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Parish of Sturry with Fordwich and Westbere with Hersden

Church service times in Sturry, Westbere and Hersden.

This webpage contains the following information:

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 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- and on other services help during the service.


Services on Wednesdays - at St Nicholas Church, Sturry

9:30am Quiet midweek service of Holy Communion or Morning Prayer 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 (2008)
Time and place of service
Sunday 5th October
HARVEST
8:00am Sturry
9:30am Sturry
11:00am Westbere
Sunday 2nd November 8am - No service, but Sturry church open for prayer
9:30 and 11am services as usual
Sunday 9th November
REMEMBRANCE
9:30 am Family Parade service at Sturry
10:55am Act of Remembrance at Westbere
6:30pm Annual Memorial Service, Sturry
Sunday 7th December 9:30am Family Gift Service at Stury

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.10am


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?


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