Worship

In the Church of England, those who lead worship are bound to use only those forms of service that are authorized or allowed by the Church of England's canon law.

The Church of England has two different but complementary sets of services: the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and Common Worship. Common Worship supplements the Book of Common Prayer with services and prayers in diverse styles. Most of the material is in contemporary language, but some of the services are based on those in the Book of Common Prayer, incorporating adaptations and additions that have become customary over the years.

St Wilfrid's - Burnsall

Service Time: 9:30am

St Wilfrid's uses the orders of service from Common Worship.

On the first Sunday of each month, we have a Family Service. This is a much more informal form of service aimed at all ages. Generally we do not have communion at this service.

On the remaining Sundays of the month. we have a Parish Communion service. This generally follows the pattern of worship found in Order One of Common Worship. (Order One uses modern language).

St John's - Appletreewick

Service Time: 6:00pm

St John's uses the orders of service found in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP).

On the first Sunday of each month, we generally have a service of Holy Communion.

On the remaining Sundays, apart from the third, of the month, we have a service of Evening Prayer.

There is no service in Appletreewick on the third Sunday, but many of us attend the All Age eXcite service at the Congregational Church in Grassington at the same time (6:00pm).