CHURCH SERVICES | In
its broadest sense, everything we do can be regarded as worship -
responding to God's love and relating to him wherever we are and
whatever we're doing. However, we do set aside certain times especially
to worship God. This may be on our own, perhaps reading or praying
quietly, or in a small group in someone's home, meeting to study the
Bible, to pray and to praise God. Or it may be in the church building,
meeting with a larger group for a service. At St Nicolas we have
several services every Sunday and some in the week as well as numerous
small groups who meet together.
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| Click here for details of service plans further into the future. | SUNDAYS The regular Sunday services at St Nicolas are as follows: 8:00
am | Holy Communion | Sunday
worship at St Nicolas begins with this quiet and traditional
celebration of Holy Communion. On the 1st Sunday of each month we use
the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. | 9:15
am | Holy Communion or Morning Prayer | Of
our two main morning services, this one has a more traditional feel to
it, with worship led by robed ministers and choir, together with the
organ and other instruments. It is a celebration of Holy Communion,
apart from (usually) the fourth Sunday of each month, when it is a
service of Morning Prayer. | 11:00
am
| Informal Morning Worship | This
service is more informal and contemporary in flavour, with a blend of
music, prayers and a talk intended for a more relaxed gathering.
Special activities for children and teenagers run on all but the first
Sunday of each month during term time. At others times we have family
worship for all ages. | 6:00
pm | Evensong or Holy Communion | This service is usually Evensong, except for the 4th Sunday of the month, when we celebrate Holy Communion | 6:30 pm | Informal Evening Worship | This
informal service with a blend of modern worship songs, teaching from
the Bible and prayer is held in the church hall. Holy Communion is
celebrated once a month. |
MIDWEEK
The
church is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays for anyone to come
and be still and pray. A service of Holy Communion is held on Thursdays
at 10:30 am.
SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
There
are many teams who support these services in many different ways,
including the musicians and choir, bellringers, flower-arrangers,
sound-desk operators, sidesmen, the drama team and many, many others.
There is also a Support and Development Team for Worship, whose job it
is to support all these teams, to think carefully about the direction
of worship at St Nicolas and encourage everyone involved to develop
their gifts and to build up the church.
Further details about
worship in St Nicolas can be found in the weekly newsletter, the
monthly church magazine, or by ringing the church office on 01635
47018.
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