Safeguarding

Promoting a Safer Church

St Mary’s takes its duty to safeguard everyone very seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust procedures and guidelines. You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at: http://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding

If you have any safeguarding concerns or issues on a safeguarding matter, then you can contact our safeguarding officer by email on rebecca@stmarysleamington.com or by phoning the parish office on 01926 778505 and asking to speak to the parish safeguarding officer.

The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (Sarah Price) can be contacted on:

Phone number: 024 7652 1345

Email: safeguarding@covcofe.org

Cathedral and Diocesan Offices
1 Hill Top
Coventry
CV1 5AB

https://www.coventry.anglican.org/safeguarding

The Diocesan Office is open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday.

There is also an out-of-hours safeguarding helpline on 0303 003 1111 or 024 7652 1345
The 24-hour safeguarding helpline is operated by an independent Christian charity called thirty-one:eight. They will offer you professional safeguarding advice, and will also forward an email message to our Diocesan Safeguarding Team. One of the team will respond to this message when they are next in the office.

If you are advised by the helpline to immediately contact your local MASH team, their number is: 01926 414144

Other helpful links if you need help

https://www.wcava.org.uk/directory-of-mental-health-provision

If you need to contact the South Warwickshire mental health crisis resolution team, their number is: 01926 406741 (24 hours), and if you have urgent concerns the advice is to contact the emergency services.

Promoting a Safer Church: Safeguarding Policy Statement
is available on the Coventry Diocese website under Safeguarding Resources
https://www.coventry.anglican.org/safeguarding-resources.php

The Parish Safeguarding Handbook can be found on the Coventry Diocese website under Safeguarding Resources
https://d3hgrlq6yacptf.cloudfront.net/5f3ffda5728e0/content/pages/documents/1597238502.pdf

Past Cases Review 2
https://www.coventry.anglican.org/pcr2.php

Hello! and a warm welcome to St Mary's church.
If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

We hope that you can visit and get to know us better, we would love to meet you!

Our Sunday Services

10.30am (refreshments after the service)

The main service begins at 10.30am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 2 or 3 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the Bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is Bible-based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. There is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service. Holy Communion is 4th Sunday of the month. If you have any questions please ask!

6pm (refreshments after the service)

Our 6pm service is held in the Church Centre in the Lower Hall. An informal, quieter service with contemporary songs and occasional liturgy. Holy Communion is 2nd Sunday of the month.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access via the centre door, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it in the church. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There is a disabled toilet in the Church centre.

Newcomers Lunch

We invite everyone to be a guest at a Newcomers Welcome Lunch normally held once a term after the 10.30 Sunday service, usually in the Church Centre.

As well as an opportunity for us all to get to know one another better, you can hear more about the life and ministry of St Mary’s and how as a committed Christian you may be able to get involved.

We also have a Whole Church Sunday lunch together once a month in our Lower Hall.

Christmas inside church

What about my kids?

Children's groups run on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays of every month (except school holidays) at the 10:30 service and your kids are very welcome to join them.

Each group (excluding Crèche) includes, sung worship, Bible reading, prayer, listening to God, games, craft and food!

All groups are led by wonderful volunteers from within the church family who have completed a DBS check and are safely recruited.

Creche (0 months to 2 years). Parent supervised.
Sparklers (2-4 years)
Flames (5-7 years)
Rockets (8-11 years Junior School)
Youth (Secondary School age)

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs), together for the first part of the morning. At some point someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups at first and register them as part of our child safety policy.

For more information about what happens in the children's work please visit the Children's Ministry page. Children return to the service before the end.

St Mary's has lots of children and families, we love having kids around and try to make them feel welcome and at home.

Hope kids pic

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

Name:

Telephone:

Email Address:
Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


Rev'd Becky Jones
Vicar of St Mary's

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Becky