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Vibrant Worship

 

Why Vibrant Worship, New Pattern of Worship, 'Family Service' Programme

Why Vibrant Worship?
Clip Art of WorshipOver several months in 2008, the Parochial Church Council (PCC) listened to comments about our worship, and in consequence made some small changes to provide a greater variety of style and more interesting content. (Return to top)

The result was intended to enable each of us to worship God at some time every month in a way that lets us all do that as we each find best. (Return to top)

The changes were not too great. The first, second and fifth Sundays remained pretty much unchanged but the 3rd and 4th Sundays were different. (Return to top)

After Easter 2009, a second 'Green' Service booklet was introduced as well as the one we'd already got, so we can have some variation during the long period of 'Ordinary Time' from Pentecost to Advent. This was designed to give more variety and interest to our weekly worship of God. (Return to top)
What Did People Want?
Picture of 'Messy Church'
A Discussion Activity
in 'Messy Church
Picture, Projection Screen in a Service
The Service Projected
Instead of From Books
To find out what people want, the PCC tried experiments with a 'Fresh Expression' in the Parish Hall called Messy Church, a 'Said' Communion service in church without the choir and hymns, an evening Service during the summer months, and an informal 'all-age' Family Service for special occasions, with the words projected on a screen and a play or dramatised reading led by the children and junior choir instead of a formal Sermon. (Return to top)
From the feedback we were given, we decided to stop the 'Messy Church' event in the hall and to concentrate on the Family Service in church instead, not to provide Evensong (as there wasn't many attending) but to include a 'Said' Communion once a month for those who don't find singing helpful. (Return to top)
New Pattern of Worship
  • 1st Sunday   Sung Communion with robed choir
  • 2nd Sunday  Sung Communion with robed choir + Fun Club
  • 3rd Sunday   Said Communion (no choir or hymns)
  • 4th Sunday    Non-Communion Family Service (sometimes informal ‘all-age’ style)
  • 5th Sunday    ‘United Benefice Service’ in one of the benefice churches (10:00am)
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Non-Communion Family Service on the 4th Sunday in 2009*
Jan    Led by the Bell Ringers
Feb   Led by 'Open the Book' Team
Mar   Mothering Sunday
Apr   Taize Service
May  Songs of Praise
Jun    Charity Sunday - TRAC 		 Jul      Pet Service
Aug    Songs of Praise
Sep    Harvest Festival (11:00am)
Oct    Charity Sunday - Shevet Achim UK*
Nov   Remembrance Sunday* (10:15am)
Dec    Celebrating Christmas (Christmas Day 10:00am)
* Except:
October:      on 3rd Sunday (18th Oct) instead of 4th Sunday - due to Half Term
November:   on the 2nd Sunday (8th Nov) instead of 4th Sunday - due to Remembrance Day
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