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 post added on 23rd July 2025.   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’

Sunday 21st September 2025  – Our Harvest Service (not communion) will be in church at 9.30am

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 29th November 2020 – Advent Sunday

It is the advent carol service this week

These links take you to the order of service and pew sheet

Looking ahead to the Christmas Carol Service by Zoom. Please send an email to  stmartins.northnibley@gmail.com to book your place and request the relevant codes.
We expect to be.. →

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Sunday 20th November 2020

Rev Peter Marsh is back from his ‘holiday’ and gives us his ‘ramblings’ this week.

As always, this is the link to the pew sheet. Apologies that last week’s sheet was not available in time. It is there now!

Looking ahead to the Christmas Carol Service. David.. →

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Sunday 15th Noveber 2020

This week’s service with music is led by Rev Morag Langley.

Please select the links for the pew sheet and order of service

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Sunday 8th November 2020 – Remembrance Sunday

This week’s ‘ramblings’ are led by Rev Morag Langley and there is a pew sheet

There is also a Remembrance Day service. If you start listening at 10.50am, you will reach the 11am silence at the same time as the rest of the country.

If you wish to donate on line to the.. →

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Sunday 1st November 2020 – All Saints

This is today’s service, led by Rev Peter Marsh.
Follow the links for the  pew sheet and order of service.

Next week is Remembrance Sunday. There will be no local poppy collectors this year.
If you wish to donate on line, you can do so by following this link

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Sunday 18th October 2020

There will be a service in church this week at 9.30am, which has also been recorded.

The order of service and pew sheet can be found by following the links

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Sunday 11th October 2020

This week’s ramblings  are led for us  by Sue Plant and the pew sheet is available here.

James Marchant and Rev Peter Marsh will be undertaking the Forest of Dean cycle challenge on Sunday 11th October.  It is 62 miles long, with 1676m of climbing, some it 1 in 4! This is to support.. →

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An introductory note from our new vicar

A short introduction from Rev’d Rachel Cook   (click on the link to see the version with her photo)

Hello Everyone
I’m Cookie (Aka Revd Rachel Cook) and hubby and I (Aka Matt) are very excited to be joining you all
in the new year when I am licensed as Vicar of the Tyndale.. →

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Sunday 4th October 2020 – Harvest

There is a service of the word in church today at 9.30 am.  – Please bring some tins or packets for the food bank – see the order of service, or the poster under ‘forthcoming events, to see what items they really need.

Here is a recorded version of the service, with pew sheet.. →

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