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On working days - Monday to Friday -
we celebrate the Eucharist at 12:30pm, usually in the Memorial
Chapel, added to All Saints after the First World War. During
Lent and Advent there is an additional celebration on Saturdays
at 12:30pm, and on Wednesdays in Lent there is Exposition of the
Blessèd Sacrament from Noon.
Since the re-opening of the Coffee Shop in January 2009, numbers
at this service have increased, and it is not uncommon to see
ten to twelve people recorded in the Register of Services |
on a daily basis. Members of the
congregation at this service are drawn from a wide range of
backgrounds. A small number of retired men and women come on a
daily basis, as do some who work in one of the many businesses
in the Town. Others come once a week, and many come simply
because it is there when they happen to be visiting.
The service is a said version of the rite used at the 10:30am
Sunday Eucharist, however there is a said Responsorial Psalm,
and the readings are taken from the Weekday Missal. A rota is
devised between the Honorary Assistant Priests so that on no
consecutive days are served by the same Priest which enables a
great variety in the short Homily which is delivered (instead of
the more extensive Sunday Sermon). The service is still said in
traditional language and is Eastward facing. Being a relatively
intimate service, with a small congregation, it is common at
this service for the Peace to be shared more generally. |
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