Sunday services at St Bartholomew’s and St Mary’s
We have a mix of modern and traditional, formal and informal services, and occasionally have joint services at other churches in the parish.
See below for the Sunday services timetable – a table showing the regular pattern of services each month.
Informal and family-friendly services
These services have a more relaxed style, compared to those that follow the traditional order of Church of England services. Some are also suitable for families with young children.
Click on the links below for more details.
Cafe church
Breakfast and discussion in the church hall – find out more.
Worship for All
A short, lively service with modern worship songs – find out more.
Family service
A welcoming space for children of all ages and their parents – find out more.
Sunday Funday
A creative and fun time for children to learn about God – find out more.
Songs of praise
Your choice of hymns and songs of worship – find out more.
Traditional and formal services
These services follow the formal, traditional order of service set by the Church of England’s books of Common Worship (CW) and Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
Click on the links below for more details.
Holy Communion
The bread and wine that commemorates the ‘Lord’s supper’ – find out more.
Morning Prayer (Matins)
A time of praise and devotion to God at the start of the day – find out more.
Evensong
Verses and prayers for the close of the day – find out more.
Lent services
More details to follow
Easter services
More details to follow
Christmas services
More details to follow
Services with other churches
From time to time we hold services together with other churches in the Redditch Holy Trinity parish, such as Songs of praise and the traditional Maundy Thursday and Ash Wednesday services.
The most frequent of these is Songs of praise at St Philip’s Church in Webheath.
For more about St Philip’s Webheath, and for directions to the church, click on the link below:
St Philip’s church website (opens in a new window).
Sunday services timetable
The regular pattern of services each month is in the table below.
See the calendar for any changes to the regular pattern, and for services with other churches.
| Time | Service | Description | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00am | Holy Communion (CW) | Formal but less traditional than (BCP) | 2nd and 4th Sunday |
| 9.30am | Café Church | Informal, family-friendly | 1st Sunday |
| St Mary’s Lower Bentley | Please check the calendar for details | 2nd Sunday | |
| Worship for All | Informal, family-friendly | 4th and 5th Sunday | |
| 11.00am | Traditional Morning Prayer (Matins) | Formal, traditional | 1st Sunday |
| Family Service | Informal, family-friendly | 2nd Sunday (check the calendar, as this can change) | |
| Holy Communion (CW) | Formal but less traditional than (BCP) | 3rd Sunday | |
| Sunday Funday | Informal, family-friendly | 3rd Sunday (in the school term) | |
| Traditional Holy Communion (BCP) | Formal, traditional | 4th and 5th Sunday | |
| 6.00pm | Traditional Holy Communion (BCP) | Formal, traditional | 1st Sunday |
| Evensong | Formal, traditional | 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday | |
| Songs of praise | Informal | 5th Sunday (check the calendar, as this can change) |