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

8am Holy Communion. A quiet start to Sunday using traditional language; no music. Duration: about 45 minutes.

9.30am Sunday morning services:

9.30am Service at St Chad's 9.30am 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.

9.30am 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.

9.30am 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.

11.15am Methodist Service. Please see footnote ** and also see the St John’s Hill Methodist website

6pm Sunday evening services:

6pm Choral Evensong (usually on the 1st & 4th Sundays of the month) similar to Evensong but with choir-led singing and more elaborate music.

6pm Evensong (usually on the 2nd Sunday monthly): a quiet reflective service, with hymns, sermon and prayers.

6pm Methodist Evening Service (usually on the 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month)**

7.30pm Prayer and Healing Service (usually monthly on the 3rd Sunday) led by Dean John Petty. John is a former Provost and Dean of Coventry Cathedral, which is noted for its work in international reconciliation and healing. Refreshments served after the service.

7.30pm Fifth Sunday Night Service (usually on the 5th Sunday in the month)   An informal service using different styles and expressions of faith and worship, e.g.from Iona and Taize (silence, prayer, singing, drama, reflection etc), followed by refreshments.

Weekday Services : more information

8am 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.

5pm Monday to Saturday : Evening Prayer A short service of reading and prayer in modern language in St Aidan’s chapel, (Duration 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 Church Diary 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.