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Hello from the Rector

Dear friends,

Thank you to all who supported our eco-fair last week, it went really well and it was fantastic to find some new people interested in flower arranging and also to welcome children from our local schools who helped us decorate.

This week it is Barlborough’s turn to celebrate Harvest! Please bring non-perishable food items for the food bank or alternatively bring a donation in an envelope.

See you soon,

Rev Bryony

Dedicate a chair in St John the Baptist, Clowne Miners Chapel
As part of our refurbishment of our Miners Chapel we have purchased some new simple wooden chairs. We are offering the opportunity to people to dedicate a chair in memory of a loved one. There are a limited number of chairs (just 14) so these are offered on a first come, first served basis. Forms are available at church. Up to two names per chair. Only one chair per family can be dedicated due to the small number we have available. We are asking for a minimum donation of £100 to cover the cost of the chair and a dedication plaque.

These are the readings for this coming Sunday 13th October, Harvest Festival:

Old Testament: Joel 2.21-27
Do not fear, O soil;
   be glad and rejoice,
   for the Lord has done great things!
Do not fear, you animals of the field,
   for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit,
   the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
O children of Zion, be glad
   and rejoice in the Lord your God;
for he has given the early rain for your vindication,
   he has poured down for you abundant rain,
   the early and the later rain, as before.
The threshing-floors shall be full of grain,
   the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
I will repay you for the years
   that the swarming locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,
   my great army, which I sent against you.
You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
   and praise the name of the Lord your God,
   who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,
   and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other.
And my people shall never again
   be put to shame.
 
New Testament: 1 Timothy 6.6-10
Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
 
Gospel: Matthew 6.25-33
‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear?” For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

These are our upcoming service and event times for your diary:

Sunday 13^th October Harvest Festival
8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
Sunday 20th October Trinity 21
8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Clowne
2.30pm and 3.30pm Baptisms at Clowne
3.00pm Cliff House Care Home Service
Sunday 27th October – Bible Sunday
8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
5.00pm Refresh Service, Clowne
Sunday 3rd November All Saints and All Souls
8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
10.00am Sung Eucharist for All Saints Day, Clowne
5.00pm Fauré’s Requiem for All Souls, Barlborough
 Wednesday 6th November
7pm All Souls Memorial service, Clowne
Sunday 10th November – Remembrance Sunday
9.30am Remembrance Service, Clowne
10.15am Remembrance Service, Barlborough
2.30pm Baptism of Darcie Norman, Barlborough
Sunday 17th November – 2nd Before Advent
8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Clowne
2.30pm Baptism of Grace Rose, Clowne
3.00pm Service at Cliff House Care Home
Sunday 24th November – Christ the King
8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
5.00pm Refresh Service, Clowne
 
Saturday 7^th December – Clowne Christmas Fair 10am-1pm
 
Sunday 1^st December – Advent 1
8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Clowne
6.00pm Advent Carols, Barlborough
Sunday 8^th December – Advent 2
8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
2.30pm Baptism, Barlborough
5.00pm Light of Life, Barlborough
 
Wednesday 11^th December
7pm Light of Life, Clowne
 
Sunday 15^th December – Advent 3
8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Clowne
3.00pm Carols at Cliff House Care Home
6.00pm Dickensian Carol Concert, Barlborough
Sunday 22^nd December – Advent 4
8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
6.00pm Nine Lessons and Carols, Barlborough
 
Monday 23^rd December
7pm Nine Lessons and Carols, Clowne
Tuesday 24^th December – Christmas Eve
4pm Crib Service, Clowne
6pm Christingle Crib Service, Barlborough
11.30pm Midnight Mass, Barlborough and Clowne
 
Christmas Day
9.15am Festival Eucharist, Clowne
10.15am Festival Eucharist, Barlborough
 
Contact the clergy:

Rector: Rev’d Bryony Taylor 01246 813569 (please note that the Rector’s day off is Friday)

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