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 (during GMT) on Zoom with a homily and music.
6pm - BCP Evensong (during BST) 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
October Services at Christ Church
Sunday 6 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - All-age Service for Harvest
- Hymns: 282 Come ye thankful people come; 552 Think of a world without any flowers; 290 We plough the fields and scatter; 532 All creatures of our God and King (omit *)
- 6pm - BCP Evensong
- Liturgy
- Hymns: 290 We plough the fields and scatter; 823 Who would true valour see; 727 May the mind of Christ my Saviour; 289 To thee O Lord our hearts we raise
Sunday 13 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 335 My God accept my heart this day; 649 God of mercy God of grace; 499 Lord you give the great commission; 787 Take my life and let it be
- 6pm - BCP Choral Evensong (preceded by tea and cake at 5pm)
- Liturgy
- Hymns: 784 Stand up stand up for Jesus; 653 Happy are they 821 When in our music God is glorified
Monday 14 October
- 2.30pm - Holy Communion at Chiswick House
Sunday 20 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 541 Lord of beauty thine the splendour; 250 Holy Spirit truth divine; 754 O worship the King all glorious above; 768 Put thou thy trust in God
- 6pm - Evening Prayer on Zoom
Sunday 27 October
- 8am - BCP Holy Communion
- 10am - Family Communion
- Hymns: 518 O Christ the healer we have come; 634 Firmly I believe and truly; 742 O for a thousand tongues to sing; 475 Forth in the peace of Christ we go
- 6pm - Evening Prayer on Zoom
Monday 28 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