Welcome to St. Helen's

Thank you for visiting St. Helen’s church web site and a very warm welcome from the ministry team. St. Helen’s is at the heart of the local community and offers a variety of forms of worship to help us cater for everyone.
Ministry Team, November 2023
St. Helen's

Sunday 13th October - 20th Sunday after Trinity

Please join us at 10:15 AM for the Parish Eucharist service. 

This is our primary style of service. The choir sings, we read the Bible, affirm our faith, pray and share Holy Communion together.

St. Mary's Church, Cottingham

Sunday 13th October - Harvest Evensong

Please join us at 6:30pm at St. Mary’s in Cottingham for a service of Harvest Evensong with the combined choirs of St. Helen’s  and St. Mary’s.

This sung service will include an Preces and Responses, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, an anthem and traditional harvest hymns. 

Everyone is welcome.

Matins

Sunday 20th October - 21st Sunday after Trinity

Please join us for the following services:

10:15 AM – Matins. Traditional worship service which is expressed in choral singing and led by the choir.

3:30 PM – Messy Church

Messy Church

Sunday 20th October - Messy Church

Please join us at 3:30 PM for Messy Church.

There will be refreshments from 3:15pm.

Sunday 27th October - Last Sunday after Trinity

Please join us at 10:15 AM for the Parish Eucharist Service. 

This is our primary style of service. The choir sings, we read the Bible, affirm our faith, pray and share Holy Communion together.

Sunday 3rd November - All Age & All Souls

Please join us for the following services:

10:15 AM All Age service. A service of reverent worship in a more relaxed style.

6:30 PM All Souls service. During this service we remember the faithful departed.

Sunday 10th November - Remembrance Sunday

Please join us at 10:15 AM for our Remembrance Sunday service. 

In this Parish Eucharist service we remember all those who fell in the line of duty. The choir sings, we read the Bible, affirm our faith, pray and share Holy Communion together. There will be an Act of Remembrance at 11:00 AM.

Matins

Sunday 17th November

Please join us for the following services:

10:15 AM – Matins. Traditional worship service which is expressed in choral singing and led by the choir. 

3:30 PM – Messy Church

Messy Church

Sunday 17th November - Messy Church

Please join us at 3:30 PM for Messy Church.

There will be refreshments from 3:15pm.

Sunday 24th November - St. Cecilia Service

Please join us at 10:15 AM for the Parish Eucharist Service. 

During this Parish Eucharist service we celebrate St. Cecilia, the patroness saint of music, and Christ the King. The choir sings, we read the Bible, affirm our faith, pray and share Holy Communion together.

Everyone welcome.

Sunday 1st December - 1st Sunday of Advent

Please join us for the following services:

10:15 AM All Age service. A service of reverent worship in a more relaxed style.

6:30 PM Advent Carol Service. In this service we mark the season’s growing anticipation with a traditional service of advent hymns and carols.

St. Helen's

Sunday 8th December - 2nd Sunday of Advent

Please join us at 10:15 AM for the Parish Eucharist service. 

This is our primary style of service. The choir sings, we read the Bible, affirm our faith, pray and share Holy Communion together.

Matins

Sunday 15th December - 3rd Sunday of Advent

Please join us for the following services:

10:15 AM – Matins. Traditional worship service which is expressed in choral singing and led by the choir. 

3:30 PM – Messy Church

Messy Church

Sunday 15th December - Messy Church

Please join us at 3:30 PM for Messy Church.

There will be refreshments from 3:15pm.

Sunday 22nd December - 4th Sunday of Advent

Please join us for the following services:

10:15 AM – Parish Eucharist. This is our primary style of service. The choir sings, we read the Bible, affirm our faith, pray and share Holy Communion together.

6:30PM – Service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

St. Helen's Fundraising Appeal

St. Helen’s is very grateful for any and all donations to church funds. We have recently adopted cashless donations and together with a new fundraising appeal, we hope to raise additional monies to pay for the day to day running of the church. Please click here for details about the new SumUp payment devices, and how we are using QR Codes.

Sunday Services

Our Sunday services are currently as follows:

8:00 AM – Holy Communion (BCP) (1st and 3rd Sundays)
10:15 AM – All Age Service (1st), Parish Eucharist (2nd, 4th & 5th), BCP Matins (3rd).
3:30 PM – Messy Church (3rd Sundays)
5:00 PM – St. Helen’s Online (Zoom) (Temporarily suspended)
6:30 PM – Evening Prayer (2nd and 4th) (Temporarily suspended)

Wednesday Mornings

Please join us each Wednesday morning at 9:30 AM for an online service by Zoom.
The new Zoom connection details are as follows:
Meeting ID: 870 8695 9468   Passcode: 570960

The Wednesday coffee mornings are also running again. On the 1st Wednesday, please join us in church for coffee at 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM. On the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, will be coffee and craft, but you are still welcome whether you are a crafter or not.

Last updated 04/10/2024 ASM