Regular Services
- Sundays
- 10.00 am Family Communion (1st, 3rd, 4th Sunday of the month) A lively service of Holy Communion using Common Worship, with a mixture of modern and more traditional hymns, led either by the choir or music group. For young people there are children's groups which meet during the service, as well as a creche for the very small children.
10.00 am Family Worship with creche (2nd & 5th Sunday of the month) A lively informal service with a band, modern songs, and activities designed to engage and appeal to all ages.
3.30 pm Holy Communion (BCP) (2nd Sunday of the month) A said service of Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer
4.00pm 'Messy Church' (3rd Sunday of the month) Church with a difference (see below)
6.30 pm Cafe Style Worship (1st Sunday of month) A very informal worship service with using modern songs, film and discussion, all in a cafe style - Thursday
- 9.30am Holy Communion (weekly) A short said service of Holy Communion which lasts 25 minutes. On the fourth Thursday of every month the service is taken from the Book of Common Prayer. After the service please join us for refreshments in our St Martin's Cafe which runs every Thursday from 10.00am to 12.30pm.
- Messy Church
- 4.00pm 'Messy Church' Third Sunday of the Month Messy Church is an activity based service, for all ages. Friendly, fun and informal, there are lots of different activities for people of all ages to get involved in. Each month, we explore a different theme from a Christian perspective. Previous themes include: 'Living Planet' - caring for creation 'Treasure Island' - what is most important in our lives 'Wooly Jumpers' - the story of the lost sheep 'It's raining frogs' - the ten plagues of Egypt 'Love Actually' - the story of the good samaritan
For more information about Messy Church please click here. - Taize Prayer
Taize Prayer (on occassional basis a different times of the year) Taize, in the south of Burgundy, France, is the home of an international, ecumenical community, founded in 1940 by Brother Roger. Today, the community is made up of over a hundred brothers from more than twenty-five nations. At the heart of daily life in Taize are three times of prayer together. Since the late 1950s, many thousands of young adults from many countries have found their way to Taize to take part in weekly meetings of prayer and reflection. Because of the many different people that go to Taize, a very distinctive and beautiful style of worship has developed, with sung chants, a Bible reading and a time of silence. Taize services at St Martin's happen at special times during the year.
For further information please contact Beata Bickersteth on beata_bickersteth@yahoo.co.uk
For further information on the Taize community visit their website by clicking on the photo or go to www.taize.fr
