Diocese of Nottingham Ecumenical Commission What was the Reformation and why does it matter five hundred years later? Rev. Dr. David Cornick General Secretary of Churches Together in England. Looking at what happened in the sixteenth century so that we … Continue reading
As is our tradition the Good Friday Walk of Witness began at St. Philip’s Anglican Church on Taddington Road……….. Following Prayers of Thanksgiving and the hymn ‘When I survey the wondrous cross’ we continued our witness down to St. Alban’s … Continue reading
On Saturday 24th September, 32 people from the Parish of St Alban visited the shrine of our patron saint at St Alban’s Cathedral in Hertfordshire. The Cathedral is truly magnificent, and contains outstanding examples of medieval woodwork, decorations and sculptures. … Continue reading
Statement in response to the killing of Fr Jacques Hamel in Rouen … Continue reading
On Saturday 13th August The Church On Oakwood will be hosting a children’s Christian activity day for 4 to 11 year olds from 10am to 2pm. There will be Bible stories, games, crafts and music. The cost is £2 per … Continue reading
On Monday 20th June, the feast day of our parish patron, St Alban, ten of our younger parishioners received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Patrick McKinney. The Mass setting was beautiful and we sang uplifting hymns including ‘Bread … Continue reading
Two things this weekend on Sunday 19th June, after 10.30am Mass, we will have the opportunity to join together to celebrate our Parish Feast Day. You are invited to bring along a picnic (and a rug to sit on). If … Continue reading
On Tuesday of Holy Week members of both our Oakwood congregations and St Alban’s came together at the Parish Centre to celebrate a symbolic Feast of the Passover. Led by Fr Paul Newman and Rev Peter Bates we took the … Continue reading
On Sunday 10th January, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we welcomed the families of those who had been baptised throughout 2015 to the Sunday morning Mass at St Alban’s. This was the first of our ‘Crossing the … Continue reading
As part of the Holocaust commemorations in Derby a service of reflection was held at the Bridge Chapel. The little chapel was full to bursting! Among the congregation were the Deputy Mayor of Derby, and representatives from the Ukraine community … Continue reading