St.Leonard’sisapretty,ruralchurch,setbelowthesouthernflankofClentandWaltonHills,inthenorthofthecountyof Worcestershire. St.LeonardisworkingalongsidethetwoneighbouringchurchesofSt.JohnandSt.SaviourinHagley,allundertheguidanceofthe Revd. Richard Newton.Kim Topham has just become Curate to these parishes.Alison Lewis has become an LLM, and Rose Padmore is our ALM. (These terms are explained on our Contacts page)
“Belonging to Christ has never been measured by the number of people in church for a Sunday Service but by the service we offer to others every day.”EpiphanySunday 3rd Jan.9:30amHoly CommunionSt. Saviour, Hagley11:00amSunday worshipZoom
Worship during Lockdown 3.
Followingthenewrestrictionsannouncedbythegovernmentthis week,thecallforpeopletostayathome,andrapidlyrisingfigures relatingtocoronavirus,wehavedecidednottoholdservicesin church in either Hagley or Clent until the restrictions are eased. WewillthereforeholdworshipjustviaZoomoneachSundayat 10.30 am. Weallwishitwereotherwise,buthavedecidedthisisthesafest and most responsible way forward for the time being.Revd. Richard NewtonThere is an alternative service availableALL WEEK, EVERY WEEK,on this website - on the next page -<This Week>____________________________________________________________________
SAFEGUARDING
Ifyoufeelthat,asachild,or vulnerableperson,youneedHELP- therearepeopleatSt.Leonard trained to give you every assistance.•Cometochurchandaskto speak to SARAH.Call her on 01384 637 331•Ring HILARY on 07495 060869•Ring the Parish Office on 01562 730 777•Ring CHILDLINE on 0800 1111•orACTIONONELDERABUSEon 080 8808 8141
Sermon PodcastsEach week new sermons are available
Epiphany 2Tim Williams, Team Rector for Kidderminster West.Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,24 January 2021Paul LawlorVicar in the Redditch Holy Trinity Team and town centre chaplain
Stourbridge Deanery NewsFrom 1st February Stourbridge Deanery, of which St. Leonard had been part, will be subsumed along with the Deaneries of Kingswinford and Dudley into the newly created ‘Deanery of Greater Dudley’.St. Leonard will not be joining them, initially.
Legal and historical affiliation to the ‘Benefice of Clent and Belbroughton with Fairfield’ mean that we will transfer to the ‘Redditch and Bromsgrove Deanery’ while making immediate application for St. Leonard to become part of ‘Greater Dudley’ (thereby retaining our present Rector and Curate).It is expected for Belbroughton and Fairfield to remain in the Bromsgrove orbit; and for the churches of Churchill, Blakedown and Broome to make application to transfer to the Deanery of Stourport and Kidderminster.
More information regarding these changes can be downloaded from our <PCC> page.Please feel free to familiarise yourselves with these changes.
Clent Parish Church
St.Leonard’sisapretty,ruralchurch,setbelowthesouthernflankofClentandWaltonHills,inthenorthofthe county of Worcestershire. St.LeonardisworkingalongsidethetwoneighbouringchurchesofSt.JohnandSt.SaviourinHagley,allundertheguidanceof the Revd. Richard Newton.Kim Topham has just become Curate to these parishes.Alison Lewis has become an LLM, and Rose Padmore is our ALM. (These terms are explained on our Contacts page)
Ifyoufeelthat,asachild,orvulnerableperson,youneedHELP-there are people at St. Leonard trained to give you every assistance.•Come to church and ask to speak to SARAH.•Ring HILARY on 07495 060869•Ring the Parish Office on 01562 700 777•Ring CHILDLINE on 0800 1111•Ring ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE on 080 8808 8141