Holy Week has some great dramatic services : The Palm Sunday Procession followed by the dramatic reading of the gospel, the Blessing of the Holy Oils on Maundy Thursday morning or the Foot washing and Stripping of the Altar in…
Diary of an Involuntary Anchorite page 3
Cooking and Food March 30 The Ancrene Wisse advises anchoresses: You shall eat twice every day from Easter until the Holyrood day, (14th September), except on Fridays, and Ember days, and procession days and vigils. In those days, and in…
Diary of an Involuntary Anchorite page 2
I’ve decided to keep my diary manageable I will start a new page on my blog every Sunday. If you want to start from the beginning the go back to the page without a number Getting real – Mothering Sunday…
Cathedral Services live
The live streaming of services has had to stop, because of the closure of places of worship but the Dean and Chapter are still posting prayer videos from their homes and gardens. You can listen live or afterwards at https://www.youtube.com/user/DandCofCanterbury/videos
Diary of an Involuntary Anchorite
In the middle ages to decide to spend one’s entire life in one room usually attached to a church was an accepted if uncommon thing to do. Those who chose this were mainly women ( – nchoresses, from a Greek…
Sermon Lent 3 2020 – Eyam and its lessons for the coronavirus epidemic
In 1665 a bundle of cloth arrived from London in the Derbyshire village of Eyam for the local tailor His assistant noticed it was damp so spread it out in front of the fire to dry. Within a week he…
Choir Open Morning
Are you between 7 and 11 years old?
Do you enjoy singing and making music?
Come along to St Stephen’s Church for a fun morning of singing on the Monday of half-term, and see what it would be like to be a chorister.
Week of Prayer for Lent
Join us for a week of events and activities based around Prayer, beginning with our opening service on Friday 28th February at 7.30pm.
Christmas Services at St Stephen’s
Everyone is warmly welcome to celebrate Christmas with us at any of our services over the Christmas period – we look forward to meeting you! Sunday 22nd December * The Fourth Sunday of Advent8.00am Holy Communion10.30am Sung Eucharist6.00pm Carol Service…
Update on progress on improving access, beauty and biodiversity in St Stephen’s Churchyard
Following the public meetings in July and August and a site visit by a council officer the PCC of St Stephen’s has agreed to the work recommended to remove or prune unhealthy and dangerous trees and the legal process to allow…