Advent and Christmas services and events at St Botolph’s
Our Advent theme this year is The Healing of the Nations, and our Advent and Christmas charities have been chosen to reflect this theme and our focus on mental health: collections and alms given during Advent and at carol services will be divided between The Refugee Council for its therapeutic work with refugees in London, and Beyond Conflict for a project supporting the mental health of children affected by the war in Ukraine. There will be an opportunity to hear speakers from these charities at the Wednesday services in Advent, along with a report from our partner charity ABCD Bethlehem on its work with disabled children in Palestine.
Advent Services at St Botolph’s
Wednesday 4 December
In the week of Advent Sunday
Choral Mass at 1.10 pm
Missa ‘L’hora passa’ Viadana
Nun komm, der heiden Heiland, BWV 61 Bach
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland Pachelbel
Thursday 5 December
A Service of Lessons and Carols in Advent at 1.10 pm
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Mendelssohn
Adam and his helpmate trad
Ave Maria a 8 Guerrero
Laetentur caeli Byrd
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 Bach
Wednesday 11 December
In the week of the 2nd Sunday of Advent
Choral Mass at 1.10 pm
Missa ‘Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la’ Morales
Canite tuba Palestrina
Fantasia super Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la Froberger
Wednesday 18 December
In the week of the 3rd Sunday of Advent
Choral Mass at 1.10 pm
Missa ‘Rorate caeli’ Haydn
Ärgre dich, O Seele, nicht, BWV 186 Bach
Prelude in E minor, BWV 555 Bach
CHRISTMAS AT ST BOTOLPH’S
All are warmly invited to join us for our traditional Christmas celebrations
Thursday 12 December
Parish Carol Service at 1.10 pm
St Botolph’s Choir and the Choir of The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School will be joining forces to make joyful music for our popular traditional carol service. Everyone is welcome to attend the service and to stay for traditional seasonal refreshments afterwards, so bring your colleagues and friends—and come early to make sure of a seat!
Friday 20 December
Carols by Candlelight at 5.30 pm
with St Botolph’s Choir
An early evening service of spectacular choral carols from across the centuries and traditional carols for all to sing, followed by seasonal refreshments
Tuesday 24 December
Family Mass of Christmas and Blessing of the Crib at 11.00 am
with St Botolph’s Choir
Spatzenmesse Mozart
In the bleak mid-winter Darke
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Bach
and traditional carols for all to sing, followed by refreshments
Christmas closure and looking forward to Epiphany
Following the Crib Service the church will close for the Christmas break, re-opening at 10.00am on Monday 6 January 2025.
Our first service of the New Year will be the Said Mass on Tuesday 7 January at 8.10 am.
Wednesday 8 January
Choral Mass of the Epiphany at 1.10 pm
with St Botolph’s Choir
Missa ‘Dies sanctificatus’ Palestrina
Magi veniunt ab oriente Clemens non Papa
In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 Bach