Updated 17 Jan 21
Although now in lockdown (again) we are still able to offer limited public worship services. Bearing in mind the strong overall message to ‘stay at home’, and taking into account the relatively elderly age profiles of our congregations and the much more serious position the nation finds itself in than even during the first lockdown in March last year due to the increased rate of transmission and hospital admissions, we plan to rationalise and simplify our service offering so that there is one team offering only per Sunday during the rest of January and February. A list of planned services (both physical and on-line) is given below but please keep an eye on this page and Team News for any changes. If attending Church please follow the restrictions given further down the page.
17 Jan 21:
A recording of the Zoom service from this Sunday is available on the Greater Corsham and Lacock Churches You Tube channel click this link: https://youtu.be/Y3cdEwqvO-s
A recorded version of a talk that Stella Sage (LLM) would have given at a service in Lacock on this Sunday is available on the Greater Corsham and Lacock Churches You Tube channel click this link: https://youtu.be/fliXCv14boI
24 Jan 21: 10.00am Holy Communion (tbc) at Corsham
NEW: Sunday Reflection – available on our You Tube channel – link will appear here
31 Jan 21: 10.00am Team Zoom (on-line) service
7 Feb 21: 10.00am Morning Worship at Corsham
NEW: Sunday Reflection – available on our You Tube channel – link will appear here
14 Feb 21: 10.00am Zoom service (on-line)
21 Feb 21: 10.00am Holy Communion at Corsham
NEW: Sunday Reflection – available on our You Tube channel – link will appear here
28 Feb 21: 10.00am Zoom service (on-line)
Zoom services: if you have not attended before, please contact Revd Victor for an invitation at associateminister@corshamandlacockchurches.org.uk. Services are recorded so you can watch them afterwards even if you do not have the Zoom app, please email: admin@corshamandlacockchurches.org.uk for details.
You can find links to Malmesbury Abbey, Bristol, Salisbury and Wells Cathedral services here : https://corshamandlacockchurches.org.uk/links-to-services/
Church availability for private prayer can be found at LATEST TEAM NEWS AND INFORMATION
Guidance on attending church services—reminder on restrictions
- There must be no “mingling” of households indoors or out of doors. This means that although individuals, households and support bubbles can attend worship they must not mingle or interact with others and 2m social distancing must be maintained; this also now applies in the churchyard;
- Face coverings that fit securely around the side of the face are mandatory in church. Visors or shields may be worn in addition to a face covering but not instead of one;
- Congregational singing is not permitted so only recorded hymns (and at Corsham, the church choir) will be used at our services.
If you are particularly vulnerable to the virus, by reason of age and/or underlying health condition, please do consider carefully if it is wise for you to attend church at present
NHS Test and Trace: at all services we are required to ask for name and telephone numbers for Test and Trace purposes. Details will be kept securely and shredded after 21 days. For booked services you will be asked for this information when you book.
Communion services: Communion will be through wafers only, pending any change from further research being done into the new variant of the COVID 19 virus
To ensure social distancing can be maintained, booking is required for all services—see contact details below
Corsham: L’nora Olney on 01225 859202
Gastard: Sandy Fletcher at sfletcher13@aol.com or 01249 715006
Neston: Margaret Astell at margaretastell@hotmail.co.uk or 01225 810586
Lacock: Fiona Draper at office@corshamandlacockchurches.org.uk or 01249 712935
Other information is contained in TEAM NEWS
The regular pattern of services pre-Covid-19 at each church is shown below and is also given within each church’s section. You can go to a church’s section by selecting from the main menu. Any other temporary changes will be published in Church News, or local news sheets.
We also have some special Sunday services, services for Children and Families and some midweek services and prayer groups.
REGULAR PATTERN OF WORSHIP as at January 2020.
Please see the weekly Services post for services each week which will highlight any changes to this pattern
Week 1
8.00am Holy Communion at Corsham
9.00am Holy Communion at Bowden Hill
10.00am Parish Communion at Corsham and Gastard (joined by the Neston congregation)
10.30am Morning Worship at Lacock
Week 2
8.00am Holy Communion at Corsham
9.00am Early Birds (pre-school service) at Corsham, Breakfast Service (all age) at Neston (from Sep 19)
10.00am Morning Worship at Corsham, Gastard
10.00am Morning worship (or Holy Communion) at Neston
10.30am Parish Communion at Lacock
6.00pm Contemplative Prayer and bible passage reflection at Corsham
Week 3
8.00am Holy Communion at Corsham
9.00am Holy Communion at Bowden Hill
10.00am Parish Communion at Corsham, Morning Worship at Neston
10.30am Family Service at Lacock
6.00pm Evensong (BCP) at Corsham
Week 4
8.00am Holy Communion at Corsham
10.00am Family Service at Corsham, Matins at Gastard, Parish Communion at Neston
10.30am Parish Communion at Lacock
6.00pm Holy Communion with Healing Ministry at Corsham
Services for the 5th Sundays can vary – please see Church News for details.