Christchurch Priory

Welcome

Welcome to our parish website. There has been a church on the site of Christchurch Priory for over 1300 years, from the first Saxon building to the glorious Priory Church we see today.

Throughout the centuries, the worship of God, through Jesus Christ his Son and inspired by the Holy Spirit, has been at the heart of the Priory’s life and has fuelled its service to the local community. Very rarely has the voice of praise been stilled within these walls: once during the reign of King John, when the country was under Papal censure; once, at least, because of bubonic plague; and recently as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Our prayer and worship continues, but in new ways.

Services take place with some Covid-safe measures in place. We also continue to meet online for Morning Prayer daily (except Sundays).

The Priory Church is open for visitors as well as for private prayer - please ensure you read the latest Covid Update at the top of this page. We look forward to welcoming you.

Please continue to keep yourselves and others safe. God bless you all.

Canon Charles Stewart (Vicar)

Services

Our other weekly services are normally held at these times:

Weekdays and Saturdays

8.30am daily Morning Prayer on Zoom.
For joining details please contact 'Conference' via our contact page.

5pm daily Evening Prayer in the Great Quire at the Priory

Wednesdays 11am Eucharist with Hymns at the Priory

Thursdays 10am Holy Communion at St George's

Thursdays 11am Eucharist at the Priory

Sunday

In the Priory Church

8am Eucharist

10am Sung Eucharist (& Junior Church for ages up to 13)

6.30pm Choral Evensong (Solemn Evensong & Benediction on last Sunday of the Month)

At St George's

9.30am Sung Eucharist

YouTube playlists of previous services and sermons are available by using the buttons above.

Donations:

With Covid-related regulations having severely restricted our operations, our income has been currently considerably reduced while our outgoings remain unchanged. If you are able to make a donation to help us through these difficult times, that would be received very gratefully.

Please either post a cheque made out to PCC of Christchurch to The Administrator, Christchurch Priory, Priory House, Quay Road, BH23 1BX; or make a direct payment by online banking to PCC XCH Freewill, sort code 52-21-34, account number 52428036; or use the ‘DONATE’ button below to make a donation using a debit card. Thank you.

If you pay income tax, please contact the F.W.O Secretary/Treasurer via our contact page to discuss how you can Gift Aid your donation.

Daily Prayer

Morning Prayer: We say Morning Prayer together daily (Mon-Sat) at 8.30 am, using Zoom. We use Common Worship Daily Prayer. The text is available as a free download from the Church of England website, just go to: Daily Prayer . If you would like to join us on Zoom, please contact 'Conference' via our contact page for details.

Evening Prayer: You are most welcome to join us in the Priory Great Quire at 5pm weekdays and Saturday. If you would like to say this office at home, you can find it at: Daily Prayer

Night Prayer (Compline): If you would like to end your day with a quiet and reflective service of Compline (night prayer), you can do so using this link: Daily Prayer

Prayer Requests

If you would like prayers to be offered for someone or something, please email your request via our contact page and your prayer will be offered during Evening Prayer at 5.00pm.

Visiting and Private Prayer

The Priory is open for visiting and private prayer Monday to Saturday between 10am and 5pm and on Sundays between 12pm and 4pm. It will occasionally be closed to visitors during special services and events.

St George's and St John's are currently closed except for services.

The Priory Tea Rooms and Gift Shop are now open from 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday

Foodbank logo

Please remember the work of our friends at Christchurch Foodbank +

The regular items they need include: long-life semi skimmed milk, tinned meat pies, tinned/boxed custard, tinned vegetables, small jars of coffee and tea bags, tinned fruit, jelly cubes, pasta sauce jars and tinned rice pudding – in fact, any tinned or packaged food which (if possible) has a six-week shelf-life.

There is a collection point for donations in the Priory Church as well as Sainsbury’s, Waitrose or the Co-op or visit the food bank in St Josephs church on Mondays between 10 and 12.

Alternatively, please support the Foodbank by making a direct donation by bank transfer to 40-52-40 a/c 00015300 using the reference CFBFood.