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.

 

For details of children's activities during the morning service, go to Sunday Club.

 

Daily Office

 

Every weekday morning at 8.15am Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel.

 

The monthly pattern is as follows:

1st and 3rd Thursday

10.30am Holy Communion  - Our regular weekday said Eucharist according to the Book of Common Prayer

 

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, 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)

 

3rd Sunday of the month

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

10am All-age Service  - Eucharist with the worship band, in contemporary language (Common Worship)

 

4th Sunday of the month

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

 

5th Sunday of the month

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

6.30pm Choral Evensong - traditional BCP evensong with sung responses, canticles and anthem led by our robed choir 

 


A digest of what each service entails:

Holy Communion at 8am

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

Length: 35 minutes.


Parish Communion at 10am

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.


All-age communion at 10am

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 55 minutes.


Morning Worship at 10am (1st 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


Holy Communion on Thursdays 10.30am

This said service has proved particularly useful to older people who value a later start or a shorter service. It is followed by tea and coffee and is a pleasantly sociable midweek pause for worship.

Length: 35 minutes.


Special Services

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: