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Types of Services Available

St. Mary's (Green Road): 

The main service is at 10.00 am every Sunday, and is taken from the Common Worship book (CW). A special shortened and simplified Family Service takes place on the second Sunday of each month.

More traditional services taken from the 1662 Book Of Common Prayer (BCP) occur at 8.00am every Sunday (Holy Communion) and at 11.15am on the second Sunday of the month (Matins). Evening services on Sundays provide a variety of styles of worship. There is also a range of weekday services.

 

St. Faith's (Tribe Road):

The main service every Sunday is at 9.30am, and is usually taken from the Common Worship book. Evensong (BCP) is held on the first Sunday afternoon of the month at 3.30p.m. in winter and 6.30p.m. in summer.

 

St. Francis (Clayhall Road):

There is normally a Family Service every Sunday at 11.15am. Communion is celebrated at 11.15am on the first Sunday and 6.30pm on the third Sunday of the month.

 

The regular services for all three churches are tabulated below.

At Christmas and Easter and other Special festivals, there are additional services, and the regular services are enriched. Details are given under Special Services.

 

 

Regular Services

(BCP – Book of Common Prayer         CW – Common Worship)

ST. MARY’S

TIME

1st Sunday

2nd Sunday

3rd Sunday

4th Sunday

5th Sunday

8.00am

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion

10.00am

Parish Communion CW

-

Parish Communion CW

Parish Communion CW

Parish Communion CW

11.15am

-

Sung Matins

BCP

-

-

-

6.30pm

Evensong BCP

Sung Holy Communion BCP

Evensong BCP

Evensong BCP

Evensong BCP

 

ST. FAITH’S

TIME

1st Sunday

2nd Sunday

3rd Sunday

4th Sunday

5th Sunday

9.30am

Family Communion CW

Family Communion CW (shortened)

Family Communion CW

Family Communion CW

Family Communion CW

 

ST. FRANCIS

TIME

1st Sunday

2nd Sunday

3rd Sunday

4th Sunday

5th Sunday

11.15am

Family Communion CW

Family Worship CW

Family Worship CW

 All Age Worship

Special 5th Service

6.30pm

-

-

Holy Communion CW

During January,

March, May, July,

September, November

 

Evening Prayer

During February, April, June, August, October

Note:

No Evening Service in December

-

-

SUNDAY SCHOOLS are held each week in each of the 3 Churches to coincide with the 10am / 9.30am / 11.15am services respectively.

 

Weekday Services

Mondays,

Tuesdays,

Thursdays,

Fridays

9.00 am

St. Mary's

Morning Prayer (Said) in the Lady Chapel

Wednesdays

  7.30 am

Parish Centre

Holy Communion (CW)

First Wednesday of the month

11.00 am

St. Mary's

Holy Communion (BCP)

Thursdays

10.00 am

St. Faith's

Holy Communion (1st Thur BCP, otherwise CW)

 

 


Special Services 

 

Choir

 

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