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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street

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A magnificent Wren Church open for all 7 days a week to visit, listen, worship or pray. We are a warm & welcoming community, renowned for its world-class choir and music, and as the #Journalists_Church. www.stbrides.com

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 19/09/2026
Time for a Fleet Street Social! Drink, nibbles & chat following #ChoralEvensong this Sunday, at 5:30pm. Byrd, Parsons and a hauntingly beautiful setting of the Compline Hymn "Christ, qui lux es et dies" by Robert White on the musical menu.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 17/09/2026
Remembering Sir Andreas Whittam Smith – journalist & editor – today at noon as family, friends and colleagues gather to give thanks for his life at the #Journalists_Church. www.stbrides.com/events/memor...
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Memorial: Sir Andreas Whittam Smith – St Bride's Church
Thu 17 Sept, 12 noon – memorial service giving thanks for the life of journalist and editor Sir Andreas Whittam Smith at St Bride's Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 10/09/2026
It's party time next Tuesday 15th as we celebrate the completion of restoration work, cleaning decades of pollution from the church walls. All welcome to pop by anytime from 4:30-8:30pm. Street food, drinks, live music, dancing & stalls on offer. www.stbrides.com/events/summe...
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Summer Party – St Bride's Restored! – St Bride's Church
Join us for a joyful late‑summer party celebrating the completion of our building works and the restoration of St Bride’s walls to their former glory. The party begins late afternoon on Tuesday 15th S...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 08/09/2026
The Moon aligns with a series of planets this month and TODAY's recital by Duet Digitalis marks this with movements from Holst's "The Planets" arranged for piano four hands. Plus extracts from Dvořák's invocation of a "Bohemian Forest". ⏰ 1:15pm and free to attend! www.stbrides.com/events/duet-...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 08/05/2026
"0 soft self-wounding Pelican! Whose breast weeps Balm for wounded man." Unmistakeable words from Finzi's great anthem "Lo, the full final sacrifice" – #stbrideschoir #choralevensong on Sunday at 5:30pm. Painting: Crucifixion, Lorenzo & Jacopo Salimbeni, c.1416, St John's, Urbino, Italy
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 07/05/2026
Today family, friends and colleagues gather here at the #Journalists_Church to celebrate and give thanks for the life of Dominic Prince, freelance journalist and documentary maker. May he rest in peace. www.stbrides.com/events/memor...
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Memorial: Dominic Prince – St Bride's Church
Thu 7 May, 11:30am – a service of thanksgiving for the life of journalist Dominic Prince at St Bride's, Fleet Street, the Journalists' Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 05/05/2026
Honoured to hold memorial services giving thanks for the lives of journalists Dominic Prince (7th), Rachel Cooke (14th) and Tom Tickell (21st) this May at St Bride's, the #Journalists_Church. May they rest in peace. www.stbrides.com/whats-on/#me...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 17/04/2026
Our #Journalists_Altar stands as a permanent memorial to those who have lost their lives bringing us the news. We hold in our prayers all correspondents and their teams currently working in conflict zones. #PressFreedom #journalists_church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 04/04/2026
Easter Sunday joy ahead and time for a bit of fun! 🌅 #Eggrolling on Fleet Street after the 6am #DawnService (BYO hard‑boiled egg – chocolate prize for the furthest roll!) www.stbrides.com/events/easte... 🐣 Kids’ activities & egg hunt after 11am Choral Eucharist www.stbrides.com/events/easte...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 02/04/2026
This evening we observe #MaundyThursday at a moving service commemorating the Last Supper and Jesus's new commandment that we love one another. It is the opening narrative in the story of Christ's final hours which concludes on #GoodFriday at our #ThreeHourDevotion www.stbrides.com/events/maund...
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Maundy Thursday: Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altars – St Bride's Church
Thu 2nd April, 6pm – Maundy Thursday Choral Eucharist, a service full of symbolism, setting the scene for the events of Good Friday
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 01/04/2026
Join us on #GoodFriday, 12–3pm, for the Three Hour Devotion: a reflective journey through Christ’s Passion. 12noon – Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater 1pm – readings, music & reflection on St Mark's Passion narrative 2pm – Passiontide choral music & poetry #stbrideschoir (Come and go quietly at any time)
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 31/03/2026
On #MaundyThursday we remember the Last Supper and Jesus's commandment that we love one another. Thursday 2 Apr, 6pm #ChoralEucharist #HolyWeek www.stbrides.com/events/maund...
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Maundy Thursday: Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altars – St Bride's Church
Thu 2nd April, 6pm – Maundy Thursday Choral Eucharist, a service full of symbolism, setting the scene for the events of Good Friday
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 29/03/2026
Today is #PalmSunday when we begin our journey toward the cross, reflecting on Christ's sacrifice and love. Join us this morning at 11am for the first of our #HolyWeek services, marking the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem with #ChoralEvensong at 5:30pm. www.stbrides.com/events/palm-...
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Blessing of Palms, Procession & Choral Eucharist – Palm Sunday – St Bride's Church
Palm Sunday Service: 29th March, 11am – blessing of palms, procession and choral Eucharist at the first of our special service for Holy Week.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 24/03/2026
The 650 year old Guild of St Bride is thriving, gaining seven new members on Sunday! www.stbrides.com/celebrating-...
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Celebrating a thriving Guild community – St Bride's Church
Seven new members join the Guild of St Bride in this 650th anniversary year
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 16/03/2026
“Deep peace of the running wave to you, deep peace of the flowing air to you.” – The Peace Blessing, Carmina Gadelica Celtic Calm – Mondays at 1:15pm Thirty minutes of quiet reflection and silent prayer in the Celtic tradition. #stbrigid www.stbrides.com/worship-musi...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 11/03/2026
Have you seen our amazing, fully-updated timeline exhibit in the Crypt museum yet? The Queen has! It’s a wonderful way to engage with the long, rich history of St Bride’s. Come and visit! Free to enter. www.stbrides.com/step-into-th...
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Step into the story: Queen Camilla opens our new Crypt timeline – St Bride's Church
Queen Camilla opens the new forty-foot history timeline downstairs in the Crypt museum of the free-to-visit St Bride's Church, Fleet Street.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 04/03/2026
We remember Paul Conroy on our #Journalists_Altar – photojournalist, film-maker, friend to many and to St Bride's. A candle burns in his memory. May he rest in peace.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 02/03/2026
As a parting gift, #QueenCamilla received a very special and particular bottle of beer from the Rector when she visited St Bride's last month... www.stbrides.com/ale-to-the-q...
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Ale to the Queen! Her Majesty leaves St Bride’s with blessed brew – St Bride's Church
Queen Camilla receives bottle of Harvey St Bride's Christmas Ale, bottled to commemorate our matron saint's 1500th anniversary.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 26/02/2026
After attending the Guild of St Bride 650th Anniversary Service, Queen Camilla visited the Crypt museum and opened the newly installed, 40 foot timeline exhibit which is proving to be hugely popular! #QueenCamilla #RoyalFamily
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 24/02/2026
We remember Eddy Shah on our #Journalists_Altar – pioneering newspaper proprietor who brought the first full-colour daily to the newsstands – who died recently. We pray for him, his family, friends and colleagues. May he rest in peace.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 19/02/2026
It's the first Sunday of Lent this weekend and there's some wonderful music lined up – Purcell's perfect "Hear my prayer", Jongen's great mass, and a classic trio of English composers at #choralevensong.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 18/02/2026
#AshWednesday Choral Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes – TODAY at 1:15pm. #Lent2026 www.stbrides.com/events/ash-w...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 13/02/2026
This week the Guild of St Bride celebrated its 650th anniversary with a special service at St Bride's attended by Her Majesty the Queen, who is patron of the Guild. www.stbrides.com/queens-visit...
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Queen's visit seals 650 years of the Guild of St Bride – St Bride's Church
This week Her Majesty the Queen attended a special service at St Bride’s Church to mark the 650th anniversary of the Guild of St Bride. As patron of the Guild, the Queen has been a steadfast supporter...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 29/01/2026
Festival time this Sunday: feast of our matron saint Brigid of Kildare at Orchestral Eucharist, 11am; Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in the Temple) at #choralevensong, 5:30pm.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 28/01/2026
Two events celebrating our inspirational matron saint – St Brigid of Kildare: #StBrigidsDay Sun 1 Feb, 11am – Matronal Festival Service with orchestra www.stbrides.com/events/st-br... Mon 2 Feb, 1:15pm – Celtic Calm for the feast of St Brigid www.stbrides.com/events/celti...
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St Bride's Matronal Festival: Choral Eucharist with Orchestra – St Bride's Church
Sun 1 Feb, 11am – matronal service celebrating the feast of Brigid of Kildare. Music performed by St Bride's Choir & Orchestra
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 06/01/2026
Chalking the door for #epiphany! "20 + C + M + B + 26" The year and the initials of the three Kings or Magi – Caspar, Melchior & Balthazar – also standing for the phrase "Christus mansionem benedicat" ("May Christ bless this house").
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 06/01/2026
Wind quintet CATIL give today's free lunchtime recital at 1:15pm. Music by Debussy, August Klughardt and the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz. www.stbrides.com/events/catil...
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CATIL Quintet – flute, oboe, horn, bassoon and clarinet – St Bride's Church
A free lunchtime recital on Tuesday 6th January at 1.15, with music by Grażyna Bacewicz, August Klughardt and Claude Debussy.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 03/01/2026
Celebrate the feast of #Epiphany at our two choral services tomorrow, Sun 4 Jan. Fabulous music from #StBridesChoir including The Three Kings by Jonathan Dove – an evocative setting of Dorothy L Sayers' poem.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 22/12/2025
Celebrate the good news & joy of Christmas at our #ChristmasEve services: 4:30pm Sing Choirs of Angels – carols, readings & poetry → www.stbrides.com/events/sing-... 11:30pm Midnight Mass – a traditional celebration of the first Christmas communion → www.stbrides.com/events/chris...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 18/12/2025
Today's the day! Fleet Street Carols – for all in our parish and beyond at 12 noon and 5pm. Carols and Christmas hits from @StBrides_Choir and Onyx Brass! www.stbrides.com/events/fleet...
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Fleet Street Carols – St Bride's Church
Thursday 18th December, 12noon & 5pm – our community carol service, so popular we hold it twice with St Bride's Choir and brass quintet
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 12/12/2025
We remember Keith McDowall, journalist @dailymail.co.uk who went on to handle media relations for successive government ministers, who has died at the age of 96. We pray for him, his family and friends. May he rest in peace. #Journalists_Altar #Journalists_Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 11/12/2025
Nothing says #Christmas like Carols at St Bride's! Join us for our remaining services – free, open to all, no tickets required. #JoyOfChristmas #StBridesChoir www.stbrides.com/advent
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 10/12/2025
Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" was premiered by the Fleet Street Choir in December 1942. The connection is kept alive as our own Fleet St voices – #StBridesChoir – perform it every 3rd Sunday in Advent. Sun 14 Dec 5:30pm. Free entry. All welcome. Info → www.stbrides.com/events/britt...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 09/12/2025
All children welcome as we retell the Christmas story in words and carols at our Away in a Manger Crib Service on Sunday at 2:30pm. Anything can happen and it really doesn't matter! Activities and refreshments for all after. Details → www.stbrides.com/events/crib-...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 07/12/2025
Marking 350 years of Advent services at St Bride's TODAY at 5:30pm. All welome. www.stbrides.com/events/secon...
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Light out of Darkness – St Bride's Church
Sunday 7th Dec, 5:30pm - marking the second Sunday of Advent and celebrating 350 years of Wren's St Bride's Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 04/12/2025
St Bride's was one of the first churches rebuilt by Wren after the Great Fire of 1666 (thanks to some persuasive churchwardens) and one of his most expensive – £11,430, 5s. 11d! It reopened 350 years ago during Advent, 1675. Celebrate on Sunday at 5:30pm. www.stbrides.com/events/secon...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 02/12/2025
For three and a half centuries, Advent has been observed within the walls of Wren's timeless vision for St Bride's. Join us as we mark the anniversary at our second special #Advent Sunday evening event. www.stbrides.com/events/secon...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 27/11/2025
Get ready for Christmas at one of our many carol services which begin this coming #AdventSunday with a traditional service of #AdventCarols. Details of all events on our website → www.stbrides.com/whats-on/#ad...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 27/11/2025
This morning we gather to give thanks for the life of Michael Charlton – reporter and broadcaster at ABC News and the BBC. www.stbrides.com/events/memor... #Journalists_Church
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Memorial: Michael Charlton – St Bride's Church
Thur 27 Nov, 11:30am: Service of thanksgiving for Michael Charlton – Australian reporter, presenter and star of BBC's Panorama. – at St Bride's Church, the Journalists' Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 25/11/2025
We remember Rachel Cooke – journalist, food writer and so much more – who died recently aged 56. We pray for her, her family, her friends and colleagues, and all whose lives she touched. May she rest in peace. #Journalists_Altar #Journalists_Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 19/11/2025
Celebrating the feast of #ChristtheKing at our two Sunday services. Wonderful music to round off the church's year from #StBridesChoir
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 19/11/2025
Next month we mark 350 years since #StBrides reopened in Advent 1675 – after its destruction in the Great Fire of London – revealing Wren's magnificent new design for the church. Join us at a special service to celebrate. www.stbrides.com/events/secon...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 10/11/2025
#Journalists_Service Tue 11 Nov, 6:30pm. All welcome.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 10/11/2025
Further details at www.stbrides.com/events/journ...
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Journalists' Service: Conflict and Calling – St Bride's Church
Tues 11th November, 2025, 6:30pm – remembering those who have died or risked their lives bringing us the news – at St Bride's, Fleet St, the Journalists' Church
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 10/11/2025
Marie Colvin gave the first #Journalists_Service address in 2010. We are delighted James Waterhouse #bbcnews Ukraine Correspondent gives this year's. Past speakers include @roulak.bsky.social, Sophie Raworth, @carolinewyatt.bsky.social, @reflextv.bsky.social @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social All welcome.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 07/11/2025
Honoured that Fiona O'Brien (UK Director of @rsf.org) will be reading at this year’s #Journalists_Service – a moment to reflect, honour courage, and remember those journalists and staff we've lost. Tue 11 Nov, 6:30pm → www.stbrides.com/events/journ... #JournalistMatters #Journalismisnotacrime
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 07/11/2025
Three Remembrance anthems for #choralevensong including Guest's setting of "For the fallen", the famous poem by Binyon: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them."
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 07/11/2025
We will remember them. #RemembranceSunday 9th November, 10:50am www.stbrides.com/events/remem...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 05/11/2025
We are delighted to announce that James Waterhouse – BBC Ukraine correspondent – will be giving the address at this year's #Journalists_Service "Conflict & Calling" next Tue 11 Nov. www.stbrides.com/events/journ...
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 31/10/2025
As the names of loved ones who have died are read aloud, candles are lit on the altar, then #stbrideschoir sings Allegri's sublime "Miserere". #allsouls #allsoulsservice
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