Peak Five Benefice Churches
Services for December 2023
Friday 1st December
| Fenny Bentley | 2:30 pm | Carols by Candlelight with FitzHerbert School |
Sunday 3rd December – Advent
| Thorpe | 9.15 am | Holy Communion |
| Tissington | 11.15 am | Family Communion and Baptism |
| Parwich | 2:30 pm | Joint Methodist/Anglican Advent Carol Service followed by refreshments |
Sunday 10th December – Advent 2
| Parwich | 11:15 am | Holy communion |
Saturday 16th December
| Tissington | 7 pm | Carol Service, joint with the Methodists |
Sunday 17th December – Advent 3
| Thorpe | 11.15 am | Holy Communion with Christmas carols |
| Alsop | 11.15 am | Carol service |
| Parwich | 5 pm | Carol Service |
Thursday 21st December
| Fenny Bentley | 2:30 pm | FitzHerbert School Christingle service |
Sunday 24th December – Christmas Eve
| Parwich | 4 pm | Christingle Service |
| Thorpe | 11:30 pm | Christmas Midnight Communion |
Monday 25th December – Christmas day
| Tissington | 9:30 am | Christmas Day morning prayer |
| Alsop | 11:15 | Christmas Day Communion |
Sunday 31st December – 1st Sunday after Christmas
| Fenny Bentley | 11:15 am | United Benefice communion, followed by bacon rolls |
SERVICES FOR JANUARY
Sunday 7th January – Epiphany / Plough Sunday
| Thorpe | 9.15 am | Holy Communion |
| Tissington | 11.15 am | Morning Prayer |
| Parwich | 2:30 pm | Methodist Service |
Sunday 14th January – Epiphany 2
| Parwich | 11:15 am | Holy communion |
| Alsop | 3 pm | Evensong |
Sunday 21st January – Epiphany 3
| Tissington | 8 am | Communion (using the Book of Common Prayer) |
| Thorpe | 11.15 am | Family Communion |
Sunday 28th January – The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
| Parwich | 9:15 am | Morning Prayer |
| Alsop | 11:15 | Holy communion |
Sunday 4th February – second before Lent
| Thorpe | 9.15 am | Holy Communion |
| Tissington | 11.15 am | Morning Prayer |
| Parwich | 2:30 pm | Methodist 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.