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The Venerable Dr Christopher Cunliffe, Archdeacon of Derby, reflects on Epiphany.
Epiphany is the poor relation of Christmas. This is a shame, not least because the carols and music of Epiphany are very special.
And the symbolism of the Epiphany, with the Three Kings or Wise Men bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, is equally memorable.
The Epiphany – or, to give it its other title, the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles - gives Christians the opportunity to consider a crucial question; how is Christ to be born in the world today?
The Bishop’s office has announced that the Revd Carolyn Baker, Assistant Curate in the Dronfield with Holmesfield Team Ministry, has died.
She passed away on Saturday 4th January 2020, having lost her battle against cancer.
Revd Carolyn, 60, was ordained deacon in 2018 and as a priest the following year.
She leaves two sons, Aidan and Kiran.
The Service of Thanksgiving for Revd Carolyn will be held on Monday, 20th January 2020 at 1.15 pm at St John the Baptist Dronfield (Church Street, S18 1QB) following a private family cremation.
A look back at some of the stories of 2019.
It was a year that saw the arrival of Bishop Libby, and the departure of Dean Stephen Hance.
The cathedral saw a couple of high-profile events, and the Peak Centre in Edale reached a golden milestone.
And, of course, great work by clergy, staff and congregations continued in the Diocese of Derby and beyond...
More than 100 volunteers gathered at St Peter’s in the City, Derby, to help pack hampers for Christmas Lunch on Jesus – a project that provides low-income families and individuals with a Christmas meal.
The volunteers packed more than 400 hampers which will feed more than 1,500 people.
For many people, attending a carol services in a church or at Derbys Cathedral is where Christmas really starts and there’s something magical about listening to the sound of choristers singing carols at Christmas.
But what is it like for those who are working hard behind the scenes to produce such music at this busy time of year?
The Cathedral's director of Music, Alexander Binns, gives us a festive flavour of what Derby Cathedral Choir get up to over the Christmas period.
The Bishop of Derby's office has announced that a Thanksgiving Service for the Revd Ian Mountford will be held on Thursday, 9th January at 12.45 pm at St Alkmund’s Derby (DE22 1GU).
A private family funeral service will take place earlier that day.
Refreshments will be provided in the church hall. Any donations will go to the Nightingale Macmillan Unit – Royal Derby Hospital.
Revd Ian Mountford died on 7th December, 2019.
The Revd Ian Mountford, Associate Priest of Derby St Alkmund and St Werburgh from 2014, Vicar-designate of the same benefice (Derby), previously Curate of Chilwell 1996-2000 (Southwell) and Team Vicar of Thame 2000-2014 (Oxford), died on Saturday, 7 December, 2019. Funeral details to follow.
The Revd Canon Geraldine Pond, recently retired as Diocesan Director of Vocations with responsibility for clergy well-being and Warden of Readers, Diocese of Derby, has been appointed interim Chaplain to the Cathedral Church of All Saints Derby for a period of one year. Canon Pond will start in post on Sunday, 15 December 2019.
Mr John Spreadborough will be ordained deacon in the parish of Elton within the Wirksworth Team Ministry, Diocese of Derby, on Sunday, 15 December at 3 pm at All Saints Elton by the Bishop of Repton.
The Revd Louise Petheram will be licensed as House for Duty Priest-in-Charge of Hope, Castleton and Bradwell, Diocese of Derby, on Wednesday, 22 January at 7.30 pm at St Peter’s Hope by the Bishop of Repton assisted by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.
The Revd Rachel Williams, Assistant Curate (SSM) of Bolsover, Diocese of Derby, has been appointed Assistant Curate (SSM - to be known as Associate Priest) in the same benefice. Mrs Williams will be licensed in the new year. Her contact details will not change.
Did you know that each week 130,000 young people participate in over 3,000 cadet units in the UK?
I didn’t… but arriving as a new curate in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, I wanted to find some way to connect with the town’s young people and being of more mature years, I couldn’t see me going to a youth club or hanging out at local haunts without looking a bit like a fish out of waters.
When, as legend has it, the devil sat on Chesterfield parish church’s spire, little did he know that he would create one of the county’s most iconic church buildings, grabbing people’s attention far and wide.
If the legend were true, then good clearly triumphed over evil.
The slightly less glamourous reality is that the Crooked Spire’s distinctive feature was caused by the weight of the roof distorting its wooden frame, causing the woodwork to twist and bend – resulting in the tip of the spire being some nine feet off centre.
