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St. Margaret's Church

St. Margaret's Church   *   History

Updates:

Please see the latest Corvedale News or Corvedale Parishes Facebook page for updates. If you are not on Facebook you can Google Corvedale Parishes and see the postings. 

Christmas Church Services in the Parish:

  • Abdon: Dec 21st (Advent 4) - 6pm Carol Service, Dec 25th Christmas Day - 9.30am Holy Communion.
  • Culmington: Dec 25th Christmas Day -10.15am Holy Communion.
  • Diddlebury: Dec 21st (Advent 4) - 2.15pm Carol Service (with Corvedale Choir), Dec 24th Christmas Eve - 3pm Crib & Christingle Service, 11.30pm Midnight Communion, Dec 25th Christmas Day - 11.30am Family Service (children are invited to bring an unwrapped present to show us).
  • Holdgate: Dec 21st (Advent 4) - 11.15am Carol Service, Dec 24th Christmas Eve - 9pm Holy Communion for Christmas.
  • Munslow: Dec 21st (Advent 4) - 9.45am Holy Communion (no hymns), Dec 25th Christmas Day - 9am Holy Communion, Dec 28th - 10am Group Service of Holy Communion.
  • Tugford: Dec 25th Christmas Day - 11.15am Holy Communion.

Church services:

A warm welcome is extended to everyone.  Church services are normally held each month on:

  • Second Sunday - Holy Communion 9.45am
  • Fourth Sunday - Evensong and Holy Communion at 3.00pm winter time, 6.00pm summer time (service time will change with the clocks).
  • Fifth Sunday - Combined Service of Holy Communion at 10.00am in rotation around the churches.

Contacts:

Parochial Church Council (PCC):

  • Chairman - Rev. John Beesley
  • Churchwardens - Mrs. Frances Howells, Mrs. Margaret Buckingham
  • Hon. Secretary - Mrs. Sarah Connelly

Flowers and cleaning/brasses rota 2025:

  • January - Margaret B
  • February - Margaret B
  • March - Penny U
    • (Lent starts 5th March - Ash Wednesday. No no flowers until Easter Day – see April below)
  • April - Margaret B (cleaning/brasses)
    • No flowers until Easter Day Sunday 20th April. Joint arrangements for flowers ready for Easter Day.
  • May - Joan and Margaret W
  • June - Lynn Y
  • July - Sarah C
  • August - Helen A
  • September - Ruth (cleaning/brasses). Margaret B - flowers
  • October - Harvest joint arrangement for flowers.
  • November - Sarah C
    • (No flowers during Advent, which starts Sunday 30th November ends Christmas Eve)
  • December - Christmas joint arrangement for flowers.

St. Margaret's Church kneelers

The unique Abdon Church kneelers were made by the parishioners of Abdon. The kneelers depict the properties and views that make up our village of Abdon. 

See the kneelers that we have made

If you would like to make a kneeler for the church all materials will be provided, please contact Fran Howells on 01746 712498.

St. Margaret's Church in spring St. Margaret's Church in spring
St. Margaret's Church winter scene kneeler St. Margaret's Church winter scene kneeler