Enjoy guided tours of our Grade II Chapel, garden and medieval boundary wall. (Or just come in for a self guided visit). Admire the peaceful ‘time-capsule’ interior with many fascinating architectural features and excellent acoustics. Learn entertaining anecdotes about the people associated with the chapel in the past, its links to the ‘Radical Leicester’ movement, its early social work in the Victorian slums, and its connections to the anti-slavery movement. Children can participate in a special trail. Check out the tombstones with interesting inscriptions, and inspect the medieval boundary wall. Be astonished by our recent acquisition from a neighbouring chapel – a magnificent oil on wood coat of arms.
On Saturday, September 12th, join us for the ANNUAL TEA IN THE GARDEN from 2pm -4.30 pm with home made cakes, live jazz band and tombola.
From this week, our Thursday Midweek Meditation will now begin at 12:30pm (instead of 1pm).
This change allows us to welcome more community groups into our building. Our rooms are a precious community resource in the heart of Leicester, and we’re always glad to share them with groups doing good work locally. To make space for some new and exciting projects that are about to start, we’re simply shifting the meditation a little earlier.
The Coffee Morning time remains unchanged (11am-1pm)
Our Mid-Week Meditation is a gentle half-hour lunchtime pause in the middle of the week – a time to catch a breath, and reflect with poetry, music, and guided meditation. All are welcome – we mean it!
We hope you can still join us!
Pop in for a free cuppa in our beautiful Garden Room overlooking our peaceful grounds. Come and relax, chat and connect with new people. We welcome all who are welcoming! We usually meet in the Garden Room, but on nice days over Summer we make the most of our garden and sit outside enjoying the calm oasis in dappled shade in the heart of our busy city.
What to expect: A cuppa, cakes or biscuits, and a small group (usually between 5 and 12 people) made up of people of various ages (from Uni student to pensioners) and of diverse interests. You can pop in at any time between 11am and 1pm. And if you wish you can stay for the MidWeek Recharge meditation service at 12:30pm.
Our Coffee Mornings are part of the Places of Welcome network.
What’s the better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than some board games in a good company? Come and play with us: Scrabble, Codenames, Codenames Duet, Ticket to Ride, Patchwork, Onitama, Bananagrams, Stratego, Quoridor, Camel Up, The Mind, Mindbug, Backgammon, Qwirkle, Azul, Ocean Pods, Four Corners Kaleidoscope, or Monopoly! You are more than welcome to bring your own board games too.
Additionally, we usually bring some light snacks to share so that we don’t play on empty stomachs! 🙂
We have made the decision to transform our services on the first Sunday of the month into more relaxed family-friendly worship experiences. These services will centre children and young people, will be lighter in their content, and there will usually be some form of sensory/experiential prayer or meditation. It also means that the needs of children (as well as anyone who may find it difficult to remain quiet for a full hour!) will be centred.
In our services, you should never worry about needing to fidget, make a little noise, or walk around a bit, but at the Relaxed Family Services, it will be even more welcome!
And afterwards: a board game afternoon with bring-and-share lunch as usual!
