Services

Special Services
As well as our regular Services at St Giles, special Services take place to mark the Christian Year.

Our next Special Services are for Lent and Easter

	Sunday 29th November	Advent Sunday	6.30 p.m		The Advent Carol Service
	Friday 11th December		1.10 p. m		Leprosy Mission Carol service with the Tredici Choir
	Wednesday 16th December		6.15 p.m		The Christmas Story
	Thursday 17th December		1.15 p.m		Community Carols
	Sunday 20th December	The fourth Sunday of Advent	6.30 p.m		The Parish Carol Service
	Thursday 24th December	Christmas Eve	11.30 p.m		Midnight Mass
	Friday 25th December	Christmas Day	08.00 a.m		Holy Communion (said)
			10.15 p.m		Choral Morning Prayer
			11.00 a.m		Choral Holy Communion
	Sunday 27th December	Feast of S John, the Evangelist	08.00 a.m		Holy Communion (said)
			10.15 a.m		Choral Morning Prayer
			11.00 a.m		Choral Holy Communion
			6.30 p.m		No Evening Prayer

Advent - an Advent Carol Service of readings and music centred around the great advent antiphons   Christmas - a series of carol Services at times convenient to local residents and businesses each followed by seasonal hospitality. Lent - Ash Wednesday Services, including an evening Service with ashing Palm Sunday - at the main Sunday Service - the blessing and distribution of palm crosses. Good Friday - a traditional 3 hour Service with a meditation on the passion   Easter Day - Holy Communion 8.00 am, Morning Prayer 10.15 am, Choral Holy Communion 11.00 am and Evensong at 6.0 pm   Harvest Thanksgiving - The first Sunday in October is kept as a thanksgiving for this year's harvest Remembrance Day - including an Act of Remembrance and 2 minutes silence at 11.00 am   All Souls - a Service of prayers, readings and music in remembrance of those who have died   St Giles - we keep the nearest Sunday to September 1st as our Patronal Festival and at the Sung Eucharist we remember our benefactors by name. the service is followed by a buffet lunch in the Vestry Room to which all are invited.