Everyone is most welcome to come along for any of these services. Refreshments are served after every Sunday morning service and after Evensong. Do join us.
Sunday 27th October at 10.45 a.m. - Holy Communion [Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity]
You will be most welcome at our service of Holy Communion, led by Rev Robert Williamson, with congregational hymns. There will be refreshments and a chance to chat after the service.
Sunday 3rd November at 6.30 p.m. - Choral Evensong [All Saints]
The service is taken from the Book of Common Prayer and will be led by the choir. Music includes congregational hymns, and the choir sings settings of the Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, the Preces and Responses, and an anthem. Do join us after the service for a glass of wine and nibbles.
Thursday 7th November at 7.30pm. - Choral Requiem Mass for All Souls
All are welcome to this special service to mark the Feast of All Souls (this service has been transferred from its usual date of 2nd November). Father Robert Williamson will celebrate the mass.
The Feast of All Souls is the occasion in the church calendar when we are invited to remember and give thanks for the lives of family and friends who are no longer with us. The Choral setting will be the lovely Missa Pro Defunctis by Claudio Casciolini (1697-1760). Everyone is most welcome to attend this wonderful commemoration of those we have loved, and there will be an opportunity for them to be remembered by name during the service. More details in due course.
Sunday 10th November at 10.45 a.m. - Service of Remembrance
Do join us for our annual service of remembrance in recognition of those who lost their lives in the service of their country , commemorating especially the young men from Topcliffe parish who served in both World Wars.
Sunday 17th November at 10.45am - Sung Matins [Second Sunday before Advent]
Our service of morning prayer, led by the choir, is taken from the Book of Common Prayer. The congregation sings the hymns and the choir sings settings of the day's psalm, the Venite and Jubilate, Te Deum or Benedictus. There will be refreshments and a chance to chat after the service. All are most welcome.
Sunday 24th November at 10.45am - Holy Communion [Next Sunday before Advent; Christ the King]
Do join us for our service of Holy Communion, led by Rev Robert Williamson, with congregational hymns. There will be refreshments and a chance to chat after the service.
Sunday 1st December at 6.30pm - Choral Evensong [Advent Sunday]
As we begin our preparations for Christmas, join us for our Advent service of Evensong. Led by the choir, this service is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, with readings from the Authorized Version of the Bible (the King James Version). The congregation sings the hymns, and the choir will sing settings of the Psalm; the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis; the Preces and Responses; and an anthem for Advent. A glass of wine and nibbles will be available after the service. All are very welcome.
N.B. The PCC has undertaken all relevant risk assessments in the light of Covid-19 guidance over the past 4 years, and these are reviewed regularly. All restrictions have been lifted, but a few measures remain in place to ensure that all services proceed as safely as possible. In colder weather please dress warmly; the heating is on but the church is a large building. Please note that at Communion services we have reintroduced Communion in two kinds, i.e. sharing the chalice. If you have any problem with this do mention this to the sidesman orDo join us for our service of Holy Communion, led by Rev Robert Williamson, with congregational hymns. There will be refreshments and a chance to chat after the service. churchwarden before the service. Should you prefer not to receive Communion, do come to the chancel for a blessing, indicating this perhaps by keeping your hands to your sides. Hand sanitiser is available for use when entering and leaving the building, and when going to take communion, and seating guidance will be indicated when necessary.
Everyone is most welcome, but if you have any doubts about coming to join us do please check here or contact John Phillips (01845 577034) beforehand for further information; every effort will be made to accommodate you. Access is not ideal, as the path is steep, but a temporary ramp can be provided for wheelchair entrance to the church; do let us know if you need this in place.
THANK YOU - WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.