St Mary's Notices

On Saturday the 6th of May we will be streaming the live televised events of the coronation of King Charles III at St Mary’s. There will be tea & coffee served from 10am before the ceremony starts at 11am, followed by a Bring & Share lunch at approximately 12:30pm, and then a half hour sing-along at about 2pm. Craft activities for children will be available throughout in the Chapter House, and also a ‘Crown Hunt’ around the woodland. An email invitation will be sent out in the coming week and there will be an opportunity to let us know what food you are able to bring for the lunch. Please come and join us for this historical occasion, and feel free to bring friends and family too!

The next meeting will be at the Forest Gate (i.e., the Toby Carvery on Forest Road) on Friday 5th May. We start between 8 and 8:15pm. All men of working age are welcome to join us over a drink and friendly discussions about work, St. Mary’s, local issues, and people’s interests. Please contact please contact admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk if interested in coming or just turn up!

The next meeting of St Mary’s Ladies Group will take place on Tuesday, 2nd May at 10:30am at a member’s home. The theme of the meeting will be “Coronation”. Please bring along any memorabilia. Donations to the Food Bank, such as Cereal, Tinned Soup, Rice (microwaveable), Tea Bags, Pasta, Sugar, Shampoo and Conditioner are always gratefully received. If you would like details of the venue, please contact admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk.

Please join us for Holy Communion at 10am and Evening Worship at 6pm.Liz Rawlings will be taking both of our services this week, so please give her a warm welcome. There will be a children’s group running at the 10am service.

If you feel like enjoying a relaxing and uplifting Spring evening with music and refreshments in April, the EVE Piano Trio will be presenting a concert on Friday April 28th at St Mary’s; playing classical favourites from Haydn, Beethoven and Kreisler alongside dance music and a variety of favourite pieces; something for everyone! The concert starts at 7:30pm, and tickets are free, but as space is limited, please book in advance (details are in the newsletter). Everybody welcome - please support our concert and church by donating at the end – thank you!

The two previous groups called Ladies who Lunch and Table Talk, have amalgamated to make one group. The new lunch group has kept the name “Table Talk.” Previously for ladies and gents who lived alone, the group now 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.

The Sunday Supper Social is returning! Directly after the 6pm service on Sunday the 23rd of April we will be going to the Harvester Inn for 7:15pm. All are welcome! Please note that the meal is being held at THE HARVESTER INN on Ashby Road, Loughborough, not the previous venue of The Priory. If you would like to go, please could contact the parish admin office by Monday 17th of April admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk

This week there will be a service of Morning Worship at 10am and Holy Communion at 6pm. This week we continue to explore how lives were impacted by Jesus’ resurrection and how it can change our lives now. At the 10am service there will be a children’s group running and at both the 10am and 6pm services an advocate update from Christian Aid will be given. Ian and Helena are leading the 10am service, and Ruth Brooker from Emmanuel will be presiding at 6pm. Please welcome and support them all.

Our next meeting on the 17th of April will be held at Emmanuel Church (not at St Mary’s as shown in our programme). This will be an illustrated talk about ‘Cross-Country Skiing’, an activity in which he became involved while working in Finland. We start with coffee from 10:15am and all men are welcome.

Please join us for our services of Holy Communion at 10am and Evening Worship at 6pm this Sunday. At the 10am service we will continue the Easter story thinking about Thomas’ meeting with Jesus. There will be a children’s group running during the 10am service with some activities planned in the woodland (weather permitting) so please bring suitable clothes! We look forward to seeing you.

We hope you can join us for our Easter Sunday Services. Easter Sunrise will take place at at 6:15am when we will gather around the fire pit for a short, reflective first service of Easter. There will be hot drinks and croissants afterwards. All-Age Communion will be at 10am. Please invite family and friends to join us for our Easter All Age Celebration with an egg hunt afterwards around the woods! Songs of Praise will take place at 6pm. This is an opportunity to celebrate the good news of Easter and worship God in songs and readings.

The next meeting of St Mary’s Ladies Group will take place on Tuesday, 4th April at 10:30am in the Chapter House. The theme of the meeting will be ‘Easter’. We will continue to make donations to the ‘Food Bank’, which are always gratefully received.