Services at St Philip & St James', Leckhampton, Cheltenham

Everyone is welcome at all our services. The 10am service is the most suitable for children.

We have regular joint services with the other South Cheltenham Churches - St Christopher's Warden Hill, Emmanuel, St Stephen's Tivoli and St Peter's, Leckhampton - and with Bethesda Methodist Church.

There may be slight changes to the service pattern below in any one month - to check, see the Monthly News (available from church) or contact the church office.

Sunday services - Weekday services - Holy Week and Easter services

Holy Week and Easter services

Palm Sunday 28 March	10am	Palm Sunday Service of Holy Communion - meet at 10am in the garden of the Exmouth Arms
	6pm	The Way of the Cross – a devotion for Holy Week of readings, hymns & anthems for congregation, choir and organ
Monday 29 March	7.30pm	Holy Week Reflection
Tuesday 30 March	7.30pm	Holy Week Reflection
Wednesday 31 March	12.30	Holy Week Lunch in Church House
	7.30pm	Holy Week Reflection
Maundy Thursday 1 April	7.30pm	Maundy Thursday Service
Good Friday 2 April	8.30am	The Solemn Liturgy
	10.30am	The Easter Story for children and young people
	12 noon	Three hours at the Cross
Holy Saturday 3 April	8.30pm	Easter Eve Service
Easter Day 4 April	8am	Holy Communion (1662)
	10am	Family Communion
	6pm	Choral Evensong

The church will be open for quiet prayer throughout the week. Prayer stations will be available to help you reflect. For more information call 573508.

Sunday services

Our main service is at 10am each Sunday. It is a Eucharist (communion) service using modern language, with a mixture of traditional hymns and well-known choruses. After the service there is a chance to chat over coffee at the back of church. On the first Sunday of the month, it is a service for the whole Church family. On the fifth Sunday of the month, we have an all-age 'commentary communion' service, which looks at different aspects of the Eucharist in a way that everyone can understand. On other Sundays there is J.A.M. (Jesus and Me) for children.

There is also a Eucharist service at 8am each Sunday. It uses traditional language (Common Worship Order Two) and has no music.

Traditional Evensong is at 6pm on the second and fourth Sundays in the month, with a modern language Evensong at 6pm on the third Sunday. On the first Sunday at 6pm there is a said Eucharist service. On the fifth Sunday we join with the other South Cheltenham Churches - venue and time as announced.

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Weekday services

The church building is open daily for private prayer.

Silent prayer is held every Tuesday from 4 to 5pm in the Memorial Chapel. Evening prayer is held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

Services for saints days and festivals are announced in the church news sheet.