two churches,
one
community
Welcome to our website. We hope you find what you’re looking for as you navigate it. Whether you want information on baptisms, weddings or funerals, information on our special seasonal services, on our various regular activities, or if you want to join a church and are here to check us out.
The parish churches of St Matthew's, Darley Abbey, and St Edmund's, Allestree work together under the leadership of Rev Rachael Brooks to grow God's kingdom in our community. Our two congregations share links with the parishes of St Nicholas, Allestree, and St Paul's, Quarndon, which are led by Rev Sarah Watson. We are part of the Church of England and have links with other churches across the city of Derby. We enjoy our links with local schools and uniformed groups.
We’d love you to join us as we come together to grow as Christians in God’s family, young and old, as we think about what following Jesus means if we’re going to do what he says and love God and love our neighbours as ourselves. It’s not always easy! But my prayer is that we encounter God and grow closer to him day by day and week by week.
events
On Sunday 28 September at
St Matthew's and Sunday 5th October at St Edmund's we will have our All Age Worship services starting at 10am. They are informal, interactive and suitable for all ages.
The theme will be Harvest and Joseph. The story tells us of Jacob giving his favourite son, Joseph, a special coat of many colours, causing his brothers' jealousy.
diary
On 21 September we will have Morning Prayer at St Edmund's and Holy Communion at St Matthew's, both start at 10 am.
At 6 pm we will have Joint Choral Evensong at St Matthew's.
You are all very welcome.
The normal pattern of Sunday services across a month is:
St Matthew’s
1st Holy Communion & Evensong
2nd Morning Prayer
3rd Holy Communion & Choral Evensong
4th All Age Worship
5th Joint
St Edmund’s
1st All Age Worship
2nd Holy Communion & Choral Evensong
3rd Morning Prayer
4th Holy Communion & Choral Evensong
5th Joint
SEPETMBER
Monday 1st September
7.30 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Handbells
St Matthew's Standing Committee Meeting
Tuesday 2nd September
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - FOSM Holy Communion & AGM
Wednesday 3rd September
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
Saturday 6th September
9.30am - St Edmund's - Groundforce
Sunday 7th September - Trinity 12 (Proper 18)
Food Bank Sunday - Please leave any donations in St Edmund's Church or in St Matthew's Fellowship Room by Tuesday 9th September. Thank you.
10 am - St Edmund's – All Age Worship & Backpack Blessing, led by Rachael Brooks & the AAW Team
10 am - St Matthew's – Holy Communion, led by John Rice
6 pm – St Matthew's - Choral Evensong, led by Melonie Hambly
Monday 8th September
2 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Bookworms: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7.30 pm - Ascension Prayer Group at Catherine McAuley House Community Room
Tuesday 9th September
7.30 pm - Zoom - St Edmund's Standing Committee Meeting
Wednesday 10th September
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
Thursday 11th September
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 13th September
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
Sunday 14th September (Trinity 13 - Proper 19)
10 am - St Edmund's – Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
10 am - St Matthew's – Morning Prayer, led by Clive Lemmon
6 pm - St Edmund's – Choral Evensong, led by the Choir
Monday 15th September
7 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - PCC Meeting
Tuesday 16th September
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
7.30 pm - St Edmund's Conference Room - PCC Meeting
Wednesday 17th September
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Geoffrey Marshall
Thursday 18th September
10 am - Allestree Park (near the main carpark) - Nature Tots
Friday 19th September
8.30 am - 10.30 am - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Community Cafe
Saturday 20th September
6-8.30 pm - Darley Abbey Village Hall - St Matthew's Harvest Supper
Sunday 21st September (Trinty 14 - Proper 20, St Matthews Day)
10 am - St Edmund's – Morning Prayer, led by Ben Martin
10 am - St Matthew's - Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
6 pm - St Matthew's - Joint Choral Evensong - led by Rachael Brooks
Wednesday 24th September
10 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
Thursday 25th September
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
10.45 am - Stanley House - Holy Communion
11.20 am - Abbeydale - Holy Communion
Saturday 27th September
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
9.30 am - St Matthew's - Churchyard Working Party
12 noon - St Edmund's - Wedding Blessing of Lucy Howe and Jordan Clarke
Sunday 28th September (Trinity 15 - Proper 21)
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
10 am - St Matthew's - All Age Worship, led by Rachael Brooks & the AAW team
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by Clive Lemmon
St Edmund's Harvest Meal
Tuesday 30th September
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
OCTOBER
Wednesday 1st October
10 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
Thursday 2nd October 10 am – St Edmund’s Church Hall – Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 4th October
9.30am - St Edmund's - Groundforce
Sunday 5th October – Trinity 16 (Proper 22)
Food Bank Sunday - Please leave any donations in St Edmund's Church or in St Matthew's Fellowship Room by Tuesday 7th October. Thank you.
10 am - St Edmund's – All Age Worship, led by Rachael Brooks & the AAW Team
10 am - St Matthew's – Holy Communion, led by John Rice
St Edmund’s Harvest Lunch 6 pm – St Matthew's - Evensong, led by Melonie Hambly
Monday 6th October 7.30 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Handbells
Tuesday 7th October
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room – FOSM – Confession of a Coach Driver by Nick Blurton
Wednesday 8th October
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
Thursday 9th October
10 am – Allestree Park – Nature Tots
Friday 10th October 12 noon – St Edmund’s – Memorial Service for Colin Taylor Saturday 11th October
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road 11 am – 1 pm – St Edmund’s Church Hall – Book Sale
Sunday 12th October – Trinity 17 (Proper 23)
10 am - St Edmund's – Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
10 am - St Matthew's – Morning Prayer, led by Clive Lemmon
6 pm - St Edmund's – Choral Evensong, led by Rachael Brooks
Monday 13th October
2 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Bookworms: Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir 7.30 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Handbells
7.30 pm - Ascension Prayer Group at Catherine McAuley House Community Room
Tuesday 14th October
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
Wednesday 15th October
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by David Anderson
Thursday 16th October
10 am – St Edmund’s Church Hall – Baby & Toddler Group
Friday 17th October
8.30 am - 10.30 am - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Community Cafe
Sunday 19th October – Trinity 18 (Proper 24)
10 am - St Edmund's – Morning Prayer
10 am - St Matthew's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
6 pm - St Matthew's - Choral Evensong - led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 20th October 7.30 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Handbells Wednesday 22nd October
10 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by John Rice
Thursday 23rd October
10 am - St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 25th October
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
9.30 am - St Matthew's - Churchyard Working Party
Sunday 26th October – Bible Sunday, Last after Trinity (Proper 25)
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Adrian Thorp
10 am - St Matthew's - All Age Worship, led by Rachael Brooks & the AAW team
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by the choir
Monday 27th October 7.30 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Handbells
Tuesday 28th October
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club 7.30 pm – 22 Question – Chris & David Halfpenny’s house
Wednesday 29th October
10 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by David Anderson
daily prayer
We value daily prayer as a way to develop and deepen our faith. We encourage you to join us in using a daily prayer and reflection app. We are promoting the Church of England Everyday Faith app. Other apps are also available!
safeguarding
The Church of England has developed a training programme for leaders at all levels in the national and local church. We follow the recommended safeguarding policy and take our responsibility to love, welcome, and cherish, everyone who has contact with our community.
We take safeguarding extremely seriously in our churches. Rachael Brooks (with the aid of Caroline Audley) is the Parish Safeguarding Officer for St Matthew’s and Louise Whittaker for St Edmund’s (with the aid of Madeleine Fullerton). All our PCC members and anyone who works with children and vulnerable adults will have had the required checks and will have done the appropriate training.
If you’re worried that a child or vulnerable adult in this church might be suffering from some kind of abuse:
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DO NOT try to diagnose, investigate or sort it out yourself
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THINK HARD about what it is about the appearance or behaviour of the child or vulnerable adult that is making you worried or suspicious
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DO NOT promise confidentiality if someone talks to you about what might be abuse
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DECIDE who you should talk to, and
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TALK TO THEM – within 24 hours
Rachael Brooks (St Matthew's)
07305 140573
Louise Whittaker (St Edmund's)
01332 556455
Madeleine Fullerton (St Edmund's)
01332 554762
Caroline Audley (Church Administrator) 01332 552031
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team
01332 388678