| Hello from the RectorDear friends, Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! Please note our upcoming annual meeting taking place after the 10am eucharist this Sunday at Clowne. Please stay behind to help us elect our church wardens and PCC members and hear a report of the last year’s activities. You can read this year’s APCM Report for Clowne in advance here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xG9hPRvq0qJvCm9feS3R7tglfi0gKSFZ/view?usp=sharing. Leading Intercessions Workshop – Wednesday 11th June 7pm, BarlboroughWe would like more people to help lead us in prayer in our services on Sunday. We are putting on this exploratory workshop to guide people through how to lead the intercessions in our Eucharist services, get some practice and give it a try. Come along to find out more. All welcome.
 
 This Summer as part of the Big Barlborough Festival we are running our first Brick and Flower Festival and are inviting submissions. Perhaps you would like to do a floral arrangement (the theme is toys) or perhaps you have an amazing lego creation that could be put on display? Either way, please let me know if you would like to take part, the more the merrier! Set up will be on Friday 12th July.
 Clowne Summer Fair will be on Saturday 28th June 10am-2pm. Please let me know if you’re interested in having a stall. The theme will be celebrating VE & VJ Day 80. Please note that there will not be an evening service on Ascension Day this year, it will be a said service at 10.15am on Thursday 29th May at Barlborough. Those wanting to attend in the evening are welcome to come to St Giles, Killamarsh at 7pm where I will be taking the service while their parish is in vacancy. Every blessing, Rev Bryony We are putting on a new course for small group reading The Book of Forgiving by Desmond and Mpho Tutu. Sessions will be as follows at 7.30pm at Clowne:
 Tuesday  13th May – Why forgive?
 Tuesday 27th May – What forgiveness is not
 Tuesday  10th June – Understanding the fourfold path
 Tuesday  24th June – Telling the story, naming the hurt
 Tuesday 8th July – Granting Forgiveness, renewing or releasing the relationship
 Tuesday 22nd July –  Needing forgiveness, forgiving yourself
 
 Please let me know if you would like to order the book. All are welcome to attend.
 These are our upcoming service and event times for your diary: Sunday 18th May         Easter 5     8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
 10.00am Sung Eucharist, Clowne
 11.15am Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Clowne – please stay for this
 2.30pm Baptism of Faith at Clowne
 3.00pm Service at Cliff House Care Home
 Sunday 25th May         Easter 6
 8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
 10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
 5.00pm Refresh Service, Clowne
 Thursday 29th May – Ascension Day 10.15am Eucharist, Barlborough
 Sunday 1st June            Easter 7
 8.30am Morning Prayer, Barlborough
 10.00am Sung Eucharist, Clowne
 5.00pm Choral Evensong, Barlborough
 Sunday 8th June           Pentecost
 8.30am Morning Prayer, Clowne
 10.00am Sung Eucharist, Barlborough
 Contact the clergy: 
Rev’d Bryony Taylor, Rector
01246 813569 
revbryonytaylor@gmail.com
 
Rev’d Adrian Murray-Leslie, retired associate priest 
07791 594660 
adrian@murray-leslie.org.uk
 Please note that the clergy’s usual day off is a Friday. Find out other information about our churches on our website: http://bcjj.org.uk    |