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📅PURLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH — FULL 2026 WORSHIP CALENDAR – click on any given image or see the full listing below.

Worship Calendar Listing

Worship is a key part of the life of the church and is a reflection of what is important in all that we do as a community within Purley and further afield. All are welcome and everyone can take an active role within the church.

Holy Communition take place on the first Sunday of each month and at other key points throughout the year. Everyone is welcome to take communion as called to do so. Our Sunday morning services start at 10.30 am and there are light refereshments and an opportunity to meet others afterwards in our church hall.

Services are led by the Revd. Russell Furley-Smith, and the Revd. Marice Omorojie, and visiting Ministers or members of the worship group and young peoiple throughout the year.

Services mark events throughout the year, including Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Penecoste, Harvest Festival, All Saints Day, Remembrance Sunday, Advert Services, Carols and Readings Service, Christingle Service for all ages, Christmas and New Year Services.

We also have an International Paternership Service on the last Sunday in January for which each church in the parternship takes turn to prepare the worship material on a rotational basis. Likewise, Prayers for Peace are used in the service on the the first Sunday in September.

Zoom Services with the Parternship Churches are also held throughout the year, namely at Easter and Christmas.

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Detailed Calendar Listing

January to March 2026

🌟JANUARY 2026 – highlights – Epiphany, Prayer for Christian Unity and Partnership Sunday

• 4 Jan – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday
• 6 Jan (Tue) – Epiphany – the coming of the Magi with giffts of Myrrh, Frankincense and Gold
• 8 Jan – ‘Open to Discussion’ – 10.30 am – Informal Discussion Group – ‘Is Theology Worth Doing?
• 11 Jan – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30am – 1^st Reading – Isaiah 42 vv.1-9 (OT p.603); 2^nd Reading – Matthew 3 vv.13-17 (NT p.2).
• 18 Jan – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Start of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18–25 Jan)
• 25 Jan – Sunday Morning Worship – Partnership Sunday – material provided by our Partnership Church in Hartford, USA for all our Partnership Churches in Ostrava (Czech Republic); Dessau (Germany); Speyer (Germany); Purley (United Kingdom); Hartford (United States of America).
• 29 Jan – Comtemplative Prayer and Bible Study – 10.30 am – this contemplative time is a space for an in-depth contextual study of the bible by making connections with life experiences – past and present and devoting a short quiet time for guided reflective prayer.

🌟FEBRUARY 2026 – highlights – Candlemas, Shrove Tuesday (Pencake Day), Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and our 5 week Lent Course based on the film ‘The Kings Speech’.

• 1 Feb – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday
• 2 Feb – Candlemas – marking the presentation of Jesus to the Temple (candles are lit on this day)
• 8 Feb – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 15 Feb – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am (1st Reading – Isaiah 42 vv.1-9 (OT p.603); 2nd Reading – Matthew 3 vv.13-17 (NT p.2)
• 18 Feb (Wed) – Ash Wednesday – the first day of the 40 day petiod that Jesus spent the wilderness preparing for His dealth and Resurrention
• 22 Feb – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Lent 1
• 26 Feb – ‘Finding a Voice’ – 10.30 am to 12 noon – based on the Oscar-winning film – The King’s Speech

🌟MARCH 2026 – highlights – Mothering Sunday, Passion Sunday, Palm Sunday and Lent Course

• 1 Mar – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Lent 2 – Communion Sunday
• 5 Mar – ‘Finding a Voice’ – 10.30 am to 12 noon – based on the Oscar-winning film – The King’s Speech
• 8 Mar – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Lent 3 – Mothering Sunday
• 12 Mar – ‘Finding a Voice’ – 10.30 am to 12 noon – based on the Oscar-winning film – The King’s Speech
• 15 Mar – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Lent 4
• 19 Mar – ‘Finding a Voice’ – 10.30 am to 12 noon – based on the Oscar-winning film – The King’s Speech
• 22 Mar – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Lent 5 – Passion Sunday
• 26 Mar – ‘Finding a Voice’ – 10.30 am to 12 noon – based on the Oscar-winning film – The King’s Speech
• 29 Mar – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Lent 6 – Palm Sunday – Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem

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April to June 2026

🌟APRIL 2026 – highlights – Maudy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday

• 2 Apr – Maundy Thursday – Communion Service – 19.30 pm at South Croydon United Church, Aberdean Road, South Croydon – the last supper where Jesus washed the feet of His Disciples and the first act of Holy Communion was carried out.
• 3 Apr – Good Friday – Morning Service – 10.30 am – in the Lounge – Jesus’ crucifixion – leading to Easter Sunday
• 4 Apr – Easter Saturday
• 5 Apr – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Easter Day Communion Sunday – a celebration of the Reseraction – lead by Rev’ds Maurice Omorojie and Russell Furley-Smith
• 12 Apr – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 19 Apr – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 26 Apr – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am

🌟MAY 2026 – highlights – Christian Aid Week, Ascension Day, Penecost, Trinity Sunday

• 3 May – Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday
• 10 May – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – start of Christian Aid Week
• 14 May – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Ascension Day – end of Christian Aid Week
• 17 May – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 24 May – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Pentecost (Whit Sunday) – the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Disciples of Jusus and the spreading of the Good News across the world.
• 31 May – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Trinity Sunday – ‘Father, Son and Holy Spirit’

🌟JUNE 2026 – highlights – Envirionmental Sunday

• 7 Jun – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday
• 14 Jun – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Environment Sunday (URC)
• 21 Jun – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 28 Jun – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am

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July to September 2026

🌟 JULY 2026 — Ordinary Time

• 5 Jul – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday
• 12 Jul – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 19 Jul – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 26 Jul – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am

🌟AUGUST 2026 — highlights – Purley URC continues to held Sunday Morning Worship but also enjoys a break from other activities to take into account the traditional holiday period

• 2 Aug – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday
• 9 Aug – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 16 Aug – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 23 Aug – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 30 Aug – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am

🌟SEPTEMBER 2026 — highlights – Education Sunday and Harvest Festival – a celebration of God’s rich bounty to the World, Prayers for Peace by our Partnership Chruches

• 6 Sep – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Prayers for Peace shared by our Partnership Churches – Communion Sunday
• 13 Sep – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Education Sunday (URC)
• 20 Sep – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 27 Sep – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am (Purley URC Harvest Festival usually falls here or first Sunday of October)

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October to December 2026

🌟OCTOBER 2026 — highlights – Harvest Festival (alternative date)

• 4 Oct – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Communion Sunday – Alternative date for Harvest Festival
• 11 Oct – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 18 Oct – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 25 Oct – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am

🌟NOVEMBER 2026 – highlights – All Saints Day, Remembrance Sunday, the beginning of Advert

• 1 Nov – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – All Saints Sunday – Communion Sunday – celebration of the life of All Saints and Martyrs
• 8 Nov – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Remembrance Sunday – act of remembrance and reconciliation across the world and in our communities
• 15 Nov – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 22 Nov – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am
• 29 Nov – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Advent – Start of new church year

🌟DECEMBER 2026 – highlights – Advert, Carols and Readings, Christingle Service, Christmas Day Service

• 6 Dec – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Advent 2 – Communion Sunday
• 13 Dec – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – Advent 3 – Carols and Readings (TBC)
• 20 Dec – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am Advent 4 – Carols and Readings (TBC) – alternative date
• 24 Dec – Christmas Eve – Christingle Service for all ages – 5.00 pm
• 25 Dec – Christmas Day Service – 10.30 am
• 27 Dec – Sunday Morning Worship – 10.30 am – First Sunday of Christmas

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All events and times are subject to change – the standard start time for Sunday Morning Worship is 10.30am. The Holy Communion Service can last for a further period of time but this will not normally be in access of 15 additional minutes.

There is an opportunity to contribute to a retiring collection but this is completley on a voluntary free will basis.

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