St Mary's Notices

We meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month throughout the year, from 11:15am to 12 noon, after the morning service. Everyone of ALL ages welcome! Don’t worry if you can’t make each week – just come whenever you can.

Please invite family and friends to join us as at 6pm as we celebrate Mothering Sunday, giving thanks for those who offer mothering love and care to others. At 10am we will be gathering for an All Together interactive service, and at 6pm a more reflective communion service, recognising the complexity of emotions this day brings for some.

Please invite family and friends to join us as we celebrate Mothering Sunday, giving thanks for those who offer mothering love and care to others. At 10am we will enjoy an interactive service for all ages together, celebrating mothering care. There will be a visitor from BACA, a charity in Loughborough supporting child refugees. At 6pm we welcome you to join us for a more reflective communion service, celebrating mothering and acknowledging the mixed emotions felt by some on this day. There will be a presentation about the work of BACA at this service too. We look forward to seeing you there.

Everyone is welcome to still join, as we continue our 6 week study of the Gospel of Mark: “Living the Way of Jesus in the World" https://licc.org.uk/product/mark-living-the-way-of-jesus-in-the-world/

The next St Mary’s Ladies Meeting will take place next Tuesday at a member’s home. The theme for the meeting will be ‘Spring’ and we will continue to support the Food Bank - any donations will be gratefully accepted. Please email the parish office if you would like details of the venue: admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk.

We would love you to join us at our All Together Agape service at 10am and our Evensong service at 6pm. This Sunday we are exploring the theme “Ungentle Jesus”, and the readings are 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, and John 2:13-22. This will be the 5th Agape Meal we have shared on a Sunday morning as an alternative to communion and we are interested to know what people think. We will be asking people at the 10am and are interested to hear from anyone who wants to share their thoughts – please email admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk.

The Lent course started this Wednesday, the 21st of Feb but it’s not too late to join – please come
along any Wednesday evening you are able to. This year we are studying the Gospel of Mark:
“Living the Way of Jesus in the World" If you would like to join in, please email Adele revadele@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk.

This group warmly invites anyone who would welcome some company whether they live alone or not. It is a lovely opportunity to meet together to share lunch and chat. The meetings take place on the last Wednesday of each month at the Toby Carvery, Forest Road at 12 noon. Please contact admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk if you would like any more details. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Many apologies to everyone for not being able to meet last Sunday. To make up for it, please can we meet this Sunday (25th) if convenient – same time as usual, 11:15am-12pm. Everyone welcome, as always!

Please join us this Sunday for Morning Worship at 10am and Evening Communion at 6pm [both with Advocate]. This week the readings are Genesis 17:1-7,15-16 and Mark 8:31-38 and we’ll be thinking about Jesus’ challenging call to his followers to ‘take up your cross’. There will be a children’s group during the 10am service and an advocate slot on behalf of Hope Against Cancer at both services (see below for prayer pointers). Everyone welcome!

At Mossy Church this month we are thinking about being blind, hearing the story of a blind beggar and making paint brushes to use with mud paint. Followed by marshmallows and hot chocolate!

The next meeting will be at the Forest Gate (i.e. the Toby Carvery on Forest Road) on Friday 23rd February. We start between 8pm and 8:15pm. All men are welcome to join us over a drink and friendly discussions about work, St. Mary’s, local issues, and people’s interests.