'This is the message we have heard and proclaim to you, that God is light; and in him there is no darkness...'
1 John 1:5
Worship and music
Christ Church Beechworth has maintained an Anglo-Catholic 'High Church' style of worship for more than 125 years. This is the form of the service on Sundays at 9.30am and it is always a Eucharist: Holy Communion, Mass and Divine Liturgy.
The liturgy is accompanied by music from our historic pipe organ with the singing of hymns and some parts of the Liturgy, including the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei. The Eucharist is the heartbeat of our parish life: it is the source of our life, who is Jesus, the true bread from heaven, and it the springboard for all mission and all ministry.
Our Evening Service at 5.00pm is less formal and uses a more flexible approach to worship. It includes psalms, scripture readings, silence, prayer, and hymns of praise to give thanks to God for the day and to prepare us for the week ahead. In worship, prayer and daily life we seek to live out the message of Jesus Christ: of a God of generous and all-encompassing love for all.
Our congregations and ministry celebrate and sustain the rich musical traditions of the Anglican Communion. Our fine colonial-built pipe organ, a ring of six bells and grand piano are used for services and a regular concert series that helps to maintain these instruments, support the fabric of our buildings, and contribute to our communities' cultural life.