Our Services
The first aim of the church is to provide a lively and welcoming worship centre for the people within her boundaries. We have only one Church of England Church, St. John the Baptist in our Parish of Purbrook. At the heart of our Worship is the Sunday parish communion. The worship styles are varied and broad in their churchmanship but tend to avoid the extremes! The Book of Common Prayer is used in most of our evening Services and Common Worship is used for our 08.00 and 10.00 morning Services There is a range of music, both traditional and modern. We have a dedicated choir who sing at the major services every Sunday and also enhance our worship with special choral works from time to time.
At 8.00am each Sunday there is a quiet, said service of Holy Communion. That is followed at 10.00 am by the main Family Communion Service at the same time as which there is a crèche and Kidzone
At 6.30pm there is Sung Evensong. which alternates with Services of Mediation and Healing, Holy Communion to the Setting of Merbecke, and Services in the style of Iona or Taize
Morning and Evening Prayer are said in Church (usually at 09.00 and 19.00 Tuesday-Saturday (18.30 on Thursday) Although the needs of the people of the parish are brought in prayer to God at all services there is a special healing and Prayer, and more reflective, service at 18.30 on the 1st Sunday of each month. In addition, we have a special Holy Communion Service each Thursday at 11.00 Worship is not confined to the church buildings. We have a number of nursing and rest homes to all of which the Sacrament is regularly taken. The Clergy also regularly visit Schools and Pre Schools in the Parish and hold Services for them in our Church
At 8.00am each Sunday there is a quiet, said service of Holy Communion. That is followed at 10.00 am by the main Family Communion Service at the same time as which there is a crèche and Kidzone
At 6.30pm there is Sung Evensong. which alternates with Services of Mediation and Healing, Holy Communion to the Setting of Merbecke, and Services in the style of Iona or Taize
Morning and Evening Prayer are said in Church (usually at 09.00 and 19.00 Tuesday-Saturday (18.30 on Thursday) Although the needs of the people of the parish are brought in prayer to God at all services there is a special healing and Prayer, and more reflective, service at 18.30 on the 1st Sunday of each month. In addition, we have a special Holy Communion Service each Thursday at 11.00 Worship is not confined to the church buildings. We have a number of nursing and rest homes to all of which the Sacrament is regularly taken. The Clergy also regularly visit Schools and Pre Schools in the Parish and hold Services for them in our Church
