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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 24/12/2025

Christmas Eve. Whether you are travelling, working, or staying at home, you can often find a peaceful moment in a local church’s evening worship. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 23/12/2025

The Christmas season lasts for much longer than two days. Many churches offer alternative choral services, and while choirs break after Christmas Day, festive music can often be heard into January. Come back in 2026 to find Evensong. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 21/12/2025

We are delighted to award the inaugural Patronal Festival of the Year to St Nicholas, Kittisford. Find their full report here: www.choralevensong.org/uk/pfg_festi... If your church would like to apply for a grant, visit www.choralevensong.org/uk/pfg26.php

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 21/12/2025

On the shortest day of the year, Evensong offers a service shaped by light and promise. A quiet pause before the festivities truly begin. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 17/12/2025

The traditional O Antiphons begin today. These ancient calls for wisdom, light, and peace appear in many churches’ liturgy this week, sung either side of the Magnificat. A lovely moment to attend Evensong. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 16/12/2025

As Christmas draws nearer, search out Evensong amidst the candlelit carol services. They offer a peaceful doorway into the final days of Advent. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 16/12/2025

As Christmas draws nearer, search out Evensong amidst the candlelit carol services. They offer a peaceful doorway into the final days of Advent. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong

Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 14/12/2025

Which Advent hymn or anthem always brings you into the season? Take a moment of calm amidst the busyness of a pre-Christmas weekend.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/12/2025

Many choirs are singing some of their most atmospheric music at this point in Advent. If you have never been to Evensong before, this is an ideal moment to discover it. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 08/12/2025

Not all December services are carol services. Advent worship often has a stillness all of its own. Evensong in Advent can be a refreshing contrast to the pace of the month. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 06/12/2025

Today the church commemorates Saint Nicholas. Churches dedicated to him often hold their patronal festival this week. Apply today to hold your own Patronal Festival in 2026: www.choralevensong.org/uk/pfg26.php

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 03/12/2025

What gives Advent its distinctive character? The readings and music invite reflection rather than celebration. A wonderful time to try Evensong if you prefer something more contemplative. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 30/11/2025

Advent begins today. A season of watchfulness and hope. If you are looking for a quiet moment amid December’s noise, Evensong offers calm, beauty, and space to breathe. choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 22/11/2025

These grants – made possible through the generosity of many patrons, including HM The King – support parish churches in celebrating their patronal festival through a service of choral evensong as a central feature of the festival, followed by a reception. 3/4

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Patronal Festival Grant Applications 2026 | Choral Evensong

Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 22/11/2025

To mark this, we are pleased to announce that applications for our 2026 Patronal Festival Grants are NOW OPEN and accepting applications until Monday 2 February 2026, Candlemas. 2/4

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Patronal Festival Grant Applications 2026 | Choral Evensong

Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 02/11/2025

Today, two services of Choral Evensong, celebrating All Saints, with funding from the Patronal Festival Grant scheme. Whiteparish, 6.00pm clarendoncofe.org/service/?e=1... Turkdean, 6.30pm allsaintsturkdean.org.uk/nextservice/ Details of Patronal Festival Grants 2026 will be coming soon.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 26/10/2025

Tonight at 5.00pm, Chapel Allerton Church are holding Choral Evensong with Wells Cathedral Chamber Choir. All are welcome!

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 11/10/2025

Tomorrow, Sunday 12 October, at 6pm the church of St Nicholas, Islip celebrates the feast of Edward the Confessor - born in Islip - with Choral Evensong.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 06/10/2025

We're very excited about the new Channel 5 series, MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG, which starts tomorrow (7/10) at 9pm. IMPORTANT: For those less familiar with Evensong, please be aware it is not usually preceded by murder, but by a nice organ prelude. For more info on Evensong, visit choralevensong.org.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 14/09/2025

Today is Holy Cross Day. Among the churches dedicated to the Holy Cross, are two celebrating Festival Evensongs thanks to the Patronal Festival Grants: Goodnestone (pictured) and North Bersted. Find out about upcoming Evensongs, and reports from past ones here choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 13/09/2025

Heartening news out of Lichfield Cathedral, where primary-school children came to sing with the choristers. "Mrs Lamb was struck by their responses to the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis. The children were asked how it made them feel. One told her: 'It was like God was singing through my voice.'"

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Education: Can singing evensong encourage pupils to engage in worship?

Clive Price hears about a successful church-school initiative

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 13/09/2025

Week 13 of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: CALM Quiet at the end of the day. Not an escape, but a pause. A deep breath for the soul. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 31/08/2025

Today two churches celebrating their Patronal Festivals are doing so with assistance from the Patronal Festival Grants. St Mary's, Slaugham, Evensong 4.00pm St Aidan's, Carlisle, Evensong 4.00pm You can find out about other upcoming Patronal Festivals and Evensong near you at choralevensong.org.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 31/08/2025

Week 12 of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: RHYTHM A cadence for your week. In Evensong, the sacred becomes routine, and the routine becomes sacred. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 31/08/2025

Week 11 of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: FRESHNESS New breath in ancient forms. No two services are quite the same — even the timeless is alive. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 20/08/2025

Week ten of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: FAMILIARITY A home in word and worship. Same prayers, same psalms, same comfort. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 20/08/2025

Week nine (missed it last week!) of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: REASSURANCE The pattern holds. Even when life shifts, the service remains — anchoring us in time. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 15/08/2025

Today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Kickstarting a weekend of Marian Patronal Festivals, Evensong tonight at 6.30pm at St Mary's Priory, Chepstow.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/08/2025

If you are interested in supporting the Patronal Festival Grant scheme, and enabling churches to benefit from this next year, please be in touch. You can find full information - together with reports from churches who have already enjoyed the fruits of this scene - in the links below

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Patronal Festivals 2025 | Choral Evensong

Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/08/2025

St Laurence's, Guestling, 4.00pm, Sunday 10 August

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/08/2025

All Hallows, Woolbeding, 6.00pm, Sunday 10 August

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/08/2025

St Mary, Storrington, 6.00pm (followed by Festival of Puddings!), Sunday 10 August

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/08/2025

St Laurence, Falmer - 4.00pm, Sunday 10 August

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 10/08/2025

Today we are enjoying a quartet of Evensongs for Patronal Festivals around the country, made possible through the generosity of our Patronal Festival Grant donors. Details of where and when are in the description for each church in the thread below. 👇

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Patronal Festivals 2025 | Choral Evensong

Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 09/08/2025

Week eight of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: CHALLENGE Not always easy. Always worth it. New music. Demanding texts. Deep questions. This is how we grow. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 31/07/2025

Week seven of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: SKILL. Practice meets purpose. Musical skill becomes sacred offering. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 26/07/2025

This Sunday, a quartet of Patronal Festival Evensongs - for a quartet of saints! - take place, thanks in part to the Grants supplied by the Choral Evensong Trust. St Margaret, Ipswich St James, Cawley St Sampson. South Hill St Anne, East Wittering choralevensong.org

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 25/07/2025

Week six of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: COMMITMENT. Faithful voices, week by week. Evensong isn’t a performance. It’s a promise. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 19/07/2025

Tomorrow, the closest Sunday to the Feast of Mary Magdalene (22 July), is celebrated with Patronal Festival Evensongs at St Mary Magdalene, Langridge, and Taunton Minster. Check out their details at our website choralevensong.org.

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 18/07/2025

Week five of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: JOY. Gentle praise. Quiet gladness. Not all joy shouts. Sometimes it’s sung in soft tones and steady voices. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 13/07/2025

Week four of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: WISDOM. Scripture and tradition echoing through time. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 05/07/2025

Tomorrow sees a brace of Patronal Festivals: St Thomas, Groombridge www.stthomasgroombridge.org.uk/events St Thomas a Becket, Lewes st-thomas-lewes.org.uk/whats-on/

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 04/07/2025

Week three of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary: PEACE. Stillness that settles the soul. Evensong invites quiet in a noisy world. Step inside. Let peace unfold. #FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary

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Choral Evensong Trust @choralevensong.org · 28/06/2025

A veritable feast of Patronal Festivals tomorrow, on the feast of St Peter & St Paul. Bexhill-on-Sea Bolton Bournemouth Cattistock Cowsfold Folkington Muchelney Wivelsfield (Shout out to Bolton Parish Church for singlehandedly covering the Northern Province!)

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