In light of the Government guidance around non-essential contact, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued advice that public worship is suspended until further notice.
Live Streaming of Services – The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich are continuing to live-stream services;
Morning Prayer from the Bishop’s Oratory at 8.30am, Monday to Saturday
St Edmundsbury Cathedral currently outlined as (please note these times may change):
- Evening prayer/evensong at 5.00pm Monday to Friday
- Evening prayer/evensong 3.30pm on Saturday and Sunday
- Eucharist at 12 noon on Monday
- Sunday Morning prayer at 8.45am
- Sunday Worship at 10.00am
The diocese invites everyone to join them daily in prayer. The services are live on Facebook at;
https://www.facebook.com/stedscathedral/
https://www.facebook.com/BishopsCofEsuffolk/
For those without Facebook, you can visit the Diocese website where they have added downloads of the most recent services (where possible) and information about other churches that are live-streaming services – https://www.cofesuffolk.org/bishops/broadcasting-live-services
Worshiping at Home
Television programmes
- Sunday Worship for Passion Sunday from Bangor in North Wales, Sunday from 11.30-12 on BBC 1
- Songs of Praise Sundays at 1.15pm on BBC 1
Radio programmes
Radio 4
- Prayer for the Day daily at 5.43am
- Sunday Worship Sundays at 8.10am
- Daily Service Monday to Friday at 9.45am on Radio 4 Longwave and DAB
- Lent Talks Wednesdays at 8.45pm
Weekly Services:
9.30am Henley Church
8am & 10am at Barham Church
11am at Gt Blakenham Church
5th Sunday or special Sundays/Holy Days – church venue changes
March
| Date | Time | Church | Service |
| 1/3/20 First Sunday of Lent | 8am 9.30am 10am 11am 4.30pm | Barham Henley Barham Gt Blakenham Barham | HC HC-said Morning Worship family@church families@4.30 |
| 4/3/20 | 10am | Barham | HC + Healing |
| 8/3/20 Second Sunday of Lent | 8am 9.30am 10am 11am | Barham Henley Barham Gt Blakenham | HC family@church HC HC |
| 10/3/20 | 11am | Barham Care | HC |
| 11/3/20 | 10am | Barham | HC |
| 13/3/20 | 2.30pm | Alasdair Place | HC |
| 15/3/20 Third Sunday of Lent | 10.30am | Claydon High School | Revd Carl’s final service |
| 18/3/20 | 10am | Barham | HC |
| 22/3/20 Mothering Sunday | 8am 9.30am 10am 11am | Barham Henley Barham Gt Blakenham No Evensong | HC All Age All Age All Age |
| 25/3/20 | 10am 2.30pm | Barham St Peter’s Court | HC HC |
| 29/3/20 Fifth Sunday of Lent/ Passion | 10am | Gt Blakenham | Benefice HC |
April
| 1/4/20 | 10am | Barham | HC |
| 5/4/20 PALM SUNDAY | 8am 9.30am 10am 11am 4.30 | Barham Henley Barham Gt Blakenham Barham | HC HC – said Morning Worship family@church families@4.30 |
| 6/4/20 Holy Monday | 10am 9pm | Gt Blakenham Gt Blakenham | HC Compline |
| 7/4/20 Holy Tuesday | 10am 7.30pm 9pm | Barham Barham Barham | HC Stations of Cross Compline |
| 8/4/20 Holy Wed | 10am 9pm | Henley Henley | HC Compline |
| 9/4/20 Maundy Thursday | 6pm 8pm | GB GB | Agape Meal HC and foot washing Watch till midnight |
| 10/4/20 Good Friday | 9.30am 9.30am 3.00pm 7pm | Henley Barham Gt Blakenham Henley | Children’s W’shops Children’s W’shops Hour at the Cross Words, Wonder, Worship |
| 11/4/20 Holy Saturday | 8pm | Gt Blakenham | Easter Vigil |
| 12/4/20 Easter Day (White/Gold) | 9.30am 10am 11am | Henley Barham Gt Blakenham | All Age HC All Age HC All Age HC |
| 14/4/20 | 11am | Barham Care | HC |
| 15/4/20 | 10am | Barham | HC |
| 19/4/20 Second Sunday of Easter (White/Gold) | 10am | Henley | Benefice HC |
| 22/4/20 | 10am 2.30pm | Barham St Peter’s Court | HC HC |
| 26/4/20 Third Sunday of Easter (White/Gold) | 8am 9.30am 10am 11am 6.30pm | Barham Henley Barham Gt Blakenham Henley | HC Café Church HC HC Evensong |
| 29/4/20 | 10am | Barham | HC |
