St Chad’s Church Services

We worship God and meet together in a variety of different styles of service. Whatever your interest in St Chad’s, we invite you to join us at any of them and to make yourself known to one of the clergy or stewards. Please refer to our Church Diary for up-to-date information on  services due to be held on specific dates.

Sunday Services: more information

8.00am Holy Communion. A quiet start to Sunday using traditional language; no music. Duration: about 45 minutes.

10.00am Sunday morning services:

10.00am Service at St Chad's 10.00am Parish Eucharist (usually held on 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays of the month) This is our main Sunday service: a Holy Communion service using Common Worship in clear modern English, with a range of hymns and a sermon. Focused parallel children's worship and teaching ministry in Crèche and Junior Church take place in rooms adjacent. Duration: about 1 hour. Everyone is welcome to refreshments in the adjacent Parish Hall after the service.

10.00am Family Eucharist (usually on the 1st Sunday of the month) This is a shortened Service of Holy Communion, using a story based style of teaching aimed at children and adults, and lasting no more than 50 minutes. There is a creche. Refreshments afterwards in the parish hall.

10.00am Choral Eucharist (usually on the 3rd Sunday monthly) Focused parallel children's worship and teaching ministry in Crèche and Junior Church take place in rooms adjacent. Refreshments afterwards in the parish hall.

6.00pm Sunday evening services:

6.00pm Choral Evensong (usually on the 1st & 4th Sundays of the month) similar to Evensong but with choir-led singing and more elaborate music.

6.00pm Evensong (usually on the 2nd Sunday monthly): a quiet reflective service, with hymns, sermon and prayers.

6.00pm Service of Prayer and Healing (on the 3rd Sunday of the month)

6.00pm Night Service (on the 5th Sunday of the month) often in the Taize, Iona or Celtic Tradition.

Weekday Services : more information

8.00am Monday to Saturday: Morning Prayer. A short service of reading and prayer in modern language. This service takes place in the side chapel (St Aidan’s) and on Thursdays is silent. (Duration 20 minutes). On Fridays it is followed by Holy Communion (Total duration 50 minutes).

10.30am Wednesday: Holy Communion using traditional language in St Aidan’s chapel. (Duration 40 minutes) followed by tea and coffee in the upstairs meeting room, stair lift access if needed.

5.00pm Monday to Saturday : Evening Prayer A short service of reading and prayer in modern language in St Aidan’s chapel, (Duration 20 minutes). On Wednesdays in term-time this is usually Choral Evensong and is in Church.

In addition to the above, there are many notable services of a seasonal or occasional nature and at any time there may be changes to the above pattern. Please see our Church Diary for further information and dates of current services.