ST JAMES DALBY - CHURCH & COMMUNITY
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St James Dalby  - Community Events

 Diary Dates for December.....
Sun 16th December:  5.30pm-6.30pm: Community Carol singing around the fire in Dalby schoolrooms,: Come & sing with us!    An informal candlelit gathering with mince pies and hot punch. Everyone  welcome!

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 Fri 7th Dec :     Hub Pub Night from 7.30pm- 11.00pm

Sat 8th Dec:    Dalby Film Night : Sorry this is now fully booked!

Tues 11th Dec : Dalby Whist Drive: 7.30pm

Wed 12th Dec : Dalby Ducklings : 10am - 11.30am

Thurs 13th Dec : Meditation at Dalby : 7.30pm = 9.00pm


Tues 18th Dec:   Dalby Carollers out and about in the village : meeting at 6.00pm  at the top of Cape corner come wind, snow, fog or rain!  Please bring your own torch, cough sweets, heavy walking boots & wet weather gear etc. as we walk our way through the Dalby village via every farm lane & track! Everyone is very welcome we’d love you to add your voice to ours  ! .....  All money raised will go to Hospice IoM.


Mon 24th Dec:  6.00pm Kids Christmas Eve Crib Service 
Come journey with us to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, as we meet with the land-lord of the Inn, some shepherds, a few kings and many angels who share with us their very special story of an unforgettable night many years ago.  A simple candle-lit gathering at St James’s for any passing angels or shepherds, young children and the young at heart, with carols and an acted story ;everyone is always welcome. ( lasts about 45 min)

Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world.
For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.   
           Margaret  Mead                                                             

Love is the doorway through which the human soul passes  from selfishness to service
    and from solitude
        to kinship with all humankind.                                      Anonymous



Wed 19th Dec : Carolling at the Old Westlands site, Peel; meeting at 6.00pm


Sun 23rd Dec:  A Taize service of worship by Candlelight at Dalby, at 6.30pm for a time of stillness and reflection as we approach Christmas Eve



Mon 24th :  Midnight Candlelit Communion on Christmas Eve : 11.30pm  We’d love you to join us for a special Candle lit communion as we come together on Christmas Eve to celebrate the gift of Light coming into our world.  The service will be led by Cheryl Cousins with Canon Kelly officiating at our communion. Hope you can come and share this with us!
Other Events and activities
Proceeds after costs go to our restoration fund  ( we're starting work on the water ingress on the North side of the church and roof )  as well as to our two charities for the year : the Manx based charity : Bridge the Gap, and the Manx overseas Charity The Koru Hospital Fund working in Kenya.
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 + 10% to our charities for the year.  
Margy is our events coordinator  : magot@manx.net 

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 in amongst the busyness of their own lives...... it'd be good if you could therefore please ring within normal working hours if possible; thanks.  


​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!