WEEKLY EVENTS

TUESDAY – 2:00pm- Church Fellowship (1st and 3rd)

TUESDAY – 2:30pm – Prayer and Bible Study Group (4th)

THURSDAY – 7:30pm – Choir Practice

Church Fellowship

About 15 Fellowship members usually attend meetings, which are held on the first and third Tuesday afternoons of each month.  Our programme is varied, with interesting, informative and entertaining talks.  All meetings begin with a prayer and end with a chance to chat over refreshments.   

In the summer we meet for coffee in members’ homes and a highlight of the summer is our picnic lunch in the garden of one of our members.  We enjoy several outings throughout the year which include a cream tea in June and a Christmas Lunch in November.

Prayer and Bible Study Group

As Christians we know that we receive spiritual nourishment and growth as we study God’s Word. As we study it together, we learn more about its application to our daily living and therefore is vital to our faith and our relationship with God and each other.  We also know that prayer is an essential way of seeking God’s guidance for us as individuals and all that we seek to do together in the life of our Church. Everyone on our Church roll is prayed for regularly together with any particular concerns. Our Prayer and Bible Study Group, which is open to all, meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month and the meeting ends with refreshments.

Choir

Iford Church has a long choir tradition and this has continued to the present with a small but competent choir.  The purpose of the choir is
to provide a lead for the congregational singing of hymns and to give
musical support to the preacher i.e. to provide a Ministry of Music. The
choir at present has 10 members with voices in all parts. We sing an
anthem at each service from a varied repertoire ranging from classical
to modern and also participate in the Communion Services by singing a
short ‘Taize’ type meditation.  The augmented choir leads and
contributes to the service of Readings & Carols for Christmas. On Palm
Sunday they present an Easter Cantata such as “Festival of Faith” by
Joseph M Martin or “Behold your King” by John Peterson. Alternatively,
the choir leads a service of Easter Reading and Sacred Music, including
excerpts from some of the Cantatas.  The Church is very fortunate to
have the services of a couple of Organists who assist on a rota basis to
support the choir and further enhance our services.

Choir Practice takes place on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm.

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