Ash Wednesday provision
On Ash Wednesday, 14 February, as well as the Choral Mass at 1.10 pm (see above for information about the music) there will also be two short services of Imposition of Ashes at 8.10 am and 5.10 pm, and a priest will be available for ashing outside service times on request.
FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER 11.00am FAMILY MASS OF CHRISTMAS AND BLESSING OF THE CRIB
Please join us 11.00am Friday 22 December for the Family Mass of Christmas and Blessing of the Crib. with St Botolph's Choir Spatzenmesse Mozart Infant holy trad In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Bach and traditional carols for all to sing, followed by refreshments You are also warmly invited to join us for our other traditional Christmas celebrations And for the first time at St Botolph’s… a Festive Entertainment! Acclaimed actor Bruce Morrison presents ‘A Christmas Carol’! More information and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-tickets-748331889827 Christmas closure and looking forward to Epiphany Following the second performance of ‘A Christmas
FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER 5.30pm CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
Please join us 5.30pm Thursday 14 December for the Carols by Candlelight Service. St Botolph’s Choir lead an early evening service of spectacular choral carols from across the centuries and traditional carols for all to sing, followed by seasonal refreshmentsand 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
PARISH CAROL SERVICE 14 DECEMBER 1.10PM
Please join us 1.10pm Thursday 14 December for the Parish Carol Service. 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! You are also warmly invited to join us for our other traditional Christmas celebrations Friday
Christmas services at St Botolph’s
CHRISTMAS AT ST BOTOLPH’S All are warmly invited to join us for our traditional Christmas celebrations Thursday 14 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 15 December Carols by
Season of Thanksgiving and Remembrance
Thursday 2 November - All Souls Service All are warmly invited to attend our annual All Souls Day service on Thursday 2 November at 1.10 pm. It provides an opportunity to remember departed loved ones in the context of a Choral Requiem – St Botolph’s Choir will be singing an exquisite setting of the Requiem Mass by Manuel Cardoso. The service includes the ceremony of the solemn reading aloud of the names of departed loved ones and the lighting of candles in their
All Creatures
At St Botolph’s we will celebrate the bond between humans and animals as we hold our Annual Animal Blessing Service on Friday 6 October at 12.10 pm. We hold this popular service each year on the Friday closest to the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. As ever there will be the opportunity for each animal to receive a personal blessing. The service will feature beautiful music from St Botolph’s choir and refreshments will be served
William Byrd 400th anniversary
Yesterday, 4 July, was the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd, one of Britain's - and the Renaissance's - greatest composers. St Botolph's musicians pay tribute to him at today's Choral Mass by singing his Mass for five voices; the organ voluntary is also by Byrd, and the hymns are all by Byrd's contemporary Orlando Gibbons.