Please click the link below to take you to a full list of services on A Church Near You

Services from December 2023 and January 2024

We hold an online Zoom midweek Morning Prayer every Thursday at 9am

We are currently not recording any live services, but previously recorded YouTube

services are available to follow from your home. Click Here for  Remote Services

Church Services Explained

Holy Communion Common Worship

What is It? It is an hour long service at which we celebrate Holy Communion by

sharing bread and wine. We follow the modern words in this service and all responses

during the service are spoken. There are songs and the music is provided by guitars;

the organ or sometimes recorded backing tracks. The song words are generally on a

projected screen, and you will be given a service booklet at the door. In between the

songs there will be readings from the Bible; prayers and a talk of 10-15 minutes.

Most attendees will then go up to the front, where the priest will give everyone a

piece of bread, or a wafer, and a sip of wine. You are welcome to stay in your pew

if you want to. If you want to go forward for a blessing, just take a book in your

hands and bow your head as the priest approaches. If you have mobility difficulties

the priest can come to you. There is sometimes a collection when a bag will be

passed along each pew. No one will mind at all if you just pass it on. If there is

no collection bag, there will be a plate by the door should you want to make a

donation.

As the numbers are generally around 25, we sit in the pews wherever we feel

comfortable. There is normally tea and coffee served at the end of the service if you

want to stay and chat.

When is it? This service is currently at 10am on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each

month. It will rotate around all our 6 of our churches. 

Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer

What is It? This is a short service lasting about 30 minutes with no singing at which

we celebrate Holy Communion by sharing bread and wine. We follow the traditional

words from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. There will be readings from the Bible,

prayers and a short (5-10miuteses) talk. Then most attendees will go to the front,

where the priest gives out a piece of bread or a wafer and a sip of wine. As the

numbers are generally under 15, we often sit it the choir stalls or the front few pews.

You are welcome to sit anywhere that you feel comfortable, and you do not need to

go to the front unless you want to. If you want to go up just for a blessing and not

take the bread and wine, simply take a book in your hands and bow your head as the

priest approaches. If you have mobility difficulties the priest will come to you.

There is no collection, just a plate by the door should you want to make a donation.

When is it?  This is currently at 8am on the 3rd Sunday of each month. It rotates

around Badgworth, Biddisham, Compton Bishop, Christon and Loxton. Click HERE to

find out when and where the next one will be.

Agape Meal

What is It? It is a simple service with no singing at which we remember the last

supper which Jesus shared with his disciples before he died. We follow a simple sheet,

have a reading from the Bible, say prayers and there is a very short talk. We then

share a piece of bread around the circle. As the numbers are generally under 15, we

sit around a table, rather than in the pews. Although this could sound very intimate

there is no pressure to say anything and if you wanted to sit outside the circle and

just listen, no one will be bothered. It usually lasts about 30 minutes.

There is no collection, just a plate at the door should you want to make a donation.

When is it? This service is currently at 9am in Weare Church on the 1st Sunday of

each month and at the 5th Sunday Crook Peak Together services,

Family Service

What is It?

This is a 45–60-minute service suitable for everyone, not just Families, and it aims

to be accessible by all ages. There will be some informal songs and percussion

instruments to enable everyone to join in. We use modern speech in this service

and all responses during the service are spoken. Music is provided by guitars or

sometimes recorded tracks. The song words are generally on a screen, or you may

be given a service booklet at the door. In between the songs there will be readings

from the Bible or a story; interactive prayers and a talk of 10-15 minutes. There

is no bread or wine. There will be a plate by the door if you want to make a donation.

As the numbers are generally around 20 we sit in the pews, wherever we feel

comfortable. Children may be invited to go up nearer the front to hear or see

better and can be invited to help with a sketch or activity. There is normally tea,

coffee and squash served at the end.

When is it?

This service is currently at 10am on every other 3rd Sunday of the month in Loxton Church.

Praise and Worship

What is It? It is 45–60-minute service suitable for everyone, including children.

There will be with informal songs and percussion instruments and sometimes flags

are available for those who can't join in singing the words. We use modern speech in

this service and all responses during the service are spoken. Music is provided by

guitars or sometimes recorded backing tracks. The words of the song are generally

on a projected screen. In between the songs there will be readings from the Bible or

a story; interactive prayers and a talk of 10-15 minutes. There is no sharing of bread

and wine.

There will be a plate by the door should you want to make a donation. We sit in the

pews wherever we feel comfortable.

When is it? This service is currently at 10am on the 1st Sunday of the month in

Weare Church.

Morning Prayer 

What is It? It is a 45-minute-long service using modern words and all responses

during the service are spoken. There is no sharing of bread and wine. Music is

provided by guitars, the organ or sometimes recorded backing tracks. You will be

given a service booklet at the door. In between the songs there will be readings from

the Bible; prayers and a talk of 10-15 minutes. There is sometimes a collection

where a bag will be passed along each pew. No one will mind at all if you just pass

it on. If there is no collection bag, there will be a plate by the door should you want

to make a donation.

We sit in the pews wherever we feel comfortable. There is normally tea and coffee

served at the end

When is it? This service is currently at 10am on every other 3rd Sunday of the

month in Biddisham Church. There is normally tea and coffee and squash served at

the end. 

Evening Prayer

What is it? This service is a 30-45-minute-long quiet evening service. There is no

sharing of bread and wine. You will be given a service booklet as you arrive. There

will be readings from the Bible; prayers and a talk of around 10 minutes. There is

sometimes a collection where a bag will be passed along each pew. No one will mind

at all if you just pass it on. If there is no collection bag, there will be a plate by the

door should you want to make a donation.

In Christon and Compton Bishop we generally use modern words and all responses

during the service are spoken. In Badgworth the service will generally use the older

words of the Book of Common Prayer (1662) and there will be singing with organ

accompaniment. We sit in the pews wherever we feel comfortable and there is not

usually any Tea or Coffee served. 

When is It? This is currently at 6pm on every Sunday of the month, in either

Badgworth, Compton Bishop or Christon church.

5th Sunday Crook Peak Together

 What is It? The style and content of this service will depend on the time of year and

the Church that it is held in. Each church decides on the format and that could

be either more formal or more informal than normal. In the past we have had outdoor

services and Praise and Worship or Choral singing. It also may include a Baptism.

Generally, there will always be readings from the Bible; prayers and a talk of

10-15 minutes and probably singing. There could be bread and wine, maybe as an Agape Meal..

If there is no collection bag, there will be a plate by the door should you want to

make a donation.

When is it?  This is currently at 10am when there is a 5th Sunday in the month. It

rotates around all our 6 churches.