Services at St Bartholomew’s and St Mary’s
We have a mix of modern and traditional, formal and informal services, and occasionally have joint services at other churches in the parish.
See below for the Services timetable – a table showing the regular pattern of services each month.
Informal and family-friendly services
These services have a more relaxed style, compared to those that follow the traditional order of Church of England services. They are open and inclusive for anyone, regardless of age. All levels of faith are welcomed, from those deep in faith to little or none at all.
Click on the links below for more details.
Café church
Breakfast and discussion in the church hall – find out more.
Forest Café
Our Café Church service goes outdoors once a month to explore creation – find out more.
Chippy Church
A monthly midweek gathering with chip butties – find out more.
Songs of praise
Your choice of hymns and songs of worship – find out more.
Star Church
Our annual camp with activities. Details will appear in our news posts, notices, and social media at the relevant times. – find out more.
Traditional and formal services
These services follow the formal, traditional order of service set by the Church of England’s books of Common Worship (CW) and Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
Click on the links below for more details.
Holy Communion
The bread and wine that commemorates the ‘Lord’s supper’ – find out more.
Morning Prayer (Matins)
A time of praise and devotion to God at the start of the day – find out more.
Evensong
Verses and prayers for the close of the day – find out more.
Festival Services (Lent, Easter, Christmas etc.) will appear on
Details will appear in our news posts, notices, and social media at the relevant times.
Services with other churches
From time to time we hold services together with other churches in the Redditch Holy Trinity parish, such as Songs of praise and the traditional Maundy Thursday and Ash Wednesday services.
The most frequent of these is Songs of praise ewhich alternates between St Bartholomew’s, St Mary’s and St. Philips in Webheath,
For more about St Philip’s Webheath, and for directions to the church, click on the link below:
St Philip’s church website (opens in a new window).
Services timetable
The regular pattern of services each month is in the table below.
See the calendar for any changes to the regular pattern, and for services with other churches.
| Time | Service | Description | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00am | Holy Communion (CW) | A spoken service without hymns | Every Sunday, alternating with St Philips. See notices for details |
| 9.30am | Café Church | Informal and open to all | Every Sunday. On the first Sunday, we go outside for Forest Cafe. Note that we close in August. |
| St Mary’s Lower Bentley | Please check the calendar for details | 2nd Sunday | |
| 11.00am | Traditional Morning Prayer (Matins) | Formal, traditional | 3rd Sunday |
| From 4.45pm | Chippy Church | Informal and open to all | Usually on the 2nd Wednesday (check the calendar and notices for confirmation) |
| 6.00pm | Evensong | Formal, traditional | 4rd Sunday |
| Songs of praise | Informal | 5th Sunday (check the calendar and notices for confirmation and venue) |