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Here you will find information on past parish activities and events:

Events 2009

Liturgy of Welcome	A Liturgy of Welcome, to greet our new parish priest, Fr. Paul Chipchase, was held on the evening of Friday 2nd. Oct. For brief details and images of the event, click here.
Social Event and Farewell	A social event was held on the evening of Saturday 5th Sept, when the Parish Centre was filled with parishioners taking the opportunity to bid farewell to Fr John. For brief details and images of the event, click here.
Summer Fair	The Churches Together Summer Fair was held on 11th July. For brief details and images of the event, click here.
First Holy Communion	On 5th July, a number of our young people received their First Holy Communion. For brief details and images of the event, click here.
Churches Together Covenant Renewal	At Pentecost, the churches of Mickleover renewed their covenant together. For brief details and images of the event, click here.
Holy Week	For reflections from Fr John on the events of Holy Week, click here. (PDF file) (Link opens in a new window)
Palm Sunday	Palm Sunday was celebrated on 5th April. For brief details and images of the event, click here.
Confirmation Group Briars Day	The Confirmation candidates spent a day at the Briars on 14th March. For further information and images of the event, click here.
Parish Project Launch	The Parish Zambia Project was launched on the 7th and 8th March. For further information and images of the event, click here.
Holy Land Pilgrimage	The parish pilgrimage to the Holy Land took place during February. During the pilgrimage, the people of the parish community were remembered in Masses and prayers at the shrines associated with the life of Jesus. A reflection on the experience (with photographs) was held on 27th March. Brief details and images of the pilgrimage to follow shortly...... For more information on parish pilgrimages, click here.
Parish Feast Day	The parish celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes during Sunday 8th February and Monday 9th February. For brief details and images, click here
4-2-6 Event	The 4-2-6 Group held their second event on 24th January. For brief details and images, click here.

Events 2008

New Year's Eve	On New Year's Eve, the parish greeted the New Year. For brief details and images, click here.
First Mass of Christmas	The First Mass of Christmas was celebrated at 6.30pm on Christmas Eve. For brief details and images, click here.
Nativity	The Children's Nativity was held on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. For brief details and images, click here.
Advent	Special arrangements were made during Advent to offer opportunities for reflection in the weeks leading up to Christmas. For brief details and images, click here.
CTU Carols	The CTU held a carol concert on 15th December at the Old Lodge in Etwall. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Christmas Concert	The Rolls-Royce Ladies Choir and Newmount Brass performed their Christmas Concert on 12th December. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Christmas Fair	The fair was held on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Advent Service	An Advent Service was held at the Methodist Church, on Sunday 30th November. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Alternative Christmas Gift Market	The Alternative Christmas Gift Market was held on Saturday 15th November. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Remembrance Day	The Remembrance Day service was held on Sunday 9th November. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Bishop Malcolm's Visitation	Bishop Malcolm visited the parish on Sunday 21st September . For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Hilton Parishioners Social Event.	A social event for members of the parish in Hilton and surrounding villages was held in the Parish Centre on Fri. 12th September.
Fr Robert O'Callaghan	The newly ordained Fr Robert O'Callaghan returned to the parish to celebrate Mass on the evening of Friday 5th September. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Churches Together Summer Fair	The Summer Fair, arranged jointly with the other Mickleover churches, was held on the afternoon of Saturday 12th July. For brief details and images of the day, click here.
Parish Barbecue and Barn Dance	The Parish Barbecue and Barn Dance was held on the evening of Saturday 12th July. For brief details and images of the day, click here.

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