St Mary's Notices

Please join us for worship as we celebrate the festival of Christ the King – the culmination of the church year before Advent begins. There will be a children’s group during the 10am service. At both services we will hear an update from the Child Contact Centre, as well as a Christmas Appeal for Generous Giving from our treasurer. After the service, at 11.15am, there is the 1st choir rehearsal for the choir who will sing at 'Carols by Candlelight' on 17th December. Please see the notice on this page about the choir for more details.

Would you like to join our choir and sing at Carols by Candlelight on Sunday December 17th (6pm)? We’ll be meeting at 11:15am until 12 noon on Sundays November 26th, December 3rd, December 10th, and December 17th (after Morning Service) to prepare, in the church. Don’t worry if you can’t make each week – just come whenever you can - everyone is welcome of all ages! If you’d like to be part of this, please contact
admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk or just come along – the more, the merrier!

To conclude our Dedication and Vision Sunday there will be a Worship with a Classical Flavour ‘Songs of Praise’ celebrating our church-life past, present, and future. The service will be followed by refreshments and a short concert by Jeremy Kimber.

Come and join us for our Dedication & Vision service this Sunday at 10am, followed by a Bring & Share lunch at 12pm. Our 6pm service this week is "Worship with a Classical Flavour" featuring a short concert of Brahms by the piano and cello.

Our next meeting is a talk: ‘HMS Glamorgan and It’s Role in the Falklands Conflict.’ We start with coffee at 10:15am and look forward to welcoming all ladies and gentlemen to this and future meetings. If you would like to receive monthly meeting reminders via e-mail, please contact admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk

Remembrance Day Services this Sunday. All Together Worship will take place at 10am and Evening Communion will be at 6pm. Please join us for our services for Remembrance Day as we pray for peace across our world. The 10am service is intergenerational and will end early in order to give us time to gather around the War Memorial for a short Act of Remembrance at 11am.

In previous years we have decorated the church with different themes- angels, doves, sheep etc. and this has been the taken on by the flower team and volunteers. Last year we held craft sessions inviting all ages of the congregation and their families and friends which was very special. This year we are planning to fill the church with Christmas Trees and we would like to involve the church, its various groups and the wider community to help us with this. The trees would be Eco based, which supports our ethos for sustainability, therefore we would like trees made of wood, twigs, paper, cardboard rolls, paper cups, card, or anything else your inspiration takes you to (images will soon be available to give some ideas). We will need trees of various sizes; for the windows they ideally should be maximum 3ft 6 inches in height or less and we will need at least 1 for each window about 10 in total. If you feel you can commit to a larger tree that would be
wonderful - please let us know. If this seems a little daunting, we will also require numerous small trees which we can give away, which can be crafted from wool, paper, pinecones, lollipop sticks, card, material, string, ribbon etc. We will be holding a craft session on Saturday 2nd December (TBC). All trees would need to be delivered to church on December 9th so we can create the displays. Thank you!

Returning monthly on the second Saturday of the month from 4:45pm to 5:15pm. Join us for a short reflective service in the woodland around the firepit.

As usual in November, the ‘theme’ of the walk will be Remembrance and we will be having one or two stops on the route with thoughts for the day and season. Meet at The White Horse, White Horse Lane, Birstall LE4 4EF at 9:45am or so for a 10am start. For more information about the walk please contact admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk

This month’s meeting will have a seasonal theme. We will continue to make donations to the Food Bank - Pot Noodles, Deodorant (Men and Women’s), Shampoo/Shower Gel, Toothbrushes, Tins of Vegetables and Microwave Rice are on the latest list of items most needed, but all contributions are much appreciated. For details of the meeting place, please contact admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk

Everyone is welcome to our All Together Agape Meal at 10am and Evensong at 6pm. This Sunday we celebrate All Saints, which fits well with the conclusion of our sermon series as we consider our
relationship as part ‘OF’ the Church across time and space. At 10am we will be trying something new – an Agape Meal, sharing bread and wine as a sign of our unity and fellowship as the Body of Christ. Agape Meals are part of ancient Christian tradition and have sometimes been used in place of sacramental communion, offering a more inclusive and informal expression of fellowship that does not require a priest to preside.

Please join us for our annual bereavement service that is open to everyone who would like to remember and give thanks to God for a loved one who has died. There will be an opportunity to light a candle in the service and to write the name of your loved one on a card for prayer. The service will be followed by light
refreshments.