Our services follow a regular monthly pattern, including formal and informal styles with modern and traditional music. We hope the breadth of service styles means that there is something for everyone and therefore a short description of each service is given below to give you an idea of what to expect.
Pattern of Services (Descriptions Beneath Table)
| Week | 9.00AM Service St Mark’s Staplefield |
10.45AM Service St Mary’s Slaugham |
Services at All Saints Handcross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST SUNDAY | Common Worship Communion | Morning Worship | 10.00AM Morning Worship & Breakfast |
| 2ND SUNDAY | Morning Prayer | Holy Communion | 6.30PM Informal Worship |
| 3RD SUNDAY | Common Worship Communion | Informal Praise | 10.00AM Morning Worship & Breakfast |
| 4TH SUNDAY | Common Worship Communion | Holy Communion | 5.30PM Community Meal 6.15PM Informal Service |
5th Sunday
On months with a 5th Sunday we will usually have some sort of combined service for all the congregations in the parish. See the calendar pages for more details.
9.00 Early Morning Services:
Our 9.00AM services are held at St Marks Staplefield. These services have a more traditional tone than our 10.45AM services with hymns led by an organ / piano (and choir during Choral Matins). At present there is no dedicated children’s work during any of these services with those activities held instead during our main 10.45AM celebrations.
Holy Communion & Holy Communion 1662
We hold a variety of communion services throughout the parish. St Mark’s Services vary between being spoken Book of Common Prayer and Common Worship Communion with hymns.
The Holy Communion service at St Mary’s uses modern language with hymns led by the organ and songs led by a band.
10.45AM Slaugham Services:
This service is a family friendly service with activities and teaching for children, a live worship band and an opportunity for prayer and reflection. The duration of services ranges from 60 to 90 minutes with refreshments and a time of fellowship at the end of each meeting.
Below are brief descriptions of the services held each Sunday of the month.
All Age Service – 1st Sunday of the Month
A 60 minute informal service where families can stay together. Worship songs are led by a small band (maybe keyboard, guitar, clarinet), often with actions for children and less inhibited adults! Children are encouraged to be a part of the service but a crèche is available for under-4s.
Holy Communion – 2nd Sunday of the Month
A more traditional service in modern language having hymns accompanied by the organ with worship songs from the band as well concluding with the distribution of Communion. Provision for children is made in the form of small groups for different ages and a crèche.
Informal Praise – 3rd Sunday of the Month
A more relaxed style of service with extended times of sung worship and opportunity for response to what God is saying through the service. We also often have an update from one of our mission partners or one of the organisations that we support (children’s groups also run during this service).
Morning Worship – 4th Sunday of the Month
A slightly more blended service, in modern language with hymns accompanied by the organ and worship songs from the band. (Children’s groups also run during this service).