A gentle candlelight service
On 1st, 3rd and 4th Sunday of each month this is a Communion service in book of Common Worship format with Gloria and some responses sung as well as hymns . On the 2nd Sunday of each month this is a shorter Non-Eucharistic Morning Worship with Choir and hymns On Mothering Sunday and some other Sunday this will be a more child-friendly Family Communion service. All 10am services are followed by optional fellowship with tea & coffee in adjoining Church hall - a great chance to get to know people and make new friends, if you are new to the Church. The church has a modern audio system with hearing loop throughout. Services are relayed into adjoining hall if you feel you need to escape with young children.
Please Note that when there is a 5th Sunday in the month or on certain Sundays in December this service may be a benefice service held at either Henley or Gt Blakenham. Also on Remembrance Sunday the service starts at 10:30am to include the 2 minutes silence at 11am. Check "The Monthly notice sheet" via the menu on the left for details.
On 5th Sundays and certain Sundays in December this may be a benefice Service at either Henley or Gt Blakenham - Please Check THE MONTHLY NOTICE SHEET
Choir led Carol Service but with plenty of congregational singing of traditional carols. Arrive early as Church is usually packed for this service. Plenty of car parking. Children welcome.
Benefice Christmas Services
A quiet service for worship, refreshment, and reflection mid week. This service is held in the warmth of the attached Church Hall and usually followed by coffee or tea and a chat for those who wish to stay. once per month on the 3rd Wednesday this is usually a Book of Common Prayer service
A very popular service of carols and readings including lighting the Church with candles. A service designed for families to have a meaningful start to Christmas. Church can get packed to capacity so arrive early. CHILDREN ARE VERY WELCOME. Bring a torch, if you jhave one, to get from and to your car.
Common Worship Sung Communion held in beautifully decorated candlelit Church. Bring a torch for getting to and from car
On Christmas Morning we have no service at Barham Church as we held Midnight Mass a few hours before. Instead we join our friends at Henley for Communion in their Church and they are invited to join us for Midnight Mass. The Christmas Morning Communion is a Family-friendly service full of Christmas joy.
A quiet act of worship held every Sunday with Book of Common Worship. A time for quiet reflection - no hymns. Sung communion is held at 10am most Sundays. Worth checking with THIS MONTH'S NOTICE SHEET as this service is not held on third or fifth Sundays or certain Sundays in December. This service is held in the warmth of the attached Church Hall.
Totally informal drop-in for a cup of tea/coffee and somewhere to be warm and have a chat rather than sit at home. You can stay all morning or just drop in when out for a walk or a drive or just tending a loved one's grave. Dogs are very welcome if under control. An ideal opportunity to peruse the fascinating volumes of photos and history of Barham Church produced by the Church Recorders or the plans for the nearby Barham Meadows housing development . You can also peruse a branch of the Bacon Road Little Library which is hosted at the west end of the Church. This is a free library although for those who wish there is an opportunity to make a donation towards the work of the local Stowmarket and District Foodbank.
THERE WILL BE NO DROP-IN ON GOOD FRIDAY OR WHEN CHRISTMAS DAY/BOXING DAY FALLS ON A FRIDAY
A really relaxed informal lunch in Church Hall starting around 12 noon after the morning service and coffee. No need to book just come along with some food to share. Sweet or savoury or both. Drink will be available for a donation towards the cost
Monthly coffee morning for a friendly get together
An opportunity to experience and enjoy an authentic expression of sung worship deeply rooted in the sounds and traditions of Scottish music
