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St Martin’s Church, North Nibley

Welcome to St Martin’s pages. This page acts as our focus and summarises our events and activities, providing links to more details about them, about our church, our people and how to contact us.

OUR WEEKLY RECORDED SERVICES CONTINUE. The church is open during the day and the churchyard is always open and provides a place for quiet reflection and prayer – with benches. Please do make use of it.

We send out a weekly email regarding forthcoming services and events and giving relevant updates. To subscribe, please see this document and send us an email

The latest changes to these pages:
*Blog for 22nd December 2024 has been added. Thanks to Christian Eley for the wonderful sunset picture. Please see the latest blog for details of services and forthcoming events, the recorded service and some links we hope you will find useful.

Sunday 15th December 2024 – 3pm – Churches Together Living Crib service at the chapel

Sunday 15th December 2024 – 6pm – Candlelit service of lessons and carols in church

Christmas Eve 2024 –10am – procession with the donkey from church to chapel

Christmas Eve 2024 – 6pm – Christingle service in church

Christmas Eve 2024 – 11.15pm – the ‘midnight ‘service this year will be in the chapel

Christmas Day 2024 – 9.30 am Christmas day family communion service in church

The Church of England web site gives more information and will signpost Christian resources available on line.

Donations to St Martin’s can be made via the link in the QR code below. Thank you!

The Benefice
The parish of North Nibley is part of the Tyndale Benefice. We are delighted that Rev Lesley Hewish is now licensed (22 May 2022) as our Priest-in-Charge for a period of 4 years. The Benefice Profile gives an overview of the churches, their aspirations and the environment in which they reside.

Churches Together
We work closely with the Chapel in the village, sharing services and other events throughout the year

Music
We have a dedicated choir which sings at all the 9.30 communion services, as well as at ‘special’ services. It is always keen to welcome new members.

The church has excellent acoustics for musical performances

Bells
The bellringers are looking for new ringers!

Village School
We have very close links with our village C of E primary school, which holds many services in the Church, as well as ‘experience’ events, supported by members of the congregation. We help with ‘open the book’ and hold joint fundraising events with the Friends of the school – FONNS.
We also work with the village nursery and playgroup.

Safeguarding
Please see our safeguarding page for more information and the policies page for formal documentation

Sunday 2nd April 2023 – Palm Sunday

A lot of things happening in the next couple of weeks! Many of these have been organised by Churches Together.

Sunday 2nd April 2023 – Palm Sunday The service in church at 9.30am will be a Family Service with dramatised Gospel led by Rev Peter Marsh

GOOD FRIDAY – 7th April.. →

Sunday 26th March 2023

Sunday 26th March 2023 The service in church at 9.30am will be a communion service led by Rev Peter Marsh

The recorded service will be available here as soon as it is published.
The pew sheet will be available here as soon as it is published.

Sunday 2nd April 2023.. →

Sunday 19th March 2023 – Mothering Sunday

Sunday 19th March 2023 – Mothering Sunday
The service in church at 9.30am will be a service of the Word led by Rev Peter Marsh. It would be really nice to see more families there! There will be posies and symnal cake!

The recorded service is now available.
The pew sheet will.. →

Sunday 12th March 2023

Sunday 12th March 2023 The service in church at 9.30am will be a communion service led by Rev Sue Phillipson-Masters
Tuesday 14th March – Lent Talk – 7.30pm in the chapel– Chris Lowther will introduce the “Open Doors” charity that supports Persecuted.. →

Sunday 5th March 2023

Many thanks to all those who helped with the clear up session last Saturday.

Friday 3rd March 2023 – 4pm in the chapel – World day of prayer
Sunday 5th March 2023 The service in church at 9.30am will be an informal service of the Word led by Rev Peter Marsh

The recorded.. →

Sunday 26th February 2023

Saturday 25th February – Churchyard clear-up session in conjunction with the parish council. 10am – with refreshments available – see the poster

Sunday 26th February 2023 The service in church at 9.30am will be a communion service led by Rev Lesley Hewish* The recorded.. →

Sunday 19th February 2023

Sunday 19th February 2023
* The service in church at 9.30am will be an informal service of the Word led by Rev Jane Kenchington and supported by Rev Lesley Hewish
* The recorded service is now available.
* The pew sheet will be available here as soon as it is published.

Next.. →

Sunday 12th February 2023

Sunday 12th February 2023
* The service in church at 9.30am will be a communion service led by Rev Lesley Hewish
* The collection taken at this service will be donated to the Christian Aid / DEC appeals following the earthquake in Turkey / Syria.
* The recorded service.. →

Sunday 5th February 2023

Sunday 5th February 2023
The service in church at 9.30am will be a service of the Word, led by Rev Peter Marsh
The recorded service is now available.
The pew sheet will be available here as soon as it is published.

Next Week – Sunday 12th February 2023
The service.. →

Sunday 29th January 2023 – Candlemas

Sunday 29th January 2023 -Candlemas
There will be a communion service for the whole benefice in St Mary’s, Wotton, at 11am led by Rev Lesley Hewish.
As a result, there will be no service in St Martin’s this week.
The recorded service is now available.

The pew.. →

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