Church service times in Sturry, Westbere and Hersden.

This webpage contains the following information:

Usual Sunday service times
Wednesday service times
Special service times such as at major festivals - updated regularly to include non standard service times.
Services at other local churches
Requested online sermons

Regular pattern of church services on Sundays

Every week, 8:00am at Sturry - 9:30am at Sturry, - 11.00am at Westbere.

The form of the service varies from week to week, according to which Sunday in the month it is. Planned additional services at festivals, or variations to the usual pattern are listed at the bottom of this page.

	8:00am Sturry	9:30am Sturry	11:00am Westbere
1st	Holy Communion	Family Service	Holy Communion
2nd	Morning Prayer	Holy Communion	Morning Worship
3rd	Holy Communion	Morning Worship	Holy Communion
4th	Morning Prayer	All-age Communion	Morning Worship
5th a	Morning Prayer	United Communion	Morning Worship
5th b	Morning Prayer	Family Praise	United Communion

Junior Church (for the youngest children) starts in Sturry church at 9:30am for a short time of worship, and then meets in the lower tower room for activities. During school holidays, where practical, Sunday Jammers and Junior Church join together to form Holiday Church - meeting in one of the tower rooms.

Sunday Jammers (ages 4-11 or school years Reception - Yr5) starts in Sturry church at 9:30am. On some weeks they stay in church throughout for a service that is geared towards all ages (Family Service on 1st Sunday, all-age Communion on the 4th Sunday). On other Sundays they share in a short time of worship in church and then go off to their groups in the Social Centre.

Seekers (ages 11-14 or school years 6-9) meets in Sturry church at 9:30am. On some weeks they meet during the latter part of the service in the upper room or social centre - and on other services help during the service.

Super-Seekers (ages 14-17 or school years 9+) meets in Sturry church at 9:30am. On some weeks they meet during the latter part of the service in the upper tower room or social centre - and on other services help during the service.

Services on Wednesdays - at St Nicholas Church, Sturry

9:30am (1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays of the month) Quiet midweek service of Holy Communion at Sturry

10:30am Pram & Buggy Service (for accompanied children aged 0-4) at Sturry. This is a short 10 minute service designed for the under 5's within an hour of play, chat and refreshments.

Special Services

The following are the dates of planned extra services within the Parish for the next few months.

Date (2010)	Time and place of service
17 February Ash Wednesday	9:30am Sturry - Holy Communion
21 February	6:30pm Hersden Community Centre - Cafe Church
21 March	6:30pm Hersden Community Centre - Cafe Church
28 March Palm Sunday	9.30am Sturry - All-age Holy Communion 11.00am Westbere - Morning Worship
1 April Maundy Thursday	7.30pm Sturry - Holy Communion of the Last Supper
2 April Good Friday	11:00am Sturry - All-age Service for Good Friday 11:00am Westbere - Good Friday meditation
4 April Easter Day	8:00am Sturry - Holy Communion 9:30am Sturry - Easter Eucharist 11:00am Westbere - Easter Eucharist
25 April	9:30am Sturry - United all-age Holy Communion, followed by the parish's Annual General Meeting No services at 8:00am or 11:00am today
16 May	6:30pm Fordwich - Christian Aid Week service

Services at other churches in the neighbourhood

Broad Oak Chapel - 10:30am every Sunday
St Joseph's, Sturry (Roman Catholic) - Saturday, 5:30pm
St Dunstan's, Hersden (Roman Catholic) - Sunday, 10:00am

Sermons requested to be available on-line

From the Good Friday service at Sturry in 2002, Who killed Jesus?

By popular request, the 14th April 2002 sermon, Jesus walks with the broken hearted

By popular request, the 15th February 2004 sermon, What is your lifestyle?