OUR SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS Service times We have a single Eucharist service each Sunday in the parish starting at 10am - in St Luke’s Church on first, third and fifth Sundays and in St John’s Church on second and fourth Sundays. A monthly “Bubble” Church for our under 7s is held on the first Sunday of the month at 9.am in St Luke’s church, and a we also have a Children’s Service on the second Sunday in St John’s church at 9am. Hand sanitiser and masks Hand sanitiser is freely available and use of masks during a service is optional. Service booklets, hymn books and hymn singing Parish service booklets and hymn books are used and may be picked up when entering a church and after a service left on a table at the back of a church. Five hymns are normally sung during a service by both choir and congregation– as an introit, between the New Testament reading and the Gospel, during the Offertory, after the Communion and at the end. The Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei are also sung depending on the season. Reading sheets and notices Red pre-printed sheets containing the readings and special prayers for a Sunday are used in both churches and may be collected on entry to a church. Notices are printed on the back of the sheets which may be taken home. The Peace Use of nods and/or waves continue to be an acceptable form of greeting. Offertory collections During the third hymn, a bag or basket is taken round all people attending a service by a steward for offertory collections – either cash or in yellow gift aid envelopes. Communion The latest guidance from the Church of England is that there is now no bar to shared vessels being used in public worship. Accordingly we have reverted to pre- Covid practice of using a common cup to administer the consecrated wine. However, if a communicant does not wish to receive in both kinds, they may receive either only bread (communion in one kind) or bread that has been dipped in the wine by the priest before giving it to the communicant. Gluten free wafers are also available if required. Please indicate your preference to the priest when it is your turn to receive the elements. All members of the congregation are invited to form a socially distance queue to receive the elements from a priest standing at the front of the nave. Stewards will guide communicants to the queue. Post-service refreshments Post-service refreshments using washable crockery are provided in the refectory at St Luke’s Church or the Jean Price Hall next to St John’s Church.