Recorded Services
RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE THEYDON PARISHES
The PCCs of the Benefice have met over the last weeks and having reviewed the differing circumstances and sizes of each church have prayerfully made plans for the resumption of public worship.
All Saint's Theydon Garnon will reopen as follows:
Sunday 7th March - Holy Communion (BCP) at 8:00am
Tuesday 9th March - Holy Communion at 10:00am (and every Tuesday thereafter)
Sunday 14th March - All Age Mothering Sunday service at 9:15am.
At present, St. Mary's Stapleford Tawney, St. Michael's Theydon Mount and St. Mary's Theydon Bois will remain closed for public worship until Sunday 28th March.
Online services will continue to be published weekly below.
Below are the most recently published recorded services.
An archive of all recorded services between 29th March and 19th July 2020 can be found by clicking to our Recorded Services (archive) page.
An introduction to our online services by our vicar, Reverend John Fry.
2nd Sunday of Lent - Sunday Worship - 28th February 2021
This week's recorded service will be published here shortly.
Notices by Rev Carol Newnham - links to relevant sites mentioned in the notices are : Church of England website https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/livelent-2021-church-resources-gods-story-our-story and the Diocese of Chelmsford website https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/bishops-appea
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from Mark chapter 8 verses 31 to end
Reading by Janet Doe
Anthem by St. Mary's Theydon Bois choir
Sermon by Rev. Carol Newnham
Prayers by Andrew Crook
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
1st Sunday of Lent - Sunday Worship - 21st February 2021
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from Genesis chapter 9 verses 8 to 17 & Mark chapter 1 verses 9 to 15.
Reading by Amanda, Freya, Phil & Henry Simmance
Sermon by Rev. John Fry
Prayers by Gill Southall
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
Sunday before Lent - Sunday Worship - 14th February 2021
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verses 3 to 6
Reading by Cindy Pridmore
Sermon by Tony Dawson
Prayers by Michael Chapman
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
2nd Sunday before Lent - Sunday Worship - 7th February 2021
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from John chapter 1 verses 1 to 14
Reading by David Harmsworth
Sermon by Rev. Carol Newnham
Prayers by Robyn Marsh
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
Candlemas - Sunday Worship - 31st January 2021
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from Luke chapter 2 verses 22 to 40
Reading by David Atkinson
Sermon by Rev. John Fry
Anthem by St. Mary's Theydon Bois choir (filmed in late 2020 before full lockdown)
Prayers by Rev. Carol Newnham
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
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4th Sunday of Epiphany - Sunday Worship - 24th January 2021
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from John chapter 2 verses 1 to 11
Reading by Jasmine & Shelley Dix
Sermon by Rev. Carol Newnham
Prayers by Ann Clay
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
3rd Sunday of Epiphany - Sunday Worship - 17th January 2021
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading from 1 Samuel chapter 3 verses 1 to 10
Reading by Mike Palmer
Sermon by Rev. John Fry
Prayers by Rev. Carol Newnham
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
2nd Sunday of Epiphany - Sunday Worship - 10th January 2021
Reading from Mark chapter 1 verses 4 to 11
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading by Mark & Luke Adams
Sermon by Martyn Lockwood
Prayers by Rev. John Fry & Abi
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
A Village Christmas Service - 20th December 2020
This service was filmed during the 10:30 Village Christmas Service at St Mary's Theydon Bois Church.
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Readings by Robyn Marsh, Richard Risdon, Carole Fenton
Choir - St. Mary's Theydon Bois
Organ - Christine Gwynn
1st week of Advent - Sunday Worship - 29th November 2020
Reading from 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verses 3 to 9
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading by John & Phoebe Whelan
Sermon by Vaness Herrick - Archdeacon of Harlow
Prayers by Michael Chapman
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
Choral Evensong - 22nd November 2020
Readings - 2 Chronicles chapter 29 verses 25 to 30; Revelations chapter 5 verses 6 to 14
Choir - St. Mary's Theydon Bois.
Choir Leader - Hugh Meteyard
St. Cecilia's Day (Patron Saint of music) is celebrated with a recorded choral evensong by St. Mary's Theydon Bois choir recorded in St. Mary's Theydon Bois church.
Sunday Worship - 15th November 2020
Reading from Matthew chapter 25 beginning at verse 14
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading by Rev. Carol Newnham
Sermon by Rev. John Fry
Prayers by Rev. Carol Newnham
Choir - St. Martin-in-the-Fields & the Royal School of Church Music
Service of Remembrance - 8th November 2020
Reading from John chapter 15 verses 9 - 17
Service led by Rev. John Fry
Reading by Jo Shephard
Sermon by Martyn Lockwood
Theydon Garnon names of Remembrance - Richard Clay
Last Post by Annie Dehaney-Steven
Poem read by Rev. Carol Newnham
Organ by Christine Gwynn
The recorded service can be played at any time. If you are interested in watching so that the 2 minute silence coincides with 11am precisely, then you should begin the service at 10:37am.
Let thy merciful ears - Theydon Bois Choir Anthem - 16th August 2020
Day by Day - Theydon Bois Choir Anthem - 26th July 2020
Archived Recorded Services
An archive of all recorded services between 29th March and 19th July 2020 can be found by clicking to our Recorded Services (archive) page.