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Holy Communion (BCP) in Greatford Church at 9:00am

Monthly. Every Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
St Thomas of Canterbury Greatford
Main Street Greatford Stamford, PE9 4QA, United Kingdom

Christians have worshipped in the churches in our group for more than 900 years and we extend a warm welcome to those visiting, those returning and the regular members of the congregation.

This service at 9am on the Fourth Sunday in Greatford Church is a celebration of Holy Communion based on the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 1662 and its traditional or archaic language may help us to put aside the pressures of our lives as we enter into a tradition that has sustained Christians in England since the 17th Century.

The solemn nature of the words and actions help us to connect with ancient traditions.

If you are new to this style of worship or unfamiliar with the language, then let us put you at ease. We have tried to include sufficient instructions to help you take part in the service. Feel free to sit rather than standing or kneeling if this is more comfortable.

All who have been baptised in a Trinitarian church and who would normally receive communion are invited to receive at this church.
If you are not baptised, or if for any reason you do not wish to receive communion today, please come forward bringing the booklet that you will be given when you enter the church, and you will be given an individual blessing.

However you join in, we pray that you sense the presence and love of God.

If you are new to our Church, Please introduce yourself to Fr Aran or any members of the team.

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Morning Service at 9am

Monthly. Every Second Sunday at for 1 hour
St Thomas of Canterbury Greatford
Main Street Greatford Stamford, PE9 4QA, United Kingdom

Monthly - Every Second Sunday at 9.00 am for a Service of Morning Prayer, led by Geoff Radley our Authorised Lay Minister.

We sing well-known hymns and always offer refreshments afterwards.

We are treated to an additional musical piece played on the organ by our regular organist Keith Fowley!

Christians have worshipped in the churches in our group for more than 900 years and we extend a warm welcome to you.

From earliest times, Christians gathered at regular hours during each day and night to respond to God’s word with praise on behalf of all creation and with intercession for the salvation of the world.

By the fourth century, if not earlier, morning and evening had emerged as the pre-eminent hours for the offering of this sacrifice of praise. They have remained so ever since, especially on Sundays when the Church commemorates both the first day of creation and the day of Christ’s resurrection.

This order is intended to help Christians of our own day take their part in this privilege and duty which belongs to all God’s priestly people.

The officiant, usually Geoff Radley our Lay Minister will introduce the service and lead us to help us worship our Lord.

In addition, on Sundays, there will always be a service of Holy Communion at one of the churches in our group.

Your responses are marked in bold.

It is good to get ourselves ready to pray by prefacing all of our prayers with an invocation to the Spirit of God to help us pray, and to pray in us and for us, using the following:

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name.
Through Christ our Lord,
Amen.