THE IRONSTONE BENEFICE OF CHURCHES
  • Home
  • February services
  • Lent Groups
  • Ministry Team
  • Village News
  • John's monthly reflection
  • Links
  • Churchwardens
  • Ironstone Online
  • Life Events
  • Chadwell
  • Eastwell
  • Eaton
  • Goadby Marwood
  • Scalford
  • Stonesby
  • Waltham
  • Home Groups
  • Discipleship explored
  • New Page
  • Blog
Welcome - We are the Ironstone Villages family of churches
- a group of 7 Anglican churches in rural north-east Leicestershire;
​Chadwell, Eastwell, Eaton, Goadby Marwood, Scalford, Stonesby and Waltham on the Wolds.
During Lockdown, our churches have come together for online worship - see below for details.
Sunday 28th February
10.00 am Community church
6.00 pm Evening prayer with hymns.
For details of how to join please contact Mike Alexander for 10.00 am and John Barr for 6.00 pm.
Mike Alexander email wee3mike@btinternet.com
Revd Canon John Barr email johnbarr2817@gmail.com
Every Wednesday - Prayer service for Healing & Wholeness at 9.00am- 9.20am via Zoom
Please contact Chris Alexander at wee3alexander@btinternet.com for the link to join us - all welcome.  
We are always happy to pray for someone or for a particular situation - please contact Chris by phone 
01664 464802 or email (as above)    
For details about Church Opening Times, please click here.

UPCOMING ONLINE COURSES/LENT GROUPS...

Living His Story reading group on Saturday mornings from 10.30 - 11.30 am - from Sat 13 Feb
If you'd like to join John Barr in discussing the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book by Hannah Steele, we'll be meeting to look at a chapter a week via Zoom (or telephone) on Saturday mornings for seven weeks, starting on Saturday 13th February. If you would like to take part, please obtain a copy of the book (Living His Story: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways SPCK 2020 ISBN 978-0-281-08517-0) and email johnbarr2817@gmail.com for the link.
Picture

 
​Spirit Lyfe course on either Wednesday or Thursday evenings 8-9pm starting Wednesday 24 Feb & Thurs 25 Feb
​
We’re going to be running a Bible Society course on Zoom called Spirit Lyfe (6 sessions at 8-9pm, on both Wednesday and Thursday evenings starting 24th and 25th February) focusing on learning more about God’s Holy Spirit, which empowers and fuels us today.
See 
https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/explore-the-bible/lyfe/ for more info.  If you would like to join either group please email wee3alexander@btinternet.com for the link.  It is possible to join in via telephone also – contact Chris or Mike at 01664 464802 for info.   
​Great fun and interesting conversations, everyone welcome. Please let any friends know that they can join in as well.


Unanswered Prayer - the prayer course II on Sunday mornings at 11.00 am from Sun 28th Feb
A 5 week Lent course designed to provoke honest thinking about the hardest questions we ask about prayer. Each session of the course will consist of a video, hosted by Pete Greig and BAFTA award-winning TV presenter Gemma Hunt, exploring Jesus’ journey to the cross and drawing on themes and stories from Pete’s book, God on Mute. Each video will also feature an interview with a special guest sharing their experience of God at work in the midst of extreme challenges to their faith.
Please email The Revd Dr Mary Barr    vicarmary@meltonparish.org.uk  if you would like to join this course. 
 

Suspension of Public Worship in Ironstone Church Buildings

In view of the present Covid-19 crisis and after consultation, it has been decided to suspend all gatherings for public worship with immediate effect.
In the Ironstone Churches opportunities are provided to gather with others for worship online and/or by telephone, and details of the online/telephone services for January are included in this website.
Although not hosting gatherings for worship, several Ironstone church buildings remain open for private prayer, and details of opening times are available on the website, and also in the yellow pages. It is important that anyone visiting a church for private prayer take responsibility for hand sanitising etc. before and after their visit to that building.
For benefice and parish contacts please click Ministry Team or Churchwardens
We have a Facebook page. 
Search for Ironstone Benefice of Churches and post something.
To find out more about any of our churches simply click on its photo - (see right). Unfortunately, they are only partially open for the time being. For the latest details, please check with the churchwardens.


Picture
Looking after the needs of our communities is our Rector,
Revd. Canon John Barr.

Tel 01664 464265
johnbarr2817@gmail.com
The Vicarage, 23 Melton Road
Waltham on the Wolds
LE14 4AJ

Here is a cycle of weekly midday prayer that John and the ministry team are using. Please join us wherever you are and know that we are all together in prayer.
Prayers for our time

Sunday - Chadwell (also praying for Wycomb)
Monday - Eastwell

Tuesday - Eaton
Wednesday - Goadby Marwood
Thursday - Scalford
Friday - Stonesby

Saturday - Waltham
Picture
For information on Life Events, eg Christenings, Weddings and Funerals, click Life Events

Are you wondering about Faith and Prayer and the Bible? Below are some Links to help you in your search.
Faith   Prayer    The Bible    www.messychurch.org.uk  
Safeguarding. Should you need advice on any matters regarding safeguarding, please contact
Penny Clemons on 01664 444687  or
Mike Alexander on 01664 464802
If you wish to speak to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, or to someone outside the church, their contact details are available here  https://www.leicester.anglican.org/about/safeguarding/
Alpha
  • Home
  • February services
  • Lent Groups
  • Ministry Team
  • Village News
  • John's monthly reflection
  • Links
  • Churchwardens
  • Ironstone Online
  • Life Events
  • Chadwell
  • Eastwell
  • Eaton
  • Goadby Marwood
  • Scalford
  • Stonesby
  • Waltham
  • Home Groups
  • Discipleship explored
  • New Page
  • Blog