Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer with sermon and hymns. The liturgy is said rather than sung.

second Sunday for 1 hour

This service is at 6.30pm in the summer and 3.30pm in the winter. On special occasions (eg. Mothering Sunday, Easter, Remembrance Sunday etc.) there will be a morning service instead but otherwise Evening Prayer is

Common Worship Order One Communion service.

fifth Sunday for 1 hour

The service time varies between 9.30am and 11am. These times are published locally and are available by contacting us. This service is

Sunday at 8:00 AM

Order 1

first third and fifth Sunday at 8:00 AM for ¾ hour

Eucharistic service from Common Worship (with sermon), no hymns or sung parts of the service.

second Sunday at 8:00 AM for ¾ hour

This is a Common Worship Order One Communion service without music. There is usually a very short sermon.

third Sunday at 8:00 AM for 40 minutes

With prayers for healing on the third Sunday of the month

Sunday at 9:30 AM

Light Funtastic is our Sunday morning club for children of five years old and upwards. We begin with worship in church, with the rest of the congregation, and then move to the church hall.

Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

During school holidays the whole church worships together. In term-time "Light" meets

9.30 am Sung Eucharist service (Common Worship Order One) at Venn Ottery Church.

first Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Eucharistic service from Common Worship, partially sung, with congregational hymns too. Robed choir.

first Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

This is a Common Worship Order One Communion service with songs and hymns but no sung liturgy. The whole church worships together at the start before the children leave for their "Light Funtastic" groups (term-time only).

second and fourth Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

This service is based on A Service of the Word. It is relatively light on liturgy, allowing more time for singing and teaching. It is usually led by lay members of the church. The whole church worships together at the start before the children leave for their "Light Funtastic" groups (term-time only).

third Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour

Eucharistic service from Common Worship, partially sung, with congregational hymns too. Robed choir. Small, carpeted play area, with books and toys at the back of the church for babies and children.

third Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Common Worship Order One Communion service.

fourth Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour

Fifth Sunday services vary. Sometimes we celebrate Communion but on other occasions we do something different such as Cafe Church or Songs of Praise.

fifth Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour

The adults and children worship together at a shorter, informal service. The service is held at special times of year - see local publicity or contact us by email.

Sunday at 9:30 AM for 50 minutes

first Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour

Teaching for Primary age children takes place during the service. The children join the adult congregation for a few minutes at the beginning and return to their parents in time to receive a blessing at the Communion rail.

second and fourth Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Teaching for Primary age children takes place during the service. The children join the adult congregation for a few minutes at the beginning and at the end.

third Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Alternate venues. (please note the service is at 10.30 at St Michael's but is 11:00am when at Tipton). It may on occasions be on the fourth Sunday (please email the churchwarden if in doubt - or see printed notices outside the church). Teaching for Primary School children when at St Michael's

fifth Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Informal worship

Sunday at 11:00 AM

A shorter, more informal service for people of all ages.

first Sunday at 11:00 AM for 50 minutes

Family services are held on one Sunday each quarter and replace other services. Times and dates are published locally and are available by contacting us.

Holy Communion from The Book of Common Prayer. The service includes a sermon and four traditional hymns; the liturgy is said. The readings set for each Sunday are read from the Prayer Book.

second and fourth Sunday at 11:00 AM for 1 hour

Informal, accessible worship for those who don't attend church regularly, and for those who do! Usually lay-led, often experimenting with different styles of worship. Projected audio-visuals, usually interactive. Small, carpeted play area, with books and toys at the back of the church for babies and children.

second Sunday at 11:00 AM for 55 minutes

Monthly

Common Worship Order One Communion service.

third Sunday at 11:00 AM for 1 hour

A less formal eucharistic service, with the expectation that children attending will find something to keep their interest. However, there is a play area at the back of the church if they would like to play there at any point in the service. After the service there is an opportunity for individual prayer ministry in the Sanctuary with trained members of the Prayer Ministry Team.

fourth Sunday at 11:00 AM for 1 hour

BCP Evensong with choir. Please see main website for any variations from this pattern

first second and third Sunday at 6:30 PM

Evening Prayer (or Evensong) from The Book of Common Prayer with a sermon and traditional hymns. The versicles, responses and canticles are sung. The Old and New Testament readings are taken from the Revised Standard Version.

first third and fifth Sunday at 6:30 PM for 1 hour

third Sunday at 6:30 PM for 1 hour

Christians Together In Ottery joint service in churches throughout the town

fourth Sunday at 6:30 PM

Sunday 14th July 2013 at 10:00 AM for 55 minutes

An outdoor worship service to be held on the playground of the lower site of Tipton St. John Primary School. There will be an informal. lay-led service of hymns, prayers and a talk; coffee afterwards.

Sunday 1st September 2013 at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

A Service of Holy Communion from Common Worship with special mention of St. Gregory, the patron saint of this Church.

Friday 20th September 2013 at 6:30 PM for 50 minutes

Lay-led, non-Eucharistic service of hymns and readings, some from the Bible, some Harvest-themed. Robed choir. Less suitable for children than the morning thanksgiving service as more formal.

Sunday 22nd September 2013 at 10:00 AM for 50 minutes

A lay-led, family-friendly service (with no Holy Communion) to celebrate Harvest to be held in the school grounds (or Village Hall if wet). Songs, hymns, prayers and a talk. An opportunity to bring donations of tinned or dried food forward, which will be taken afterwards to St. Petrock's Homeless Centre in Exeter.

Sunday 29th September 2013 at 6:00 PM for 1 hour

Lay-led non-eucharistic service from the Book of Common Prayer with robed choir: sermon, sung liturgy and psalm and hymns

Sunday 6th October 2013 at 9:30 AM for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

A service of harvest thanksgiving with holy communion from Common Worship (some sung liturgy). Robed choir. Hymns, prayers, sermon.

Sunday 3rd November 2013 at 3:00 PM for 50 minutes

A reflective service when we remember loved ones who have died, including lighting a candle for them. Hymns, Bible reading, prayers, talk. Tea and cake afterwards.

Sunday 8th December 2013 at 4:00 PM for ¾ hour

This special service is particularly for children, though villagers of all ages enjoy it, especially the magical moment when all the christingle candles are lit and the main lights dimmed and we sing a Christmas carol. There will be hymns/carols, prayers, a talk and a collection for the charity, the Children's Society

Friday 20th December 2013 at 7:00 PM for 1 hour

A worship service of carols, readings (Biblical and secular), prayers and a talk. Lots of candles and low light levels generally. Mulled wine, mince pies and chat afterwards!

Sunday 22nd December 2013 at 6:00 PM for 1 hour

A worship service of carols, readings (Biblical and secular), prayers, a talk, robed choir and lots of candles. Although light levels will be low, the carol words will be projected onto the wall at the front of church. Afterwards, mulled wine, mince pies and chat!

Tuesday 24th December 2013 at 4:00 PM for ¾ hour

This lay-led worship service is a retelling of the nativity story, with the children (of all ages) invited to get involved in setting out the nativity scene at the altar. They can come dressed as a nativity character if they wish. There will be child-friendly carols and a short talk.

Tuesday 24th December 2013 at 11:30 PM for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

This formal service of Holy Communion marks the start of the Festival of Christmas. There will be hymns/carols, liturgy, prayers, a sermon and a celebation of the Eucharist, during which everyone is invited to the altar rail to receive Communion or, if not your usual custom, a blessing. Our Vicar, Mark, will lead the service and there will be a small robed choir.

Wednesday 25th December 2013 at 10:00 AM for 1 hour

The family service for the Festival of Christmas. We shall sing hymns/carols, say and sing a little liturgy, prayers, a talk and celebrate Communion. Those who don't usually receive the bread and wine are invited to the altar rail to receive a blessing. Children can bring along a Christmas gift if they wish. At the back of the church, on the carpeted area. there are toys and books to entertain younger children, either there or brought back to their pew.

Tuesday 4th March 2014 at 3:30 PM for 1 hour

Informal pancake racing for all age groups, with other pancakes for eating!

Sunday 30th March 2014 at 10:00 AM for ¾ hour

Come and help the flower ladies make posies for distribution at the Mothering Sunday service the following day and at the nursing home next door.

Sunday 13th April 2014 at 10:45 AM for 175 minutes

We meet at Tipton St. John playing fields car park for a short introductory act of worship then process singing behind a (live) donkey to Tipton St. John church, which the donkey enters. There is then a service of Holy Communion with a long dramatised reading of the Passion story from the Bible. There is a children's play area at the back of the church, to which parents can take their children at any point in the service.

Friday 18th April 2014 at 2:00 PM for 1 hour

This quiet, meditative service has Good Friday readings and reflections interspersed with hymns and times of silence for private prayer.

Sunday 20th April 2014 at 11:00 AM for 1 hour

This family-friendly service of Holy Communion will be especially celebratory for Easter, so will include a little sung liturgy, but also a variety of hymns, prayers and a talk from the priest. There is a carpeted area at the back of the church where younger children can play at any point in the service (toys, books). Easter eggs for all at the end of the service!