Our Morning Service
Over the past months, the PCC in consultation with the Worship Committee has been discussing the right framework for our Sunday morning Communion Service. What we have been using has evolved over the years, so that it now includes elements drawn from old and new Services.
The decision has been made for St Mary’s to use what is called Common Worship Order 1. These are the reasons:
- The musical content we currently use can all continue to be included.
- Order 1 allows flexibility as to the use of prayers, especially the Communion Prayer.
- It includes rich ‘seasonal’ material, ie around the Festivals (we have been using some of this the past year).
- The hope is that it will contribute to make our worship more accessible, although we recognise that for this other things will also be needed. When children return to church, we will be developing the All Family Services we began a year ago.