Sunday Worship at Christ Church
8 am - Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer: a said service, lasting around half an hour, with a sermon of around 7 minutes.
10 am - Family Communion according to the Book of Common Worship. The service has a sermon, an organ, singing and Children's activities and lasts an hour to an hour and a quarter. We hope to Zoom this service. Music for the communion settings that we use is available at the back of church.
Children's Activities
In school term, a Sunday School for 3 - 11 yr olds meets in rooms in the church during the 10 am service, joining the adults for communion. Parents can go in with their children if they would like. A Youth Group for 11-16 yr olds meets three times a term. There is also a children's corner with toys, books and colouring equipment for children of all ages in the main body of the church and toilet and nappy-changing facilities are available.
10 am - Sung Matins Occasionally, we are offering a service of Sung Matins according to the Book of Common Prayer. Please see the monthly services below to see if there is one this month.
6pm - Evening Prayer (from 19 October) on Zoom with a homily and music.
6pm - BCP Evensong (from Easter until mid-October) in church and on Zoom with a homily and music. On 4 May, 1 June, 6 July, 7 September and 12 October, we are holding Come and Sing Choral Evensongs with a rehearsal at 4pm, Bring & Share Tea for choir and congregation at 5pm before the service at 6pm.
There is a hearing loop in church and large print hymn books, service books and notice sheets are available.
Gluten free wafers are available - please let a sides person or warden know if you'd like one
With the exception of the 8am Holy Communion, we hope to Zoom services that are in Church, so people can still connect from home. We have installed equipment to make it easier to stream services and to allow people at home to take part in our services, eg by reading a lesson.
Please Email if you would like the Zoom details, stating which service you are interested in. Information on joining services by Zoom is given at the foot of this page.
If you regularly join our 10am or 6pm service by Zoom please email or call Patrick, the Vicar, on 01603 250844 to organise to collect or have delivered copies of the service book and hymn book (Ancient & Modern: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship). A list of the month's services, with hymn numbers, is given below. Where liturgy is available online a link is also given.
Please be aware that recordings of Zoom services and of the 8am homily may be put on our Facebook page so that people may watch at a later date.
Other Services
Morning Prayer is usually said via Zoom, Monday to Fridays at 9.00 am
There are Holy Communion services at Chiswick House, Christchurch Road, on the second Monday of each month and at The Hawthorns, Unthank Road, on the fourth Monday of each month
October Services at Christ Church
Sunday 5 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - All age Harvest Festival (please Email if you would like the special service sheet)
- Hymns: 290 We plough the fields and scatter; I am the bread of life (sheet); 539 Let all creation dance; 652 Guide me O thou great redeemer
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 290 We plough the fields and scatter; 286 Praise O praise our God and King; 284 For the fruits of all creation; 818 To God be the glory
- Liturgy
Monday 13 October
- 2.30pm - Holy Communion at Chiswick House
Sunday 12 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 761 Praise the Lord ye heavens adore him; 358 Be still for the presence of the Lord; 520 Thine arm O Lord in days of old; 739 Now thank we all our God
- 6pm - BCP Come and Sing Evensong in Church (rehearsal: 4pm, bring & share tea for choir and congregation: 5pm)
- Canticles: Short Service - Gibbons
- Hymns: 823 Who would true valour see; 721 Love divine all loves excelling; 475 Forth in the peace of Christ we go
- Liturgy
Sunday 19 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 387 Rise and hear the Lord is speaking; 651 Great Shepherd of thy people; 390 Thanks to God whose words was spoken; 715 Lord for the years
- 6pm - Evening Prayer on Zoom
Sunday 26 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 283 Fill your hearts with joy and gladness; 129 Lord teach us how to pray aright; 828 Ye that know the Lord is gracious; 698 King of glory king of peace
- 6pm - Evening Prayer on Zoom
Monday 27 October
- 2.30pm - Holy Communion at The Hawthorns, Unthank Road
Please email or call Patrick (01603 250844) if you'd like to join in with any of the Zoom services.
For help with Zoom you may find these links Setting up Zoom and Using Zoom helpful.
To join a Zoom service by telephone
To join by phone please simply dial one of the following UK numbers (calls charged at normal rates as far as we know). (You will need the meeting ID and password before calling.)
0203 481 5240; 0131 460 1196; 0203 051 2874; 0203 481 5237
You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID followed by #
If asked for a participant ID simply press #
Then, when prompted, dial the meeting password followed by #
You will then be admitted to join the service and can hear what is going on.
To mute/unmute press * 6. To let the person hosting the service know you want to say something press * 9
If you know anyone who does not have email and might like to listen to the service, please give them a ring and pass on this information and the meeting ID and password
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