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Edington: Saint Mary, Saint Katharine & All Saints, Edington

The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Katharine and All Saints is an architecturally outstanding building, built in the Decorated style and consecrated in 1361. It is a large building for such a village, but it is well maintained and increasingly sought after as a concert venue.
Current worship at the parish church provides a sung Parish Communion from Common Worship on 1st, 2nd (when ‘traditional’ language is used), and 3rd Sundays, for a congregation normally approaching about sixty people; BCP Evensong on 2nd and 4th Sundays; an 8 a.m. BCP Holy Communion on 4th Sundays; and an all- age Service (eucharistic once a quarter) on 4th Sundays. There is an active and dependable Church choir of up to twenty members, led by the organist and her assistant. The tower has a peal of ten bells. Additionally, the Tinhead Methodist congregation organise their own Services within the Priory Church on second and fourth Sundays in the month.
The Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy takes place during one week in August, when there are four Services daily supported by three choirs comprising individuals selected from some of the Cathedral and Collegiate choirs of the British Isles. Wednesday’s Evensong is broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Festival took place in 2005.

Built: 1361
Our Patron: The Bishop of Salisbury & the Vicar of Westbury (jointly)

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Holy Communion

A 'said' celebration of the Eucharist using the Book of Common Prayer (1662)
(1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays at Bratton) every fourth Sunday at 8:00 AM for 35 minutes

Parish Communion

A 'sung' celebration of the Eucharist, using Common Worship rite 1 ('traditional' language variant usually on the Second Sunday in the month). Incense is used occasionally.
Every first second and third Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour

Morning Praise/Family Communion

An all-age act of worship. Eucharistic once a quarter.
Every fourth Sunday at 11:00 AM for ¾ hour

Evensong

A 'sung' service using the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) order for Evening Prayer.
Every second and fourth Sunday at 6:30 PM for 40 minutes

Tuesday

Tiddlers
We sing, hear a story, pray, and do some colouring. On fourth Tuesdays we meet at The Oratory in Bratton (junction of The Butts and Upper Garston Lane).
Not during August every first and third Tuesday at 2:15 PM for ½ hour

Wednesday

Holy Communion
A simple celebration of Holy Communion using a Common Worship liturgy.
Every Wednesday at 9:30 AM for 40 minutes

Benefice Communion Service

Edington Priory Church will host our "Fifth Sunday Service" for November (the First Sunday in Advent). The Rector will preside and the preacher will be the Reverend Chris Cory (the local Methodist/URC Minister) whose Tinhead congregation also worships at Edington Priory Church on second and fourth Sundays.

Sunday 30th November 2008 at 11:00 AM for 1 hour

Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy

The Festival has taken place each year since 1956 where throughout the week Matins and Compline are sung to plainsong by the Schola Cantorum (directed by Andrew Carwood, Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral and conductor of The Cardinall's Musick), whilst the principal services are led by a Nave Choir of men and boys (conducted by Matthew Martin, Assistant Master of Music, Westminster Cathedral) and a Consort of mixed voices (directed by Jeremy Summerly, Sterndale Bennett Lecturer in Music at the Royal Academy of Music and conductor of Oxford Camerata). The festival is directed by Julian Thomas, formerly Assistant Organist of Norwich Cathedral. See http://www.edingtonfestival.org

Sunday 23rd August 2009 at 9:15 PM
All Day Event