Readings/hymns

Key:
*special service /*communion*evening service /
*pulpit supply/ or swap *Lent/Advent *online

A note about online worship: we are rejigging this for 2026. The current plan is to move from weekly online services to holding them over particular seasons of the church year - over the weeks of Lent through to Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday; thereafter, on a roughly monthly basis - and also tying in with various special services [Pentecost, Harvest, Remembrance]; we then circle back to the beginning of the church year with online Advent through Christmas worship. Links will be provided on the home page. This may change, subject to feedback - which is always welcome.

2026 - 

JANUARY/

Sun 4 Jan 'Old and new'

READINGS 1 Samuel 1:20-28; Isaiah 60:1-6, 18-22; Luke 2:21-40 

HYMNS

‘Hark!’ the herald angels sing

Child in the manger

Longing for light
music for reflection: 'Of the Father's love begotten' - John Michael Talbot

From heaven you came, helpless babe

Hail to the Lord’s anointed

Sun 11

READINGS 1 Samuel 1:1-28; 2:18-21;  Luke 2:41-52

HYMNS

Morning has broken

By cool Siloam’s shady rill

Master, speak thy servant heareth

music for reflection: tbc

All my hope on God is founded

Lord of all hopefulness 

Sun 18   Week of prayer for Christian unity… ‘Light from light’

READINGS Isaiah 58:6-11; Ephesians 4:1-13; John 12:31-36

HYMNS

All people that on earth do dwell

All praise to our redeeming Lord

Bind us together

music for reflection: One is the body

We are one in the Spirit

The Church’s one foundation

Sun 25 ‘Work, rest, and play’  

READINGS Exodus 34:21; Luke 6:1-11; 13:10-17

HYMNS

This is the day

Dear Lord and Father of mankind

We cannot measure how you heal

music for reflection: Be still my soul

We lay our broken world

Great is thy faithfulness

FEBRUARY/

Sun 1 ‘Sticks and Stones’ 

READINGS Acts 28:23-28; Luke 11:14-23

HYMNS

Jesus calls us here to meet him

Let all the world in every corner sing

Tree of life and awesome mystery

music for reflection: Sing gently as one

A new commandment

In Christ there is no east or west

Sun 8 annual leave – George Shand

READINGS tbc

HYMNS tbc

Sun 15 annual leave – George Shand

READINGS tbc

HYMNS tbc

Sun 22 LENT 1 Into the wilderness

READINGS Ps 32; Matthew 4:1-11

HYMNS

At the name of Jesus

Seek ye first

Jesus tempted in the desert

music for reflection: tbc

O Jesus, I have promised

All my hope on God is founded

MARCH

Sun 1 Lent 2 COMMUNION 'Night-time natters'

READINGS Ps 121; John 3:1-17

HYMNS

Here in this place new light is streaming

Love divine, all love’s excelling

God whose almighty Word

music for reflection: One bread, one body

God moves in a mysterious way

Jesus loves me this I know

Sun 8 Lent 3  'Well, well, well' 

READINGS Ex 17:1-7; John 4:5-26; 27-42

HYMNS

O worship the king

O God, you search me and you know me

Come thou fount of every blessing

music for reflection: Come as you are, that’s how I want you

I heard the voice of Jesus say

Guide me, O thou great Redeemer

Sun 15 Lent 4  ‘Illuminating’

READINGS Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41

HYMNS 

Jesus calls us here to meet him

Fairest Lord Jesus

Be thou my vision

music for reflection: Jesus, your light – Taizé 

Praise the One who breaks the darkness

Shine Jesus shine

Sun 22 Lent 5  'If only...'

READINGS Ezekiel 37:1-14;  John 11:1-45

HYMNS

Fill thou my life

Be still my soul

How great thou art

music for reflection: Nothing shall ever come between us – Taizé 

Beauty for brokenness

O for a thousand tongues to sing

Sun 28 PALM SUNDAY  'From Palms to the Passion'

READINGS

HYMNS

APRIL

Sun 5 EASTER SUNDAY

READINGS

HYMNS