Sharing the love of Christ with all

COVID-19

Dear visitors, in light of the Government guidance relating to COVID-19 around non-essential contact, Church buildings within the Rutland Water Benefice are closed until further notice.

Worship

Welcome to the Rutland Water Benefice, comprising the parishes of Edith Weston, Empingham, Lyndon, Manton, North Luffenham, Pilton, Preston, Ridlington, Whitwell and Wing. Each church usually has a regular pattern of worship.

Whilst meeting up is not possible, we are all encouraged to care for those around us and embrace imaginative initiatives to enable us to keep in contact with one another during these unprecedented times.

During these difficult times however we continue to explore different ways to stay in touch and a brief overview of these are listed below.

• News - a regular update on what's been going on around the Benefice,
• Empingham's Organ Restoration - read John Haward's Photoblog about St Peter's organ restoration
• Worship - options to join in worship at home every Sunday

Other resources that may be useful for folks within the Rutland Water Benefice:

• Covid19 Rutland GP Services - significant changes as at 23.03.2020 in order to reduce infection risk to patients
• Uppingham Surgery prescription collection
• Rutland County Council advice and information for residents

Rutland Water Benefice Magazine

The monthly Magazine is packed full of news, events and local services around the Benefice and includes innovative ways that different groups are staying in touch during the Covid-19 restrictions. The Magazine is usually distributed free of charge to every home in the Benefice, made possible by the generous support of the advertisers and our team of volunteer distributors. However, in light of the current health crisis a digital version of the Magazine including scanned adverts is available on the Magazine web page.

Advertising in the Magazine

Visit the Magazine web page for information including costs of placing an advert.

The web administrator would love to hear from you if you have other ideas you think might be helpful to share with others.

Find out more about:

• Our Ministry Team
• the parishes - our Churchwardens contact details are listed within their specific parish page
• the parishes Worship and News gives an overview of recent news and events
• Burials and Graveyard for North Luffenham, which includes Churchyard Regulations
• Safeguarding contact details
• Rutland Bellringers Newsletter (pdf). You can find out more about bellinging on their website at Learn the Ropes!

Your visit

When our church buildings re-open and services resume, if you decide to visit, please make yourselves known to the Churchwardens when you arrive.  They would be very pleased to meet you and help if they are able to. Churchwardens details are located within the relevant parishes 'New to ... ' section. Alternatively, you may prefer to contact us before your visit.

Primary Schools

There are Primary schools in Empingham, Edith Weston and North Luffenham.  All have received favourable OFSTED reports and the dedicated staff foster a vibrant and stimulating environment in these rural schools.

Safeguarding