WHAT’S HAPPENING

As Lent and our journey to easter begin, check out our newsletter to see what's happening. You can sign up to receive it each week by filling in the form on the home page. Church Newsletter

Our service for New Year invites us to ask what happens after the magi leave, and what happens when Christmas ends. You can join us in person or on Zoom at 10am on 1st January. Please get in touch for a zoom link. The order of service is below new year 2023

A reminder of the services today and tomorrow - do join us, we'd love to welcome you.

In Wednesday's quiet Christmas service, we acknowledged that Christmas is not always easy. We named our losses - loss of family members, life partners, estrangement from family, loss of employment, losses of all kinds. The tree in the Lady Chapel in St Edmund's, kept...

If you're not feeling very festive this year for whatever reason, or of you just prefer a quiet service, join us on Wednesday 21st December at 7pm. On the Longest Night of the year we gather for a reflective service with music and candles as we recall the story of...

Town Carols with the Town Band are back on 18th December at 6pm. Come and join in all your favourite carols with mince pies and mulled wine too. Everyone is welcome.

From Wednesday 14th December, St Edmund's will be open as a Warm Hub twice a week - Wednesdays and Sundays from 11am-4pm. Hot drinks, newspapers, toys and comfy armchairs in a warm space are available all day, with soup on offer at lunchtime. We're offering a relaxed,...

Remembrance Sunday starts this year with the march from the Hight Street at 10.30, followed by wreath laying, reading of names and the silence outside the church. We'll then move inside for our service. If you can't join us, it will be live streamed here. There will...

St Edmund's is remembering babies we lost in pregnancy or after birth, as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week. There is a Ribbon Remembrance Tree in church, and you are invited to tie a ribbon there to remember a baby or babies. On Friday, there is a short gentle service...

A lot of churches don’t let on whether they are affirming and welcoming of LGBTQ+ people. Here in St Edmund's we are committed to welcoming and affirming everyone, regardless of their sexuality or gender. That's why we have become an Inclusive Church. We recognise...

Following the sad news of the death of the Queen, there will be a Town Service in St Edmund's on Sunday 11th September at 10am. This service will also be on zoom - please get in touch for an invitation. To see the order of services, click below Order of service for...

Our Soul Space service in August focused on the war in Ukraine, using some worship adapted from Iona and music from Martyn Joseph, the church in Kyiv and others. You can find the liturgy and reflection below: Words for Worship Liturgy 'A time to kill?' reflection

Holiday Club is back for the first time since the pandemic. it promises to be its usual exciting time for primary aged children. To book a place, call Kate (details above) and complete the consent form attached to bring along with you. We'd love to see you there!...

We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and...

Our Annual Meetings are going to be held after our service on Sunday 15th May in church. Do come along the service and stay on - coffee and cake will be there to tempt us! The reports are attached here too - Sarah will bring her Rector's report on the day. Annual...