Barnston with Pensby Parish Service Times

Christ Church Barnston with
St Michael & All Angels Pensby
Wirral, Merseyside, England

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Note: this regular pattern sometimes varies during the summer and after Christmas and Easter.
There are also special services from time to time - for example, on Remembrance Sunday.

SERVICE TIMES

BARNSTON		PENSBY
Sunday 8.00 am	Holy Communion. No music. 1st & 3rd Sundays - Book of Common Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays - Common Worship Mainly - but not entirely! - older congregation. Friendly, even in the grey light of dawn. Service lasts about an hour.	Sunday 9.00 am	Holy Communion. Hymns. 1st & 3rd Sundays - Book of Common Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays - Common Worship Growing congregation, mainly of older people. Welcoming to visitors and newcomers. Service lasts about an hour.
Sunday 10.30 am	Barnston's main morning service. 'Stepping Stones' (accompanied creche service) for 0-5s, Sunday School for 5-14s. Contemporary music. Sermon applies the Bible but doesn't expect prior knowledge. 1st Sunday of the month is All-Age Worship. 3rd Sunday is Holy Communion. Refreshments in the Church Hall after service. Service lasts about an hour.	Sunday 10.45 am	Pensby's main morning service. Worshippers include young families (age-appropriate children's activities alongside the service). Mixture of contemporary and traditional music. Sermon applies the Bible but doesn't expect prior knowledge. 1st Sunday of the month is All-Age Worship. 3rd Sunday is Holy Communion. Refreshments in the Church Hall after service. Service lasts about 75 minutes.
Sunday 6.30 pm	Joint service: 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month in Barnston; 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month in Pensby. The 1st and 4th Sundays are Holy Communion services; the others are Evening Prayer (complicated, isn't it?). The style of worship is traditional, with hymns played on the organ and singing led by the choir. The sermon takes a Bible passage and goes into detail, explaining it and applying it to life. Sometimes, informal discussion of the sermon topic follows the service. Refreshments are served at the back of church after the service, which lasts about 80 minutes.
		Wednesday 1030 am	The midweek service of Holy Communion. Most of the congregation - around 15-20 members most weeks - are unable to attend Church on Sundays. The service is from Common Worship, lasts around an hour and includes hymns. Refreshments follow, and an opportunity to get to know this little community.
		Fourth Tuesday of the month 3.30 - 5.30pm	MESSY CHURCH ... our congregation for school-age children with a parent or carer. Messy Church meets in the Church Hall at Pensby, starting straight after school. There are games when you first arrive, then craft activities and a short time of worship. We finish with a sit-down meal together.