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 18th and 20th April 2025 – Good Friday and Easter Sunday – has been added.   Please see the latest blog for details of services and forthcoming events, the recorded service and some links we hope you will find useful.

Thanks to Christian Eley for the wonderful sunset picture.

Summary of Regular Services

The church is now open daily for visitors and private prayer

The monthly pattern of services in St Martin’s is as follows:
Week 1.  Service specifically for families and children  at 0930
Weeks 2 and 4. Communion at 09.30
Week 3. Sunday Worship  at 09.30 – not communion
5th Sunday, A  service for the whole benefice in one of its churches

Every Sunday – a recorded service is available on this website.

 

Forthcoming ‘Events’

18th April 2025 – Good Friday –
10 am – Walk of Witness from chapel to church for hot cross buns.
2pm in church – Hour before the Cross
7pm Oriana Singers free Good Friday concert in church

Saturday 19th April – There will be a pilgrimage walk over the weekend starting from Coaley Peak at 10am and arriving in North Nibley for an overnight stay at around 5pm. There will be a option for a shorter walk by joining at Cam Peak. There will be an evening meal in the chapel followed by a talk by Andrew Hope who is an authority on the life of William Tyndale.   On Sunday, after the sunrise service, the walk will continue via Tortworth church and St James church in Charfield to Kingswood Abbey, where there will be a chance to visit the gatehouse and listen to Cello music. A meal will follow.
If you are interested, please contact Jill Stephens. For obvious reasons, this pilgrimage is for adults only without dogs.

20th April 2025 – Easter Sunday – Sunrise service on the knoll at 6.30 am. There will be transport from the bottom of Wood Lane if the weather permits. Bacon Butties will be served afterwards in the chapel. All are welcome! This will be followed by the usual 9.30am 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!

About us

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

‘Life Events’. Please contact the benefice office in the first instance. We have produced a leaflet about weddings in St Martin’s and one specifically related to flowers.

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 9th February 2025

Sunday 9th February  2025
9.30 am in church. There will be a communion service led by Rev Peter Marsh

The recorded service is available and the pew sheet will available at the same location.

Sunday 16th February  2025
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Sunday 2nd February 2025 – Candlemas

Sunday 2nd February  2025 – Candlemas
9.30 am – There will be a special family service  in church led by Rev Lesley Hewish, designed for children – and adults as well.

The recorded service is available and the pew sheet is available at the same location.

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Sunday 26th January 2025

Sunday 26th  January  2025
9.30 am in church. There will be a communion service led by Rev Peter Marsh

The recorded service is available and the pew sheet is available at the same location.

Sunday 2nd February  2025 – Candlemass
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Sunday 19th January 2025

Sunday 19th  January  2025
9.30 am – There will be a family service  in church led by Rev Lesley Hewish

The recorded service is available and the pew sheet will be added to the same location.

Sunday 26th  January  2025
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Sunday 12th January 2025

Sunday 12th  January  2025
9.30 am in church. There will be a communion service led by Rev Peter Fewings

The recorded service will be available and I will add the pew sheet to the same location.

Sunday 19th  January  2025
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Sunday 5th January 2025

Sunday 5th  January  2025
9.30 am – There will be a family service for Epiphany in church led by the churchwardens. There is a poster.

The recorded service will be available and I will add the pew sheet to the same location when I receive it.

Sunday 12th  January  2025→

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Sunday 29th December 2024

Sunday 29th December 2024 – There will be a Benefice Service at 11am in St Mary’s, Wotton led by Rev Peter Fewings. There will be no service in St Martin’s

I am sorry that, due to illness there is no recorded service this week. You may wish to re-listen to Rev Lesley’s message from.. →

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Sunday 22nd December and Christmas Services

Sunday 22nd  December  2024 
9.30 am – There will be a communion service in church led by Rev Lesley Hewish

The recorded service  and pew sheet are available on the linked page

Christmas events:
·        This is the  poster for all December services in church→

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Sunday 15th December and Christmas events

Sunday 15th December 2024 –
     9.30 am – A family service in church led by Rev Lesley Hewish
     3pm – Living crib at the Chapel – a Churches Together event
     6pm –  Carol Service in church

Sunday 22nd  December  2024 
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Sunday 8th December 2024 and look ahead to Christmas

Sunday 8th December  2024 
9.30 am – There will be a communion service in church led by Rev Richard Morgan.

The recorded service is available
The pew sheet will be available

Sunday 15th December 2024 –
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