What to expect when you come to worship at St Lawrence’s

When you come into church for a service you will receive a warm welcome and be given a service sheet or book or the service will be on the screen at the front of church.

The Main service on Sunday mornings is Holy Communion or Service of the Word

We use the modern English service from the Church of England’s official book, Common Worship, published in 2000.   This service is where we remember Jesus’ Last Supper, and bread and wine is blessed.    Some churches call this service the Eucharist or Mass.   If you have been Confirmed or normally receive communion in another church you are welcome to receive communion here.   If not, please come up to the altar when everyone else does and the priest will say a prayer of blessing.  

At 9.30am    we have music and sing hymns and songs – traditional and more modern – and a sermon.   Next Gen (Sunday school) meet in the church hall during this time on the first and third Sunday.  Lasts about an hour and quarter.

On the first Sunday of the month we have Together -  an all age service  with the worship led by our worship band.

At 6pm  on the last Sunday of the month we have our Evening Praise service with our worship band.

           

On Wednesdays at 10am we have a service of Holy Communion held in the small side chapel of the main church.  The service lasts about 45 minutes, there are no hymns or music and there is a sermon.   It usually uses the previous Sunday readings and sermon.

 

At all our services we pass a plate or small bag round for you to put an offering of money in.    This is to help run the church, with most of it going towards the cost of having a vicar and paying our bills. 

                                                                  

St Christopher's in Rough Hay

On a second Sunday at 3pm there is a service for all at Rough Hay Community Centre.