Clent Parish Church

St. Leonard’s is a pretty, rural church, set below the southern flank of Clent and Walton Hills, in the north of the county of Worcestershire. We are part of the Stourbridge Deanery of churches in the Diocese of Worcester. Recent re-organisation affiliates St. Leonard with the two neighbouring churches of St. John and St. Saviour in Hagley, all under the guidance of Rev. Richard Newton. Kim Topham has just become Curate to these parishes. Alison Lewis has become an LLM to St. Leonard, and Rose Padmore is our ALM. ( These terms are explained on our Contacts page )

WELCOME

Services this month: NOVEMBER

“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.” Rev. Richard Newton invites you to participate in our next on-line Sunday Service ~ 11:00am St. Leonard’s Patronal Festival Holy Communion 1st November Leonard of Noblac (or of Limoges); died 559 AD, was a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute- Vienne, in the Limousin region of France who converted to Christianity along with the king, at Christmas 496. Leonard became a hermit in the forest of Limousin, where he gathered a number of followers. Leonard or Lienard became one of the most venerated saints of the late Middle Ages and, through his varied and interesting roles in life, his intercession was credited with miracles for the release of prisoners, women in labour, the diseases of cattle, and for horses. There is an alternative service available ALL WEEK on this website - on the next page <This Week>

SAFEGUARDING

If you feel that, as a child, or vulnerable person, you need HELP - there are people at St. Leonard trained to give you every assistance. • Come to church and ask to 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 • or ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE on 080 8808 8141

REOPENING CHURCH

St Leonard’s Clent, and St John the Baptist and St Saviour’s Hagley ~ private prayer and public worship. St. Leonard is open for Private Prayer on Wednesdays between 10:30 and 12:00 (the one day per week) – in the Lady Chapel – observing ‘social distancing’ – with ‘Track & Trace’ – without using books – with masks (advisedly) – use of sanitizer – & post period wipe-downs. The church is also holding services on _ SUNDAY 1st Nov. 9:30 Communion SUNDAY 8th Nov. 10:45 Remembrance 15:00 Memorial SUNDAY 22nd 9:30 Communion Please remember to ‘book’ your place at any / all of these events so that all necessary precautions can be observed. Call any of these contact details. We will continue to hold Sunday Worship on Zoom, every Sunday, at 11:00. Even if you haven’t got a computer, we may be able to help you connect with Zoom on the phone, and supply a service sheet. Please contact me , 01562 882442 or the Hagley office , 01562 886363 if you wish to explore that. Revd. Richard Newton. _______________________________ Clent’s Remembrance service will take place outside the church, at the War Memorial. The Memorial Service is for families and friends who have lost loved ones during the past year (or earlier). It will be a time of quiet prayer before the Lady Chapel altar - with prayer, poetry and music. A time to think back to times and people now sadly passed.