Every week we meet to worship the Lord using the service of Holy Communion or Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer.
Beautiful words, richly capturing the whole Christian message.
We relish this opportunity to begin the day in relative peace and quiet. Although it is a 'said' service we do like to sing the odd hymn or two.
A great way to start the day.

Our Sunday morning gatherings follow the monthly pattern below:

1st Sunday of the month: In God's Presence
We set aside waiting time in the presence of the Holy Spirit; where all our plans are flexible so that we can hear God, become more open to him, becoming more able to change in his presence.

2nd Sunday of the month: Hearing God’s Word
We honour God's word by hearing and studying scripture, through teaching, preaching and applying the Bible to our lives. So that we order our lives as God would have them, with his heart and mind in us.

3rd Sunday of the month: Learning Christ’s Ways
We focus on the particular ways, qualities and goals of Jesus Christ.So we are shaped into his likeness as the early disciples were, learning to make disciples who make disciples.

4th Sunday of the month: Holy Communion followed by whole church social time
This service is centred around the sharing of bread and wine. There are separate tables of activities for younger children.
This will be followed by a period of social time to which the whole church family and friends are invited. Please see our website (www.stjohn316.co.uk) for details of the current programme of activities.

We use the following monthly pattern:

1st Sunday: Healing & Refreshing: Come and explore God's love in an informal way and spend quiet time with Him.

2nd Sunday: Relaxed communion: using Common Worship with hymns and a sung Gloria.

3rd Sunday: Evening Prayer: using Common Worship

4th Sunday: Extended teaching: an in-depth look at either a topic or contemporary problem from the Bible. The service ends in a discussion where everyone is encouraged to ask questions and take part in a dialogue.

5th Sunday: Variable