Holy Week and Easter

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.

Setting: Missa brevis in D, K194 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Canticle: Benedictus in B flat – Charles Villiers Stanford
Sermon: The Revd Dr Jeff Lake, Associate Priest of St Bride’s
Anthem: Hosanna to the Son of David – Thomas Weelkes
Organ Voluntary: ‘Dorian’ Toccata in D minor BWV 538 – Johann Sebastian Bach

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: ii) Devotion at the Foot of the Cross

We gather on this most solemn of days to retell in words and music the story of the last hours of Christ’s life and his death on the Cross.

Good Friday: iii) The Crucifixion – Stainer

A performance of Stainer’s ever-popular The Crucifixion concludes our Three Hour Devotion for Good Friday.

Dawn Choral Eucharist – 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.

Setting: Communion Service in C – John Ireland
Anthem: Now the green blade riseth – arr. Simon Lindley
Organ Voluntary: tbc

Festal Choral Eucharist – Easter Day

Join us to celebrate the great festival of Easter.

Setting: Messe brevis – Zoltán Kodály
Canticle: Easter Hymn from Cavalleria rusticana – Pietro Mascagni
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthems: i) Victimae Paschali – William Byrd; ii) Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ Voluntary: Finale, Organ Symphony No 6, Op 59 – Louis Vierne