Remembrance Sunday, Sunday 9th November - 10.20am Parade and service in town
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO 10AM SERVICE AT ST MARY’S THIS WEEK. Instead we are encouraging people to support the town parade and service which will be led by Emily Sharman and Bishop Martyn at the Carillon tower in Queen’s Park. You can find more information and download a service sheet here: https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/remembrance

6pm Evening Communion at St Mary’s, with Act of Remembrance at our War Memorial
In the evening, we will commemorate remembrance with a short service around St Mary’s War Memorial at 6pm, leading straight into our usual evening communion service, followed by refreshments.

All Together Agape at 10am and Evensong at 6pm.
This Sunday, we are celebrating the festival of All Saints. You are most welcome to join us for our Intergenerational Morning Agape Service at 10am. At 6pm we will have a service of traditional Evensong. Readings are Ephesians 1:11-23 and Luke 6:20-31.

All Together Agape at 10am and Evensong at 6pm
Please join us for worship and our continued journey through the Old Testament – this week exploring the book of Judges and the story of Gideon. In the morning we will be re-telling the whole story, and in the evening readings are Psalm 112, Judges 7:1-8 and Mark 6:6b-13
We hope that you will stay after the morning service for our Minster Community discussion, which will be held after refreshments at around 11.30am.

Harvest in the Barn, Home Farm Nanpantan, at 10am
Please invite friends and family to our annual Harvest Festival service at Home Farm, for worship in the barn with activities for all ages, followed by an optional trail through the walled garden at Nanpantan Hall and up to St Mary's where there will be tea & cake for everyone! Parking is available at Home Farm. Please bring your own chair and a battery-operated camping light if you have one and be sure to wrap up warm. Many thanks to Marie for welcoming us to Home Farm and preparing a barn for us to use.
There will be the opportunity at both services on Sunday 5th to present donations of non-perishable food which will be given to Project 5000. Their stocks are low and they would be grateful for donations of long-life milk, cereal, pasta, rice, tinned meat and fish, soup and pot noodles. A collection will also be taken for the Tearfund Harvest Appeal, or you can donate using this link: https://www.tearfund.org/campaigns/harvest-appeal

Harvest Communion at 6pm
Join us at the church in the evening for a harvest themed communion service, where we will be continuing our sermon series leading us through the Old Testament with the story of Ruth. Donations to Project 5000 and Tearfund would be welcomed as detailed above.

Morning Worship at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm
Our journey through the Old Testament brings us this week to the story of Moses. The readings are Exodus 3:1-14 and John 3:1-8 and David Newman will be joining us to preach, please come along to welcome him. There will be a children’s group in the morning and an update from STEPS, one of our tithe charities, at both services.

Morning Communion at 10am and Evening Worship at 6pm
As we continue our journey through the Old Testament, we come to the story of Abraham. Readings are Genesis 12:1-9 and John 8:31-40 and we will be thinking about what it means to be ‘Children of Abraham’. (Please note that there is no Worship with a Classical Flavour this month as we have been unable to book a musician)

Come and join us for our All Together 10am service, where we are continuing our journey through the Old Testament. Last week we were looking at the Creation story and this week we'll be looking at the story of Noah, building our understanding of how everything fits together. This inclusive service is for all ages, with opportunities to participate as you feel comfortable, all are welcome.

At the Evening Communion we will also be considering the story of Noah and what it means to be ‘walk with God’. The readings are Gen 6:5-22 and Luke 8:22-25

All Together Agape at 10am at Nanpantan Scout Hut, 212 Nanpantan Road, LE11 3YE
As the Priory Crossroads are closed for resurfacing this Sunday from 8am-5pm, we have made the decision to move our 10am service to Nanpantan Scout Hut. Thanks to the Scouts for welcoming us there.
We’re quite excited to have the opportunity to check out these brand-new facilities before they are officially open, and hope that you will join us for our service here. This Sunday we start a new series of services, taking a trip through the Old Testament, starting at the beginning with the creation – Genesis 1:1-2:4.

Evensong at 6pm - at St Mary’s as usual
The roadworks should be complete in time for you to join us at the church building as usual for our traditional Evensong service at 6pm, when, in addition to Genesis, we will consider Psalm 8 and John’s Gospel 1: 1-14.

Morning Communion at 10am and Evening Worship at 6pm
Join us at one of our Sunday services as we move back to our regular two service pattern. This Sunday, our Morning Communion Service will conclude our Fruitfulness series by exploring how to continue a fruitful journey with Christ.
There will be a children’s group at this service.

At 6pm we will be gathering for Evening Worship, where we will consider the readings from 2 Kings 6:15-17 and Matthew 28:16-20.

Summer Sundays: Morning Communion at 11am
Please join us for the last of our ‘Summer Sunday’s as together we consider ways in which we can be fruitful ‘Messengers of the Gospel’. The readings are 1 Peter 3:15b-16 and Luke 9:1-6 and there will be a children’s group during the service.

Summer Sundays: All Together Morning Worship at 11am
Come and join us for our All Together 11am service, where we are continuing our Fruitfulness series, looking at how we can be a Mouthpiece for Truth and Justice on our Frontlines. During this inclusive service for all ages, we'll be looking at the example of David and Nathan. We will also be hearing about and praying for HoverAid, during the advocate slot.

Summer Sundays: Communion at 11am
This week we continue our Fruitfulness series thinking how we might be an influence for good in moulding the culture around us. The readings are Acts 4:13-22 and Matthew 5:13-16. We will be sharing communion together and there will be a group for the children during the service. Please stay on for the picnic at the Lower Beacon afterwards if you are able – a good way to build a culture of friendship and welcome in the St Mary’s community! (more info below)

Summer Sundays: Morning Communion at 11am
At our 11am communion service we will be continuing our Fruitfulness on the Frontline series by looking at the parable of the Good Samaritan and what it means to Minister in Grace and Love. There will also be a children's group this week.

Summer Sundays: All Together Agape at 11am
Come and join us for our Agape 11am service, where we are continuing our Fruitfulness series and in particular Making Good Work. The passages we will be using are Genesis 2:8-9, 15-23 and Colossians 3:16 - 4:1.

Summer Sundays: Holy Communion, Sunday 13th July at 11am
This week is the beginning of our 7 weeks of ‘Summer Sunday’ services, starting with Morning Communion at 11am. We are looking forward to seeing familiar faces from the morning and the evening congregations, and we will be introducing our sermon series on ‘Fruitfulness’. There will be a children’s group during this service.

Summer Sundays: All-Together Worship, Sunday 20th July at 11am.
Come and join us for our All Together 11am service, where we are continuing our Fruitfulness series and in particular Modelling Godly Character. We will also be hearing about and praying for our link diocese, Trichy, during the advocate slot. Don’t forget, everyone is welcome to Beacon Hill afterwards for a picnic and games!

All Together Agape 10am and Evensong at 6pm
We are delighted that Liz Rawlings will be joining us to preach at both our services on Sunday. Liz is Vocations and Discipleship Enabler and Spirituality Advisor for the diocese, and a good friend of St Mary’s. Please come along to welcome her as we worship together. Her text is Psalm 84:5-7 which she will explore under the theme ‘Routes to Fruitfulness’ – a good introduction to our Summer series! Other readings for Evensong are John 15:9-17 and Galatians 5:22-25

Rogation Service at 10am and Evening Worship at 6pm
This Sunday morning we will conclude our vision series by asking God’s blessings on our parish, the land and community
around. As part of the service there will be the opportunity to join in a Rogation Walk around the grounds of Nanpantan
Hall with prayer stops. Please come with appropriate shoes and clothing for the weather. The walk should take around
50 minutes and there is a section of fairly steep steps at one point. For those unable to manage the walk there is the
option of remaining at the church where prayers will be led and where we will gather back together for a closing prayer
and song.
In the evening we will be praying for the healing and renewal of our world and communities, as well as for the
healing of those known to us and ourselves. Based on the Church of England service for Wholeness and Healing,
there will be the opportunity for the laying on of hands and anointing with oil for those who would like to receive it,
and in his preach, Dave will share some stories of healing.

This week, as part of our vision series, we are focusing on Thanksgiving and considering the message of Psalm 116, which asks 'What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?' Our Treasurer will be giving a finance update as part of the services. We will also be hearing about the work of our friends in Tanzania, Ben and Katy Ray and the NGO See Ability First International (SAFi).

Morning Communion at 10am
This week we begin a three week series thinking about our church vision and what God is calling us to. We make a start by thinking about the part we each have to play, however small, in seeing God’s kingdom come in our church and community. There will be a children’s group during the service and some treats to celebrate Fathers’ Day at coffee time (dads first!)

Worship with a Classical Flavour at 6pm
Please invite friends and family to join us for a short service at 6pm followed by refreshments after which there is a half hour concert of music to enjoy, ending around 7.45pm.
At this month’s Worship with a Classical Flavour we have a performance from classical guitarist Sam Rodwell. Sam has a rich musical background performing solo, with small ensembles and with orchestras covering repertoire from the renaissance to the 21st century; we look forward to welcoming him to St Mary’s.

All Together Worship at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm
We hope that you'll join us on Sunday at 10am, after our Pentecost Breakfast, to celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. In our Intergenerational Service we'll be learning together about just how special the Day of Pentecost was and how incredible it is that we have the Holy Spirit as our Helper, Advocate and Counsellor today.

In the evening we will celebrate a traditional Communion Service for the Feast of Pentecost with the option of anointing with oil as a sign of personal renewal in the power of the Spirit, and the lighting of candles from the Easter candle, marking the end of Easter-tide.