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
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

  1. 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.
  1. Christ is alive! No longer bound
    to distant years in Palestine,
    but saving, healing, here and now,
    and touching every place and time.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.'

  1. 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.

  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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?
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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’?
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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?
  1. '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.
  1. 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!
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. There is plentiful redemption
    in the blood that has been shed;
    there is joy for all the members
    in the sorrows of the Head.
  1. 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.
  1. For the love of God is broader
    than the measures of the mind;
    and the heart of the Eternal
    is most wonderfully kind.
  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. Jesus — the name high over all,
    in hell, or earth, or sky!
    Angels revere, and nations fall,
    and devils fear and fly.
  1. Jesus — the name to sinners dear,
    the name to sinners given!
    It scatters all their guilty fear,
    it turns their hell to heaven.
  1. Jesus — the prisoner's fetters breaks,
    and bruises Satan's head;
    power into strengthless souls it speaks,
    and life into the dead.
  1. 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.
  1. His only righteousness I show,
    his saving grace proclaim;
    'tis all my business here below
    to cry: ‘Behold the Lamb!'
  1. 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

  1. 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.

  1. Jesus promised life to all,
    walk, walk in the light;
    the dead were wakened by his call,
    walk, walk in the light.
  1. He died in pain on Calvary,
    walk, walk in the light;
    to save the lost like you and me,
    walk, walk in the light.
  1. 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.
  1. By Jesus' love our wounds are healed,
    walk, walk in the light;
    the Father's kindness is revealed,
    walk, walk in the light.
  1. 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