Ruth Brodrick will be giving a talk at ~West Derbyshire URC on Wednesday 22nd May at 7pm. As a Dementia Champion for the Alzheimer’s Society Ruth is running a Dementia Friend Information Session. It will only take about an hour of your time and during this friendly and interactive Session you will increase your understanding of dementia and think about the small things that you can do to make a different to people affected by dementia in our community.

West Derbyshire URC will be open on the Saturday of Well Dressing Weekend (25th May) from 10am to 2pm when we invite you to come into the church for either a time of quietness or fellowship over a cup of coffee and a scone. (There will also be a book stall.) We look forward to welcoming you into the church.

An invitation is given to all to listen to Revd Dr Stephen Orchard give a talk on Arnold Legg, a Derby Congregationalist who became a Bishop (and who was popular in Wirksworth). The talk will be held in the Glenorchy Centre, Chapel Lane, Wirksworth DE4 4FB on Wednesday 15th May at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be served and there will be a collection for church funds.

Our Easter Sunday Communion Service at 10am will be led by our Minister Revd Camilla Veitch.

Earlier in the morning there will be an Easter Sunday Celebration at the Stone Circle at 8.30am.

The walk of witness and service will begin at 9.45am in the Market Place and will then proceed to the Memorial Gardens for a service. This year the service will be led by St Mary’s Church.

A Communion Service will be held at the URC at 6.30pm led by our Minister.

A well attended Mothering Sunday Service was led by our Minister. It was a really beautiful service and at the close of the service the young people distributed “hearts” which they had made to the whole congregation.

A Family Service was held on 17th March led by our Minister Revd Camilla Veitch together with the Sunday Explorers.  It followed the theme which the young people had shared on a weekend away at Alrewas entitled “One Body”.  The service included songs, readings, short plays, making a collage and saying the Lord’s Prayer with sign language.  It was followed by a shared lunch and all who were able to attend said what a wonderful occasion it was.  For a fuller report please read our April newsletter.

Wirksworth Book Weekend is 6th and 7th April with lots of different events throughout the town. Our Church will be open for coffee/scones/books on both days (Saturday 10am to 2pm and Sunday 11am to 3pm). Come and join us for Coffee and Scone (£1.20) and look around the book stall.