See below for all the services and church events coming up, either organised by descriptions in date order, or on the calendar tab. We hope to see you soon at Royston Parish Church where all are welcome and God's love is shared.
Join us for a quiet service of Morning Prayer in the chapel in the South Aisle of the church.
Join us for a quiet midweek Said Eucharist followed by coffee each Wednesday
Come along to enjoy a sociable time of knitting and chat. All welcome.
Choir Practice for the younger members of the choir learning about music theory and singing
Main Choir Practice (Choristers are with us for the first half) to practice music for future weeks
Join us for a sung service of Holy Communion on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
If you wish, there will be the imposition of Ashes (in which your forehead is marked with the sign of the cross made from the ashes of last year's palm crosses).
Join us for a cup of coffee and social time in our beautifully refurbished church café area.
A said service of holy communion at 9am in church. The usual form of service is from Common Worship but every fourth Sunday we use the traditional words from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
Join us for our main Sunday service with choir from 10:30am in church
Churches from across the Deanery come together for this service of Choral Evensong
BASIC AWARENESS SAFEGUARDING COURSE Three years ago, after the church re-opened, we ran a Basic Awareness Safeguarding Course for anyone who was unable to access the training online and would find it easier to come along to the church to do the training as a group. For some people it is now time to renew their training after three years, for others it will be the first time. This is a relaxed, non threatening way for everyone to join together and learn how we can, as a church, keep everyone safe whether it is children or vulnerable adults. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity we will be running the course on Monday 23rd February 2026 at 9.30 am in church. Please let me know if you would like to join us.
Alison Bailey, Parish Safeguarding Officer, 01763 250637, [email protected]
We welcome families with pre-school age children for a morning of fun and refreshment in St John the Baptist Church, Royston, every Thursday during term time.
During School Term Times
Join us for this friendly and informal all age / family friendly service with stories, singing, worship band and TEA!
Our Men's group meets monthly on the first Wednesday month at Wetherspoons pub (The Manor House). Note that in March it will be on the revised date of the 2nd Wednesday in the month, 12th March (to avoid the clash with the Ash Wednesday service).
A monthly social meet-up and occasional outings to gardens and other places of interest.
All welcome.
Note: We are now meeting up in church again, in our new coffee area.
From time to time we have invited speakers and also visits to places of interest.
Join us for a short, contemplative service of Celtic Morning Prayer!
Once a month there is an opportunity to join together for the quiet service o fmorning prayer on the 1st Wednesday of each month. There is opportunity for praying to together using the Northumbrian Community Morning Prayer including responsive prayers, scripture readings, meditation, silence and praying together. It will be about 20 minutes of prayer followed by an opportunity for coffee together if you wish to stay a little longer
St John the Baptist Parish Church in Royston is holding a Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for those who have lost a child or who have been affected by the loss of a child of whatever age, however long ago, and no matter under what circumstances.
The service will take place on Sunday 8th March 2026 at 5.00pm and will be followed by light refreshments in the church.
One of our Lay Ministers, Canon Reg Bailey, will be leading the service having personally experienced the loss of a child in the past, and is well aware that all of us, at some point on the journey of our lives, experience being wounded by the painful loss of someone we have loved and who have loved us. The wounds in our hearts and souls take time to heal. Even then they leave a scar on our lives. There is a special poignancy over the loss of a child, and finding support is crucial to a healing process.
Coming together, in a place of peace and quiet such as the space we find in St John the Baptist Church can be especially helpful whatever our faith and whoever we are. We have found that those who experience this service where we remember the children we have lost will bear witness to how moving and healing this occasion can be for us all.
Please feel free to invite families with whom you have had contact who have experienced the death of their child to come to this service. (It does not need to be a bereavement from just this past year, but at any time.)
Call the church office for more information on 01763 243145.