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 will shortly become an LLM to St. Leonard, and Rose Padmore is our ALM.

See the announcement in the left-hand column

regarding reopening details

WELCOME

Services this month: SEPTEMBER

“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 Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 27th September Information to join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2742533710 Meeting ID: 274 253 3710 to join by phone: 020 3481 5240 Your are able to download the order of service here. 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. We plan to commence opening for Private Prayer from Wednesday next (05/08/20) 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 wipe- downs. In terms of public worship , we all look forward to the day we can return to church but the consensus is that Services would (hopefully) resume in September – with ‘all of the above’ – with special arrangements for Communion (non- contact). We will therefore continue, for the time being, to hold Sunday Worship on Zoom . 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. _______________________________