Prayer & Worship

Sunday Mornings at 10 

Our main Sunday worship includes communion where we share bread and wine together, remembering the meal that Jesus shared with his disciples. We believe it is important to gather around the table together at the start of a new week and remember all that Jesus is to us.

Each Sunday we try to make sure that children feel that they can take part with adults in worship. Often children share together in their own space at 'Little Edz.' There is a crèche room available for younger children.  

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Our Sunday morning Programme:

9 a.m. The 'getting ready hour'. For some this is time to get ready for our worship. For others it might be time to grab a coffee and sit on the sofa and chill out! For the early birds (and those who have only just got up!) breakfast is available as well. Toast, cereal, croisssants, juice, tea and coffee.During the refreshment time, the computers are available to play go on line, check out the St Edmund's web site forums or check your email.

In our worship we draw on a number of Christian traditions. St. Edmund's has always been a church that has centred it's spiritual life on the Eucharist. Music in worship is a mix of modern and traditional. Vestments are worn and worship material is drawn from the Church of England's Common Worship services, as well as a variety of other sources such as the Iona community. In a setting that is at times both formal and informal we seek to encounter the living God in our worship. 

 Messy Church takes place once a month (in term times), 12.30-2.30. A great time for families and children - as well as anyone else - to get together in a safe and friendly environment.

Following a meal together we have time to share in worship and reflect together in activities around a theme. This is great church for those who like a lie in!

Find them on Facebook or take a look at this video to see what we get up to:

Prayer 4 Mission: Prayer Breakfast.

The chapel is available for private prayer and reflection whenever the building is open. The church opens each day at 8.00 a.m. and is available through until the evening. Simply take time to enjoy the space. Sit and read a book, read the Bible, or day dream.

Morning Prayer: 9 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Evening Prayer:  6 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Holy Communion:  Wednesday 9.30 a.m. Sunday 10 a.m.
If you have specific prayer needs do please feel free to make contact with us.

We operate a prayer chain through the church. Used if there is something urgent to pray about. Phone Kath Smith on 01322 270335 to set the prayer chain going.

You can email prayer requests and we will ensure they are dealt with swiftly.

If you are at your computer and want some help with daily prayer follow these links:

Click here for help with learning how to pray

Kent Prayer Partnership

Sacred Spaces Daily Prayer On Line

Experience a virtual Prayer Labyrinth

A Helpful Prayer Web Site

Light a Virtual On-Line Candle

The Archbishop of Canterbury's podcast page - excellent teaching on prayer.

Or share with us in Daily Prayer from the Church of England

 Morning Prayer Today

Evening Prayer Today

Night Prayer Today

"Daily Prayer provided by the official Church of England web site, © The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, 2002-2004."