Everyone is welcome to our services, and we are always delighted to see newcomers in any of our churches. We welcome members of other Christian churches to receive Holy Communion or, if you feel more comfortable, please come forward with the rest of the congregation to receive a blessing.
If you are unable to get to church, members of Church at Castle will visit you at home, and the Ministry Team will gladly arrange for Communion to be given at home to anyone who wishes it.
Sunday services (normal pattern)
9.00 am
St. Giles’
Sung Eucharist
* Every Sunday except 3rd Sunday (see * below)
9.30 am
St. Augustine’s
Sung Eucharist
* Every Sunday except 3rd Sunday (see * below)
10.30 am
St. Luke’s
Service of the Word
First Sunday in month
10.30 am
St. Luke’s
Family Communion
* Every Sunday except 1st & 3rd Sunday (see above and * below)
A Church at Castle united evening service is held every second Sunday evening of each month at Castle Street Methodist Church.
* Every third Sunday there is a united Parish communion when all three churches worship in a single service. The location of each month’s service is shown in the rota at the top of this page.
United ecumenical morning services take place on the Sundays after Christmas Day and Easter Day and the last Sunday in August. On these Sundays this is the only morning service in the parish.
Weekday services
These take place every week except during the month of August and in the week following Easter Sunday and Christmas.
Pooh-Bah’s claim, in W.S. Gilbert’s ‘Mikado’, as ‘a particularly haughty and exclusive person, of pre-Adamite ancestral descent’ gives us one of the best and earliest jokes based on Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’. Evolution has been known and appreciated since the 19th century. From the first self-replicating cells in the cold waters of earth, the first living things evolved, leading after innumerable generations to humans with the capacity to ask questions. Floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters all play their part in the story. Revd Dr Tom Ambrose will address Pooh-Bah’s claim and proposes that as science advances, the hand of the creator is becoming more apparent in the natural world.
This talk is part of the Autumn programme of talks and recitals at St Augustine’s church, supported by the local Roads’ Associations (Windsor, Richmond, Oxford and Benson Area). A complimentary glass of wine or fruit juice and nibbles are served at most events. Retiring collection.
The September talks will focus on aspects of Creation science and Christian responsibility and October’s themes celebrate Black History month. You can view the full programme HERE or pick up a leaflet in one of our churches.
All wishing to attend this service of Holy Communion are warmly welcomed to St Luke’s. At present this service is not livestreamed, but if you wish to join a Sunday service online, there is one at 9am from St Giles’ and another at 9.30am from St Augustine’s. If you would like to join any service on Zoom please contact Sheila Rozeik, the Parish Administrator. for details. The order of service can be downloaded from the Resources page HERE.
All are welcome to attend this monthly united evening service, when people from all congregations come together for worship. Refreshments following the service.
All are welcome to attend this midweek Communion service. The service is weekly except during the month of August and on the Thursday following Christmas Day and Easter Sunday. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
The speaker is Ed Walker, Executive Director of A Rocha International, a global family of conservation organisations working together to live out God’s calling to care for all aspects of creation and to equip others to do likewise. A Rocha is best known in the UK for its inspirational and holistic Eco Church initiative, with over 9,000 churches now registered, (including our three parish churches, with Silver and Bronze awards).
His talk is part of the Autumn programme of talks and recitals at St Augustine’s church, supported by the local Roads’ Associations (Windsor, Richmond, Oxford and Benson Area). A complimentary glass of wine or fruit juice and nibbles are served at most events. Retiring collection.
The September talks will focus on aspects of Creation science and Christian responsibility and October’s themes celebrate Black History month. You can view the full programme HERE or pick up a leaflet in one of our churches.
All are most welcome to join this celebratory Service of the Word, when the congregations of our three parish churches come together to worship. The service will be followed by a parish barbecue (lateish lunch) with delicious food including vegetarian options and music from Castle Hill Band.
All are welcome to attend this midweek Communion service. The service is weekly except during the month of August and on the Thursday following Christmas Day and Easter Sunday. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
Clare and Aidan Baker from Global Justice Cambridge and Elisabeth Burleigh from Fairtrade Cambridgeshire will speak about their campaigning issues. They will raise the issue of Christians’ responsibility towards the environment and future generations and specifically talk about the theme of trade – Christian responsibility to trade fairly, looking at the Fairtrade initiative and its links to climate – and also the role that Christians are taking in campaigning against the system of ‘corporate courts’ that can allow overseas investors to stop governments taking climate action. Many countries in the Global South have been targeted, but now the UK government is being sued over blocking a new coal mine in Cumbria.
This talk is part of the Autumn programme of talks and recitals at St Augustine’s church, supported by the local Roads’ Associations (Windsor, Richmond, Oxford and Benson Area). A complimentary glass of wine or fruit juice and nibbles are served at most events. Retiring collection.
The September talks will focus on aspects of Creation science and Christian responsibility and October’s themes celebrate Black History month. You can view the full programme HERE or pick up a leaflet in one of our churches.
These monthly workshops are held on the fourth Saturday of the month, with a two-hour morning from 10.30am to 12.30 pm. Margaret Waring (Textiles Society and Embroiderers’ Guild) will lead the workshops. In general all materials for the session will be provided. Participants will be invited to make a donation. Please book in advance as the number of participants is limited. Email: amwaring8@gmail.com or office@churchatcastle.org. You may like to bring something you have been creating recently and we can discuss how to proceed.
