Sunday & Christmas Service Times

Here are the Sunday service times for all churches across the Beaminster Area Team Ministry.

You’ll also find all our weekly Worship at Home online services on the Worship at Home page.

Welcome to our Christmas services for 2025

All our services are accessible for all the family but hopefully this guide will make it easy for you to choose the correct service for your needs. 

Crib service – this service is deliberately accessible to children and families, The Christmas story is retold, perhaps with drama or dressing up. Familiar carols are sung. The service will be short and participation encouraged. 

Carol services – a retelling of the Christmas story with bible readings and carols. The Carol Service in Beaminster is led by our choir and perhaps is the most traditional. Village carols services also share the same format of readings and carols but most of the singing will be done by the congregation. These services are inclusive, and all ages are welcome. 

Christmas Communion or Eucharist – Christmas Eve. These services, often known as Midnight Mass, are services using formal liturgy from Common Worship, where communion is celebrated and bread and wine is shared. All are welcome to attend. 

Christmas Family Communion – Christmas morning. These will be services where the liturgy is used but made accessible for all ages. There will be bread and wine shared, carols sung, and congregation participation is encouraged. Come and tell us what you got in your stocking! Suitable for everyone, particularly families and all ages. 

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. None of our services last more than an hour, crib services and carol services will be nearer 40-50 minutes. 

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Church Locations

You’ll find all the addresses of our churches, and map links to help you find them, on the Our Churches page.

Understanding Our Services

  • Eucharist:/Holy Communion Service where we share bread and wine together using words from Common Worship, the service in modern language. Sometimes also described as Holy Communion.
  • Eucharist/Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer): Service where we share bread and wine together using words from the Book of Common Prayer, traditional language from the 17th century.
  • Village Praise, Family Service or Open Worship: Shorter service with hymns, bible readings, and prayer but no bread and wine.
  • Matins: Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer using traditional language from the 17th century. Parts of the service may be sung by the congregation or choir. No bread and wine.
  • Evensong: Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer using traditional language from the 17th century. Parts of the service may be sung by the congregation. No bread and wine.
  • Evening Prayer: Spoken service from the Book of Common prayer using traditional language from the 17th century.
  • 10.45@Salway Ash: Service where we share bread and wine together, suitable for all ages using modern language. Activities for children start before the service at 10.15 am and coffee and pastries are served. The worship service starts at 11 am.
  • United Service: Service with the Methodist and Anglican congregations joining together to share hymns, bible readings, and prayers. No bread and wine.
  • Healing service: Short service with words from the Iona Community. There are times of silence and opportunities to pray for healing. Anointing and personal prayer is available.
Community Outreach Dropins
Emma Lancaster, our family and community outreach worker, has arranged for dropin visits to all our churches in the New Year.