It’s great that you’ve found our website. We’d love nothing more than to meet you in person. If you are able to do so, why not join us this coming Sunday 28th January for our services of worship.

At St Peter’s Church, 9.30am we meet for our All Age Service of Holy Communion. Using liturgy from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, this traditional service has been specially adapted to make it suitable for families and children.

At Christ Church, 11am you can be assured of a warm welcome whether you are new to our Church or if you’ve been coming along since… well, for ever. We offer a blend of modern worship that we think you will enjoy. Come on your own, with a friend or with your family.

I do hope you will be able to come along and I look forward to being able to welcome you in person. Revd Colin Resch.

Later this week we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January). So let me encourage you to take some time to pray for unity within the Church.

This Sunday 21st January, the four Mountsorrel Churches will come together at the Mountsorrel Baptist Church for a united act of worship and you are very welcome to join us. The service begins at 10.30am and will be followed by tea/coffee.

Unfortunately, it has been necessary to cancel our Muddy Church session this weekend. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. Prior to this, you are welcome to join us for Muddy Church on Saturday 20th January which takes place from 4pm in The Orchard behind Christ Church. Follow the path to the back of the Church and through the small gate in the corner.

Do join us this week for worship. Our services this week include a service at St Peter’s Church, starting at 9.30am and another at Christ Church starting at 11am. In the afternoon, we have the first of this year’s special afternoon services for Seniors – Senior Sunday – which takes place at St Peter’s Church starting at 4pm and will be followed by afternoon tea.

Whatever your plans, I do hope that you will be able to join me. Every blessing, Colin Resch

As we roll into 2024, let me extend a very warm welcome to you to join us for worship at Christ Church or St Peter’s in the coming days.

On Saturday 6th January, we celebrate the Feast of The Epiphany (traditionally marking the arrival of the wise men). Join us at St Peter’s Church at 7pm for a service of Holy Communion which will be followed by a ‘Bring and Share’ Supper.

On Sunday 7th January, we gather for Sunday Worship. At Christ Church, the service begins at 11am; and at St Peter’s Church, the service begins at 6pm. Both of these services will be followed by tea/coffee, so do stay if you can.

As we enter into the Christmas period, we invite you to join us for any of the following Christmas services:

Christmas Eve
10am, St Peter’s Church: A nativity service where everyone gets to join in whatever your age.
4pm, Christ Church: A Christingle service where oranges and Jesus take the central place.
11.15pm, Christ Church: A service of Midnight Mass for Christmas.

Christmas Day
9.30am, St Peter’s Church, Holy Communion using the traditional language from the Book of Common Prayer.
11am, Christ Church, A family celebration of Holy Communion for Christmas – bring a present to show.

New Year’s Eve
We join together for one joint service at St Peter’s Church, 9.30am to mark the end of another year.

This week, we begin our Carol Services with a very special and atmospheric services amongst the Christmas Trees at Christ Church on Monday 11 December, 7pm. This service is open to everyone and will be led by the women of the Church.

On Saturday 16 December at 4pm, we have a special Muddy Carols in the Vicarage Orchard. Meet in the churchyard behind Christ Church and follow the noise and the smell of bonfire.

On Sunday 17 December there will be Sunday Worship at Christ Church, 11am and a traditional’ish service of Readings and Carols for Christmas at St Peter’s Church beginning at 6pm.

Do come and join us, if you can, to celebrate in the singing of carols.

This coming weekend at Christ Church we will be celebrating our Christmas Tree and Nativity Festival. The Church will be decked out with Christmas Trees decorated by the different community groups and businesses of Mountsorrel and the surrounding area. Scattered among the trees will be some beautiful crib scenes in some unusal, yet everyday, objects. See our dedicated Christmas Tree Festival page by using the link above.

On Sunday 10 December you can join us for worship at St Peter’s Church, 9.30am for Holy Communion; and at Christ Church, 11am for our All Age Worship. Later in the day, our seniors gather for a special service of worship and tea at St Peter’s Church, 4pm.

This coming Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent and marks our official countdown to Christmas.

You will be welcome to join us at either Christ Church or St Peter’s Church for our Advent Services. If it is your first time with us, do say hello and make yourself known to one of our welcome team and they will ensure that you have everything you need to get the most out of your time with us.

Our services begin at St Peter’s Church, 9.30am with a special service of Advent (not Christmas) Carols and readings.
Then at Christ Church, 11am there will be a service of Holy Communion for Advent.
Later in the afternoon at Christ Church, 4pm we come together with our families for Messy Church our Fun@4 and Youth@4 gatherings.

I hope you will be able to join us this Advent Sunday for one or more of these services. Colin Resch

Do join us this weekend for our Church services.

We meet at 9.30am in St Peter’s Church for a service of Morning Prayer using the traditional text of the Book of Common Prayer. Later in the morning at 11am, we meet at Christ Church for a service of Sunday Worship. Both of these services will be followed by free refreshments of tea and coffee. Even if it is your first time in coming to one of our services, you will be assured of a warm welcome. I do hope you will be able to join us. Colin Resch

This coming weekend, you are welcome to join us for worship in (and outside) of our churches.

On Saturday 18 November there will be Muddy Church in the Vicarage orchard. Meet in the Churchyard behind Christ Church (top of The Green) and you will see some signs of where to go.

On Sunday 19 November we begin with a service of Sunday Worship at Christ Church which kicks off at 11am. All are welcome. The service will be followed by free refreshments of tea and coffee served in The Bower Room. Later that day at St Peter’s Church there will be a service of Evening Prayer (Evensong) which begins at 6pm. Again, this service will be followed by free tea and coffee served in The Antill Vestry. I hope you will be able to join us for either of these services.