St Mary's Notices

We hope that as many of our St Mary’s family as possible will come to the 10am Communion service, to welcome visitors from Trichy (assuming all their travel plans work out this time). After the service there will be a Bring and Share lunch with our visitors for which offers of food would be gratefully received.

Join us at St Mary's for Morning Worship with Communion at 10am. Please note that there is no evening service at St Mary’s this week. Instead, we hope you can come to support some of our young people at their Confirmation Service at Holy Trinity church, Barrow-on Soar, at 4pm.

Prayer Pointers:
• Please give thanks for a successful visit to New Wine and pray that they will find a suitable venue for next year.
• The development and building of the new version of the hovercraft: Please pray that general funds will be realised to continue this and other work (thank you St. Mary’s).
• The trustees and staff in the UK, the Netherlands and Madagascar: Pray that the changes and integration of accounting systems proceed well and a new Country Director in Madagascar be found.
• Give thanks for the Medical Safaris, the rebuilding of the SALFA health post at Ambaladara, and pray for a fruitful project around Maevetenana using our hovercraft to reach remote villages and fully understand the situation in the locality.

Please note that due to Jo being on annual leave next week, these notices cover the next 2 weeks, so there are a lot of notices!

Join us for our services in the building for our All Age Morning Worship at 10am and Holy Communion at 6pm.

We are expanding the idea of Worship with a Classical Flavour, to become Worship with a Creative Flavour, giving the opportunity to enrich our worship with arts other than classical music. This will be a short evening service followed by refreshments and the option of staying on to explore a written response. Please encourage friends to come along.

Join us for our services in the building for our Morning Worship with Communion at 10am and Book of Common Prayer Service at 6pm.

Prayer Pointers
Trichy
- give thanks that last year's Bishop's appeal which helped to buy both an ambulance and a minibus.
- please pray that Bishop Chandrasekaran would be able to visit Leicester pre-Lambeth Conference.
- give thanks for the 75th Anniversary of the Church of South India and the celebration service to be held in Leicester in September
- pray for Rev Eliazar and his family, as they settle into life at St Mary's Pudukkottai, and for the first priest-in-training from the village, Sam Venith
Tanzania
- give thanks for the recent visit led by Michael Broadley, where many church plants were visited and multiple baptisms performed.
- give thanks for the vaccine rollout in Kiteto this year.

Save the date!
To coincide with Ride+Stride, there will be a charity afternoon tea held in the Chapter House in aid of Breast Cancer UK. Whether you’re a tired cyclist/ walker in need of refreshment or would just like to come up and enjoy a slice of homemade cake with a cup of tea, all are welcome!

Join us for our services in the building on Sunday 24th July for our Morning Worship at 10am and Holy Communion at 6pm and on 31st July Morning Worship with Communion at 10am and Evening Worship at 6pm.

The Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust grant aids historic churches and chapels of all Christian denominations for repairs, restoration, and some community facilities. The Trust’s main fund raising is through the annual sponsored Ride+Stride event. Walkers and cyclists, for example, seek sponsors for the number of churches or chapels they visit on the event day. St. Mary’s will be open for Ride+Stride from 10am until 5pm. The money raised by each participant will be shared equally between St. Mary’s and the Trust. If you would like to take part, please contact the Parish Admin office admin@stmaryincharnwood.org.uk, to be given the necessary details for visiting churches while being sponsored.

Join us for our services in the building this Sunday 17th July for our Morning Worship with Communion at 10am and Worship with a Classical Flavour at 6pm.