{"id":78,"date":"2020-08-01T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T02:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stmaryschurchrushden.org\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:49:24","slug":"our-regular-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmaryschurchrushden.org\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"Our Normal Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SUNDAYS:\u00a0 10.30 a.m. (common worship) in church<br \/>\nTHURSDAYS:\u00a0 10.30 a.m. (BCP Holy Communion)<\/p>\n<h3>All Visitors can be assured of a warm welcome at any of our services.<\/h3>\n<h4>Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/h4>\n<p>Whatever your background, situation, where you\u2019re from, what you believe, or how you\u2019re feeling \u2013 you are welcome to join us at St Mary\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Typically our Sunday services run for about an hour with a common worship service at 10-30am.<\/p>\n<p>Someone will welcome you on the way in and help you find a seat. You can sit where you like and our dress code is casual.<\/p>\n<p>The worship at the 10-30am service is led by an organ and choir and you will be given a hymn book if you wish to join in.\u00a0 There will also be a sermon and prayers.<br \/>\nYou\u2019re welcome to join in with the singing, sometimes there will be invitation to pray out loud, and occasionally the sermon will be interactive. \u00a0In all these you are as free not to join in as to do so.<\/p>\n<p>On one Sunday each month there is Communion. \u00a0Whatever your tradition you are welcome to receive Communion if you are a follower of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions we encourage you to talk to someone at the end of the service \u2013 the people that welcomed you can help, or we have a prayer team at the front of church, or you can talk to Tom our Rector.<\/p>\n<p>If you have children with you then please bring them into church.\u00a0 At the 10-30 service you can decide if you would like them to stay with you in the service or join our children\u2019s group in the hall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Sunday in the Month<\/strong><br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>10-30am Morning Worship in Church<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>2nd Sunday in the Month<\/strong><br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>10-30am Holy Communion in Church<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>3rd Sunday in the Month<\/strong><br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>10-30am Family Worship in Church<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>4th Sunday in the Month<\/strong><br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>10-30am Morning Worship in Church<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>5th Sunday in the Month<\/strong><br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>10-30am Morning Worship or Special Service<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>Every Monday (during term-time)<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/>10-00 am for Bumps &amp; Babes in the hall for a short, age appropriate service for pre-school children and their carers, parents, grandparents, followed by play and refreshments in the Church Hall<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every Thursday<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>10-30 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)<\/p>\n<p><b>Our Sunday services are now live streamed and can be found on our YouTube channel<\/b><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/stmarysrushden\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/stmarysrushden<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUNDAYS:\u00a0 10.30 a.m. (common worship) in church THURSDAYS:\u00a0 10.30 a.m. (BCP Holy Communion) All Visitors can be assured of a warm welcome at any of our services. 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