What We Do
What's on next
Sunday services
We have a pattern of various service types. We hope that there is something here for everyone. It includes:
- A Benefice-wide joint Holy Communion combining the best of all of our service types with hymns and new songs (once a month)
- Common Worship Holy Communion (five times a month)
- A contemporary-style service with new songs and a more flexible structure (three times a month)
- 1662 Book of Common Prayer Evening Prayer (twice a month)
- An quiet evening communion in a reflective style (once a month)
- Biblical preaching
Within the parish
Treasure Seekers
Treasure Seekers (formerly known as Sunday School/Gang) takes place during the 10.30am morning service. In both churches, the teaching rooms are within the church building, and children start with their parents and leave during the service for their lesson.
Buggy Club
Buggy Club meets every Wednesday at Bradfield Church and every Thursday at Mistley Church. From 1:30 to 2:30, babies and pre-school children, with their parents, grandparents or carers, meet together to sing songs, listen to a Bible story, make something to take home, and play together in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Messy Church
Messy Church explores the Bible through creativity, celebration, eating together and an all-age context, involving the whole family. It is an attempt to be church for families who might want an experience of church, but for whom Sunday services are not quite right.
Messy Church will be held on Monday 20th February, 4.30-6.30 at Bradfield Church. There will be crafts, games and activities, a celebration time of songs and story, and then a meal for everyone.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Parents arriving home from work who might not be in time for the whole thing are welcome to come and join in late. We are asking for a donation of £1 per child. Accompanying adults can come free.
Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see you there! Contact us for more information, and check out the official Messy Church website.
Renovaré
The Benefice currently runs two Renovaré groups that meet to encourage each other in their spiritual growth. See the Renovaré website for more details.
Julian Prayer Group
The Julian Prayer Group meets monthly for quiet, meditative prayer.
Home groups
There are two Home Groups currently running - they meet fortnightly for Bible study, prayer, friendly discussion and tea and chocolate biscuits.
Waymarks
Waymarks is a Friday morning home group for the mums of young children in the area. They meet fortnightly for a mix of Bible study, discussion, prayer and cake.
The Alpha Course
The course is running currently and is designed to give people a chance to get to grips with the basic issues of the Christian faith in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Please contact us if you are at all interested.
See the Alpha Course website for more details.
Lent Course
Coming soon!
Marriage Course
The Marriage Course is a series of eight sessions designed to help any married couple strengthen their relationship.
See the Marriage Course website for more details.
Community Meals
Simple evening meals held in Church roughly every two months. The aim is to foster a greater sense of community among the body of Christ in the benefice.
Friends of the Benefice
Both churches in the benefice have FRIENDS groups which help restore and improve the fabric of our churches. They do this by organising lots of fun activities. See the calendar for what's on next.
Outside the parish
Partners in Mission
We actively support the work of World
Vision with children and families in one of the poorest suburbs of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
See the World Vision website for more information about the work of World Vision UK.
Peninsula Youth Ministry
We support the work of Peninsula Youth Ministry, an interdenominational trust set up to undertake Christian youth work for the north Tendring area of Essex, taking the Gospel to the young people in the senior schools in Harwich and Manningtree, helping churches develop their youth work, and running Christian youth activities. See the Peninsula Youth Ministries website for more details.