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 (until Palm Sunday) 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
June Services at Christ Church
Sunday 1 June
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 231 Look ye saints the sight is glorious; 686 Jesu our hope our heart’s desire; 229 Hail thou once despised Jesus; 691 Jesus shall reign
- 6pm - Come & Sing Choral Evensong (Rehearsal 4pm, Bring & Share Tea for choir and congregation 5pm)
- Hymns: 223 All hail the power of Jesu’s name (omit *); 796 The Lord is King lift up thy voice; 612 Christ triumphant ever reigning
- Canticles: Noble in B minor
- Liturgy
Sunday 8 June
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 238 Come down O love divine; 246 Holy Spirit come confirm us; 242 Come Holy Spirit come; 258 O thou who camest from above
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 258 O thou who camest from above; 236 Breathe on me breath of God; 250 Holy Spirit truth divine; 235 Be present Spirit of the Lord
- Liturgy
Monday 9 June
- 2.30pm - Holy Communion at Chiswick House
Sunday 15 June
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - All Age service celebrating baptism and godparents (please Email if you'd like a copy of the service sheet)
- Hymns: 276 Holy holy holy; 810 Thou whose almighty word; Thank you O Lord for the gift of this day; 337 Source and fount of all creation
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 628 Father of heaven whose love profound; 272 Father Lord of earth and heaven; 640 Give to our God immortal praise; 810 Thou whose almighty word
- Liturgy
Sunday 22 June
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 4 New every morning is the love; Yours the greatness; O Lord God your many blessings; 787 Take my life and let it be
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 675 Immortal love for ever full (omit v4); 669 I heard the voice of Jesus say; 629 Father hear the prayer we offer; 520 Thine arm O Lord in days of old
- Liturgy
Monday 23 June
- 2.30pm - Holy Communion at The Hawthorns, Unthank Road
Sunday 29 June
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 321 Thou art the Christ O Lord; 608 Christ is our cornerstone; 291 Christ is made the sure foundation (vv 5, 7, 8, dox); 493 Hope of our calling
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 321 Thou art the Christ O Lord; 493 Hope of our calling; 298 For all thy saints O Lord; 308 Rejoice in God’s saints
- Liturgy
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