Morning Communion – Sunday 19th April at 10am
As we near the end of our journey through John’s gospel, join us as we hear about the ‘Breakfast on the Beach’ and think about our response to the risen Jesus. The readings are 1 Peter 1:13-23 and John 21:1-14 and there is a children’s group during the service. Please stay on for the Tanzania Talk and Lunch afterwards if you can (see below)

Worship with a Classical Flavour – Sunday 19th April at 6pm
Please invite family and friends to join us for a service of Evening Worship followed by refreshments and a short concert of music featuring the Concorde choir. This is their first visit to St Mary’s so please come and give them a good welcome! Readings as above.

Easter Sunday Sunrise in the Woods – Sunday 5th April at 6am
Join us at 6am for sunrise around the fire pit, for a short, reflective first service of Easter. There will be hot drinks and pastries afterwards.

Easter Sunday All Together Communion – Sunday 5th April at 10am
We will celebrate the risen Christ in all His glory with joyful hymns, thankful prayer and grateful communion. After the service the young at heart can head over to the woodland to see if they can spot anything edible and egg shaped among the trees!

Easter Sunday Evening Worship with Songs of Praise – Sunday 5th April at 6pm
This service will have a Songs of Praise theme, enhanced by well-known Easter hymns and we will be looking at the story of the empty tomb according to John.

All Together Worship – Sunday 12th April at 10am
We continue our journey together through John’s gospel, this week hearing of the resurrection appearance of Jesus to the disciples and to Thomas. The readings are 1 Peter 1:3-9 and John 20:19-31

Evening Communion – Sunday 12th April at 6pm
Please join us for an evening communion service for Eastertide, thinking about the disciples’ responses to seeing the risen Christ.

Palm Sunday Communion with Children’s Group – Sunday 29th March at 10am
We begin by celebrating together Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem when the crowds greeted him with shouts of ‘Hosanna’ and move into hearing the Passion reading, anticipating the events of Holy week when the crowds cry turned to ‘Crucify him!’ There will be a children’s group during the service and we will share in communion together.
The readings are John 12:12-19, Phil 2:5-11 and, for the Passion reading, John chapters 18 and 19.

Palm Sunday Evening Worship – Sunday 29th March at 6pm
In the evening we will again hear the Palms reading followed by the Passion reading. There will be a time of silent reflection and prayer in preparation for the start of Holy Week. Readings as above.

Morning Worship with Advocate at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm
There are plenty of reasons to join us today! All are welcome at both our morning worship and our evening communion, where again we will explore John's gospel and Jesus' power to bring life out of death. You will hear from this month’s charity advocate and see where, and who, our tithing helps in March. After the morning service, you are welcome to stay for our APCM (please see the notice below).

All Together Worship at 10am
Please invite family and friends to come along as we celebrate Mothering Sunday, giving thanks for God’s mothering love as well as for all those who offer mothering love and care to others. IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE BRING A PHOTO OR AN ITEM TO REPRESENT SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A GOOD MOTHER-FIGURE IN YOUR LIFE.
We will be continuing our journey through John’s gospel and the reading is John 10:1-16, Jesus the Good Shepherd.

Evening Communion at 6pm
As we gather in the evening to share in communion, we will be acknowledging the mixed emotions people may experience on Mothering Sunday – thankfulness and joy for the gift of mothering as well as the sadness and pain of bereavement, broken relationships or relationships that never could be.
We will be continuing our journey through John’s Gospel, thinking this week about Jesus the Good Shepherd. The readings are Ezekiel 34:11-16 and John 10:1-21.

Morning Communion at 10am
Our journey through John’s gospel continues with chapter 9, the story of Jesus giving sight to the man born blind. We’ll be thinking about the challenges Jesus presents and what it means to see clearly. The Old Testament reading is Isaiah 42:1-11, we’ll be sharing in communion and there will be a children’s group. Please come and join us as we worship and learn together.

Evening Worship with prayers for healing at 6pm
We’ll be thinking about the same readings in the evening service as the morning through the lens of healing – physical, spiritual, social and emotional. There will be the opportunity to receive prayers for healing with the laying on of hands and anointing. This is an ancient tradition of the church expressing the centrality of healing, reconciliation and restoration as part of the good news of Christ and the outworking of the Holy Spirit.

All Together Agape at 10am, led by our children and young people and Evensong at 6pm
Please join us on the second Sunday of Lent for a special service, led by our children and young people. Our children
and young people will be sharing their talents and skills: accompanying our worship, leading an action song and
performing a short drama that they have written. Concluding with our Agape meal, where all welcome to eat and
drink together, it promises to be a full and fulfilling service on Jesus, the Light of the World, as we continue to
explore and discover the book of John together. Later, we join together for Evensong, all are welcome.

Morning Worship at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm
Join us this Sunday morning as we continue to journey through the gospel of John, this week encountering the Holy Spirit, and also hear about one of our advocate charities, Hope Against Cancer.
In our 6pm service, we will also celebrate communion together.

Morning Communion at 10am
Please join us this Sunday morning as we continue in our series on John. Explore with us the idea that Jesus is the Bread of Life, and then we will share in Communion together.

Worship with a Classical Flavour at 6pm
Our new season of Worship with a Classical Flavour starts back on Sunday 15th with a service of Evening Prayer followed by a short concert of music entitled ‘Times and Seasons’. Our musician for this month is the wonderfully talented pianist Jeremy Kimber, well known to many of us and who never fails to delight! WWCF will be every other month through this year. Do spread the word and invite people to come along.

All Together Worship at 10am
As our journey through John's gospel continues with John 5:1-15, we'll be exploring a story of healing, restoration and completeness when Jesus invited a man to get up, pick up his mat and walk. This inclusive service is for all ages, with opportunities to participate as you feel comfortable, all are welcome.

Evening Communion at 6pm
Come and join us as we explore Jesus’ invitation to come and be made well.

All-Age Worship with St Botolph’s – 10am at St Botolph’s, Shepshed
The Priory crossroads will be closed on Sunday 1st February, blocking access to St Mary’s. As we will be unable to meet at 10am, St Botolph’s have kindly invited us to join them for their all-age café church service celebrating Candlemas. The service starts at 10am and everyone is welcome. This is a great opportunity to build relationships and worship together with one of our neighbouring churches in the Beacon in the Forest Minster Community. Please come if you are able and let Adele or Dave know if you need help with transport.
We are expecting the crossroads will re-open again in time for the 6pm service at St Mary’s as usual.

Evensong – 6pm at St Mary’s
As we continue our journey through John’s gospel, we will be reflecting on ‘The Spiritual Well’ as part of our traditional Evensong service. The readings are Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4:1-26

Morning Worship at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm
In our trip through John's gospel, we reach chapter 3. We will be thinking about new birth, and the sort of love God gives us that makes this possible. We also have an advocate slot at each service looking at Intercare.

Morning Communion at 10am
All are welcome this morning as we learn all about the abundance of God’s grace, with our readings being taken from John2:1-11 and 1Kings17:8-16.

Minster Community Launch at St Botolph’s Shepshed at 4pm
Please come along to celebrate the launch of the ‘Beacon in the Forest Minster Community’ and to support Adele as she is appointed as Transition Oversight Minister. The service will be led by Bishop Saju and with participants from many of our churches. We hope it will be a joyful occasion with opportunity to give thanks for past blessings and look forward in confidence and trust as we begin working together. This is an important occasion in the life of our church, so please come along if you are able. Tea and cakes will be served after the service. Please note there will be no 6pm service at St Mary’s this week

All Together Worship with Baptism at 10am
At our all together service this week, Kerrie Love will be baptised. Please join us to celebrate with Kerrie as she takes this next step on her journey of faith. We will also be starting our series on John’s gospel, reflecting this week on John 1:29-42.

Evening Communion at 6pm
Everyone is welcome to join us for a service of Holy Communion in Epiphany. The readings will be Isaiah 49:1-7 and John 1:29-42

All-Together Agape at 10am and Evensong at 6pm
Join us at 10am and 6pm as we celebrate the start of Epiphany and the arrival of the three wise men to greet Jesus.
We will be studying Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2: 1-12. At the 10am we will be sharing together in the Agape meal
of bread and juice, giving thanks to God for signs of his presence amongst us.

Pop Up Nativity – Sunday 21st at 10am
Join us this Sunday morning as we explore The Greatest Journey and see how it links to our Advent theme of Love. This
service is an intergenerational "Pop-Up" nativity, so come along, either with a nod to your favourite nativity character,
or fully decked out!

Carols by Candlelight – Sunday 21st at 6pm
Please come along to be part of what promises to be a beautiful evening in our newly decorated church. The service
lasts around an hour, with traditional readings and carols led by our home-grown choir and will be followed by seasonal
refreshments. Please invite family and friends.

All-Together Communion – Sunday 28th at 10am
After all the busy-ness of Christmas, please join us for a more ‘normal’ service, continuing to explore stories of the
infant Christ. Readings are Isaiah 63:7-9 and Luke 2:22-40. There will be refreshments after the service.
Please note: there will be no 6pm service on this day.

Morning Communion at 10am and Advent Carols 6pm
Please join us this Sunday morning for our communion service as we enter the watching and waiting season of Advent and discover the Hope that is found in Jesus.

Please invite friends and family to our evening service, as we mark the start of Advent with a service of readings, reflection and music introducing our Advent themes of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love

Morning Worship at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm
In the church calendar, this Sunday remembers Christ the King. Join us for the morning and evening services to discover a little more about his kingship with readings from Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 23:33-43. In the evening service we will share Communion and at both services we have our advocate slot; this month, we're focusing on A Rocha.

Morning Communion at 10am
Sunday 16th is our Dedication Sunday where we will be giving thanks for the past and looking towards the future with
hope, there will be information about new activities and a finance update. We will be joined by some young people
from Ashby Youth for Christ who are staying at St Mary’s overnight Saturday and joining us for morning worship.
Please come along to meet and welcome them.
Worship with a Classical Flavour, Sunday 16th November at 6pm.
We are delighted to welcome back good friends of St Mary’s the JET trio for the last Worship with a Classical Flavour
of the Year. Join us for a short service of Evening Worship, followed by refreshments and a wonderful half hour
concert of music. Free admission, there will be a voluntary collection during the service.

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.