Barlow Church is
open again for weekly Sunday worship and for special events and
services including baptisms weddings and funerals.
You are invited to join us for worship in our beautiful little
church-- no booking is required and you will receive a warm welcome.
Now that COVID restrictions have been eased we can sing hymns again
in church but please bring a facemask as we are still wearing these
indoors: it is a small church and we want to continue to care for
one another.
We are still continuing to receive communion in only one kind and the priest distributes the bread from the chancel steps.
are no longer in place but we would ask that you remain mindful of
the needs of those around you who may still be vulnerable: please
sit as well spaced as possible.
Thank you.
Currently we are still having only one server/ thurifer on duty each
Sunday to reduce the number of people present in the small
sanctuary.
are no longer mandatory indoors but we would ask that you do so
unless you are exempt.
Our regular Sunday congregation has agreed to keep wearing masks in
order to care for and help to keep one another safe.
We are now able to sing indoors - with facemasks on - and are doing
so for a limited number of hymns each week, very joyfully!
At Easter we started to move outside to sing the last hymn and that
worked well so we will continue this as long as good weather holds.
See our dedicated Coronavirus web page for details of recordings of Sunday Services from the Joint Benefice. A range of prayer and worship resources for daily use can be found on the Church of England here.
The Vicar and Churchwardens will continue to review the risk assessment at regular intervals and report back to the PCC.
St. Lawrence Flower Festival was held for a week commencing Tuesday
17th August.
The church had a fabulous display of flowers with the theme based on
a range of the best of the last 40+ years of displays by our
talented flower arrangers. View a slide show of the wells, church
and flower displays below:- (remember to switch YouTube to Full
Screen and High Definition).
O God, who would fold both heaven and earth in a single peace:
let the design of thy great love
lighten upon the waste of our wraths and sorrows:
and give peace to thy Church,
peace among nations,
peace in our dwellings,
and peace in our hearts:
through thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen
an old Irish Blessing:
“May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow,
May the soft winds freshen your spirit
May the sunshine brighten your heart
May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you
And may God enfold you in the mantle of his Love”
On a rather dreary morning I prayed that this would be so for all of
you.
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy.
Sustain and support the anxious,
be with those who care for the sick,
and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may find comfort
knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Our Vicar, Rev'd Sarah Colver, our Associate Priest, Revd. Janet
Quick, Curate, Gill Ball and Churchwardens, John Rushby and Pete
Gouldthorpe, are delighted to welcome you to these pages. Better
still, come in person to enjoy the beauty and history of Barlow
Church and join us for a service. We hope you find something of
interest here, and if you would like more information, please
click on the 'contact' link on the menu above.
The Vicar of St. Lawrence's has the further roles of the Vicar of
The Church of St
Peter and St Paul, Old Brampton (joint benefice with Great
Barlow) and Priest-in-charge of Loundsley
Green Church, Chesterfield an LEP with the Loundsley Green
Methodist Church. The Joint Benefice is in the Chesterfield
North Churches which includes St
John's, Newbold, St
Bartholomew's, Old Whittington and St
Barnabas', New Whittington.
View our dedicated web page.
We are sorry our Open Gardens could not take place in either
2020 or 2021, due to difficulties as a result of the pandemic.
We would urge you to look at our slideshow of the 2020 gardens.
Please see our Calendar - normally includes:
- Lent Breakfasts
- Open Gardens
- Well Dressing Week and
- Flower Festival
- Christmas Carol Extravaganza
Further details for major events will be highlighted here.
Barlow
C. of E. School
Barlow
Well Dressings Website
Barlow
Village Website
Old
Brampton Church Website
Arpillera
from Peru
"53 degrees 16 minutes North and 1 degree 29
minutes West"
Hackney Lane, Barlow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,
S18 7TR.
Find Us on Google
Maps.
Walkers - OS Map Ref.: SK3474.
Barlow Church is part of the Diocese of Derby and both are
part of the Church of England.
A brief introduction to our close links with Barlow Church of England Primary School can be found here.
If you'd like a flavour of pre-pandemic flower festival and
Well Dressings, please follow the links below:
(our Flower Festival Theme for 2019 was "From John O'Groats to
Landsend" - please go to our photo
sequences page to view the 2019 wells and flower
festival).
View a YouTube Photo Sequence - 2017 Wells and Flower Festival.
2016 well dressings can be viewed here (remember to step the YouTube resolution up to 1080p). A photo sequence of the St Lawrence Flower Festival can be viewed here.
View
a YouTube slide sequence of the 2015 wells and Church flower
festival here.
Remember to change the Youtube settings to 1080p HD and view
Full Screen for best quality.
YouTube
Photo
sequence of 2014 Flower Festival.
| Policies | Daily Prayer | Bible Search | Access |
The united benefice of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Old Brampton and St Lawrence' Church, Barlow have common policies regarding Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Baptism, etc. and are available for download on the Web Administration page.
The safeguarding officer for St. Lawrence is Maria Barnes and the dedicated contact number is 07716 129311. Our Safeguarding Policy is available for download here. The Derby Diocesan Website has a "Safeguarding" section here. The National Parish Safeguarding Handbook is available for download here.
Links to organisations to which we belong and/or which we
support:
St Lawrence, Hackney Lane, Barlow, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, S18 7TR. Enquiries to the Vicar on 01246
558112
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