Reintroducing the Common Cup
From today, you can once again choose to take communion as both bread and wine. You can read our full update on this, or watch the video.
If you would prefer to only receive communion in one kind (as bread only) this is also considered to be full communion by the Church of England.
Real Advent Calendars
We’re once again selling the only Advent calendars to tell the Christmas story – Real Advent Calendars. Available from James for £4.50 each.
You can also pick up one of our selection of books, or an Advent candle to mark the days as we approach Christmas.
Our Christmas services
As we rapidly approach the season of Advent, it’s time to let everyone know about our Christmas services! Take a look at our Christmas Services page to see what’s happening when and where.
Messy Church Christingle service
Sunday 12 December at 4.00 pm
Starting in Whitkirk Community Centre
Come along to this traditional celebration – suitable for all ages – and turn a humble orange into the light of the world!
Coming up at Whitkirk Community Centre
Christmas Not-Just-A-Coffee Morning
Saturday 4 December at 10.00am
It’s not a full-blown Christmas Fair, but it’s so much more than a coffee morning! Come join us for a cuppa and some cake, or if you’re feeling a touch more festive you can enjoy our mulled wine. Browse a selection of stalls perfect for smaller gifts and stocking fillers, take your chance with our famous Christmas Raffle, and sing your favourite carols around the piano.
The Sword in the Scone
Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 December at 7.15 pm
Great seats available Wednesday and Thursday, only a few seats left Friday and Saturday
Whitkirk Arts Guild give the legend of King Arthur a twist in their annual family pantomime. Complete with knights and a king, a witch and a wizard, a dragon, and oversized baked goods. Book your tickets online, pick up a flyer in the Community Centre, or call 0113 212 0066.
An update on our coronavirus measures
We continue to recommend the wearing of a face covering if you are able whilst in church and moving around our Community Centre. We also suggest that you continue to take precautions such as taking regular rapid lateral flow tests, keeping your distance, and being respectful of the wishes of others. You’ll still need to sanitise your hands as you enter the building, avoid handshakes during the Peace.
If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, remember that you must self-isolate and get a PCR test. As always, we will continue to stream all our services live on our website and YouTube channel, as well as make them available to listen to later by phone or podcast.
We are still keeping a close eye on things such as infection rates, and may make other changes to our rules in the future.
Join us after the service for refreshments
You are warmly invited to join us after the service for refreshments in our Community Centre.
The Church family
For your prayers
The sick
- Pat Hyde
- Beryl Laverick
- Ginny Camponi
- Tom Heaphy
- Alan and Mavis Cross
- Christine Oates
- Thomas Hadley
- Jeff Blowers
- Patrick Crowley
Those in long-term care
- Mary Metcalfe
- Doreen Haw
- Margaret Burton
- George Brown
- Jennifer Moad
Recently departed
- Tony Wheelhouse
- John Rex
Anniversary of death
- Tony Cooper
- John Simm
- Pamela D Hart
- Doreen Lowther
- Thomas Hughes
- Ernest Chadwick