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Throughout the week there is a wide range of activities happening at the Church - some organised by members and friends of the church, others by groups using our rooms and providing many services and activities for Leicester City centre.

OPEN CHURCH - is our own weekday way of engaging with those using the city centre. We open the Church foyer, Tuesday to Thursday 11.30am-1.30pm. The church meets informally and has prayers at 1.00pm each day, sharing all sorts of ways of living out our faith together. On Tuesdays we have bring-and-buy stall some weeks. Wednesdays feature letter-writing with Amnesty International, and Thursdays include a bible study.

During LENT 2010 we will be having Wednesday morning sessions to learn some basic British Sign Language for welcoming and worship. Gabi McFarland is a deaf Christian who has a ministry among deaf people. She will be leading us in learning a range of signs from 12.00-12.45. Bring your own lunch and enjoy a hot drink with us. The 1.00 Wednesday Lunchtime Prayers will then incorporate the songs and signing. This will be on 17th and 24th of February and 3rd, 17th and 24th March.

Children’s Activities:

Little Fishes, our midweek children’s group is not currently running, although we have children’s activities as part of our Sunday Service.

There are lots of other churches with activity sessions, and some of our children join in some of these. Tiny Tots at St Mary’s Knighton is for under 5s and meets from 1.45-2.30 each week. Details on the ‘organisations/young people/TinyTots’ page at www.knightonparish.co.uk/

If you are looking for a 5s-11s Children’s midweek group, there is the ALF club (About Life and Faith) at Central Baptist church, Charles Street, Leicester. www.central-baptist.org.uk)

Friday pop-in provides a drop-in geared particularly for older people, and is run in association with Age Concern. Hot drinks, socialising and a chance to pick up are bargain are all part of the mix. 9.45–11.30am.

Maitri drop-in:  is on Mondays 10.30–1.00 in the Foyer. Run by a multi-faith group, for people of all faiths or none, it is open for a listening ear, with a particular welcome to anyone suffering with Mental Health difficulties.

First Thursday Prayers: This is a Churches Together in Leicester City Centre initiative, and rotates around the various Churches of Leicester city centre. It is a short service, from 12.30pm on the first Thursday of each month, taken using the worship traditions of whichever denomination is hosting it that month. For details of the next location, see the notices page.

Fountainhead community:
MONDAY: Celtic Daily Prayer, 1.00pm in the Church.
WEDNESDAY: Joining with Bishop Street midweek service, 1.00pm

The Bridge: This venture, run by members from a range of Leicester Churches, provides soup and sandwiches for homeless people, in our foyer, on Thursday evenings and a similar session on Sunday afternoons. If you are interested in helping, please contact Keith Lawson West. Tel 0116 221 8635

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held in our church Rooms at various times on every day of the week. For times see the AA website.

Depression Alliance meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the Church Rooms, on Tuesday evenings. Further information at www.depressionalliance.org

Transition Leicester is a movement aiming to help Leicester move beyond oil dependency to a more sustainable future. The Food group holds a Transition Café in our foyer on the third Saturday of each month, 12.00 to 4.00pm. Details at www.transitionleicester.org.uk

On Sunday afternoons the New Life Covenant Church meet in our curch rooms, from 1.30 to 4.30pm. Pastor: Pardon Tapfumaneyi, tel. 07903 740931

Weightwatchers have Wednesday sessions from 10.00 and 12.30 and Saturday mornings 9.30-11.30 in the Church Rooms.

A Dressmaking Group meets during termtime on Friday Mornings, under the tuition of Doreen Horton. Contact the Church Office (0116 255 4111) for further details.

MVF Music has CD and Record Fairs on Saturdays once or twice a month in our foyer. Contact the Church Office for dates.

Leicester CND  and Leicester Street Pastors each have a desk in our office.

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