blue doors with oak frame doors with windows in
them – to encourage people to come in.
4. General repaint and tidy up West End with notice boards all round
the walls and new carpet.
5. Improve the Church lighting with uplighters under the balcony and
new light fittings and spotlights on the dais.
6. Repaint the whole Church – end wall will be red to match the ceiling
as it was in the past.
7. Take out the raised side chapel and make a flat carpeted area which
can be used for small worship events, prayer, Little Church.
8. Re-carpet both side areas to match and continue the carpet across
the front of the church, stopping at the front line of pews.
9. Re-carpet and clear the pink carpet area, this may include taking out
the pulpit so that the whole area can be used more effectively.
10. Clean and re-plaster the two vestries and convert the doors to open
outwards with crash bars for fire exits.
11. Upstairs; recover the doors.
12. Put in a new projection system with a screen that will drop down
from behind the Chancel arch and a projector below the organ.
Through the wonders of Photoshop we have put together some photos of
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27. what the church might look like as the various jobs get done, which are on
display in the West End.
How will this be funded?
We have some money put aside for Church refurbishment and repairs and
we have been promised enough to cover the new lighting from a local
fund. But this won’t cover everything. We will still be asking for contribu-
tions from you to help make the Church a better place. We need help to
pay for the carpet, for the new chairs that will be needed in the side chapel
area, for the new Audio Visual equipment.
Please consider whether you could make a one off donation, a regular gift,
could raise funds or could write to possible donors. If you feel that you
could do any of these please speak to Lindsay (St Peter’s Treasurer) or An-
drew or Gill as Churchwardens.
But let’s together make our building somewhere we can be proud of and
reflect the efforts of those who have gone before us and make it a building
fit for today and the future.
Anne
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28. Family Occasions
Weddings
St Peter’s
27th August Matthew Mee and Jessica Hingley
St Mark’s
26th August Jack Blount and Gemma Durham
27th August John Trainor and Karren Cozens
Baptism
St Peter’s
31st July Kenzie Eve Hemstock-Norris and Richard Francis Norris
of Burbage Close, Andrew Paul Norris, Samantha Jayne
Burke.
11th September Ava Grace Sumner of Mill Lane
Funerals
Crematorium
5th September Elsie Gillson (95) of Belper Views Residential Care
Home formerly of Manor Road
16th September Peter Pym (88) of Spencer Road
Burial of Ashes at Belper Cemetery
1st September Bessie Ball
Burial of Ashes in St Peter’s Garden of Remembrance
11th September Stuart MacArthur
Visit our Website on www.stpetersparishbelper.org
St Peter’s Parish weekly news sheet appears on the welcome page of
the parish website.
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29. Hidden Glories
Churches are often situated in some very narrow lanes we decided
prominent positions. In fact some to give up for that evening.
of our earliest churches may well The following morning having been
have been built on sites that were advised by a number of people
important meeting places long including three policemen we did
before Christianity reached these find the priory church. It is situated
shores. When you are looking for a
behind the houses on the main
church it can be very helpful if it is street with just the gate visible from
in a prominent position and has a the road. On the door there was a
tall spire or tower. However, some notice saying where you could get
churches appear to be hidden away. the key. Unfortunately, there was a
One very rainy evening we arrived wedding that afternoon and both
in St Clears in Carmarthenshire, and keys were unavailable.
despite all the information we had The Church of St Mary Magdalene in
available, we simply could not find St Clears was originally a Clunic
the church. Although St Clears is priory. From the exterior the
not very large our search was made building is clearly in the
more difficult because the modern Romanesque style but the main
A40 effectively cuts the village in memory is of a peaceful location.
half. Having ended up back on the
A40 heading towards Carmarthen Later in the day we visited
and circling back via a ford and something much grander, and at the
time of our visit, very busy. Yet, a
building that seems hidden away in
a valley at the bottom of the town.,
Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi is
considered to be the chief cathedral
of Wales. Built originally in the 6th
century on the site of a monastery
traditionally founded by St David, it
has been a place of Christian
worship for over 1500 years. When
we arrived a service to licence new
clergy had just finished and the
Norman Arches Anne Hardy 2011
place was full of clergy with their
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30. families and friends. The whole other cathedrals of the period it
place was alive with a buzz you contained no seats but was used for
seem to find when a large number indoor processions. As you walk
of God’s people gather together. along the nave you can see that, in
common with other churches from
The first place we called was the
this period, each of the rounded
Refectory. We’d been there some
years earlier and the changes were arches is carved with a different
pattern. The importance of the site
remarkable. Somehow they had
can be judged by the fact that in
managed to insert a mezzanine floor
medieval time two pilgrimages here
without attaching it to any of the
were regarded as equal to one to
ancient walls. This combination of
Rome, and three pilgrimages to one
old stone walls and a modern steel
structure work well and show what to Jerusalem!
can be achieved with imaginative This is one of those places you really
use of modern materials.
The cathedral itself is on several
levels meaning it is not wheelchair
friendly. However, whenever we
came to any steps there was always
someone willing to help Anne get
my wheelchair to the next level
while I walked up the steps. The
floor of the cathedral slopes from
the east down to the west and so I
had to overcome the temptation to
build up speed down the nave. St David’s Cathedral Anne Hardy 2011
The Nave is the oldest part of the should visit. Not just because of
cathedral and dates from the 12th cathedral but also the because this
century. Bishop Peter de Leia and area is one of those few largely
Giraldus de Barri (Giraldus unspoilt areas of these islands.
Cambrensis, Gerald the Welshman).
Just in case you are still wondering
Bishop Peter and Gerald were
Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi in
excused from the Third Crusade in
English is known as St David’s
order to complete the cathedral.
Cathedral.
The nave is built in a Transitional
Norman style. In common with Andrew Hardy
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31. Diary
1st Sat 6.30 pm Parish Harvest Supper and Barn Dance, Belper
– 9.30 pm Community Hall Bridge Street
Sunday 2nd The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
Harvest Sunday
ST PETER’S 10.30 am All Together Worship
ST MARK’S 9.30 am All Age Worship
Auction of Harvest produce after the service.
6.00 pm Evening Prayer
ST SWITHUN’S 11.00 am Morning Worship
7.00 pm Breathing Space (see page 3)
2nd Sun 2.00 pm Parish Walk - Stanton Moor starting at Winster,
leaving St Peter’s at 2.00 pm. (See page 19)
3rd Mon 6.30 pm Craft Club in St Peter’s west end (every
– 9.00 pm Monday in October)
7.00 pm Banner Group meets at St Swithun’s
– 9.00 pm
5th Wed 1.15 pm Little Church at St Peter’s for little children
to 2.45 pm (Every Wednesday in October)
7.00 pm Alpha Course at St Peter’s
(Every Wednesday in October)
6th Thurs 10.00 am Art Group at St Swithun’s (Every Thursday in
– 12 noon October)
7th Fri 7.00 pm Young People’s Fellowship (YPF) in St Peter's west
– 9.00 pm end (every Friday in term time)
8th Sat 8.00 am Parish Prayer Morning at St Swithun ‘s
– 12.30 pm (see page 19)
1.00 pm Wedding of Thomas Reith and
Savannah Mottershead at St Peter’s
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32. 8th Sat (cont.) 7.30 pm Dalesmen Male Voice Choir and Belper Town Wind
Band concert at St Peter’s to support the Belper
Community Minibus Appeal, for the benefit of
local people and community groups.
Sunday 9th The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
ST PETER’S 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion
10.30 am Morning Worship with Baptism. Sunday Club (0-14)
ST MARK’S 9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club (3+)
ST SWITHUN’S 11.00 am Morning Worship with a speaker from Leprosy
Mission –East Midlands co-ordinator, Pamela Levens
9th Sun 2.00 pm ‘How good is our Welcome?’- St Peter’s west end.
– 4.00 pm (See page 5)
6.30 pm Churches Together in Belper service at the Nailers
(See page 19)
11th Tues 7.15 pm Continuation of St Peter’s AGM - to accept accounts
- at St Peter’s
7.30 pm Continuation of Parish APCM – to accept accounts
– at St Peter’s
13th Thurs 2.00 pm St Mark’s Fellowship AGM
14th Fri 7.00 pm Beetle Drive at St Swithun’s. (See page 19)
Sunday 16th The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Theme: Understanding the Creed today – ‘Did Jesus really die and
rise again?’
ST PETER’S 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday Club (0-14)
2.30 pm The ‘First Steps’ preparation at St Peter's for those
seeking Baptism or a Thanksgiving for their child.
ST MARK’S 9.30 am Morning Worship
6.00 pm Holy Communion
7.15 pm Exploration of the Creed Session 5 – ‘Did Jesus
really die and rise again’ in St Mark’s Hall
ST SWITHUN’S 11.00 am Morning Worship
19th Wed 2.30 pm St Swithun’s Group – Speaker: Mr Philip Thomas
22nd Sat 10.00 am ‘Banner Bun Fight’ Fund raising event by the banner
– 12 noon group (See page 10)
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33. Sunday 23rd The Last Sunday after Trinity
Theme: Understanding the Creed today – ‘What does judgement
mean?’
ST PETER’S 8.00 am
BCP Holy Communion
Morning Worship Children’s activities.
10.30 am
ST MARK’S 9.30 am
Morning Worship with Baptism. Sunday Club (3+)
6.00 pm
Evening Prayer
Exploration of the Creed Session 6 – ‘What does
7.15 pm
judgement mean? in St Mark’s Hall
ST SWITHUN’S 11.00 am Holy Communion
25th Tues 10.30 am Mothers’ Union meets at St Peter’s.
Speaker to be arranged
29th Sat Light Party in St Peter’s (See page 6)
3.00 – 6.00 pm for primary school children
5.30 - 8.30 pm for older children.
Sunday 30th The Fourth Sunday before Advent
Theme: Understanding the Creed today – ‘Holy Spirit’
ST PETER’S 10.30 am
Holy Communion with Baptism. Sunday Club (0-14)
‘Light and Hope’ service for the bereaved.
3.00 pm
ST MARK’S 9.30 am
Morning Worship
‘Light and Hope’ service for the bereaved.
6.00 pm
Exploration of the Creed Session 7 – ‘Holy Spirit’ in
7.15 pm
St Mark’s Hall
ST SWITHUN’S 11.00 am Morning Worship
NOVEMBER
Sunday 6th The Third Sunday before Advent
Theme: Understanding the Creed today – ‘What is church’
ST PETER’S 10.30 am
All Together Worship
ST MARK’S 9.30 am
Holy Communion with Sunday Club (3+)
6.00 pm
Evening Prayer
Exploration of the Creed Session 8 – ‘What is
7.15 pm
church?’ at St Swithun’s
ST SWITHUN’S 11.00 am Morning Worship
Three in One 31 October 2011
35. ‘Yoredale’
Holiday Cottage To Let -
in the Yorkshire Dales
Stone built cottage, in Gayle.
Accommodates 5
3 Bedrooms-1 Double/1Twin/1 Single.
Log Burner.
2 small enclosed gardens-dogs welcome,
outside dining.
The Pennine Way runs behind the
cottage.
Hawes 10 min.walk provides:
Good Pubs/ A Park Shops/Museums/
Wensleydale Creamery.
Parking x2
Contact Gail on 0777 482
4161 for Brochure and
36. WHO'S WHO?
email Telephone
Vicar: Rev Anne Stratton rev.annestratton@btintemet.com 839560
Curates: Rev April Tompkins april_tompkins@hotmail.com 835122
Rev Rachel Marszalek revrachelemma@gmail.com 07906 632972
Administrative Assistant: Dawn Holden office@stpeterbelper.plus.com Church Office 828772
Readers: John Walker john@belperln.gotadsl.co.uk 688373
Margaret Baxter 827309
Dinah Dawson
Jonathan Tillin jonathan.tillin@gmail.com 821043
Churchwardens: Andrew Race aj.race@btintemet.com 07976 760358
Gill Reade family@mickreade.wanadoo.co.uk 820564
Deputy Churchwardens:
St Peter's Roy Stratton 839560
Sue Allen sue@getbusy.uk.com 07980 693375
St Mark's Yvonne Sewter 826123
St Swithun's Mavis Cresswell 823983
Fiona Fineran 823527
P.C.C. Treasurer Will Dawson will.dawson@dft.gsi.gov.uk
P.C.C. Secretary Angela Thomas 824149
Editors of Three in One Andrew and Anne Hardy andrew.hardy3@btinternet.com 825729