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Sunday 8am All Saints
1662 Book of
Common Prayer Holy Communion
A traditional
spoken service which offers time and space for individual worship and
reflection. There is no sermon at this service.
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“I find it very moving to attend this service every
week and know that these words have been used here for
hundreds of years. It's a very warm and peaceful atmosphere and
the dazzling effect of the sun rising behind the stained
glass East window only happens at this early service.”
Geoff Peel
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Sunday 9.15am St Stephen’s
Common Worship
Sung Eucharist
This
service is available every week (aside from the first Sunday in the month
when it is All Age Worship) and includes a robed choir and hymns led by
the organ. A small all age Sunday School is also available. The clergy
wear robes and there is a sermon.
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“The 9.15 service is a Heineken service because it
reaches parts that, during a busy working week, nothing else can. A
time to reflect, worship, listen and pray - a perfect way to start the
week.”
Barrie Read
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Sunday 11am All Saints
All Age Worship,
Holy Communion and Morning Worship
This
is a more informal service with approximately one third of the congregation
made up of children and young people. A Sunday School operates weekly,
aside from when All Age Worship on the first Sunday in the month. The
service is displayed on a screen and the worship led by the Music Group.
The atmosphere is more informal and there is a weekly sermon/talk.
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”We make sure that we can
come to the All Age services each month. You can expect a lively, friendly
atmosphere with great music, time to reflect and clear, dynamic
teaching. Children are made very
welcome.”
The Bowden Family
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Sunday Night Menu
We
offer a variety of styles of service to suit all tastes on a Sunday
evening at 6.30pm.
Ranging from traditional to quiet and reflective, they offer a time of
stillness outside the friendly bustle of the morning services, to be with
God.
1st Sunday in the month
Sung Holy
Communion at All Saints’, Ockbrook
A
traditional service with robed choir and hymns led by the organ. There is
a short talk and an opportunity to receive Holy Communion.
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“Although I enjoy the lively 11am services, where we worship with
the younger members of our church family, I really appreciate the
evening Holy Communion service. This service gives me the opportunity
to be still before God, and gives me time and space to reflect –
it can provide an oasis of peace, in what can be quite a busy
life.”
Janet
Pinchbeck
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3rd Sunday
Compline or Traditional Choral Evensong at St Stephen’s, Borrowash
Compline is an ancient service of night prayer
with profound, yet straightforward language and an opportunity for calm
reflection. There is usually no sung music at this service.
Our BCP Evensong service is led
by the choir and includes traditional sung prayers and psalms. There is Bible
reading and reflection, sometimes with a discussion.
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“This service
provides a perfect end to a busy week and a calm atmosphere before the
week to come. A quiet time for prayer, thanksgiving and
fellowship.” Hillary
Seeley
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Wednesday 10am St Stephen’s, Borrowash
Holy Communion
This
friendly morning service is popular with both retired people and
homemakers, since the gentle rhythm of the spoken liturgy and the close
surroundings of the choir stalls make for a welcoming family atmosphere.
The social time after the service is almost as popular as the service
itself!
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“As I walk into St Stephen’s on Wednesday
morning, the lovely vibrant colours of this beautiful little church creates in me a
sense of peace and renewal which grow as I become surrounded by so many
warm greetings.” Jean
Ogden
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