Our Worship – Glaven Valley Benefice
We offer a wide variety of styles of worship across the Benefice for all backgrounds and tastes – formal and informal, from Communion to Contemplation, from Book of Common Prayer to Messy Church.
We believe strongly that our experience of worship can be hugely enriched by giving ourselves the opportunity to experience God through forms of service we may not have tried before. We invite you to come along to any of the following in any of the churches.
Click here to see monthly service schedule.
Morning Services
Holy Communion
This is our core worship service. We use the modern Common Worship liturgy with music provided by organ or piano and choir. This is the usual form of service at Blakeney Church on Sunday morning at 9.30am.
This service is live streamed on YouTube. Once a month Celtic liturgy is used, and prayers for healing incorporated into the service.
Book of Common Prayer Communion Service using the old language of 1662, this service is offered:
1st Sunday: 8.00am – Wiveton; 11.15am – Letheringsett
2nd Sunday: 11.15am – Glandford
4th Sunday: 8.00am – Cley
Midweek Communion Services:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays: 10.00am – Cley (Common Worship)
Praise and Worship
An informal service with contemporary worship songs led from the piano, with words and images on screen.
2nd Sunday: 9.30am – Blakeney
Cafe Church
A wonderful opportunity to worship, learn and chat in an informal setting around tables at the back of the church – all whilst enjoying delicious croissants and fresh coffee and the Sunday newspapers to inspire prayer and discussion.
3rd Sunday: 11.15am – Cley
Morning Prayer (Common Worship)
A beautiful service of readings, canticles and hymns.
3rd Sunday: 9.30am – Letheringsett
Afternoon & Evening Services
Taize
Following the tradition of this well-loved ecumenical community in France using easy repetition of beautiful chants.
1st Sunday (alternate months): 6pm Cley (4pm in Winter months)
Sacred Space
A time to reflect through words and music, readings and prayer.
Food for the mind, heart and soul.
1st Sunday (alternate months): 6pm Cley (4pm in Winter months)
Service of Contemplation
30 minutes of silent, contemplative prayer.
Candles, stillness, peace.
2nd Sunday: 6pm – Wiveton
Evensong
A traditional service of sung evensong using the Book of Common Prayer.
3rd Sunday: 6.30pm – Wiveton
4th Sunday: 6.30pm (3.30pm winter months) – Glandford
Glaven Sings Gospel
A hugely popular, uplifting opportunity to raise the roof singing gospel favourites.
5th Sunday: 6pm – Blakeney
Services for Children & Young People
Family Service
An informal, short service with drama, singing and refreshments afterwards!
All are welcome.
4th Sunday: 11.15am – Wiveton
Messy Church
Fun, food, crafts, singing, stories.
Church for the children and those accompanying them.
2nd Tuesday: 3.15pm – Blakeney
Glaven Valley Online Worship
The 9.30am Sunday morning service from Blakeney is streamed live every week on our YouTube Channel for those who are not able to attend church in person.