Welcome to St Anne's Church Baslow!
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Services & Events Sun
17
Feb
09:00 Story Café
18:30 Evensong
Tue
19
Feb
Wed
20
Feb
10:00 Prayer Book Communion
Fri
22
Feb
15:00 Prayer and Bible Study
A Place of Sanctuary
Dear Friends
Do you have a place of sanctuary, a place to think, a place possibly of solitude, a place simply to be? I hope so. I am convinced that finding a place for ourselves is one of the great secrets of inner contentment and peace in our material rich, time poor society.
Before we argue that we have no time and that our lives are filled with demands, duties, cares and jobs I would like to suggest that just ten minutes spent in quiet each day will be more than repaid throughout the busy-ness of the day.
That place could be in your home or out in the wilds. It could be small or large. It might not even be a place. John Wesley’s mother Susanna, who had nineteen children, found a creative way to make time for Quiet Time; in the middle of her busy day, she would sit down in a chair and pull her apron up over her head. When the apron went up, the children knew their mum was praying and reading her Bible and they left her alone.
Why not experiment? Find a place to be quiet and you never know, there you might find peace, yourself and even God.
Our village church is open during daylight hours every day of the year because we believe that in the quiet found there, broken hearts can be healed, decisions made, peace experienced and God encountered.
Try it and tell me what you find.
God bless
Mike Gilbert, Rector of Baslow
Welcome
You are very welcome to join us at St Anne's Church.
Please refer to Services & Events for the most up to date information.
An Invitation
It is several years since we refurbished the Church Rooms and further work is now required. Prior to relaying the flooring we need to give everywhere a coat of paint. Can you help us with that? If we receive enough volunteers the task should only take a few hours. If you feel so inclined please let either Richard Powell or Bill Campbell know.
St. Anne's Choirs
We warmly welcome new members to our Church Choir and to our Young Voices Choir.
Please follow this link to see photographs of the choir at the Carol Service. Photos
Church on the Bus
As a result of the collections at the Carol Service and the Crib Service, plus other donations, we were able to hand over a cheque for £1,356.83 to the Church on the Bus Treasurer.
Thanks you to all who contributed and many thanks also for the donations of food, clothes and duvets/blankets. The bus is parked outside Chesterfield Town Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6.30pm to 8pm to support the homeless.
World Day of Prayer
Come - Everything is Ready!
A service, prepared by Christian women of Slovenia
Friday 1 March 10.00am
in St Anne's Church
All are welcome
Please come and join us
Has Science Made God Unnecessary?
7.30pm on Friday 5 April
Baslow Village Hall
A talk on this challenging subject by International Speaker, Author and 'Resource' worker
Rev Dr Alison Morgan
There's no charge (retiring collection only) but tickets for attendance are required.
Sheila Travis 01246 582208
Sue Campbell 01246 582512
or Baslow SPAR Shop
Prayer & Bible Study
There is a regular prayer and Bible study group that meets in St Anne's Church on Fridays at 3pm. All are welcome.
Church Library
The St Anne's lending library for books and magazines is available in Church.
Planning for the Future
A project is underway to see if it is possible to progress the mission of St Anne's further by addressing some fundamental questions.