Peak Five Benefice Churches

Services for December 2023

Friday 1st December

Fenny Bentley2:30 pmCarols by Candlelight with FitzHerbert School

Sunday 3rd December – Advent

Thorpe9.15 amHoly Communion
Tissington11.15 amFamily Communion and Baptism
Parwich2:30 pmJoint Methodist/Anglican Advent Carol Service followed by refreshments

Sunday 10th December – Advent 2

Parwich11:15 amHoly communion

Saturday 16th December

Tissington7 pmCarol Service, joint with the Methodists

Sunday 17th December – Advent 3

Thorpe11.15 amHoly Communion with Christmas carols
Alsop11.15 amCarol service
Parwich5 pmCarol Service

Thursday 21st December

Fenny Bentley2:30 pmFitzHerbert School Christingle service

Sunday 24th December – Christmas Eve

Parwich4 pmChristingle Service
Thorpe11:30 pmChristmas Midnight Communion

Monday 25th December – Christmas day

Tissington9:30 amChristmas Day morning prayer
Alsop11:15Christmas Day Communion

Sunday 31st December – 1st Sunday after Christmas

Fenny Bentley11:15 amUnited Benefice communion, followed by bacon rolls


SERVICES FOR JANUARY

Sunday 7th January – Epiphany / Plough Sunday

Thorpe9.15 amHoly Communion
Tissington11.15 amMorning Prayer
Parwich2:30 pmMethodist Service

 Sunday 14th January – Epiphany 2

Parwich11:15 amHoly communion
Alsop3 pmEvensong

Sunday 21st January – Epiphany 3

Tissington8 amCommunion (using the Book of Common Prayer)
Thorpe11.15 amFamily Communion

Sunday 28th January – The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)

Parwich9:15 amMorning Prayer
Alsop11:15Holy communion

 

Sunday 4th February – second before Lent

Thorpe9.15 amHoly Communion
Tissington11.15 amMorning Prayer
Parwich2:30 pmMethodist Service

FitzHerbert School collective worship is held every Monday in Fenny Bentley church in term time at 9:10 am, to which all are welcome.

  

Church of England
pages – including Morning and Evening Prayer with Bible readings. www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-daily-prayer/todays-prayer 
Also available the Lectionary for each day’s readings, now free of charge. App
available through your usual APP Store.

On line services can be viewed here  https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online

 

Pray as you go,
an app with about 15 minutes of music, Bible study and a photograph. http://pray-as-you-go also Pray-as-you-stay a
retreat. 

Northumbria Community
Celtic Daily Prayer through their website. (includes all the readings and
meditations in one place)
https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/morning-prayer/

Lindisfarne Scriptorium
produce sheets to colour that you can send away for or download, based on Bible
verses; a meditative way to spend time close to God. https://www.lindisfarne-scriptorium.co.uk/top-welcome/mary-fleeson

The website Bible Gateway
helps you find a passage from the Bible with a key word or phrase, and of
course the Book/Chapter/Verse, from many different translations. They offer a
Bible verse for the day. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/

Wordlive is a
Scripture Union Bible study notes online.
scriptureunion.org.uk/resource/word-live 

Sacred Space is a Jesuit website with is reflective and
themed for the week. They also offer virtual labyrinths for reflection.