Inside a Gothic-style church with stained glass windows, people are gathered for a religious service. Four altar servers in white robes walk down the aisle, carrying a cross and candle holders. Congregants stand and sit in wooden pews, observing the ceremony.

Friday 24 July

0830-0850 Morning Prayer
1230-1255 BCP 1662 Holy Communion with short sermon
1730-1750 Evening Prayer

Saturday 25 July - S. James

Church open for private prayer - with some disruption because of Give & Take

1300-1500 ‘Give & Take’ 
Give from 10am-12noon and take from 1-3pm (1-2pm proof required for City of London residents only)
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26 July Eighth Sunday after Trinity

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer

1000 - 1110 PARISH MASS       

Common Worship, service by Ives

CHOIR GRADUAL Rutter Thy perfect love …  make me love thee of all thing best, and wound my heart in thy love free
that I may reign in joy evermore with thee

GOSPELACCLAMATION Clothe yourselves with compassion and love.  Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs
CHOIR COMMUNION JS Bach Jesu, joy of man’s desiring ..  Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring soar to uncreated light
ORGAN PRELUDE Hurford Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
ORGAN POSTLUDE Reece-Trapp Mixolydiance
HYMNS 404 Gwalchmai; 581 St Bees; 277 All for Jesus; 442 Blaenwern

1600 - 1620 Said Evening Prayer

Monday 27 July

0800-0820 Mass
0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer

Tuesday 28 July

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer
1800 - 1820 Mass

Wednesday 29 July - Ss Mary and Martha of Bethany

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1000-1020 Mass followed by coffee
1230-1300 Bible Study in The Rectory beside the church
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer

Thursday 30 July

Church open for private prayer all day

Friday 31 July - S. Ignatius of Loyola

0830-0850 Morning Prayer
1230-1255 BCP 1662 Holy Communion with short sermon
1730-1750 Evening Prayer

2nd August Ninth Sunday after Trinity

0830-0850 Morning Prayer

1000-1110 PARISH MASS

 Service by Ives          

CHOIR HOLIDAY, ORGANIST Anne Marsden Thomas

ORGAN PRELUDE Buxtehude Vater unser im Himmelreich

ORGAN POSTLUDE Buxtehude Praeludium in D

HYMNS from Common Praise: 563 Gopsal, omit v3; 355 Thaxted; 621 Monks Gate; 496 Mannheim; 455 Cwm Rhondda  

1600-1640 Choral Evensong with The Solis Choir and sermon

Monday 3 August

0800-0820 Mass
0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer

Tuesday 4 August - S. Jean Marie Vianney

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1715-1800 Choral Evensong with Royal College of Organists Summer School
1800 - 1820 Mass

Wednesday 5 August - S. Oswald, King of Northumbria

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1000-1020 Mass followed by coffee
1230-1300 Bible Study in The Rectory beside the church
1715 - 1800 Choral Compline with Royal College of Organists Summer School

Thursday 6 August - The Transfiguration

1300-1330 Silent Prayer (in the rectory garden beside the church), followed by Cleaning Angels and tea and cake

1800 Student Concert with Royal College of Organists Summer School

Church open for private prayer all day

Friday 7 August

0830-0850 Morning Prayer
1230-1255 BCP 1662 Holy Communion with short sermon
1715-1800 Choral Evensong with Royal College of Organists Summer School

Saturday 8 August - S. Dominic

1000-1100 Sung Mass with Royal College of Organists Summer School

Church open for private prayer all day

9 August Tenth Sunday after Trinity

0830-0850 Morning Prayer

1000-1110 PARISH MASS

Service by Ives          

CHOIR HOLIDAY, ORGANIST Anne Marsden Thomas

ORGAN PRELUDE JS Bach Wer nur den lieben Gott BWV 642

ORGAN POSTLUDE JS Bach after Vivaldi Allegro from Concert in A minor

HYMNS from Common Praise: 386 Slane, omit v3; 549 St Gertrude vv 1,4,5;174 Carlisle;413 Melita;380 Camberwell vv 1,2,5,7; 353 Jerusalem

1600-1620 Said Evening Prayer

a temporary change

Royal College of Organists Summer School 2026

During this exciting week of teaching and learning based at St Giles’ the evening services will be changed so participants can add music!

Do come along!

1715-1800 Tuesday 4th August

Choral Evensong

(instead of 5.30 Said Evening Prayer)

1715-1800 Wednesday 5th August

Choral Compline

(instead of 5.30 Said Evening Prayer)

1715-1800 Friday 7th August

Choral Evensong

(instead of 5.30 Said Evening Prayer)

1000-1100 Saturday 8th August

Choral Eucharist

Monday 10 August - S. Lawrence

0800-0820 Mass
0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer

Tuesday 11 August - S. Clare

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer
1800 - 1820 Mass

Wednesday 12 August

0830 - 0850 Morning Prayer
1000-1020 Mass followed by coffee
1230-1300 Bible Study in The Rectory beside the church
1730 - 1750 Evening Prayer

Thursday 13 August

Church open for private prayer all day

1800 Master Barber’s Installation Service

Friday 14 August - S. Maximilian Kolbe

0830-0850 Morning Prayer
1230-1255 BCP 1662 Holy Communion with short sermon
1730-1750 Evening Prayer

Saturday 15 August - The Assumption of the BVM

Open for private prayer all day

16 August Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

0830-0850 Morning Prayer

1000-1110 PARISH MASS

Service by Ives          

CHOIR HOLIDAY, ORGANIST Elizabeth Day

ORGAN PRELUDE Mendelssohn Adagio (from Sonata I)

ORGAN POSTLUDE Rutter Toccata in 7

HYMNS from Common Praise: 466 Coe Fen;411 Repton omit v3;54 Londonderry Air vv 1,3,4;516 Blaenwern; 537 St Anne  

1600-1620 Said Evening Prayer

This week at St Giles’

Looking ahead…

St Giles’ Cripplegate 60th Anniversary Festival

Rebuilding, Rejoicing, Renewing, 30 August - 13 September, 2026

Regular Services pattern