Gosforth Parish Church of St Nicholas
 

 


Worship

Our Style of Worship:

  • Our worship style uses a mix of contemporary and traditional liturgies and music. We aim to offer the very best worship possible to the glory of God.
  • We celebrate the Festivals and Seasons of the Church Year with style and enthusiasm and enjoy using ancient English traditions of worship.
  • We have three choirs (Antiphon, Baptistery and Junior) and our choral tradition adds much to our worship

Sunday | Tuesday | Thursday | Healing Eucharist | Festivals and Holy Days | Daily Prayer

SUNDAY

7.15 Morning Prayer
Every Sunday begins with Morning prayer (1662 version) prayed quietly as another day dawns.

8.00 Holy Communion
A quiet celebration of Holy Communion using the traditional Prayer Book of 1662 with short address. The service lasts about 30 minutes.

10.00 Parish Eucharist
A community celebration of Eucharist lasting about 70 minutes. Young families with children are very welcome and many young families with babies are part of our Church community. During term time there is an excellent and well-attended Sunday school which starts in the Hall and then joins us in church. This is worship for old and young, all are valued and included. We use rich and varied music styles and have plenty of hymns which we enjoy singing. We aim to offer the very best worship we can and to make our Eucharist a holy space for God. Afterwards there are refreshments in the Hall-always coffee/juice, sometimes something stronger and a great deal of chat and community support. Our large and growing Church Community is welcoming and we have a good social programme.

First Sunday of every month:
11.40 Holy Communion, using the Book of Common Prayer, with no sermon/hymns. Lasts about 25 minutes.

6.30 Evensong
The traditional Evening Prayer of the Anglican Church. In term time our Antiphon Choir frequently sings a fully choral service. There are hymns, prayers and good music. Once a month we use a more contemporary form of worship.

TUESDAY

7.30 pm Eucharist
- a quiet, prayerful celebration using a contemporary worship style, celebrated "in the round".

THURSDAY

10. 00 am Eucharist
- a traditional Prayer Book Holy Communion Service with short address. Afterwards we meet for coffee and chat.

HEALING EUCHARIST

Every month (normally the third Saturday at qo.30 a.m.) we celebrate Eucharist especially for Healing; there is opportunity to receive the laying on of hands and anointing.

FESTIVALS & HOLY DAYS

We celebrate all the major festivals with a Eucharist; often we sing a fully choral, traditional Latin Mass setting using the 1662 Communion Service.

Palm Sunday 1 April

7.15 Morning Prayer,
8.00 Holy Communion
9.30 Procession of Palms starting from Coronation Cottages-we hope to have a donkey leading us! Bring greenery to wave.
10.00 Palm Sunday Eucharist together with shared dramatic reading of the Passion of Our Lord
6.30 Evensong for Holy Week

Monday in Holy Week 2 April

8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer; 7 p.m. Evening Prayer
7.30 Holy Communion and devotional address-the Vicar

Tuesday in Holy Week 3 April

8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer; 7 p.m. Evening Prayer
7.30 Holy Communion and devotional address-the Vicar

Wednesday in Holy Week 4 April

8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer; 10.30 Abbeyfield Holy Communion 7 p.m. Evening Prayer
7.30 Holy Communion and devotional address-the Vicar

Maundy Thursday 5 April

8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer; 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (no address) 11.00 Chrism Eucharist-the Cathedral
7 p.m. Evening Prayer 7.30 Holy Eucharist for Maundy Thursday followed by stripping of the altar and Watch of Prayer until midnight

Good Friday 6 April

9.00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Litany; 10.30 Good Friday Children's Service in Church followed by Hot Cross buns in the Hall (10.55) followed by Easter workshop until 12 -children will make Easter pictures and build the Easter Garden; 2 -3p.m. An Hour at the Cross: Music and readings for the Last Hour followed at 3 by the Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday with the reading of the Passion of Our Lord and Adoration of the Cross; 7.30 Evening Prayer and devotions

Holy Saturday 7 April

8.30 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter
We meet round the Easter bonfire, share in music and readings, light the Great Easter Candle. We sing ancient chants that come from at least the early second century (we also sing a rousing chorus to the tune John Brown's Body!). We renew our Baptismal Vows and are sprinkled with the water of Baptism (and this year baptise several young people and adults). We celebrate the great Good News that Christ is Risen and we share in the first Holy Communion of Easter. (By tradition we are allowed to receive Holy Communion both tonight and tomorrow)

Easter Day 8 April

6.30 a.m. Sunrise Service with bonfire and breakfast
8.00 Holy Communion
10 a.m. Easter Day Parish Eucharist followed by coffee and Easter Egg Hunt
6.30 Choral Evensong


For details please see Sunday Leaflets/Notice board

DAILY PRAYER

We pray morning and evening for the parish and the world.
The church is open at these times for all who wish to join in worship, or just to be still, or to light a prayer candle
Morning Prayer
Sunday 7.15 am Mon/Tues/Weds/Fri 8.00 am Thursday 9.15 am
Evening Prayer
Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri 5.00 pm Tuesday 7 pm
Saturday Prayer
The Vigil 5.00 p.m.
- a celebration of readings and prayers in preparation for Sunday.