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 25 January at St Matthew's and 1st February at St Edmund's we will have our All Age service starting at 10am. They are informal, interactive and suitable for all ages. The theme will be Leah and Rachel...when life sends you lemons!
diary
On Sunday 25 January St Edmund's will have Choral Holy Communion and St Matthew's will have their All Age service, both start at 10am.
At 6pm there will be Choral Evensong at St Edmund'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
JANUARY
Saturday 3rd January
9.30am - St Edmund's - Groundforce
Sunday 4th January
Food Bank Sunday - Please leave any donations in St Edmund's Church or in St Matthew's Fellowship Room by Tuesday 6th January. Thank you.
10 am - St Edmund's - All Age Epiphany service, led by Rachael & the All Age Team
10 am - St Matthew's - Choral Communion, led by Phyllis Bainbridge
3 pm - St Edmund's Church Hall - Epiphany Celebration
6 pm - St Matthew's - Evensong, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 5th January
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
Tuesday 6th January
12 noon - Luncheon Club
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room – FOSM - The Dark Side of Nursery Rhymes, Tracey French
Wednesday 7th January
10.30 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by John Rice
Thursday 8th January
10 am – St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Sunday 11th January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by John Rice
10 am - St Matthew's - Morning Prayer, led by Melonie Hambly
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 12th January
2 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Bookworms: The Island, by Victoria Hislop
7.30 pm - Community Room, Catherine McAuley House - Ascension Prayer Group
Wednesday 14th January
10.30 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by Phyllis Bainbridge
Thursday 15th January
10 am – Allestree Park - Nature Tots
12 noon - St Matthew's - Funeral of Sonya Patricia Dodd 'Pat'
Friday 16th January
8.30 am - 10.30 am - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Community Café
Saturday 17th January
11 am - St Matthew's - Funeral of Phyllis Janet Davis
Sunday 18th January
10 am - St Edmund's - Morning Prayer, led by the Choir
10 am - St Matthew's - Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks & Diana Mellor
6 pm - St Matthew's - Choral Evensong, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 19th January
9.30-12 noon - St Matthew's carpark - Refills on the Road
Holy Communion - 10.45 am at Stanley House and 11.20 am at Abbeydale
Tuesday 20th January
12 noon - Luncheon Club
Wednesday 21st January
10.30 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
Thursday 22nd January
10 am – St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Sunday 25th January
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Adrian Thorpe
10 am - St Matthew's - All Age service, led by Rachael & the All Age Team
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by Rachael Brooks & Diana Mellor
Wednesday 28th January
10.30 am – St Edmund’s – Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
Thursday 29th January
10 am – St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 31st January
9.30 am - St Matthew's - Churchyard Working Party
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FEBRUARY
Sunday 1st February - Presentation of Christ
Today is Food Bank Sunday. Please leave your donations in St Edmund's Church or St Matthew's Fellowship Room by Tuesday 3rd February. Thank you.
10 am - St Edmund's - All Age, led by Rachael & the team
10 am - St Matthews - Choral Holy Communion, led by John Rice
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Bible Course
6 pm - St Matthew’s - Evensong, led by Melonie Hambly
Monday 2nd February
9.30 am - 12 noon - St Matthew's - Refills on the Road
Tuesday 3rd February
2-3.30 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - FOSM: 'My Mum had one of those', by Janet & Paul Barrass
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
Wednesday 4th February
10.30 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion - led by John Rice
Thursday 5th February
10 am – St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Saturday 7th February
9.30am - St Edmund's - Groundforce
Sunday 8th February - 2 before Lent
10 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks
10 am - St Matthews - Morning Prayer, led by Clive Lemmon
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Bible Course
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by David Anderson
Monday 9th February
2 pm - St Edmund's Choir Vestry - Bookworms: Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell
7.30 pm - Community Room, Catherine McAuley House - Ascension Prayer Group
Wednesday 11th February
10.30 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion - led by Phyllis Bainbridge
Thursday 12th February
10 am – Allestree Park - Nature Tots
Sunday 15th February - Next before Lent
10 am - St Edmund's - Morning Prayer, led by Phyllis Bainbridge
10 am - St Matthews - Choral Holy Communion, led by Rachael Brooks & Colette Desborough preaching
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Bible Course
6 pm - St Matthew's - Choral Evensong, led by Clive Lemmon
Monday 16th February
9.30 am - 12 noon - St Matthew's - Refills on the Road
Tuesday 17th February
12 noon - St Edmund's Church Hall - Luncheon Club
5-7 pm - St Edmund's Church Hall - Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 18th February - Ash Wednesday
10.30 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion - led by Rachael Brooks
Sunday 22nd February - Lent 1
10 am - St Edmund's - Choral Holy Communion, led by Adrian Thorp
10 am - St Matthews - All Age - led by Rachael & the team
2 pm - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Bible Course
6 pm - St Edmund's - Choral Evensong, led by Paul Smith
Wednesday 25th February
10.30 am - St Edmund's - Holy Communion - led by John Rice
Thursday 26th February
10 am – St Edmund's Church Hall - Baby & Toddler Group
Friday 27th February
8.30 am - 10.30 am - St Matthew's Fellowship Room - Community Café
Saturday 28th February
9.30 am - St Matthew's - Churchyard Working Party
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
Diane Whittaker (St Matthew's)
07968237457
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