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.
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