This week at Lancaster Priory
Opening times for the week starting 16th December 2024
Monday – Saturday 10-4pm plus many evening events please check the events pages.
Vehicle access to the Priory has changed.
Renovation works to Lancaster Castle mean that vehicle access to The Priory is only via the Shire Hall entrance.
Parking is EXTREMELY limited.
OPENING TIMES OVER THE CHRISTMAS WEEK
Wednesday 25th December open for morning services
26th December closed all day
Friday 27th December St John’s feast day open for service only
28th December closed all day
Sunday 29th December open for services
30th December closed all day
Tuesday 31st December open for service only
1st & 2nd January 2025 closed all day
Friday 3rd January back to usual opening hours
Worship at the Priory this week:
Sunday 22nd December Fourth Sunday in Advent
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
10.00am The Eucharist
4.00pm Families @ Four
6.30pm Nine Lessons and Carols
15th December- news sheet here
Tuesdays
10.15am Holy Communion (BCP) followed by fellowship (tea, coffee and often delicious homemade cakes!)
On the first Tuesday of each month during this service, we hold a time of remembrance for all those that have lost their lives in conflicts, retired members of Lancashire regiments attend this service and read the names on the open page of our memorial book following the end of the service.
Wednesdays – Priory on the Marsh @ St Thomas More RC Church
Winter Programme
9.15am Celtic Morning Prayer
10.00am Study & Discussion
11.15am Eucharist
12.00pm Bread & Cheese Lunch
3.00pm Celtic Evening Prayer to close
All are welcome! If you’d like to know more, please email info@lancasterpriory.org
Wednesday 18th December – 3.30pm Priory on the Marsh Carol service at St Thomas More Church, with children from Willow Lane school singing and refreshments afterwards. All welcome.
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Thursdays
12.30pm Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing (CW)
in St Thomas’ Chapel (right hand aisle, adjacent to the high altar)
This weekly service is one in which we pray for healing and reconciliation.
Our prayers are offered for individuals and communities in need, and we offer the laying on of hands and anointing with holy oil, as outward signs of our prayers and of the work of God in reconciling all things to himself in love.
You may want to come and receive prayer for yourself or equally, for someone you love or are concerned about or you may want to pray for broader concern.
All are welcome to join us in praying for God’s healing work in our world.
Baptism
– the first step is Baptism Preparation – usually on 1st Sunday of the month
The next preparation is Sunday 2nd February 2025 at 3.30pm.
The first Sunday of most months, (not in August) we hold Baptism Preparation class.
Here you can meet a clergy member, hand in your filled in baptism forms and discuss your or your child/ren’s Baptism. Please email us to arrange to collect Baptism forms.
All Age Worship
10.00am All Age Communion
The next ALL AGE service is Sunday 12th January 2025
4.00pm Families@4 on Sunday
The next Families@4 is this coming Sunday 22nd December
On the fourth Sunday of each month we invite children and their families to worship and learn together.
There is something in this service for everyone. It is an informal and relaxed service.
The service takes a more child centred approach with much greater involvement by the children from the congregation.
Children can read the lessons, prayers and participate in presentations.
Taizé Service 6.30pm
The next Taizé Service is 9th February 2025
(Choral Evensong does not take place on these dates.)
‘Taizé Prayer is evening prayer for all Christian faiths.
It is a simple, meditative form of worship, calling us to dwell deeply on Christ’s presence around and within us; songs, prayerful silence, and short readings guide the focus of the prayer in a candle-lit environment.’
Visiting Lancaster Priory. Vehicle access to the Priory has changed.
During the current renovation works to Lancaster Castle vehicle access to The Priory is via the Shire Hall route only.
We are open to visitors Monday-Saturday from 10.00 – 4pm.
Please be aware that visiting times do occasionally vary.
The Garden of Remembrance is only open when the Priory is open.
Our Memorial Books in our side chapel, are always available to view inside the Church.
If you wish to see a particular name please ask a verger and this can be arranged.
The Priory Church is a busy church and we cannot guarantee unscheduled events
Please contact us before travelling.
If you are unable to visit us at the moment, please watch our short video of Lancaster Priory which highlights some of the treasures we have at Lancaster Priory accompanied by our choir.
Concerts and Events
Saturday morning 10.30am coffee concerts are in full swing. Please check our What’s on page for more information about all our events.
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