Regular Sunday and weekday services

At St Margaret's we follow a monthly cycle of services, and as St Margaret's is the only church serving Warnham we aim to provide something for everyone, from the traditional to the modern.

As well as these regular services we celebrate some feast days on weekdays, usually with an evening Eucharist at 7.30pm. Scroll down for fuller details.

Weekday services

Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 8.15 to 8.35am.

The monthly pattern for Sundays is as follows:

1st Sunday of the month

8am Holy Communion  - A traditional, said Eucharist using the Book of Common Prayer

10am Morning Worship  - A 'service of the word' that does not include Communion, generally with contemporary songs and hymns.

2nd Sunday of the month

10am Parish Communion  - Eucharist led by the robed choir and organ, in contemporary language (Common Worship)

11.45am Matins - a short, said service from the Book of Common Prayer, led by one of our Licensed Lay Ministers. 30 minutes long with a 5 minute homily.

3rd Sunday of the month

8am Holy Communion  - A traditional, said Eucharist using the Book of Common Prayer, roughly 40 minutes long.

10am All-age Service  - Eucharist with the worship band, in contemporary language (Common Worship). Usually about 45 or 50 minutes long.

4th Sunday of the month

10am Parish Communion  - Eucharist led by the robed choir and organ, in contemporary language (Common Worship). About one hour.

5th Sunday of the month

10am Café Church - informal, with songs, drama, craft, coffee & croissants. Lasts about one hour.

6.30pm Choral Evensong (subject to confirmation) - traditional BCP evensong with sung responses, canticles and anthem led by our robed choir. Running time roughly 40 minutes.

A quiet space early in the morning. A traditional, said service using the Book of Common Prayer. 

Length: 35 minutes. 1st and 3rd Sundays.

The heart of our parish life, with music led by the robed choir and organ; preaching is strong and lively; and the Eucharist is celebrated using Common Worship.

Tea, coffee and squash are served for everyone after the service.

Length: 1 hour, 5 minutes. 2nd and 4th Sundays.

With music from our worship band, this is a lively service for all ages, with opportunities for our young people to contribute and lead the worship.

Length: about 50 minutes. 3rd Sunday.

A half-hour of prayer and a 5 minute homily. A traditional language service from the Book of Common Prayer.

Length: about 30 minutes. 2nd Sunday. 

This is a service of the word, and does not include communion. The music is generally contemporary and prayer time can be creative. This service can be an opportunity to engage together with scripture and prayer in a more informal setting than our regular 10am Eucharist. Length: about 55 minutes. 1st Sunday.

We gather at 10 and enjoy coffee, tea and croissants, before settling down to songs, prayers, drama, craft - a variety of ways to explore our theme and grow our faith together.

Suitable for all, especially if you're ready to ponder and question, discuss and share in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Length: about 1 hour. 5th Sunday.

Roughly four times a year the choir is joined by extra singers for a Choral Evensong, with a musical setting of the Canticles and responses, and an anthem.

This is usually on a 5th Sunday of the month but might vary.

See the Weekly Newsletter for details of our special services and celebrations for Christmas, Easter, the other great festivals and saints days.

We observe the full liturgical year with its wonderful annual telling of the story of salvation.

There are separate pages on the website giving details of the following:

• Baptisms (Christenings)
• Weddings
• Funerals and burials