It is good that the Goth Eucharist has become so well established in Cambridge. It is a significant and important development, which is meeting a clear spiritual need."

Right Revd. Anthony Russell Bishop of Ely

"An imaginative initiative like this, to reach people who would not normally come to church, is to be applauded."

Right Revd. John Inge, Bishop of Huntingdon

"Christians are challenged to live and witness to their Faith in all parts of their lives and in every place. I am impressed that those of the the Goth Eucharist are working out this challenge; going where only few of the Church venture and seeking an expression of the Christian gospel in terms that are distinct and new."
The full message can be found here.

Right Revd. Robert, Bishop of Whitby

The Goth Eucharist - a fresh expression in the life of the Church.

This is an exciting fortnightly service which seeks to find new ways of making the life of the Church meaningful to people from alternative, and particularly Goth communities. It takes place every alternate Tuesday at 8.30pm in the chancel of St. Edward's Church and all are welcome to attend, whether or not you consider yourself a goth.. The service has been featured on the new Fresh Expressions Church of England website. This service has now been happening for over year and a half and has featured in the news, see here for links to some of the press reports.

There is a detailed article, explaining the background and philosophy of the Goth Eucharist available HERE.

The service lasts about 1 hour and most of the congregation go on to the Calling, a goth evening at the nearby Kambar nightclub. About 25 to 35 people regularly attend the service.

The service is candlelit with a specially written liturgy and uses a variety of modern rock and as well as classical music. The structure of the service revolves around the baptismal candle and reflects a serious engagement with the depressing and darker sides of our lives before moving towards a position of hope and happiness found in the empathy of the Lord Jesus Christ. While Rev Ramshaw's contract has ended with St Eds he is still playing a vital part in the Goth Eucharist.

Details of the music, themes and sermons (where available) can be found via the past service link on the side bar, or from here. Similarly the (revised) liturgy used can also be found via the side bar along with page devoted to a selection of the press reports we have come across.

Service times

The Goth Eucharist is held at 8.30pm.

Next services:

Note: there will now be no Goth Eucharist on June 30th.

• June 2nd: Sara Ball: Freedom and bondage
• June 16th: Malcolm Guite: Colours of love (blue)
• July 14th: Malcolm Guite: Colours of love (red)
• August 11th: Malcolm Guite: Colours of love (purple)

The service has a Live journal community goth_Eucharist this is used to post news and updates between services

Some more images of the Goth Eucharist can be found here, and a copy of the piece shown on the Heaven and Earth show can be found here Real player will be needed to view the clip. My apologies for the low quality of the clip, it was play off between acceptable quality and low bandwidth.

There is also a mailing list, email goth-subscribe@st-edwards-cam.org.uk to join.