Christmas Day family service at St John the Baptist Church, Main Street Chelmorton is set for ten o’clock on the 25th, when the final white candle will be lit. ‘There will be starts', explained David Race. Sunday nativity service, December 18th
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Adele Barker to hold first service for three years, in person with words, music and songs Sunday 3rd July 6:30pm. This is the first festival service for Chelmorton in three years and will be led by the new priest in charge, Reverend Adele Barker. The theme of the service will be ‘Renewal.’ Contact David Race with requests for special choice of music or poem at the festival.  
First snow for end of year fell evening Thursday December 3rd 2020 with a proper white covering for Friday morning December 4th in Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District.
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Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level is a go for Harvest Festival church service under the golden locust of St John the Baptist church at the top of Main Street in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales. Masks are recommended and social distancing will be observed. There will be music, but no singing.
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Bells rang loud in Main Street for Christmas morning as folk walked through the gates of St John's Church to celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus. David Race took the service, lighting the last candle to celebrate the birth light of Jesus. The sermon focused on the terms of the meaning of Noel. Hark the Herald Angels rang out louder than the bells as a full church congregation, pews packed full roared out a favourite Christmas Carol while Elle-May played…
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Joy of Christmas for December in Chelmorton, much of the waterwork road digging is finished! A December joint benefice welcomes Taddington, Monyash and more to Sunday December 23rd at St Johns, Main Street. For Christmas Chelmorton Carol service, Hollinsclough Silver Band will be in St Johns church Main Street Chelmorton, Sunday afternoon, December 16th. Three pm service. All children are invited to take crib figures down the aisle, eleven hundred feet above sea level for the 2018 family carol service.…
David Race reports that for this month only for September 2018, the family service at the church of St John the Baptist in Chelmorton will move to the second Sunday and to a new time. The September family service will be on Sunday 9th and will start at eleven AM. It’s a double date with the christening of Mabel Mary Simcox. For those unable to make the time change, Monyash will be holding their evensong at six thirty PM on…
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April 1st news story, Boat Race winners Cambridge found to have used electric oars strikes them from the 2018 Varsity win set the rare tone of an April 1st Easter Sunday. No fools in Chelmorton for a treble bill Easter Sunday, baptism, Easter Eucharist and an egg hunt.
Chelmorton, who we are with DNA for the birth of Baby Jesus. Dec 25th - Half a lie-in for soft grey cloud morning of Christmas day proper and a walk of fresh air to the church of St John in Chelmorton.
Sunday family service, mulled wine and mince pies. Children formed a circle in St John the Baptist Church family service, Main Street Chelmorton. David Race handed out the crib figures and the children walked through a packed congregation to the centre of the church where the figures were arranged in the nativity scene. ‘Away in a manger’, a soft first verse as the little ones enchanted the church with Christmas. Hollinsclough Silver band accompanied from the Lady Chapel.
Golden arrangements of flowers adorn the aisles of St John's Chelmorton. Pinch, punch, first of the month for October 1st Sunday service in St Johns, Main Street Chelmorton for Harvest Festival. Equal size congregation, port and starboard, left and right of the aisles of the Church of St John for the first day October.
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Dry morning under grey clouds as folk, local and campers walked up Main Street for the Easter Sunday service. As has become tradition in Chelmorton it was time for an Easter Egg hunt. Vicar John Fountain and reader David Race conducted the service with an Ionian flair. Stage fright when youngsters were asked to volunteer. Volunteer for the cross.
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The letters spelt FEY for Christmas morning Windy and wooly from that storm Barbara for the walk up Main Street, a good turn out for St Johns, Vicar John had a magic box of Xmas gifts, Scottish word of letters to celebrate Christmas that were not in the English dictionary. Then inside the magic box lay a secret, a mirror, a reflection of all things as the lights of candles were lit down to the altar.
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Soft snow flakes for mothers day in Chelmorton. Mums walked Main street for St Johns and the spire of the golden locust in sunshine with scattering of snow for a perfect family morning in the peak district. David Race lead an Ionian service, warden Irene Ottey had steamy tea and simnell cake was very special. Lord of the Dance sang loud and then flowers for all the Mums and parents. The church of St Johns was awash with daffodils and…
All the future of 2016 at last service of January for Joint Benefice at Chelmorton Snow gone, a warm week as January ends and then some rain to escort folk walking Main Street to the golden locust of the church of St John in Chelmorton. Those who braved the rain were not alone as Sunday service was a joint benefice of the parishes of White Peak, From Monyash to Taddington, parisoners joined forces as James laid his fingers on the…
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Christmas day below the golden locust, a top the spire of St Johns in Main Street. A very busy church for family service at ten with David Race leading the service. The final candle of advent lit, children formed up during the sermon to take letters for a Scrabble game to spell Peace and Joy. In Chelmorton tradition the children had their Christmas gifts blessed during the birthday party service for the birth of Baby Jesus on December 25th 2015.…
 There were blue skies in Chelmorton as many folk walked Main Street for the three pm carol service supported by Hollinsclough Silver Band. Another full house, David Race opened with a tree of the bible story from Adam & Eve to Mary. Vicar Richard lit the final red advent candle and the congregation sang loud for  O Little town of Bethlehem. Some readings of Ionia before  ‘While Shepherds watched their flocks by night.’ David race lit the childrens candles before…
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