ST JAMES DALBY - CHURCH & COMMUNITY
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St James Dalby  - Community Events
​Community Gatherings /Dalby Ducklings / Soup Stop :   Cinema Program  :  Dalby Woodland

A little friendship, a little sympathy, a little sociability, a little human toil. . .is needed in every nook and corner. Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.   Albert Schweitzer
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We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.  Dorothy Day
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Dalby Diary Dates: June & July

  • Wed 196h : Soup Stop in the Schoolrooms: serving from 12.30-1.30pm
  • Sat 19th : Parish Walk Refreshments from 12.30pm - 5.00pm 
  • Sun 20th Taize Workshop :  3.00pm  Woodland Walk Workshop and Worship at Dalby  
    The thought is that we get to share a reflective quiet afternoon together, hopefully in the forest 
    A time to learn more about the Spirit of Taize and some Taize chants in a very beautiful silent place ......:
    3.00pm :  We meet in the schoolrooms for a coffee/tea  welcome and introduction.       Fine weather option : walk down to the woods and do the workshop in the stillness of the forest. ( Poor weather option :  have a workshop in the Hub, followed by a walk to the Niarbyl ......)
    5.00pm:  Walk back to the schoolrooms for a bit of a tea
    6.30pm : Gather together for an unaccompanied  Taize Worship at 6.30pm in Dalby Church.
     There will be no charge, though donations to help cover our costs would be much appreciated. Both walks are on roads and tacks, so sturdy foot wear would be advisable ....... approx. 30 min
    .... & you may need midge repellent in the woods?! Sun screen on the beach. Water proofs in the rain .... the options are endless!  NB> Please book in advance.    ​

Sat 3rd - Fri 9th  July
 Dalby Flower Festival : The Green Pilgrimage
in conjunction with the Western  Mission partnership:

Little Green Footprints on a Great Green Journey  .........
An exhibition of flowers and displays celebrating our journey in becoming an Eco Church.
 Each arrangement depicts a different step in a green direction
....come journey with us and see what we’ve been up to!

Admission Free
Open daily from 11 am –4.30 pm with Refreshments. 
Lunches & Afternoon Teas on :  Sat 3rd, Sun 4th & Mon 5th

Sun 4th July: 
we’d love you to join us for our Church Anniversary Service at 6.30 pm
 with the Choir : Manx Voices,
& some Green stories..... Followed by Tea and Cake!
Eco Note : We love sharing the comfort of Dalby with you, so please come enjoy the warmth of our heating .... and how about turning off your own, or at least turning it down whist you’re out ? That would help offset the carbon emissions of the drive out here!                                                                         PS> If you also car share, bringing friends and neighbours with you..... we’d be well on the way to a healthier and happier planet !  
Please note : Our " Dalby Booking Office " is but a grand term for a very amazing family who volunteer to do this out of the kindness of their hearts  amongst the busyness of their own lives...... it'd be good if you could please ring them within normal working hours whenever possible.

We don't use a computer booking system, just a note pad and pen, so we don't take bookings for any event ahead of it being advertised.

Also we don't take advance bookings or reservations for things like the Soup Stop, Film afternoons and evenings, Whilst drives, Meditation, etc etc. all of which operate on a donations basis  ( for which we are very grateful!!!) . These sessions are all just drop ins.... you're always very welcome to come and join us whenever ...... surprise us! 
Proceeds from events: after costs proceeds from Events go to our two charities for the year:  Alana's Gift, to support the Unit at St. Johns Primary School, and The Manx Charity working overseas: Bees for Burundi, as well as our Church Restoration Fund  ( we're currently working towards having the window on the South wall re-framed and double glazed, the cement mortar removed from the exterior wall, the pitch-pine panels removed from the interior wall and a damp-proof membrane fitted before the panels are re-instated ) .
Almost every month we have at least one event :  be it a concert, a slide show, quiz night, World Bonnag Championship, speaker or music night, it inevitably has a supper and approx 60 people attending. These nights are fun and fundraising, with proceeds going to the ongoing maintenance and restoration of this unique historic building and 10% of our proceeds after costs go to our nominated charities for the year.  
Margy is our events coordinator  : margykilley@manx.net 

​NB: Details and dates could well change between the point of visioning and the time of happening....so do please check it out or see additional advertising before making the trip out!