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.
Sunday Services: more information
8am Holy Communion. A quiet start to Sunday using traditional language; no music. Duration: about 45 minutes.
9.30am Service at St Chad's
9.30am Parish Eucharist (except the first Sunday in the month, see below)
This is our main Sunday service: a Eucharist (Holy Communion) service using
Common Worship in clear modern English. A range of hymns and songs are sung,
with organ and a sermon is preached.
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 tea, coffee and soft drinks in the adjacent Church Hall after this service.
11.15am Methodist Worship. Please see footnote ** and also see the St.John’s Hill Methodist website
6pm Sunday evening services (on a monthly rota):
1st Sunday Choral Eucharist: similar to the Parish Eucharist though with more choir-led singing. Includes more elaborate music taken from the English Cathedral tradition.
2nd Sunday Evensong: a quiet reflective service, with hymns sermon and prayers. Duration, about 1 hour.
3rd Sunday Methodist Worship **
4th Sunday Choral Evensong: Similar to Evensong, though with more choir-led singing. The Responses, Canticles and an Anthem are taken from the cathedral tradition.
5th Sunday Methodist Holy Communion **
8pm (Quarterly) Celtic Worship Service: using song, silence and meditation in the Iona and Taizé tradition. Quiet, reflective, yet engaging with modern language, a talk and time afterwards for more personal prayer. Tea and coffee served before and after the service. About 45 minutes. Specific dates are communicated via the pewsheet and newsletter when a Celtic Worship service is forth-coming.
Weekday Services : more information
8am Monday to Saturday: Morning Prayer. A short said 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.
8.20am Friday : Holy Communion in St Aidan’s Chapel and following Morning Prayer. A service in modern language, duration 30 minutes.
11am Wednesday: Holy Communion using traditional language in St Aidan’s chapel. Lasts about 40 minutes, followed by tea and coffee in the upstairs meeting room.
5pm Monday to Saturday : Evening Prayer A short said service of reading and prayer in modern language in St Aidan’s chapel, lasts 20 minutes.
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 latest newsletter or contact the Church Office for further information and dates of current services.
**Early in 2006, a nearby Methodist church in St John’s Hill, Shrewsbury, sold off its building and with agreement from each Church Council, we are now sharing the one building of St.Chad’s Church. Each congregation retains its identity for the most part, having separate services. However, the Sunday Evening congregations from each church are combining to form a new congregation and social events are becoming very integrated. Services are expected to evolve from the above pattern. Please visit the St.John’s Hill Methodists’ page on this site.