WELCOME!
St Clare’s at the Cathedral is a new church community in the heart of the ancient city of Coventry.
St Clare’s are currently helping support the work of Proof Bakery, a Coventry based social enterprise, providing training and jobs for refugees. Click here to find out more about how you can help us help them.
WHAT?
St Clare’s is a small and friendly inclusive church community, that offers a home to the spiritually seeking, to those who have wandered away from God, to those who never knew him and to those who have lost their faith in the church.
WHERE?
St Clare’s is at Coventry Cathedral in the building between the old and new Cathedrals. If you are driving, a new city centre car park has recently opened, which is just a quick walk away.
WHEN?
We meet for Sunday Worship at noon for a simple service of communion. We share bread and wine and think about what God is doing in our lives. Come and help us set up, or just chat and drink coffee from 11.30 am. You are also invited to stay for lunch after the service.
GENEROUS
Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts. (Acts 2: 46)
At St Clare’s we are seeking new ways to live generously, asking God to help us be ever more open handed and open hearted.
SIMPLE
Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:36-38)
At Clare’s we try to keep the way we do things simple as life is complicated enough. Our questions may be complex, but our services are pared down; familiar to those who know church but more simple than they might have known before.
OPEN
Jesus said: ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.’ (Matthew 11: 28)
We are seeking to be a place of sanctuary to people and ideas, a place of challenge as we grow in Christ, but not a place of judgement between his people.
ST CLARE’S SHOP
During the week, St Clare’s runs a shop, the proceeds of which go to support the church. We sell gifts, second hand books, candles and cards as well as some church supplies. You are welcome to come in and browse or come and have a chat and find out more about St Clare’s and whether it might be the church community for you. We also sell a number of items through our online shop.
SAFEGUARDING
The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in Church activities is the responsibility of everyone you participates in the life of the Church.
If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of, or is being abused, or presents a risk to other, please seek advice form a Safeguarding Adviser or if necessary report the matter to the Local Authority Social Care Services of the Police without delay.
St Clare’s at the Cathedral is part of Coventry Cathedral. See here for further details of our safeguarding policies. Contacts at Coventry Cathedral to speak to if you have concerns:
- Jane Williams, Cathedral Safeguarding Officer. 07880 500411
- Rev Canon Kathryn Fleming, Canon Pastor. 024 7652 1230
- Carol Clarke, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser. 024 7652 1345