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The CofE has launched the Daily Hope phone line which offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line. The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind. |
Local churches streaming
Many clergy have learned new skills in the last week, and it's great to see many streamed services, prayers and reflections on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter every day of the week. So many, we can't keep up - the fullest list of services provided within the diocese can be found on AChurchNearYou.com.
So below is just a sample list of a few from this diocese:
| Church | Location | Service | Day/ Time | Platform / link |
| Cathedral | Lichfield |
Daily:
Sundays:
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Links to YouTube and Facebook as well as orders of service at the Cathedral website | |
| St Matthews | Walsall | Service including BSL interpretation | Sundays 10.00am | YouTube and website |
| Meole Brace (Trinity Churches) | Shrewsbury |
Morning service – with music, sermon and hopefully interactive '6 o'clock Live': ~10 minutes of music, reflection and engaging with one of the day's readings |
Sundays 10.30am Mon - Sat |
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| All Saints | Wellington (Telford) |
Sundays: CW Morning Prayer or Communion. Sung worship, prayers, Bible readings, and sermon Weekdays:
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8.30am |
Facebook Live, (linked from website)
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| Christ Church | Tunstall (Stoke-on-Trent) |
Mass - daily except Tuesday/Saturday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Rosary |
10am 6.30pm Sunday 7pm Weds 7pm Fri |
YouTube via website |
| Castle Church | Stafford | Sunday worship | Sundays 10.30am |
Facebook Live and website, afterwards on Vimeo |
| St Michael's & All Angels / Church of the Saviour | Chell (Stoke-on-Trent) | WhatsApp Parish Group - mutual prayer support: daily devotional post plus 2-3minute daily video with songs/psalms | Daily | WhatsApp group for parishioners, also linked to Twitter and Facebook |
| Church of the Most Holy Trinity | Ettingshall (Wolverhampton) |
Daily: Morning Prayer Daily Mass:
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9am
10.00am |
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| Keele University Chaplaincy | Keele |
Ecumenical worship in a variety of styles |
Sunday 10.15 | YouTube (prerecorded to enable inclusion of dispersed contributors) |
| St Andrew's | Sneyd Green (Stoke) |
Short worship service Communion |
Sunday 10.30am Thurs 8.00pm |
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| All Saint's / St Margaret's | Madeley and Betley |
Prerecorded, email links sent to congregants at their normal service times Monday toddlers Praise & Play service |
Sunday 8.30am / 9.30am / 11.00am Monday 10.00am |
Facebook: Madeley Betley |
| St John's Community Church | Chase Terrace | Pre-recorded mix of reflections, music, prayers, clips & visuals etc. | Sunday | YouTube |
There are many others providing online services, studies and reflections - check AChurchNearYou.com to find streamed services near you.
National and broadcast services
The Church of England continues to provide a weekly national online service here.
As well as well-known ever-present broadcasts such as BBC Stoke's In Praise of God, the Daily Service on Radio 4, Choral Evensong on Radio 3 and independent Christian broadcasters such as UCB radio (based in our diocese in Stoke), we also have a desire to be connected to our local fellow Christians.
Cross Rhythms Radio in Stoke-on-Trent is broadcasting a service each Sunday morning at 10.00 am from a local church. You can listen to the Sunday Service by tuning in locally to Cross Rhythms Radio on 101.8FM. Or you can listen online.
