Worship

Our worship aims to be relaxed but dignified. There are activities for children throughout the Sunday morning service and we have a strong musical tradition with a good choir of men, boys and girls supporting choral services at 9.30 am and 6 pm on Sundays.

Sunday Services

  • 8.00am: Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
  • 9.30am: Choral Eucharist with Children’s Workshop
  • 6.00pm: Choral Evensong

Weekday Services

  • Tuesday12 noon Holy Communion (CW)
  • Wednesday – 12 noon Holy Communion (CW)
  • Wednesday – 5:30pm Midweek Choral Evensong
  • Thursday: 10:30am Holy Communion (BCP)

Silent Prayer

Friday: 12.00 noon-12.30pm

Praytime

Wednesday 2pm

Spiritual Learning / Sunday School

We are always delighted to welcome children and families to All Saints as they are an important part of our Church family.  Our aim is for the children to learn through our weekly workshops about God’s love for them using a mix of Bible teaching and craft activities.  The sessions are based on Scripture Union ‘Bubbles’ and ‘Splash’ resources.  We have two groups – a younger group for toddlers and pre-schoolers accompanied by a parent, and another for 5yrs and over – generally unaccompanied.  We encourage the children to make good friends, have fun, grow in their faith and enjoy the experience of being part of the church family.  New children are always welcome in our groups -please come along and join in!  Safeguarding – All childrens leaders are DBS checked, and our childrens advocate is responsible for safeguarding the welfare and safety of children within the parish setting.

Music plays an important part in our worship and our ancient space, with a wonderful acoustic, is frequently used as a place for community music making of a wide variety of kinds.

Music at services plays the role of helping people to pray, not only by allowing people time and space to reflect upon their lives and the words that are sung but also because it helps us get beyond those words to communicate with the mystery of God that is beyond our knowing.

Music, too, calls us to pray through the bells that are rung before our two main services on Sunday mornings and for other significant occasions. The tower of All Saints has been a significant local landmark for centuries and its bells have also played a role in the civic and commercial life of the town.

In these pages you will find information about the music we sing and when we will sing it, the Choir and other opportunities for you to be part of our singing tradition, the Bells and the Team that ring them, our Frobenius Organ and the concerts that are planned to take place in the church in the upcoming weeks.

Remembered here are the names of those who lost their lives during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020-2021

(If you are bereaved and would like someone to talk to, or if you would like someone remembered here, please contact [email protected] or call 07986 629657)

 

Paul Bysouth

Reverend Richard Bryan Dorrington

Lalit Kumar Gupta

Jane Hastler

Reverend Peter Holmes

Victoria King

Margaret Jane Lloyd

Peter Mason

Alquiver Ortiz

Maggie Robinson

 

 

 

Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and may light perpetual shine upon them