The United Benefice of Mountsorrel Christ Church & Mountsorrel St Peter
Our April edition of Church News is now available in our churches for you to pick up free of charge. It is also available to view and download from our website.
Church News contains all the details of our forthcoming events and services. We hope you find it an informative and useful read.
Welcome to our website. We’d like to thank you for popping by and take this opportunity to invite you to join us at one of our public worship services in the coming days. They are open to all and all are welcome.
Sunday worship is a key expression of our love for God and we believe that when we gather together, Jesus is with us. We hope that you too might be able to join us this coming weekend for one of our services.
Holy Week
The week before Easter is known as Holy Week and Christians take time to prepare for Easter by remembering the sacrifice of Jesus, when he died on the cross for our sins. This Holy Week, why not join us for any or all of the following services/events:
Maundy Thursday 28th March, St Peter’s Church, 7pm. Holy Communion with (optional) foot washing. Join us at 7pm for this special service during which congregation members will have the opportunity, only if they want to, to have their feet washed in remembrance of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples.
Good Friday 29th March. There will be our usual Friday Coffee Morning at Christ Church beginning at 10am with the added attraction of Hot Cross Buns. Do join us if you can. Also at 10am, there will be a family service at St Peter’s Church when we remember the crucifixion of Jesus and think about its significance for us. At midday, there will be an open-air gathering near the memorial at the top of Castle Hill led by Pastor Anthony from Mountsorrel Baptist Church and open to all. At 2pm, back at St Peter’s Church, there will be a one-hour service of readings, prayer and silence led by Revd Colin.
Easter Day
This coming Sunday 31st March is Easter Day and is one of the most joy-filled days in the Christian year. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to you to join us for one of our Easter services.
Christ Church, 11am
We will be celebrating with a service of Holy Communion suitable for all the family. If you’ve not been to Church before, or if it’s been a while, why not join us on Easter morning. You would be most welcome. No need to book – just turn up.
St Peter’s Church, 9.30am
We will celebrate Easter with a traditional service of Holy Communion using words from the Book of Common Prayer. These prayers have guided Christians in England, and elsewhere for many generations and we hope you will come and join us.
Welcome to our website. We’d like to thank you for popping by and take this opportunity to invite you to join us at one of our public worship services in the coming days. They are open to all and all are welcome.
Sunday worship is a key expression of our love for God and we believe that when we gather together, Jesus is with us. This Sunday we are doing things a little differently.
The Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday and we recall the account of Jesus entering the city of Jerusalem riding upon a donkey. As he went along, the crowds cried, ‘Hosanna’. So we are going to begin our service at Christ Church and finish it at St Peter’s Church.
We will meet at Christ Church (top of the Green) at about 9.40am. At 9.45am, we will pray and sing before beginning to walk, through Mountsorrel, to St Peter’s Church (Market Place) where we will read from the Bible, hear a short talk, sing some more, and then finish with tea/coffee and other refreshments.
Revd Colin did offer to ride a donkey – just like Jesus – but we didn’t think that would be fair on the donkey.
Welcome to our website. We’d like to thank you for popping by and take this opportunity to invite you to join us at one of our public worship services in the coming days. They are open to all and all are welcome.
Sunday worship is a key expression of our love for God and we believe that when we gather together, Jesus is with us. We hope that you too might be able to join us this coming weekend for one of our services.
Christ Church
We meet at 11am and this Sunday we will be sharing Communion together. During the service we will also be offering prayers for healing – either for yourself or someone who know who is in need of prayer at this time.
St Peter’s Church
We will be meeting at 6pm for our service of Evening Prayer, sometimes called Evensong. This is a traditional service with a beautiful blend of words and music which we are sure you will find moving.
Muddy Church
Before we get to Sunday, we welcome you to try our Muddy Church on Saturday 16th March starting at 4pm. This is an opportunity to spend time outdoors in God’s wonderful creation. We meet in The Orchard – part of the Vicarage Garden. Follow the signs around the back of Christ Church. Don’t forget to dress appropriately for the weather. Wellies, waterproofs and umbrellas may be required.
Welcome to our website. We’d like to thank you for popping by and take this opportunity to invite you to join us at one of our public worship services in the coming days. They are open to all and all are welcome.
Sunday worship is a key expression of our love for God and we believe that when we gather together, Jesus is with us. We hope that you too might be able to join us this coming weekend for one of our services.
Christ Church
This coming Sunday is Mothering Sunday, so when we meet for our 11am Sunday Worship, we will be thanking God, not just for our mothers who physically gave birth to us, but also for all who have mothered us spiritually and helped us to learn about God and to grow in faith.
Do a jigsaw, make a paper plane, hear about three mothers from the Bible, listen to a poem, sing, receive a gift.
St Peter’s Church
We will be meeting together at 9.30am for a service of Holy Communion during which we thank God for the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Later, at 4pm, we will be gathering again for a service especially for the more senior members of our community who live alone. This short time together is an opportunity to be with others and to make new friends. We hope you will join us if it is right for you.
Our March edition of Church News has now been printed and is available in our Churches free of charge. You can also download a copy from our website here. As well as lots of information about upcoming events and services, you will find lots of other interesting articles. We hope that you find it informative and useful for your prayers.
Welcome to our website. We’d like to thank you for popping by and take this opportunity to invite you to join us at one of our services in the coming days.
Sunday Worship lies at the heart of what we do and we hope you might be able to join us at either of our Churches this weekend.
Christ Church
We meet every Sunday at 11am and this weekend we look forward to welcoming to our service of Holy Communion. Our service will be led by Colin Resch who will also be preaching from Exodus, chapter 20.
St Peter’s Church
This Sunday we meet at 9.30am with a service of Morning Prayer using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer. We look forward to welcoming Gary Lee as our preacher. We hope you can join us.
World Day of Prayer
Before then, we are hosting a special service for the World Day of Prayer on Friday 1st March. This service will be led by members of the different Church groups in Mountsorrel.
The material being used has been prepared by the women of the Church in Palestine. The service will take place in St Peter’s Church beginning at 2.15pm. Do join us if you can.
Hi. We’d love to get to know you. Why not join us in Church for our events and services. All of these are listed on our calendar page. There’s more to Church than Sunday and we’d like you to find out all that we have to offer.
On Friday (and every Friday), you can join us in Christ Church for our regular Coffee Morning which runs from 10am to 12noon. You’ll find good coffee (or tea), home-made cakes, and a warm welcome.
This coming Sunday, you can join us at St Peter’s Church, 9.30am for a service of Holy Communion specially suited to families. You can also join us at Christ Church, 11am for a service of Morning Prayer. Both services are followed by tea and coffee so that you can chat with others and ask any questions you may have about the services.
We hope you can join us.
There’s a lot going on in our Churches this week and I hope you will be able to join in with some of our events and services.
On Tuesday 13th (Shrove Tuesday), we mark Pancake Day with Pancakes – how else? We will be giving out pancakes at the bottom of the Christ Church drive after school is out (about 3.15pm). There’s no charge, but donations are welcome.
On Wednesday 14th (Ash Wednesday), we gather for a special service in St Peter’s at 10.15am during which you will be invited to come forward and receive the sign of the cross marked on your forehead with ash as a sign of repentance.
On Saturday 17th, it is time for our Muddy Church. Head to The Orchard behind Christ Church for 4pm. If it’s cold and wet, do wear appropriate clothing.
On Sunday 18th, at 11am we meet for Sunday Worship at Christ Church; at 6pm we meet for Evening Prayer (Evensong) at St Peter’s Church.
Do join in with us if you can. If it’s your first time visiting us, please make yourself known to us and we’d be delighted to help you with any queries you may have.
It’s great that you have found our website. Why not come and meet us in person.
You can join in with our regular Sunday Worship by joining us at either (or both)
St Peter’s Church at 9.30am for a service of Holy Communion and/or
Christ Church at 11am for a service of Sunday Worship for all ages.
Later in the afternoon, we have our regular afternoon service for Seniors – Senior Sunday – which meets at St Peter’s Church beginning at 4pm and consists of a short act of worship followed by afternoon tea.