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SPECIAL EVENTS
Circuit Prayers
10:30 - 11:00 am Third Saturdays of each month
Circuit Churches
These times of prayer are for the Circuit to come together once each month to focus on prayers for God's wisdom and instruction as to the future mission of our Circuit.
The prayers will be led and may take different forms as each leader chooses
All are welcome. Refreshments may be available after.
All welcome - bring a friend
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Wed 1st 10:00am Toddlers Music Group Wed 1st 11:30pm Prayer Time Wed 1st 6:15pm onwards Girls' Brigade Thurs 2nd 10:00am Church on the Bus on Hurst Farm Thurs 2nd 6:30pm Boys' Brigade - Anchors & Juniors Fri 3rd 12:00 Noon Friday Lunches - ALL WELCOME Mon 6th 2:00pm Line Dancing Mon 6th 6:00pm Monday Funday Club Tues 7th 10:30am - 12:00noon Parent & Toddlers Tues 7th 1:00pm Church on the Bus Tues 7th 2:00pm Wesley Guild Wed 8th 10:00am Toddlers Music Group Wed 8th 11:30pm Prayer Time Wed 8th 6:15pm onwards Girls' Brigade Thurs 9th 10:00am Church on the Bus on Hurst Farm Thurs 9th 6:30pm Boys' Brigade - Anchors & Juniors Fri 10th 12:00 Noon Friday Lunches - ALL WELCOME Mon 13th 2:00pm Line Dancing Mon 13th 6:00pm Monday Funday Club Tues 14th 10:30am - 12:00noon Parent & Toddlers Tues 14th 1:00pm Church on the Bus Tues 14th 2:00pm Wesley Guild Wed 15th 10:00am Toddlers Music Group Wed 15th 11:30pm Prayer Time Wed 15th 6:15pm onwards Girls' Brigade Thurs 16th 10:00am Church on the Bus on Hurst Farm Thurs 16th 6:30pm Boys' Brigade - Anchors & Juniors Fri 17th 12:00 Noon Friday Lunches - ALL WELCOME Mon 18th 2:00pm Line Dancing Mon 18th 6:00pm Monday Funday Club Tues 19th 10:30am - 12:00noon Parent & Toddlers Tues 19th 1:00pm Church on the Bus Tues 19th 2:00pm Wesley Guild Wed 20th 10:00am Toddlers Music Group Wed 20th 11:30pm Prayer Time Wed 20th 6:15pm onwards Girls' Brigade Thurs 21th 10:00am Church on the Bus on Hurst Farm Thurs 21th 6:30pm Boys' Brigade - Anchors & Juniors Fri 22nd 12:00 Noon Friday Lunches - ALL WELCOME Mon 22nd 2:00pm Line Dancing Mon 22nd 6:00pm Monday Funday Club Tues 23rd 10:30am - 12:00noon Parent & Toddlers Tues 23rd 1:00pm Church on the Bus Tues 23rd 2:00pm Wesley Guild Wed 24th 10:00am Toddlers Music Group Wed 24th 11:30pm Prayer Time Wed 24th 6:15pm onwards Girls' Brigade Thurs 25th 10:00am Church on the Bus on Hurst Farm Thurs 25th 6:30pm Boys' Brigade - Anchors & Juniors Fri 26th 12:00 Noon Friday Lunches - ALL WELCOME Mon 29th 2:00pm Line Dancing Mon 29th 6:00pm Monday Funday Club Tues 30th 10:30am - 12:00noon Parent & Toddlers Tues 30th 1:00pm Church on the Bus Tues 30th 2:00pm Wesley Guild |
Activities
The Church membership and congregation hold regular social events in the community halls on the premises and elsewhere and these are open to anyone to attend.There are usually two evening parties in each year, one in early January to celebrate the New Year and one at Harvest. The evenings include party games, quizzes, team competitions and music and dance. Everyone brings and shares food and usually there is more than enough to go around.
In addition the Church has held flower festivals where produce and floral displays are combined with refreshments and fellowship to raise funds for Church benevolence and specific projects.
There have been open days where all of the groups who use the Worship Centre or Halls have come together to let others know of their activities and to encourage each other.
The Church family has also been on local countryside walks, picnics, open air parties and coach visits to Christmas lights or the pantomime. There has also been overseas coach holidays arranged among the congregation.
Prayer Surgery
Our Minister, Rev Lyn Houghton, is available in the Church Office at regular times each week for anyone with enquiries, problems, prayer requests, or just in need of a chat.
Weekly office open times will be:
Wednesday Mornings 10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Thursday Evenings 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Friday Afternoons 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
The Prayer Surgery is open to help not only Church regulars but those for whom Church is not a part of their lives. Everyone sometimes needs a listening ear and perhaps someone to pray for them.
This opportunity to pop in and meet with Rev Lyn is to help make it clear that we are not just open on Sundays, we serve the community all week, in fact all year, too.
Secular Events
The Church Worship Centre and activity halls are also frequently used for a wide variety of events and performances as the individual halls or the whole building are let for the use of Christian and appropriate secular groups as a venue that is of service to the wider community.The Worship Centre is one of the larger public rooms in Matlock and can seat over 250 people. Please see the Facilities & Location section of the web site for details.
Every visitor to our Church is made welcome for whatever reason they may come and our constant prayer is for all people to learn to love and follow Jesus. If coming to events held in our Church helps this, then we are blessed.
Quick LinksSpecial Events Church Diary of Events Activities Weekly Activities Christian Calendar Prayer Surgery Secular Events Regular Events Past Performances |
Christian CalendarThroughout every year there are Christian events to witness the pivotal occasions from the Christian story and in common with many other Churches, on the appropriate dates of the Christian calendar, our Sunday Worship services celebrate these events in a variety of ways.During Lent our Church uses a Lenten Cross to remind us of Christ's suffering for us all. The cross is made from the stripped trunk of the Church's christmas tree.
For dates of the Christian Calendar that we follow in the Church Year click here In addition our service plan is available in printed form at the Church.
All of the regular events held in the Church take place in the lower Halls of the Church premises and most are led by Christian volunteers who are members of the Church family. Past PerformancesThe type of events that have occurred in the Worship Centre in recent years has included performances by musicians, singers, brass bands, orchestras, choirs, drama groups, operatic groups and visiting performers from overseas have included male voice choirs and traditional dance troups.Some of those who have performed at the Church include:
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