Welcome
This is the new website for The Dove and Churnet Benefice comprising St Michael's Church, Rocester; All Saints' Church, Denstone; St Giles Church, Croxden and St John the Evangelist Church, Hollington.
A message from the vicar, Liz Jones
As the UK goes in to its third lockdown, we find ourselves in the position of closing our public worship spaces again. Whilst we know that is is only temporary we also understand how hard it is for you not to be able to attend. Rest assured you are in our prayers and will continue to be.
Our public buildings are closed until the end of March. If anything changes the website and Facebook pages will be updated. There is some good news though, we have been working on our live streaming and we have made good progress! If you would like to join us live on Sunday morning at 1030am please go to our Facebook pages or you can watch later once the service has been uploaded to YouTube, we will add a link below. We also livestream Morning Prayer each day (except Sunday) at about 9am and Night Prayer at 6pm on Facebook. There is a daily reflection on the St Michael's Facebook page.
Please contact us if you need anything, we will help you where we can. You can do this through Facebook or the 'contact us' page on this website.
This week's service can be found here January 24th 2021
Other recent Services
Sunday 10th January with Bishop Michael preaching. A communion service
Sunday 3rd January Service of the Word, with Bishop Clive preaching.
Midnight Mass service is here
Christmas Day service is here we did have some technical issues with going live today.
Click here for the Sunday 20th December, a Communion service including the youth groups 'Lockdown Nativity' .
For a link to Sunday evening's Annual Memorial Service of Light, where we remembered our loved ones click here.
If you would like to give a donation towards the work of any of the churches, then you can do so through Lichfield Diocese - follow this link here
Be assured that I am praying for the 4 villages that I serve and seeking ways to offer pastoral care, not just to church members who are self-isolating, but those who are ill, and to the wider community. PLEASE, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO TALK TO. Phone 01889 591748 and leave a message including your name and phone number and either I or a member of my team, will get back to you as soon as possible. Also, see the message below from Kisane.
Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship
services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line.
The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 –
has been set up particularly with those unable to join online
church services during the period of restrictions in mind.
The Church of England has produced a booklet of prayers, including Morning and Night Prayer - here.
There are some prayers here for you to use during this time and other resources.
A pdf booklet of daily reflections and prayers here for use during the period of isolation from European church leaders
A PDF of Psalms to use in difficult times compiled by Terry Jones' friend Rev'd Roger Vaughan - here
FUNERALS are restricted to close family only. If you want some prayers to use there is a short service here and a card with a simple prayer here to download.
Guidance on making a spiritual communion here
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
a sheet of advice written by a Harley St and Priory Psychiatrist on managing your emotions during isolation - here
A MESSAGE FROM ONE OF OUR CROXDEN CHURCH MEMBERS: We are living through a time of unprecedented uncertainty, with government measures concerning self-isolation escalating. If anyone is finding it difficult to cope and would like some simple, telephone-based emotional support, I would be more than happy to help. Please feel free to get in touch with me, via email, kisane.prutton@yahoo.
Wishing you all health and peace of mind, Kisane.
Click Sermons and magazine letters and links to other things
Safeguarding
Formal Statement of Adoption House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy. St Michael's church, Rocester; All Saints Church, Denstone; St Giles' Church, Croxden and St John the Evangelist Church, Hollington in the Diocese of Lichfield have adopted the House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy. Our Safeguarding co-ordinators, to whom any initial enquiries should be made are: Denstone – Yvonne Denby – 01889 590334 email: ywdenby@gmail.com; Rocester – Sue Hutchinson – 07718 900618 email: susandhutchinson@hotmail.com; Croxden with Hollington – Chris Podmore – 07472 666314 email: grovecottage@icloud.com
see also https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/safeguarding/
For Local Contact Information and where to get help with child and adult safeguarding issues e.g. local authority contact details, domestic abuse and key helplines - click here (coming soon)