Sunday Worship
A recording of each live morning service will normally be available on this page.
Sunday 22 June
10.30am Morning Worship
Revd Catherine Bowstead
Sunday 29 June
10.30am Morning Worship
Mr Mike Bowstead
Sunday 6 July
10.30am Holy Communion
Revd Catherine Bowstead
Sunday 13 July
10.30am Morning Worship
Revd Catherine Bowstead
Sunday 20 July
10.30am Morning Worship
Revd Catherine Bowstead
6.00pm Circuit Farewell Service
for Revd Catherine Bowstead
and Revd Soba Sinnathamby
(Holy Communion)
Revd Sharon Gardner
Sunday 27 July
10.30am Morning Worship
Mrs Charmaine Dinham
Sunday 3 August
10.30am Morning Worship
Local Arrangement
Sunday 10 August
10.30am Morning Worship
Mrs Maggy Garton
Sunday 17 August
10.30am Holy Communion
Revd Mike Thomason
Sunday 24 August
10.30am Morning Worship
Mrs Christine Morgan
Sunday 31 August
10.30am Morning Worship
Local Arrangement
Service Recordings
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Trinity Sunday 15 June - Morning Worship - Mr David Morgan
Order of Service - this is a recording of the live service:
Welcome | Call to Worship | John Williams David Morgan |
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Hymn StF 297 | Christ is alive! Let Christians sing | tune: Truro | ||
Prayers | including The Lord's Prayer | David Morgan | ||
All Age talk | God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit | David Morgan | ||
Hymn StF 424 | God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name | tune: Carol Owens | ||
Readings | Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31; John 16: 12-15 |
Bill Barry | ||
Hymn StF 394 | Spirit of God, unseen as the wind | tune: Skye Boat Song | ||
Message | Trinity Sunday | David Morgan | ||
Hymn StF 545 | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart | tune: Slane | ||
Prayers | Intercessions | David Morgan | ||
Offering dedicated | David Morgan | |||
Hymn H&P 770 | Go forth and tell! | tune: Slane | ||
Blessing | David Morgan |
StF 297
- Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
- Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
but saving, healing, here and now,
and touching every place and time.
- In every insult, rift and war
where colour scorn or wealth divide,
Christ suffers still yet loves the more,
and lives where even hope has died.
- Women and men, in age and youth,
can feel the Spirit, hear the call,
and find the way, the life, the truth,
revealed in Jesus, freed for all.
- Christ is alive and comes to bring
good news to this and every age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love, and praise.
Brian Wren (b. 1936)
© 1969, 1995, Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Used by permission
CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
StF 424
- God forgave my sin in Jesus' name;
I've been born again in Jesus' name;
and in Jesus' name I come to you
to share His love as he told me to.
He said:
'Freely, freely you have received,
freely, freely give;
go in my name and because you believe,
others will know that I live.'
- All power is given in Jesus' name
in earth and heaven in Jesus' name;
and in Jesus' name I come to you
to share His power as he told me to.
Carol Owens (b. 1931)
© 1972 Bud John Songs
EMI Christian Music Publishing
Used by permission
CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
StF 394
Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
gentle as is the dove,
teach us the truth and help us believe,
show us the Saviour's love.
- You spoke to us long, long ago,
gave us the written word;
we read it still, needing its truth,
through it God's voice is heard.
- Without your help we fail our Lord,
we cannot live his way;
we need your power, we need your strength,
following Christ each day.
Margaret V. Old (1932–2001)
© 1971 Scripture Union
Used by permission
CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
StF 545
- Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
be all else but naught to me, save that thou art;
be thou my best thought in the day and the night,
both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light.
- Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word,
be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord;
be thou my great Father, thy child let me be;
be thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.
- Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might;
be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower:
O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power.
- Riches I heed not, nor earth's empty praise:
be thou mine inheritance now and always;
be thou and thou only the first in my heart:
O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.
- High King of heaven, thou heaven's bright Sun,
O grant me its joys after victory is won;
Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.
Irish, 8th century
translated by Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880–1931)
versified by Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860–1935)
H&P 770
- Go forth and tell! O church of God, awake!
God's saving news to all the nations take;
proclaim Christ Jesus, saviour, Lord, and king,
that all the world his worthy praise may sing.
- Go forth and tell! God's love embraces all;
he will in grace respond to all who call:
how shall they call if they have never heard
the gracious invitation of his word?
- Go forth and tell! Some still the darkness lie:
in wealth or want, in sin they live and die.
Give us, O Lord, concern of heart and mind,
a love like yours which cares for all mankind.
- Go forth and tell! The doors are open wide:
share God's good gifts let no one be denied;
live out your life as Christ your Lord shall choose,
your ransomed powers for his sole glory use.
James Seddon (1915-83)
© Mrs C. Seddon / The Jubilate Group Used by permission CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
Music provided by the Music Group
Sunday 8 June - Pentecost Holy Communion - Revd Catherine Bowstead
Order of Service - this is a recording of the live communion service for Pentecost. Note that the quality of the speach in this recording is very poor and also in the first hymn, the first verse is missing from the recording (technical issues):
Welcome | Notices | Sue Colbourn | ||
Call to Worship | MWB p174 | Catherine Bowstead | ||
Hymn StF 372 | Come down, O Love divine | tune: Down Ampney | ||
Prayers | Confession and Collect MWB p174-5 |
Catherine Bowstead | ||
Reading | Acts 2: 1-21 | Malcolm Souter | ||
Hymn StF 383 | Holy Spirit, gift bestower | tune: Yr hun gan | ||
Sermon | Filled and fulfilled | Catherine Bowstead | ||
Hymn StF 400 | Wind of God, dynamic Spirit | tune: Lux Eoi | ||
Prayers | Intercessions MWB p176 | Catherine Bowstead | ||
The Peace | MWB p177 | Catherine Bowstead | ||
The Nicene Creed Words below MWB p178 | Catherine Bowstead | |||
Hymn StF 568 | Alleluia! Sing to Jesus | tune: Hyfrydol | ||
Offering dedicated | Catherine Bowstead | |||
Communion | MWB p179-183 | Catherine Bowstead | ||
Hymn StF 391 | O breath of life, come sweeping through us |
tune: Spiritus vitae | ||
Blessing | MWB p184 | Catherine Bowstead |
StF 372
- Come down, O Love divine,
seek thou this soul of mine,
and visit it with thine own ardour glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.
- O let it freely burn,
till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes, in its heat consuming;
and let thy glorious light
shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
- Let holy charity
mine outward vesture be,
and lowliness become mine inner clothing;
true lowliness of heart,
which takes the humbler part,
and o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.
- And so the yearning strong,
with which the soul will long,
shall far outpass the power of human telling;
for none can guess its grace,
till he become the place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling.
Bianco da Siena (d. 1434)
translated by Richard Frederick Littledale (1833–1890)
StF 383
- Holy Spirit, gift bestower,
breathe into our hearts today.
Flowing water, dove that hovers,
Holy Spirit, guide our way.
Love inspirer, joy releaser,
Spirit, take our fears away.
Reconciler, peace restorer,
move among us while we pray.
- Holy Spirit, Christ proclaimer,
wisdom bringer, light our way.
Fire that dances, wind that whispers,
Holy Spirit, come today.
Ease disturber, comfort bearer,
move among us while we pray.
Truth revealer, faith confirmer,
rest within our hearts today.
From Church Hymnary, 4th Edition 2005
© Church Hymnary Trust. Used by permission CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
StF 400
- Wind of God, dynamic Spirit,
breathe upon our hearts today;
that we may your power inherit,
hear us, Spirit, as we pray:
fill the vacuum that enslaves us -
emptiness of heart and soul;
and, through Jesus Christ who saves us,
give us life and make us whole.
- Voice of God, prophetic Spirit,
speak to every heart today
to encourage or prohibit
urging action or delay:
clear the vagueness which impedes us -
come, enlighten mind and soul;
and, through Jesus Christ who leads us,
teach the truth that makes us whole.
- Fire of God, volcanic Spirit,
burn within our hearts today;
cleanse our sin - may we exhibit
holiness in every way:
purge the squalidness that shames us,
soils the body, taints the soul;
and through Jesus Christ who claims us,
purify us, make us whole.
Michael Saward (b 1932)
© 1969 Michael Saward/Jubilate Hymns Ltd
Used by permission
CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
English translations of the Nicene Creed © 1998 English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC), and used by permission. www.englishtexts.org
StF 568
- Alleluia! Sing to Jesus,
his the sceptre, his the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph,
his the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus, out of every nation,
has redeemed us by his blood.
- Alleluia! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now.
Alleluia! He is near us,
faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise,
‘I am with you evermore’?
- Alleluia! Bread of angels,
thou on earth our food, our stay.
Alleluia! Here the sinful
flee to thee from day to day.
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.
- Alleluia! King eternal,
thee the Lord of lords we own.
Alleluia! Born of Mary,
earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne.
Thou within the veil hast entered,
robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
thou on earth both priest and victim
in the eucharistic feast.
William Chatterton Dix (1837–1898)
StF 391
- O breath of life, come sweeping through us,
revive your Church with life and power;
O breath of life, come, cleanse, renew us,
and fit your Church to meet this hour.
- O wind of God, come, bend us, break us,
till humbly we confess our need;
then in your tenderness remake us,
revive, restore; for this we plead.
- O breath of love, come, breathe within us,
renewing thought and will and heart;
come, love of Christ, afresh to win us,
revive your Church in every part.
Elizabeth Ann Head, (Bessie Porter Head) (1850–1936)
Organ: Tom Barker
Sunday 1 June - Morning Worship - Mrs Kim Tame
Order of Service - this is a recording of the live service. Unfortunately the first hymn and prayers are missing, as shown in grey below - technical fault:
Welcome | Call to Worship: Psalm 97:1-2 | John Williams, Kim Tame | ||
Hymn StF 116 | Sing for God’s glory | tune: Lobe den Herren | ||
Prayers | Kim Tame | |||
Family address | Kim starts by describing the church where she was brought up |
Kim Tame | ||
Hymn StF 345 | And can it be that I should gain | tune: Sagina | ||
Reading | Acts 16: 16-34 | Ian Cole | ||
Hymn StF 416 | There’s a wideness in God’s mercy | tune: Corvedale | ||
Sermon | Kim Tame | |||
Hymn StF 357 | Jesus - the name high over all | tune: Lydia | ||
Prayers | Intercessions and The Lord's Prayer | Kim Tame | ||
Offering dedicated | Kim Tame | |||
Hymn StF 397 | The spirit lives to set us free | tune: Walk in the light | ||
Blessing | Kim Tame | |||
Outro | 'He ain't heavy, he's my brother' |
StF 116
- Sing for God’s glory that colours the dawn of creation,
racing across the sky, trailing bright clouds of elation;
sun of delight
succeeds the velvet of night,
warming the earth’s exultation.
- Sing for God’s power that shatters the chains that would bind us,
searing the darkness of fear and despair that could blind us,
touching our shame
with love that will not lay blame,
reaching out gently to find us.
- Sing for God’s justice disturbing each easy illusion,
tearing down tyrants and putting our pride to confusion;
lifeblood of right,
resisting evil and slight,
offering freedom’s transfusion.
- Sing for God’s saints who have travelled faith’s journey before us,
who in our weariness give us their hope to restore us;
in them we see
the new creation to be,
spirit of love made flesh for us.
Kathy Galloway (b. 1952)
© 2003, GIA / Iona Community / WGRG Used with permission ONE LICENSE #A-738126
StF 345
- And can it be that I should gain
an interest in the Saviour's blood?
Died he for me, who caused his pain?
For me, who him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
- 'Tis mystery all: the Immortal dies!
Who can explore his strange design?
In vain the first-born seraph tries
to sound the depths of love divine.
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,
let angel minds enquire no more.
- He left his Father's throne above —
so free, so infinite his grace —
emptied himself of all but love,
and bled for Adam's helpless race.
'Tis mercy all, immense and free;
for, O my God, it found out me!
- Long my imprisoned spirit lay
fast bound in sin and nature's night;
thine eye diffused a quickening ray —
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light,
my chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed thee.
- No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in him, is mine!
Alive in him, my living Head,
and clothed in righteousness divine,
bold I approach the eternal throne,
and claim the crown, through Christ, my own.
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
StF 416 - sung as 3 verses of 8 lines
- There's a wideness in God's mercy
like the wideness of the sea;
there's a kindness in his justice
which is more than liberty.
- There is plentiful redemption
in the blood that has been shed;
there is joy for all the members
in the sorrows of the Head.
- There is grace enough for thousands
of new worlds as great as this;
there is room for fresh creations
in that upper home of bliss.
- For the love of God is broader
than the measures of the mind;
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.
- But we make his love too narrow
by false limits of our own;
and we magnify his strictness
with a zeal he will not own.
- If our love were but more simple
we should take him at his word;
and our lives would be illumined
by the presence of our Lord.
Frederick William Faber (1814–1863)
StF 357
- Jesus — the name high over all,
in hell, or earth, or sky!
Angels revere, and nations fall,
and devils fear and fly.
- Jesus — the name to sinners dear,
the name to sinners given!
It scatters all their guilty fear,
it turns their hell to heaven.
- Jesus — the prisoner's fetters breaks,
and bruises Satan's head;
power into strengthless souls it speaks,
and life into the dead.
- O that the world might taste and see
the riches of his grace!
The arms of love that compass me
would all the earth embrace.
- His only righteousness I show,
his saving grace proclaim;
'tis all my business here below
to cry: ‘Behold the Lamb!'
- Happy if with my latest breath
I might but gasp his name;
preach him to all, and cry in death:
‘Behold, behold the Lamb!'
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
StF 397
- The Spirit lives to set us free,
walk, walk in the light;
he binds us all in unity,
walk, walk in the light.
Walk in the light, walk in the light,
walk in the light, walk in the light of the Lord.
- Jesus promised life to all,
walk, walk in the light;
the dead were wakened by his call,
walk, walk in the light.
- He died in pain on Calvary,
walk, walk in the light;
to save the lost like you and me,
walk, walk in the light.
- We know his death was not the end,
walk, walk in the light;
he gave his Spirit to be our friend,
walk, walk in the light.
- By Jesus' love our wounds are healed,
walk, walk in the light;
the Father's kindness is revealed,
walk, walk in the light.
- The Spirit lives in you and me,
walk, walk in the light;
his light will shine for all to see,
walk, walk in the light.
Damian Lundy (1944–1996)
© 1978, Kevin Mayhew Ltd
Used by permission
CCLI Streaming Licence 583214
Organ: Tom Barker