NEWS + INFORMATION

THE NEW LECTIONARY

FOODBANK DONATIONS

I’ve just had our donation figures for the first half of 2025: our parish has been amazingly generous as always. Between January 1st and June 30th we collected (or bought with your cash donations) 799.5 kilograms of basic foodstuffs to support the most needy in our community. Our efforts helped Chesterfield Foodbank to feed 4789 people in those six months, 1075 of whom were children. My heartfelt thanks on behalf of the Foodbank for continuing to show the love of God through your kindness. 

God bless, 

Lisa Eustace (07583 391823)

Music at the CHURCH
OF THE Annunciation

At the Annunciation there has been a wide variety of music over the years. After Covid, we have re launched and focussed on building a choir of at least 4 voice parts capable of performing simple songs to complex unaccompanied pieces.

The full choir rehearses at least once every month, more at Christmas and Easter.

Many members sing every Sunday (with a short rehearsal before the 10am mass), some choose to sing just for the special occasions of the church year. We often meet socially for coffee after Sunday 10am mass.

Our aim is to bring the beauty of the Catholic liturgy to life. The saying “the one who sings prays twice” makes the point that music is prayer.

We welcome people to try out the choir. We don’t need you to sight read, or even read music well. There are lots of resources to help. The right attitude is more important!

We are also very fortunate at the Annunciation to have two organs to accompany our worship. In April 2024 we celebrated this by having an open console day where we showed people the organs and let them try both out. We plan to repeat this event again in the future, but we are always happy to have visitors try out the organs.

For more information on any aspect of the music, please contact the Parish Office below.

LIFE LUNCHES

Life Lunches at The Church of the Holy Spirit, Dronfield every Tuesday.

Tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits served from 10.30am - 2.00pm.

Homemade fresh soups served from 12.00noon - 1.30pm.