Details of the church services and other events are shown below. An explanation on the form of the services can be found here.
January 2010
3rd
Epiphany
Holy Communion
9.00 am
10th
Epiphany 1
Morning Prayer
9.30 am
17th
Epiphany 2
Christingle Family Service
10.30 am
24th
Epiphany 3
Holy Communion
9.00 am
31st
Candlemas Sunday
Joint Holy Communion at Caistor
10.30 am
February 2010
7th
2nd Sunday before Lent
Holy Communion
9.00 am
14th
Sunday next before Lent
Taize
9.30 am
21st
Lent 1
Family Service and Baptism
10.30 am
28th
Lent 2
Holy Communion
9.00 am
March 2010
7th
Lent 3
Holy Communion
9.00 am
14th
Lent 4 - Mothering Sunday
Family Service
10.30 am
21st
Lent 5
Morning Prayer
9.30 am
28th
Palm Sunday
Holy Communion
9.00 am
Dates for your Diary
20th February - Caistor Quiz Night, Stoke Holy Cross Church Hall
11th March - Caistor St Edmund APCM 7.30pm at the Church
27th March Caistor Walk
1st April - Passover Communion at Stoke Holy Cross Church at 7.30pm
Our Form of Worship
Our services are fairly traditional and are suitable for all the family, children are welcome at all services although the Taize service with periods of quiet reflection may not be suitable for all age groups. The form of the services that are normally held are:
Holy Communion - the service lasts about one hour.
Morning prayer - a more traditional style of service using the Book of Common Prayer, the service lasts about one hour.
Family Service - a simple service of hymns and prayer, the service lasts about 50 minutes followed by coffee.
Taize Service - A style of service blending music, word and silence together. It is both communal and individual. The liturgy that has been developed around the Taizé community is primarily for the worship of God, but it is also meant to quieten the soul. The quietness does not happen at once, but gradually during the worship. There is repetition in the words of the music, there are many periods of silence, and the readings are read slowly - all so that we may have a deep quiet grow in our hearts. Then we may be still and be at peace in the presence of God. The service lasts about 50 minutes.
