Worship
We offer multiple worship opportunities across our parishes, offering a wide range of styles from traditional to contemporary, where all are welcome and included.
The Anglican Way
There is no 'one' way of worshipping in the Anglican Church, however you will find some things in common across all our expressions of worship.
As Anglicans we ensure there is a Holy Communion in every parish every Sunday. This Holy Communion will follow the authorised forms of worship permitted by the Anglican Church of Bermuda. Typically, this will be a liturgical worship with prayers, confession and absolution, scripture readings, and a central act of celebrating the Eucharist. The worship may also include intercessions, a talk, and music.
Alongside our Holy Communion worship, parishes may offer alternative forms of worship such as all-age or family worship, services of the Word, quiet and reflective worship, or lively praise events, especially around Christmas and Easter.
You will always be assured of a warm welcome by any of our congregations. Check out our Churches page to find your local congregation.
A balanced approach...
Anglicans take a balanced approach to worship seeking to be encouraged and led by scripture, reason, tradition, under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Scripture
We ensure that we read, preach and teach from the Bible. Our Holy Communion worship will follow the lectionary, i.e. the set readings for a Sunday and these include an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, a New Testament reading, and a Gospel reading. We share this lectionary with other denominations across the world, including the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, and Baptist Churches.
Reason
We believe that God has given us minds and intellects. We believe we are called to use them to the glory of God. We think carefully about our faith, listening to our consciences and our culture, learning from our past and hoping for the future.
Tradition
The Anglican Church is an apostolic church. We believe that our Bishops are signs of a faith which has been guarded carefully right back in time to the first apostles. As well as our buildings which provide spaces for prayer and worship, the Anglican Communion also has a rich heritage of prayers and music which includes Books of Common Prayer from each Church of the Communion. In the Anglican Church of Bermuda we use the Book of Common Prayer (1662) and The Church of England's Common Worship.
Experience
We believe every follower of Jesus can experience God's activity in this world through the Holy Spirit. We believe that the Holy Spirit gives life to each one of us. Our faith is that the Spirit guides and leads us in our worship, ministry, and mission. We spend time listening to God and discerning God's will for our lives, our church, our community, and our environment.