How We Worship

Together yet different.

 

Worshipping God is at the heart of our Christian lives. In the Parish, however, we recognize that different people find it helpful to worship in different ways, and this isn’t a problem. Some of us like opera, others prefer rock music. That being so, it’s unrealistic to think that there can be one, single, experience of worship that we will all cherish.

   Because we’re not all the same, we want to celebrate these differences in our worship. It’s for this reason that, as a Parish, we offer a diverse pattern of services, with each one pleasing to God and acceptable to Him whatever its style. In all of these we aim to take the Bible seriously and to ensure that Jesus is at the centre of all we do.

Sunday mornings at the Parish Church.

     There’s something special about worshipping in a fairly quiet country setting in a Church with a Norman tower and Church bells regularly used.

   At St. John’s Parish Church in the village of Cilybebyll our Eucharists are easy to follow, and sometimes feature a choir. Most Sundays we meet at 10.45 (at 9.15 on the first Sunday of the month).   We’d love to see you there – you’ll receive a very warm welcome.

Sunday mornings at St. John’s, Alltwen.

    It’s great to be able to worship together as a family. It’s so much easier to worship God when we don’t have to spend every second praying that the baby doesn’t cry or the toddler doesn’t toddle. Babies and toddlers are part of the family of the Church too!

   We celebrate Eucharists with families in mind at St. John the Baptist, the Triangle, Alltwen on Sunday mornings usually at 9.15 (10.45 on the first Sunday of the month). There’s Sunday School for our pre-teens, and the whole thing is easy to follow. We’d love to see you – all!

Informal worship – no experience needed!

    Worship doesn’t have to be formal and follow a set pattern. There’s something good about not knowing what will happen next, and not having to juggle between various service books.

   If you prefer informal worship and find it easier to sense the Holy Spirit when you’re not trying to find the next page, why not join us? We meet for worship and teaching on Sundays at 6.30 (at St John The Baptist, Triangle, Alltwen), and on many Wednesday evenings at 7. You’d be most welcome.

Cell groups.

    We have a number of monthly cell groups (including teenagers) which meet for worship, study and discussion at

various times and locations throughout the Parish (do contact us for details).

   If you want to make friends and grow in your Christian life, there’s certainly a cell group that would be convenient for you. Do join us.

 The Book of Common Prayer.

   The Prayer Book experience of worship helps us to come before God as generations have over the years, and will in the future. When we don’t have to worry about the words, because we know them well, we can focus on God as the Holy Spirit opens our hearts and ministers to us in the Name of Jesus.

   It’s for this reason that Prayer Book worship remains important to the Church here in the Parish, as we use language which is drawn heavily from the Bible.

    Why not celebrate the Eucharist with us, using the Prayer Book, on a Wednesday morning at 10.30?

(We alternate between the Parish Church of St .John the Evangelist, Cilybebyll, and the Church of St. John the Baptist at the Triangle in Alltwen).

   We’d love to see you.