Services
Pattern of services
8.00am - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sundays: Holy Communion - Book of Common Prayer *
10.00 am 1st Sunday: Morning Prayer with Hymns ***
10.00 am 2nd & 4th Sundays: Holy Communion with Hymns and Psalm **
10.00 am 3rd Sunday: Church for Everyone **
5th Sunday - Downton Churches Together united service. See below or in the Parish Magazine for details of these services.
We invite you to join us for coffee and biscuits after the 10am services. On 3rd Sundays coffee is served before the service, from 9.45am.
There will be a Holy Communion service held every Sunday in at least one church in the Team.
If you would like Communion in your own home please contact the Team Rector, Revd Frank Gimson, vicar@stlaurencedownton.co.uk or please complete our on-line contact form.
Which Service for you?
Our 8.00 am service is always *Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer (the traditional 1662 prayer book). It is a quiet service without music.
At 10.00 am on the third Sunday of the month we have an Cafe-style **Church for Everyone. This is informal, of special interest to families and takes place at the back of church.
On the other Sundays of the month (except 5th Sundays) the 10.00 am service is either **Holy Communion, from Common Worship, or *** Morning Prayer.
** Holy Communion, known also as ‘The Eucharist’, ‘The Lord’s Supper’ or ‘Mass’ is a service of readings and prayers that lead up to a symbolic sharing of bread and wine in remembrance of Jesus’ Last Supper.
In addition Holy Communion from Common Worship includes hymns and some sung responses. All services include a sermon or talk or other narrative lasting between 5 and 15 minutes.
*** Morning Prayer, at 10am on the 1st Sunday of the month, is a straightforward,
easy to follow service lasting about 45min. The form of the service follows Common Worship and includes hymns and a sermon.
It is usually led by a Licensed Lay Minister (Reader)
A Summer Rota operates in August: -
Only one Holy Communion service each Sunday at either 8am or 10am.
Our church is open daily, during daylight hours, for private prayer.
Please join us on Mondays, EXCEPT BANK HOLIDAYS, for Coffee and Company 10.30am - 11.30am. Everyone is welcome.
No Coffee and Company in December, January, February, March or August.
Just drop in and join us!
We are delighted that the number of people joining us on a Monday for coffee and a chat has grown. We have enjoyed the company of both church and village friends as well as the occasional walkers or visitors to Downton and St Laurence.
Abbreviations: LLM - Licensed Lay Minister; BCP - Book of Common Prayer; TBA - To Be Allocated
Abbreviations: LLM - Licensed Lay Minister; BCP - Book of Common Prayer; TBA - To Be Allocated
Sunday 22nd April 2018. Fourth Sunday of Easter
Commissioning of Roads to God volunteers
10.00am
Rev Frank Gimson
Holy Communion
1st Reading
Gospel
Intercessions
Acts 4:5-12
John 10:11-18
Liz Campbell
Sue Joseph
Sunday 29th April 2018. Fifth Sunday of Easter
10.30am
One Church Service
at Downton Baptist Church
Sunday 6th May 2018. Sixth Sunday of Easter
8.00am
Rev Frank Gimson
10.00am
Holy Communion (BCP)
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Gospel
Cuckoo Fair Service
Downton Memorial Hall
Acts 10:44-end
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
Downton Churches Together
Thursday 10th May 2018 ASCENSION DAY
7.30am
Rev Frank Gimson
Holy Communion
1st Reading
Gospel
Intercessions
Acts 1:1-11
Luke 24:44-end
Elaine Hicks-Arnold
Sunday 13th May 2018 Seventh Sunday of Easter
8.00am
Rev Bill Rogers
10.00am
Rev Frank Gimson
Holy Communion (BCP)
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Gospel
Holy Communion
1st Reading
Psalm
2nd Reading
Gospel
Intercessions
Acts 1:15-17,21-end
1 John 5:9-13
John 17:6-19
Acts 1:15-17,21-end
1
1 John 5:9-13
John 17:6-19
Angela Jones
Elaine Hicks-Arnold
Jane Charman
Roads to God Prayer Group
Wednesday 16th March 2018 at 10.00am
VENUE - St Laurence Church
PLEASE NOTE: The Roads to God prayer group is now meeting on the third Wednesday of the month, at 10.00am in church. See our Roads to God page for more information.
Sunday 20th May 2018 Day of Pentecost
8.00am
Rev Frank Gimson
9.45 for
10.00am
Rev Frank Gimson
& Rev Ron Hart
Holy Communion (BCP)
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Gospel
Church for Everyone
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Acts 2:1-21
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Readings and readers to be chosen by minister
If you would like Communion in your own home please contact one of the clergy
on our contacts page or complete our online contact form.