Blessing of Palms, Procession & Choral Eucharist – Palm Sunday

The crowds hail Jesus as their Messiah laying palms as he enters Jerusalem in this, the first of our services retelling the dramatic events of Holy Week & Easter.

Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Palm Sunday

Responses: Thomas Tomkins
Psalm: 69: 1-20
Canticles: Short Evening Service – Thomas Weelkes
Sermon in Music: i) Pueri hebraeorum – Tomás Luis de Victoria; ii) Hosanna to the Son of David – Orlando Gibbons; iii) Benedictus from Requiem in D minor, K 626 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Organ Voluntary: Processional – William Mathias

Maundy Thursday: Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altars

This moving service is full of symbolism and sets the scene for the events to come on Good Friday.

Good Friday: i) Stabat Mater – Pergolesi

A performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater by members of St Bride’s Choir & Orchestra begins our Three Hours’ Devotion for Good Friday.

Good Friday: iii) God so loved the world – the Crucifixion in choral music and poetry

An hour of choral music and poetry for Passiontide concludes our Three Hour Devotion for Good Friday.

Dawn Choral Eucharist & Egg-Rolling – Easter Day

Our Dawn Service on Easter Sunday followed by egg-rolling in Fleet Street is one of the most evocative events in our yearly calendar enjoyed both by our congregation and visiting tourists.

Festal Choral Eucharist – Easter Day

Join us to celebrate the great festival of Easter and hear Mascagni’s triumphant Easter Hymn.

Choral Evensong – Easter Day

Responses: John Reading
Psalm: 66: 1-11
Canticles: Evening Service in D – George Dyson
Anthem: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah – George Frideric Handel
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Organ Voluntary: Prelude on Melchior Vulpus – Healey Willan

Said Eucharist

Choral Evensong

Responses: tbc
Psalm: tbc
Canticles: Evening Service –
Anthem: tbc –
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Organ Voluntary: tbc –