What do we get up to?
What do we get up to?
There's lots going on in the parish and we're looking to do more. We have three amazing and adaptable buildings that offer us and the community fabulous spaces. We've had concerts and events in our church buildings as well as markets and Christmas Tree festivals! If you'd like to use one of our buildings for an event, please get in touch!
We've listed some of the services below that take place regularly. There are more details of everything else that goes on in the menus above. The parish calendar is at the bottom of the page.
Across the three churches of St John's, St Luke's and St Alban's we have a range of services. Hopefully there's something to suit everyone. On a Sunday there's often a robed choir and sometimes incense. We'll also occasionally have songs led from the front with guitar and piano. There's lots for those across the generations to engage in! We'd love to see you! We livestream as much as we can.
St John the Baptist, Moordown
Sunday:
10am: 2nd & 4th Sunday - Parish Community Communion
A communion service with choir and servers. Activities and Sunday School for children. Coffee, Tea and refreshments after the service.
6.30pm: 4th Sunday - Evening Worship
A short, quiet service (about 25mins) to end the day. Music, silence and prayer.
Tuesday:
8.45am: every week in school term time
An informal communion service. Refreshments before and after for everyone, but particularly aimed at parents and carers of schoolchildren after school drop off.
Thursday:
4.30pm: 3rd Thursday of the Month - Messy Church
Food, stories, crafts and fun for all ages, but in particular children!
St Luke, Winton
Sunday:
10am: 1st & 3rd Sunday - Parish Community Communion
A communion service with choir and servers. Activities and Sunday School for children. Coffee, Tea and refreshments after the service.
Wednesday:
3.00pm: 1st Wednesday of the Month - Lego Church
Lots of Lego, a Bible story and plenty of fun!
Thursday:
10.00am: every week
An informal said communion service. Tea, fresh filter coffee and cake after the service.
St Alban, Charminster
Sunday:
8.00am: Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer
A said communion service with a short talk from the Book of Common Prayer.
On the FIFTH Sunday of the month we will usually have the 8am service at St Alban's and an 11am service at either St John's or St Luke's. On the fifth Sunday we may do something a bit different! Please refer to the calendar at the bottom of the page for details.
There are car parks at all churches; St Alban's (a small car park accessible from Linwood Road) and St John's (accessible from Vicarage Road). St Luke's car park is on St Luke's Road. All three churches are on or very near bus routes. Access to St John's church building is step-free, likewise St Luke's. There are toilet facilities at each church. At St John's these are not step-free and not accessible to wheelchair users or those with accessibility needs. At St Luke's the toilets are in the hall - accessible via the car park with step-free access with a large accessible toilet. The toilets at St Alban's (including an accessible toilet) are in the lobby between church and hall with step-free access. A map and directions can be found under the 'Find us' menu. Please get in touch if you have any questions.