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worship.jpg St. Paul’s is a church in the modern catholic tradition. Our service book is Common Worship. Our hymnbooks are the New English Hymnal and Hymns Old and New. We aim to combine traditional music with some of the more contemporary.

We value our worship together as a time to build up and support the body of Christ. At major Festivals we have incense in our services, and gather an all-age choir together from the congregation. The Sacrament is reserved in the Lady Chapel, where people can find space for private prayer.



On Sunday mornings young children are made welcome at the very active crèche or Sunday school, held in the hall at the east end of the church. Alternatively they are welcome to remain in the service. Crèche and Sunday school return to church at The Peace. After the Post Communion Prayer, Sunday school feed back to the congregation their theme for the day. Children are received into communion from the age of 7 after a course of instruction.

worship2.jpg Adults and children participate fully in our services as readers, servers, intercessors, sidespeople and cantors. St. Paul’s operates from a series of rotas in which people are all given the opportunity to contribute their gifts.

On Sunday evening there is a quiet said service of evening prayer in the Lady Chapel. During Lent and Advent this time is sometimes used for a bible study ending with a short act of worship.

The usual pattern of services at St Paul’s is as follows:

SERVICES

See our Calendar for a full list of activities
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Sunday morning 9.45am Sung Eucharist with crèche and Sunday School
Sunday evening 6.30 – 7.00pm Evening prayer
Monday - Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer
Tuesday 6.30pm Evening Prayer in Lady Chapel
Thursday 12.30pm Said Eucharist in Lady Chapel
Friday 10.00am

Christian Meditation in Lady Chapel

Friday 12.00 noon Prayers for peace in Lady Chapel
     

During Advent and Lent Compline is said on Wednesday at 9.00pm in the Lady Chapel

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 October 2007 )