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 takes place on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month using the Book of Common Worship. The service has an organ, singing and Children's activities and lasts an hour to an hour and a quarter. We hope to Zoom this service.
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 according to the Book of Common Prayer usually takes place on a 5th Sunday of the month. However, due to special services or holidays this may change so please check below.
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.
There is a hearing loop in church and large print hymn books, service books and notice sheets are available
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
April Services at Christ Church
There will be special service sheets for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Day. Please Email if you will be joining on Zoom and would like copies
Sunday 6 April
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 142 Glory be to Jesus; 730 My God I love thee not because; 145 It is a thing most wonderful; 156 We sing the praise of him who died
- 6pm - Evening Prayer on Zoom
Sunday 13 April - Palm Sunday
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion with procession and dramatised Passion reading
- Hymns: 159 All glory laud and honour; 161 Ride on ride on in majesty; 147 My song is love unknown (omit *); 763 Praise to the holiest
- 6pm - Evening Prayer on Zoom
Monday 14 April
- 2.30pm - Holy Communion at Chiswick House
Tuesday 15 April
- 10am - Said Communion for Holy Week
Wednesday 16 April
- 10am - Said Communion for Holy Week
Thursday 17 April - Maundy Thursday
- 7.30pm - Sung Communion with Foot Washing, short vigil and stripping of the altars
- Hymns: 171 Prepare a room for me; 604 Brother sister let me serve you; 460 O thou who at thy Eucharist didst pray
Friday 18 April - Good Friday
- 10am - Good Friday Service - dramatised Passion reading, choir and act of penitence at the Cross
- Hymns: 153 There is a green hill; 181 O sacred head; 157 When I survey the wondrous cross;
Sunday 20 April - Easter Day
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion followed by Easter Egg Hunt and sparkling refreshments
- Hymns: 205 Jesus Christ is risen today; 216 The day of resurrection; 194 Alleluia alleluia hearts to heaven; 218 Thine be the glory
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 205 Jesus Christ is risen today; 217 The strife is o’er; 216 The day of resurrection; 218 Thine be the glory
- Liturgy
Sunday 27 April
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Sung Matins
- Hymns: 204 If Christ had not been raised from death; 356 All nations of the world; 203 Good Christians all rejoice and sing; 212 Now the green blade rises; 209 Love’s redeeming work is done
- 6pm - BCP Evensong in church and on Zoom
- Hymns: 209 Love’s redeeming work is done; 207 Jesus lives thy terrors now; 203 Good Christians all rejoice and sing; 199 Christ is alive let Christians sing
- Liturgy
Monday 28 April
- 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