Church services April 12-18

From the archive, first published Thursday 12th Apr 2007.

BEAUMONT

St Leonard's: United family service 9.30am at Tendring.

BRIGHTLINGSEA

Baptist Church: As from Sunday the Baptist Church will be meeting every Sunday for worship at 10.15am, in the YMCA Hall, High Street, Brightlingsea. All are welcome.

St Sabina's RC Church: Vigil mass, 6pm Saturdays. Weekday masses 9am Monday and Thursday. Sunday masses 10am St Monica's, Wivenhoe, and 12.15pm University Chaplaincy, Essex University.

Spiritualist Movement: Evening of clairvoyance every Tuesday, 7.30pm, at the community centre.

CLACTON

St James' Church, Tower Road (opposite Clacton police station): Sunday 8am communion; sung mass 10am. Wednesday 10.30am. Details of these and other services and activities are on the porch noticeboard, or call the vicar the Rev Anthony Spooner on 01255 422007.

Orthodox Church: Services are held on Sundays and feast days. The times may vary. Please call 01255 473926 for all enquiries.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): Meeting for worship every Sunday, 10.30am at the Meeting House, 26 Granville Road.

Healing Wave Spiritualist Church: Brotherhood Hall, St Osyth Road. Services with local and visiting mediums, Sundays 6.30pm. Healing sanctuary, Tuesdays 6.30pm.

RC Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth: Masses Saturday 6pm and Sunday 11am.

Christ Church (United Reformed): Today 9.30am Celtic morning prayers; 10am drop-in coffee morning. Sunday 10.30am morning worsip and junior church, the Rev Chris Wood and the worship group, light refreshments afterwards. Tuesday 6.45pm Alpha course in the transept. Wednesday 9.30am Little Angels, parent and toddlers group; 8pm Home-makers (women's meeting), West Cliff Theatre, Mike Bareham.

Christian Spiritualist Church, 19 Oxford Road: Saturday, 6.30pm, Penny Rossiter. Sunday, 6.30pm, Sandy Philps. Monday, 2.15pm, Jon and Pauline Sawyer. Wednesday, 7pm, Jenny Hayward. Healing services Mondays at 4.15pm and Thursdays at 1pm.

Pier Avenue Baptist Church: Today Homemakers 8pm, 10 Audley Way, Frinton, speaker Mrs Sanders. Friday 12.45pm funeral service, Rita Roberts. Saturday coffee morning, 9.30am, open doors. Youth club 7.30pm. Sunday 10.30am service. Speaker Martin Cooper, Sunday at 6pm. All tapes available from Charles Boyton on 01255 473720. Tuesday coffee morning 10am.

St Paul's Church: Sunday, second of Easter, 8am holy communion (BCP); 9.45am worship for all; 11am holy communion (BCP). Tuesday, 6.45pm, compline in the lady chapel. Wednesday, 11am holy communion (BCP). Details of all church services and any alterations thereto may be obtained from the Church's website,

stpaulsclacton.co.uk

FRINTON

Sacred Heart and St Francis' Catholic Church: First mass, Saturday 6pm and Sunday 8.30am.

Methodist Church: A warm welcome to join on Sunday at 11am when the service will be led by Maimie Beach, and at 6.30pm when it will be led by the Rev Raymond Thompson.

Christian Science Church: Sunday service 11am, subject of sermon - are sin, disease, and death real?

Coastlands Community Church Frinton/Kirby: Congregation meets 10.30am every Sunday at Tendring Technology College, Frinton. On the first Sunday of each month the Walton congregation joins in for a combined celebration. For more details call the office on 01255 677223.

Parish Church: On Sunday services start at 8am with sommunion (CW) followed at 9.30 by a family service, and then at 11am communion again (CW). There are crèche facilities available and at 10.30am light refreshments are served. In the Old Church at 6.30pm there is evening prayer (BCP), and at the same time in the Parish Church is the contemporary worship and prayer service. On Wednesday there is communion in the Old Church at 11am, and then at 7.30pm in the parish church the monthly midweek prayer meeting. Unless stated otherwise, all services are in the main church. For more information about services and other activities call the church office between 9.30am and 12.30pm Monday to Friday on 01255 679164, or email frinton.parishchurch@tis cali.co.uk

Free Church: Having just completed 40 days of community series, the church looks forward to starting its new series of messages next week.

Services on Sunday are at 9am, 11am and 6.30pm. The evening service includes communion. There is also a youth version, Space, which is for young people and also takes place at 6.30pm. Coffee will be served afer the evening service in Oasis.

For details of regular weekly activities call the church office on 01255 679585, e-mail office@frintonfree.com or visit the website,

frintonfree.com where you will also find links to the youth site, children's site and sports ministry site.

GREAT BENTLEY

St Mary's Church: Sunday 8am holy communion; 9.30am sung eucharist and Sunday school.

Methodist Church: The service on Sunday morning will be a fellowship service at 10.30am. All welcome.

GREAT CLACTON

Methodist Church: A warm welcome awaits you each Sunday at 11.15am. Church fellowship meeting on Tuesdays at 3pm. Friendship hour, Wednesdays at 2.30pm. Class meeting, alternate Fridays 7.30pm. All welcome to coffee mornings on Saturdays 10am-11.30am. Youth activities during the week include Brownies, Mondays at 6.45pm, Rainbows, Thursdays 4.45pm and Boys' Brigade, Wednesdays at 5pm.

GREAT HOLLAND

Methodist Church: A welcome to all on Sunday mornings at 11am.

All Saints': Sunday 11am holy communion. Prayer time in church on Tuesday and Thursday at 9.30am.

HOLLAND ON SEA

All Souls RC Church, Brighton Road: Sunday mass 9.30am.

St Bartholomew's Church, Frinton Road: Sunday 8am Communion (BCP); 10am eucharist with Sunday School. Wednesday 10am communion. First Sunday of every month, service at Little Holland Hall 2.30pm, holy communion.

Spiritualist Sanctuary: The mediums for the 2.30pm divine service on Sunday in Holland public hall will be Tina Bird and Brian Neal. Spiritual healing by a registered healer/counsellor. For all enquiries call 01255 812282.

Methodist Church: Today 10.30am Bible study. Friday 9.30am coffee pot. Sunday 10.30am fellowship service, Easter 2. Tuesday 2.30pm ladies' fellowship. Wednesday 2.30pm Mr B Osborne, Martello Towers.

Baptist Church: All welcome at 10.30am Sunday morning service, where

the guest speaker will be Lyn Slack. Creche facilities are available and refeshments will be served after the service. All welcome also to the 6.30pm evening service, led and conducted by Andy Kerr.

JAYWICK

St Christopher's Church: Sunday holy eucharist 9am.

All Saints' RC Church, Union Road: Sunday mass 8am.

KIRBY

Kirby Cross Free Church, Frinton Road: Sunday service at 11am morning worship. All are welcome; 6.30pm prayer meeting followed by Bible study in the home. For details call Andy Marsh 01255 673175.

Evangelical Church, junction of Halstead Road and Walton Road: Sunday services of worship and Bible preaching 11am and 6.30pm. Thursday Bible study 7.30pm. Meetings for men, women and children of all ages during the week. You will be warmly welcomed. Mr R Brooks can be contacted on 01255 679715.

St Michael's: Sunday 8am holy communion (BCP); 9.30am Together on Sunday - a family service for all ages, with baptism of Ellie Wright and Alfie and Gabriella Robertson. Coffee will be served in the church hall afterwards; 6.30pm holy communion (BCP). Holy communion on Wednesday at 9.30am. The church will be open for private prayer each day in the week during daylight hours.

LITTLE BENTLEY

St Mary's: Sunday, united family service, 9.30am at Tendring.

LITTLE CLACTON

St James' Church: Services on Sunday will be holy communion at 8am and the family service at 11.15am. Holy communion will be said at 10.30am on Wednesday.

Methodist Church: On Sunday the Rev Robin Searles will take the service at 9.45am.

ST OSYTH

Methodist Church: The service at 10.30am on Sunday will be led by Mrs Grenfell-Essam.

Church of St Peter and St Paul: Today 10am holy communion; 7.30pm prayer group. Friday 7.30pm choir. Saturday 10am pop-in. Sunday 8am holy communion; 10am parish communion with Sunday Clubs; 11.30pm friends committee. Monday school returns; 7.30pm home fellowship. Tuesday 3.20 Cool Kidz 4 Christ; 6pm wedding rehearsal; 7.30pm bell ringers. Wednesday 12.30pm school confirmation; 2.15pm visiting ringers; 3.20pm school communion.

TENDRING

St Edmund's: Sunday united family service 9.30am.

THORPE

St Michael's Church: Sunday 8am mass; 10am parish mass; 6.30pm evening prayer. Monday 7pm mass; Tuesday 9am mass; Wednesday 7pm mass; Thursday 9.30am mass; Friday 12.30pm mass; Saturday 9.30am mass.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: meeting place Tendring Technology College. Sunday 10am-1pm.

Baptist Church: Sunday 10.30am morning worship with Derek Carpenter.

WALTON

Coastlands Community Church: Meet every Sunday at 9.30am and 11am. For details of venues call the church office on 01255 677223. On the first Sunday of each month members join with the Frinton/Kirby congregation for a combined celebration at Tendring Technology College, Frinton. This begins at 10.30am. You are also welcome to visit the gift shop and drop in at 34 Newgate Street. Church is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10am-3pm, and Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-1pm.

Homelands Free Church, Garden Road: A very warm welcome to all at Sunday services, meet at 11am and 6.30pm. Prayer meeting each Sunday at 6pm. The children's and young people's clubs meet at 11am. Further details of all church meetings/activities can be found on the church website at homelandsfree church.org

Parish Church: Today 9.30am morning prayer. Friday 9.45am morning prayer. Saturday 10am morning prayer. Sunday 8am holy communion; 10.30am family service with children's musical performance. Monday 8.30am morning prayer. Tuesday 9am morning prayer. Wednesday 10.15am holy communion.

WEELEY

St Andrew's Church: On Sunday family communion and Sunday school will be at 9.30am, and evensong at 6.30pm.

Methodist Church: On Sunday Mrs M Whittle will take the service at 9.30am.