Worship

Whether it’s Sunday morning or some other time mid-week there are opportunities for you to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness according to a time trusted liturgy. Indeed, worship of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is the heartbeat of our parish.

While Holy Communion is at the centre of our common life and worship we also participate in a daily rhythm of Morning and Evening Prayer.


Holy Communion

What is Holy Communion? It is the meal of bread and wine at the centre of the Church’s worship. The faith of the Church says that in these simple elements Jesus really gives himself to us and makes us his body to join him at work in the world.

Sunday at 9:30am, St Paul’s Midhurst

  • Ancient liturgy using contemporary language (Book of Alternative Services)
  • Sung service
  • 70 minutes in length
  • Prayers, hymns, readings from the Bible, a 12-15 minute sermon
  • Sunday school for toddlers to grade 6

Sunday at 11:15am, St John’s Craighurst

  • Ancient liturgy using both contemporary (Book of Alternative Services) and more traditional language (Book of Common Prayer), rotating weekly
  • Sung service
  • 70 minutes in length
  • Prayers, hymns, readings from the Bible, a 12-15 minute sermon
  • Sunday school for toddlers to grade 6
  • Choral Matins on the second Sunday of the month (no Communion)

Wednesdays at 12:00pm

  • Ancient liturgy using traditional language (Book of Common Prayer)
  • Said service (no singing)
  • Quiet and meditative
  • 25-30 minutes in length
  • Rotates monthly between St John’s (September, November, January, March, May) and St Paul’s (October, December, February, April, June)

The Daily Office

What is the Daily Office? It is the ancient rhythm of prayer that marks the hours of the day. At certain times during the day we stop what we are doing to pray either together in the church or apart in our homes. In this way we keep God at the front of our minds.

  • Morning and Evening Prayer are said weekly at St Paul’s, 5 Noraline Ave, Midhurst
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
  • Morning Prayer is said at 9:00am
  • Evening Prayer is said at 4:30pm 
  • 20 minutes in length