The Parish is served by an attractive Victorian Gothic Church, and has an active ministry to people of all ages. The Church and parish are served by a Parish Priest, a Curate and an Honorary Curate.
Growing together in Christ through prayer and common worship, in awareness of an ever-changing society, we are called to commit our time and talents to expand his kingdom and share his love by reaching out actively to our community.
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Mission Statement
God is calling us to be his active and visible presence, serving him and our neighbour, and spreading his word wherever we are.Prayer of the Month
God our Father, you have raised our humanity in Christ
and have fed us with the bread of heaven:
mercifully grant that,
nourished with such spiritual blessings,
we may set our hearts in the heavenly places;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Pictures of St. John the Divine Church
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Below are two views of our church
View of East Window
View of Lady Chapel
Statue of Our Lady
View of Rood Screen
Path to West Door
View from the West
Prayer Stool & Crucifix
View down Nave
Parish Priest
The Rev Michael Freeman
Horninglow Vicarage, Rolleston Road
Burton-on-Trent DE13 0JZ
Tel: 01283 568613
Email: freeman.burton@btopenworld.com
Church Wardens
Charles Dean - Tel: (01283) 561066
Adam Johns - Tel: (01283) 812894
Parish Administrator
Sue Oakes - Tel: (01283) 512539
Email: S.Oakes@Tiscali.co.uk
The Mass is celebrated most weekdays and three times on a Sunday, all are warmly welcome to the services:Week Day Services
Saturdays
Sunday Services
In addition, the sacrament of penance is available by arrangement with the Clergy.
Forthcoming Events
Deanery Synod meet at the Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross at 7.30 pm
Mothers' Union meet in the Parish Room at 2.30 pm
Choir Practice at 7.00 pm
Wives' Fellowship Group visit to Blithfield Hall and Church at 6.15 pm
Sung Mass at 7.30 pm
Fair Trade stall in the Parish Room after the 10.30 am Said Mass
Fair Trade stall in the Parish Room after the 10.00 am Sung Mass
Night Prayer with Benediction at 6.30 pm
Men's Group visit to S Mary's Church, Wirksworth at 6.30 pm
Mothers' Union and Wives Fellowship Group Corporate Communion followed by coffee in the Parish Room - 9.30 am
Children's Society box opening in the Parish Room, together with coffee evening, bring and buy stall and raffleat 7.30 pm
Summer Fun meeting in the vicarage at 7.45 pm
Choir Practice at 7.00 pm
Guild of S Raphael meet in church at 6.30 pm
Communion to the housebound after the 9.30 am Mass.
Horninglow History Hunters meet in the Parish Room at 7.30 pm
Service of Ordination at Lichfield Cathedral for our new Deacon Glenn Thomas Reading
Folk Mass at 6.00 pm
Our new Deacon Glenn, his wife Helen and children, Phoebe, Toby and Edward will be welcomed into the Parish at High Mass - 10.00 am
since 29th April 2008
A catalogue of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past" - the online catalogue of the
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service. The Archive Service's
website provides further information on
planning a visit to the office to consult records, should you wish to do so.
Graveyard Database
Since the foundation of St. John the Divine in 1866, burials have been carried out in our extensive chuchyard until very recently. A new survey of the graveyard has been carried out and is now available on-line as a database for those people who wish to trace their family roots.
Parish Records
Historic records of St John the Divine, Horninglow have been deposited at
Staffordshire Record Office, where they are available for consultation by
the public. These consist of the parish registers of baptisms 1920-1968,
and burials 1978-2000.
