Services

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Christmas 2024

Please see the calendar for all the upcoming Christmas Services including Nine Lessons & Carols, Christingle and Midnight Mass.

Regular services

Everyone is welcome to our services. We already have a broad range of people who join us regularly of all ages and backgrounds. And we are always pleased to welcome new people!

You are very welcome to join us for Holy Communion at 10am on Sunday, which follow the pattern below and details can be found in our calendar:

First Sunday of the month

All Age Holy Communion:

At this service we try to make the formal structure of Holy Communion accessible to all the generations, with a special focus on our youngest members. We have two readings; an informal talk; and plenty of the rousing hymns we all love to sing. The Eucharistic Prayer is responsive so that the congregation are involved throughout.

People of all ages help lead this service, from welcoming, to reading, leading prayers, and assisting with the chalice. It is our most popular monthly service!

Second Sunday of the month

Choral Holy Communion with Children’s Church in the Hall:

We begin this service with the whole Church family gathered to sing our first hymn and to say our initial prayers. The children and their families are then prayed for as they move to the Hall for the Diddy Disciples session.

In the main body of the Church, we hear three Bible readings as well as a psalm. The Eucharistic prayer is sung with responses from the choir and congregation. There is often an anthem at these services.

The children and their families re-join us so that we can come before God’s table to receive Communion or blessing together.

Third (and fourth) Sunday of the month

Holy Communion with Children’s Church in the Hall:

This service shares the same structure as that of the Second Sunday of the month but does not include the singing of the Eucharistic prayer nor an anthem ordinarily.

Last Sunday of the month

All in Church together Holy Communion:

This service is an opportunity to gather as God’s whole family with our ‘usual’ Holy Communion service. Once more, people of all ages help lead this service, from welcoming, to reading, leading prayers, and assisting with the chalice.

The Lady Chapel is open for quiet prayer and reflection from 9.45am before, and until 11.30am after, our Sunday Communion services.

Refreshments are available after the service. You’re very welcome to join us and get to know us better.

Weekday services

We celebrate Holy Communion every Thursday at 10am followed by coffee.

Drop-in

The Church is open every Saturday from 10am till 11am for anyone who has a query or for those who wish to look around the Church.

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning. People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to join us. We are an eclectic inclusive church. There is space for buggies and it is a safe place for breastfeeding.

Where and When

We meet in the Church for our Sunday Service starting at 10am. When you arrive, you will be greeted by one of our welcomers.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. We don't currently have a disabled toilet.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10am with a warm welcome from the priest. You will then be invited to stand and we sing a hymn while the choir, servers and priest process in. The service can be followed in the service booklet handed out by the welcomers. Our style of worship follows the Church of England Common Worship. It is easy to follow, with a mixture of prayers and hymns (both traditional and modern), and includes Holy Communion each week. We all begin together in church, and on the weeks when there is Children's Church, the children move into the hall before the readings begin. They then rejoin us for Communion. After the service free refreshments are available in the hall.

What about my kids?

Children are welcome in the church service. There are books available and a colouring table. We encourage parents to help the children engage in the service by following the service sheet together, joining in with the talk in All Age services, and joining in with prayers where they can.

On the second, third (and sometimes fourth) Sunday of the month we have Children's Church which uses the Diddy Disciples resources. It involves bible stories, songs, prayers and craft. Parents are encouraged to stay with their children if they are below school age to help them get as much out of the session as possible.

We want parents to be able to feel they can worship as much as possible as well as the children, so that church can be a place of refreshment, friendship and spiritually uplifting for everyone.

As children get older, there are more opportunities for them to participate in the life of the church. For more information please see our Children's Church page.

Children

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

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We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

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