St Mary's Notices

The Bridge (East Midlands) is a charity that has been working for the community since 1993, delivering a number of specialist housing related advice, support, and assistance services plus accommodation options to homeless and vulnerably housed people across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
Their vision is to create resilient, compassionate communities where individuals thrive in safe and secure homes and develop sustainable housing solutions through partnership, empowerment, and good practice.
• Give thanks for the community and clients served over the last thirty years by The Bridge.
• Pray for the work of the Charnwood Food Poverty Group and the many groups supporting it.
• Pray for the appointment of a new Community Engagement Lead in the near future.
• Pray that those who are referred to or approach the charity for help may be found a lasting home or enabled to remain in the one they have.

At 3pm - to conclude Christmas in the Woods, a short service for all ages around the firepit in the woods.

A Happy and Peaceful Christmas to all and please join us in church on Christmas Eve 8pm, Christmas Day 10am and Boxing Day 10am if you are able but don't forget your face mask!

10am-3pm each day. Following the success of last year, we will again be hosting this 'drop in' event for people to explore the Christmas story at interactive stations around the wood.

At 10am - a retelling of the Christmas Story with music and carols. You are invited to come dressed as your favourite Nativity character for this interactive service followed by refreshments. Please wear a face mask.

Please join us on Sunday if you are able but don't forget your face mask!

From 4pm-6pm. As it didn't feel safe to host large numbers in the building, we thought we would take our Carol Service out on the streets! A map showing the route can be accessed below and rough timings for each stop along the way, ending at the church with refreshments. If you can't manage the full route, please join us when you can and invite friends and neighbours to come along.

Please join us at 10am on the 12th December for this interactive service hosted at the beautiful Nanpantan Hall. Bring your own orange, which we will be making into a Christingle during the service. Please remember that you must wear a face mask and encouraging people to take a lateral flow test before attending.

Please join us at Nanpantan Hall for our Christingle Service on Sunday if you are able but don't forget your face mask!

Please join us in church on Sunday if you are able but don't forget your face mask!

Please join us in church on Sunday if you are able but don't forget your face mask!

Please look at our website with link below and pray for:
Schools - The continuing opening up of schools and engaging local churches in the work we’re doing.

Communities - Developing of local connections and the work on Peel Drive, Old Ashby Road and Warwick Way Youth Work, the opening up of local secondary schools and engaging with young people not connected to the local church.

Churches - For growing partnerships with the local church and helping churches engage with schools, and
for the supporting and equipping of local Christians including children and youth leaders and Christian staff members of local schools.

Loughborough Churches Partnership - For growing unity amongst local churches and the implementing of the LCP 3 year vision and for Ben Gardner as he leads the exec and for Keith and Chris as exec members.