Join us in a Service of Morning Prayer. See https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer for the Order of Service.
The Church gathers primarily for worship, to celebrate all that God is and all that God has done, to be drawn into the life of the Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We offer God songs and words of praise in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We attend to God’s words in Scripture. We gather around the table of the Lord in the Holy Communion. We offer prayers for our own needs and the needs of the world. When we do this we join our prayers – thin and weak as they often are – with the great hymn of praise of the Church in both earth and heaven, in time and in eternity.
The Eucharist or Holy Communion is celebrated by the whole people of God gathered for worship. The ministry of the members of the congregation is expressed through their active participation together in the words and actions of the service, but also by some of them reading the Scripture passages, leading the prayers of intercession, and, if authorized, assisting with the distribution of communion.
Cakes, refreshments, and fellowship.
Saturday 30 November
10.00 am – 1.00 pm, St Andrew’s Church
(for the Wickford & Runwell Team Ministry – St Andrew’s, St Catherine’s & St Mary’s)
• School Choirs performing
• Guess the weight of the cake
• Tombola & Bottle Tombola
• Christmas Gifts & Crafts
• How many sweets?
• Cakes & Produce
• Name the Teddy
• Children’s Lucky Dip
• Meet Santa & his Elf
• Refreshments
& Grand Christmas Draw
A live streamed Service at 10.00 am on Sundays from St Andrew's Wickford.
Mondays in Advent: Advent Night Prayer with Reflection, 8pm in St Andrew’s (2, 16, 23 December).
A regular Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church, 7.00 – 9.00 pm, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN.
See below for our Autumn 2024 programme and http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for more information.
Exhibitions, open mic nights, performances, talks and more!
Unveiled – a wide range of artist and performers from Essex and wider, including Open Mic nights (come and have a go!).
Unveiled – view our hidden painting by acclaimed artist David Folley, plus a range of other exhibitions.
Autumn Programme 2024
13 September (7.00 pm) – Trials & Tribulations – Exhibition viewing evening. Meet John-Paul Barrett, see his exhibition & hear him interviewed. This Leigh-on-Sea based artist creates modern interpretations of classic iconographic images & scenes.
27 September (7.30 pm) – Dave Crawford in concert. Popular local musician, Dave Crawford writes engaging/melodic songs in Americana/ Alt-Rock/Indie-Folk. He has performed at the Leigh Folk Festival, Pin Drop Sessions, & Music for Mind together with Kev Butler. This will be Dave’s second concert at Unveiled. We have also enjoyed his powerful vocals & guitar at our Open Mic Nights.
11 October (7.00 pm) – Re-enacting the Napoleonic Wars. Robson Coke (2nd 95th Rifles & Drum Major of the Band of 1st Foot Guards 1815, Napoleonic Association) will talk about the Napoleonic Wars, explain how re-enactments are organised & show costumes and equipment used in re-enactments.
25 October (7.30 pm) – Eva Romanakova in concert. Eva sings a wide genre of music; Musical Theatre, Arias, Pop, Jazz, Movie Songs & also Folk. She will sing music from various countries and different times. She is performing with accomplished pianist Andrew Palmer.
8 November (7.30 pm) – Open Mic Night. Everybody is welcome to come along & play, read, sing or just spectate. See you there for a great evening of live performance!
22 November (7.00 pm) – An evening with Steven Turner. Hear about the career of local dancer Steven Turner, who has trained in a variety of dance styles, including contemporary, street, mime & moving with props. Steven founded his own organisation, Next Step Creative, to promote collaboration between dance & other creative arts. He also regularly choreographs & teaches for Dance 21 (a dance company for children & young adults with Down’s syndrome). He has performed across the UK and Europe including Switzerland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, & France.
6 December (7.00 pm) – Broomfield artists in the Basildon Deanery. Find out about artworks in Basildon & Nevendon by Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones & Rosemary Rutherford. An illustrated talk by Jonathan Evens.
These events do not require tickets (just turn up on the night). There will be a retiring collection to cover artist and church costs. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for fuller information.
Friday 6 December, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
Find out about artworks in Basildon and Nevendon by Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones and Rosemary Rutherford. Rutherford, Huxley-Jones & Gwynneth Holt were artists based in Broomfield who undertook many commissions in Essex. An illustrated talk by Jonathan Evens.
Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts & performance event at St Andrew’s Church
Wednesday 11th December: Messy Church, 4pm in St Andrew’s.
In need of rest & renewal?
Find out about & experience Christian Mindfulness by joining us at during the Coffee Morning at St Catherine’s Wickford on the first Saturday in the month (9.30 am to 12 noon) & also at one of our regular 10-minute reflection & Christian mindfulness sessions between 10.00 am & 12 noon at St Andrew’s Wickford on the second Saturday in each month.
Your chance to get to know your local Community Policing Team over a coffee. Ask questions, voice concerns, tell them how they can help you!
Sunday 22nd December: Parish Carol Service, 6.30pm in St Andrew’s.
Crib Service 5pm in St Andrew’s.
Midnight Mass 11.30pm in St Andrew’s, St Catherine’s and St Mary’s
Wednesday 25th December, Christmas Day:
Eucharist 9.30am in St Mary’s
Eucharist, 10am in St Andrew’s
Eucharist, 10.30am in St Catherine’s