St Mary in Charnwood, Nanpantan | Parish Church

Welcome to the Parish Church of St Mary in Charnwood, Nanpantan. We would love to meet you and welcome you to any of our services or events.

Online Worship

Our main "gathered" worship is currently online. Join us on YouTube for our weekly service which is published on a Sunday morning. Click the image below - then PLAY ALL.

Third Sunday of Epiphany - Water to Wine

The words and responses will display on screen.

To access the service sheet directly click the link below.

this week's service sheet

This Week's Featured News and Notices

Adele's letter 24th January - Third Sunday of Epiphany

The period of Epiphany celebrates how God reveals his glory through Jesus and we are encouraged to watch for small ‘glimpses of glory’ in our lives despite bleak times - the vaccine is being rolled out and there are many signs of love and care in our community.

click here for Adele's latest letter

Pilgrim Course

You are warmly invited to join a group of people learning about Christian faith together. Everyone is very welcome, whether you have a background in faith or are exploring for the first time. For more information visit the Pilgrim website.

Find more information and sign up here

Could yours be food bag 200?

We need only 9 more bags to reach this target .... and then onwards to 300 as this charity needs our help to support the hungry and homeless especially now!

mailto:admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk

Adele's letter 17th January - Second Sunday of Epiphany

Let us all know God is always with us, especially as these difficult times continue and we are physically separated from family and friends. Let us try to keep each other going with support at a distance using the internet, phone or other means such as letter writing.
'We are pilgrims on a journey, fellow travellers on the road; we are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.’

click here to see Adele's latest letter

Adele's letter 10th January - Baptism of Christ

As we enter the new lockdown let us know for ourselves and others that nothing is impossible without God. Let us shine a light of joy and hope to others in these difficult times.

click here to see Adele's latest letter

St Mary's on Facebook

Keep up to date and join in with our facebook page.

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Forest Church

Please keep praying for Matt and Mary and the new people engaging through the St Mary’s Forest Church page on Facebook and maybe take a look yourself.

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Click here for the full listing of current Notices

St Mary's Services - in Church and Online

St Marys Online Worship - (Sundays on YouTube or Zoom)

Currently our main weekly gathering. Join us on YouTube each Sunday for worship or at times by Zoom. See the top of this page for our latest service.

See the latest playlist on our YouTube Channel.

Church closed at present

In support of government advice to ‘stay at home’, we will not hold worship services or private prayer in the church building or on site until further notice. Please see details of online services above and below.

Morning Prayer (weekdays by zoom at 9:00 am)

We meet daily for morning prayer over zoom.

click here to ask for the zoom link

Sunday Evening Prayer (18:00 by zoom)

We meet online for evening prayer using zoom

click here for the evening prayer service sheet

Forest Church (paused in Lockdown)

We're hoping to restart Forest Church in the woodland as soon as we are able to. Please keep in touch via our faceback page.

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See here for directions to, and parking at, St Mary's.

Our Vision

Our vision is for St Mary's to be a community of deep faith, relevant and accessible to all and that reaches beyond its building.’

The vision comprises three broad themes:

Open - developing the welcome and accessibility of our facilities for all.
Connected – improving communication both within our church community and out into the parish.
Equipped – to be disciples through prayer, study and learning and responding to God’s call to mission.

About Us

Welcome to the Parish Church of St. Mary in Charnwood, Nanpantan. We are part of the Diocese of Leicester and Church of England and are located on the western edge of Loughborough.

We believe in the transforming love of God helping people become and grow as followers of Jesus Christ and in sharing God’s love with our local community. St Mary’s has a warm and friendly atmosphere and a welcoming congregation. We would love to see you at any of our services or events.

We have a ministry team at St Mary’s led by our Vicar Adele, and comprising an Ordinand in training, Readers, and many others who volunteer and generously support the mission and ministry of the church.

St Mary’s Nanpantan - seeking to encounter God, grow in faith and serve our community.

See here for a brief history of the Church.

Giving to St Mary's

One way that we worship is to give money regularly to God's work at St Mary’s.

Your generous giving accounts for most of our income and makes everything we do at St Mary’s possible.

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Giving to Others

St Mary’s supports mission partners in the UK and overseas.

We believe that our first 10% (the tithe) is offered to God’s mission and so, as well as prayer, we support these partners with the tithe from our voluntary income.

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Safeguarding

If you have a safeguarding concern, then please contact our local Safeguarding Co-ordinator, Mary Harries at safeguarding@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk or the Parish Priest, Rev Adele Adshead revAdele@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk.

If you wish to speak to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, or to someone outside the church, their contact details are available on the diocesan website

https://www.leicester.anglican.org/about/safeguarding/

Please see here the Church safeguarding policy: Promoting a Safer Church

Regular Activities at St Mary's

Some of our regular activities are on hold due to social distancing constraints. We'll restart these as soon as we can. Do though please contact any of the named organisers if you would like to know more.