St Wilfrid’s offers a warm welcome to all.
10.30am services at St Wilfrid’s in December, plus Christmas services are as follows:
Sunday 1st December: Lay-led Morning Prayer
Sunday 8th December : Holy Communion with prayers for wholeness and healing
Sunday 15th December: Joint Celtic Communion at St Wilfrid’s
6.30pm Nine Lessons and Carols
Tuesday 17th December: 6.30pm Carols on the Green
Sunday 22nd December: Holy Communion
Tuesday 24th December: 4pm Crib Service
11.30pm Joint Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s
Wednesday 25th December: 10.30am Joint Holy Communion at St Francis
Sunday 29th: Joint Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s
We offer a wide range of services, from traditional to more informal and contemporary forms of worship. Our main Sunday morning services take place at 10.30am. Other service times can vary.
The pattern is as follows:
1st Sunday
10.30am Lay-led Morning Prayer (Not led by a vicar.)
2nd Sunday
8am Holy Communion
10.30am Family Communion
3rd Sunday
10.30am Joint Parish Celtic Communion, alternating between St Wilfrid’s and St Francis
4th Sunday
8am Holy Communion
10.30am Holy Communion with Prayer and anointing for healing.
Last Sunday of Month (4th or 5th )
5pm Inspire – Currently on hold. (Contemporary, informal, relaxed cafe-style worship in the Parish Hall.)
5th Sunday
If there’s a 5th Sunday in the month then:
Joint Parish Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s/St Francis
Recording & Live Streaming of Services
We have new technology installed, and will soon be able to consider a return to live streaming. To sample previous services, you can find us on youtube. Click here for our channel.
News Sheet
For the regular Sunday news sheet, please follow this link
Children Are Always Welcome
At the back of church is a children’s area, which children are welcome to use during the service. Please don’t worry if your children are noisy!
Church Facilities
After most services, tea, coffee and biscuits are available in the parish hall, donations welcome. Toilets are also available there. Do join us after the service for friendly conversation.
Weddings, Baptisms & Funerals
Anyone who lives in the parish, or has a qualifying connection with the parish, can be married in church. Click here for more general information about getting married in church.
Recently, the General Synod of the Church of England has debated the issue of offering a blessing for same-sex marriages and partnerships. Follow this link to read the Archbishop’s letter on the matter.
Until further notice, all inquiries about weddings, baptisms and funerals should be directed to our Point of Contact, Ruth Breeze at ruthie5611@hotmail.com