Here at St. Margaret’s we celebrate God’s love for each one of us by worshipping together. Our worship is at the heart of church life, as it expresses what we believe and the Christian life we live. Everyone is welcome to join us at our services.
We have a morning sung service every Sunday at 10am, as well as an evening service on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday of the month starting at 6pm (4pm between October - March). 
Upon entering the church, you'll receive a friendly welcome by a Church Warden, sidesperson or welcomer. You'll be given a hymn book & service booklet to use during the service although there are also screens to use if you prefer. You'll also get a notice leaflet with the readings & notices on which you are welcome to take home with you. Large print copies of both the notice sheet and service booklet are available; please just ask. There is also no pressure to stand when asked to stand, if you prefer to remain seated you may do so.
You may sit anywhere in the main body of the church, although if you have children you may prefer to sit with them in our 'Noah’s Ark' (an enclosed children's area), where there are toys and colouring. There is a Sunday School called 'Faith Seekers' every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month which your children can go to, where the young people explore Christianity through story telling, discussion and craft. The children go out at the beginning of the service during the first hymn and then come back just before communion to share what they have been learning about.
The service is divided into different sections which you can find in your service booklet; the welcome, hymns, confession, all age talk (an explaination and introduction to the readings), readings including the gospel reading, minister's sermon / visitor's talk, affirmation of faith, prayers, sharing the peace (a shake of a hand or wave), notices & banns of marriage, holy communion, thanksgiving prayers, blessing & the dismissal. You will be invited to take part at different parts of the service when necessary (either by listening, singing or receiving holy communion).
St. Margaret’s has a robed choir, conducted by our organist & choirmaster, who help lead the singing during the services. You are very welcome to join in with the singing and sung responses or just listen and soak up the atmosphere of this beautiful grade 1 listed medieval church. Your service book & the screens will guide you through the service and which parts are sung and which parts are said. At the end of the service you are welcome to sit and listen to our organist play his final voluntary, during which the servers, choir and minister will process to the back of the church. The minister will then wait by the main door as people leave.
The service is usually followed by tea & coffee in the Church Centre (across from the church in the main carpark) to which you are very welcome to pop across to. 
Do come along to the service and share in worship & fellowship both during the service and afterwards over tea, coffee and 'usually' cake or biscuits.
You are welcome whoever you are and wherever you are on your spiritual journey. Don’t worry if you don’t know what to do or where to find your place in the book, we're a friendly and inclusive group of christians and someone will always be able to help you.
We look forward to welcoming you to St. Margaret's Church.
