HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE - SUNDAY 6 th OCTOBER 2026 - 10.00 am. HARVEST LUNCH – SUNDAY 11 th OCTOBER 2026 This will take place a week later than usual after the 10.00 am service. The change is to try and make it easier for those preparing the meal to have more time to do so, as some of the cooks take part in the family service, this will hopefully make it easier for them. The menu slips will be available next week, so we hope that you will be able to support the event. HARVES

The Priory Pantry, 10am till noon, will host a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Saturday 26th September ... lots of cake too !

Sue England will be drawing up next year’s rota for the High Altar Flowers. You may have noticed that there are vacancies some of the weeks, if anyone is able to provide flowers on one of those weeks it would be much appreciated. So that people can be reminded that it is their turn to do the flowers, Sue would like to be able to message them prior to the Sunday in question. With this in mind she would like to set up a data-base of phone numbers, email addresses etc. – she wi

The crafters have already begun making things to put in the Christmas Boxes and we would be very grateful for items for the boxes. If you would like to fill a box personally, great but if you would like to bring along thing to make up boxes that too will be good. Leaflets will appear soon with the items acceptable but in the meantime if you think you have something suitable, please bring it along. Thank you

It is hard to believe that it is already the time of year when Shirley is collecting in the boxes. She is very grateful to those who have a collection box at home and would be pleased to receive it back in church as soon as possible. Thank you. She will then send the proceeds off and return your box in due course. We are very grateful to Shirley for all she does for the Children’s Society on our behalf.

The Tutbury Arts Group and our Social and Fund-Raising Committee joined together to organise our third Murder Mystery Dinner, “ONCE UPON A MURDER”. We can report that the evening was a great success and much enjoyed by those who attended. The play was excellent and the supper delicious. Thanks for all who helped in any way, with especial thanks to our young waiter and waitresses, all of whom did an excellent job. The financial rewards are not finalised yet but will be in the

This was the last of this season’s Bank Holiday Monday organ concerts, with our Organist, Roger and his friends. We are so very grateful to Roger for the time and effort he puts in to these concerts, the proceeds from which go towards the running of our beautiful church. This concert raised £350.00, a splendid result. We are grateful to the ladies who provide the delicious soups.