An opportunity to join others online to say the Daily Prayer Service for the Day.
A eucharistic service based on the Common Worship order of service. This service normally takes place on the third Sunday of each month at 9:30am, but can vary according to circumstances, so please check the entry on this site headed "Sunday Services June to August 2025" or look at our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillesley
During August, our morning services will all be Communion Services for the whole Benefice, moving around the various churches, and each one will be based around one of Jesus' parables. Today's service will be based around "The Parable of the Mustard Seed".
Most of our churches have worship once a week on a Sunday: 930am for Charfield and Rangeworthy, 11am for Kingswood and Wickwar. St Giles Hillesley has worship twice a month, 8am (1st Sunday) and 9:30am (3rd Sunday). All the churches come together on a fifth Sunday. This pattern can vary, however, so please check before coming. Following this link will give you access to our service rota, which is a live document and should be up to date! https://docs.google.com/document/d/12_cOxaDvuzeMh1t2Ntz_TwqNI-b0sI4RXd7r_M2Wv-M/edit?tab=t.0
Services typically last 45 minutes to one hour.
This August, we will be trialling a series of experimental one-off services on Sunday afternoon or evening to see how they go down. Today's service is aimed to have something suitable for all ages to enable the generations to worship together.
During August, our morning services will all be Communion Services for the whole Benefice, moving around the various churches, and each one will be based around one of Jesus' parables. Today's service will be based around "The Parable of the Prodigal Son"
St Giles does not normally have a service on the second or fourth Sunday of the month, but all are welcome to attend elsewhere in the benefice on these days, and many do. On a fifth Sunday, or during the summer holidays, all our churches take it in turns to host a service for the whole benefice, which may take place at any of our five churches, at either 9:30am or 11am according to what is normal locally. See entry on this site headed "Sunday Services June to August 2025" for details.
Where there is a fifth Sunday in the month, we usually join together across the Benefice for a single service. This will be at the time that is usual for the host church (9:30am for Charfield, Rangeworthy or Hillesley, 11am for Kingswood or Wickwar). For fuller details please follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12_cOxaDvuzeMh1t2Ntz_TwqNI-b0sI4RXd7r_M2Wv-M/edit?tab=t.0
During August, our morning services will all be Communion Services for the whole Benefice, moving around the various churches, and each one will be based around one of Jesus' parables. Today's service will be based around "The Parable of the Lost Sheep"
A simple eucharistic service based on the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, without a sermon or hymns. This service usually takes place on the first Sunday of each month, but can vary according to circumstances. Please check entry on this site headed or entry on this site under "News and Notices" headed "Services in the Benefice to end of May 2026" https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/16-041CH/news/170498/ or look at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillesley