Festal Choral Eucharist – Easter Day

All are welcome to join us as we convene at our 11am Easter Sunday Service to celebrate the great miracle of Easter in readings, music and hymns and in joyful communion.

However deep the darkness and despair of Good Friday, in the end God’s love was far greater. There is new life. There is new hope, for Christ is risen from the dead.

Refreshments will be served after the service and there will be an Egg Hunt in the Rectory Garden and other Easter activities for the under 10s.

Music

During the service St Bride’s Choir and Organist will perform some suitably jubilant music to celebrate this great feast day:

Setting: Missa Sancti Pauli – Andrew Carter
Canticle: Easter Hymn from Cavalleria rusticana – Pietro Mascagni
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: He is risen – Percy Whitlock

The mass setting was written for the choir of St Paul’s cathedral in 1997 and is our tribute to the composer, Andrew Carter, who died at the age of 86 earlier this year.

Admission

This service is open to all, ticketless and free to attend.

Support St Bride’s

There will be a retiring collection at the end of the service to support the work, ministry and music-making of St Bride’s and help maintain our magnificent Wren church.

St Bride’s is wholly reliant on and deeply grateful for the generous support of our visitors and congregation.

Donations can be made by cash or contactless at church or via JustGiving.

Do please Gift Aid your donation if you are eligible which generates an extra 25p in every £1 donated.

Additional Information

Directions to St Bride’s Church and information about accessibility are available on our Visit Us page.

Egg Hunt in the Rectory garden and some Easter biscuit decorating

Online Worship

Each Sunday morning at 11am we release a specially created short reflection in words and music for those who cannot make it to church. It will be released on this page and across our social media channels.