An oasis of peace in the heart of the busy city for a moment of mindfulness and reflection each weekday at 4:00 pm.

Each weekday at the end of the day, from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, the main body of the church becomes an oasis of peace in the heart of the busy city.

The church is candlelit, and anyone is welcome to call in for a time of quiet and stillness, whether for five minutes or the full hour.

The city can be a frantic and stressful environment for those who work or live in London, or are visiting the capital. We provide a welcome and much needed sanctuary and an opportunity for mindfulness, reflection and prayer.

Space for Silence runs throughout the year, but occasionally events in church mean that we may have to suspend it on a particular day. Please check the What's On calendar on our website to confirm.

A short prayerful service to help prepare for your day.

Find a meditative and reflective start to the working day at St Bride’s each weekday morning at 8:15 am by joining our service of morning prayer downstairs in the main crypt chapel.

This is a modern language service that lasts about 15 minutes, and includes prayers, silence, and the Bible readings set for the day.

At this service we offer the prayers left by visitors on our prayer board.

We also remember journalists who have died recently, and those who are in danger, held hostage, or who are in any kind of need, as part of our ministry to journalism.

Our Sunday morning Choral Eucharist (a sung service of Holy Communion) takes place every week at 11:00 am. The worship includes congregational hymns and a thought-provoking address and is enhanced by the wide-ranging choral repertoire sung by our outstanding choir. The service uses a modern language version of Common Worship.

A list of music for each service can be found via the calendar in the What's On section of our website https://www.stbrides.com/whats-on/

We welcome children to the service. During term time, our Sunday Club (Sunday School) provides a safe and stimulating environment for our younger members. https://www.stbrides.com/worship-music/worship/children/

Refreshments are served at the back of church after the service and everyone is warmly invited to join in. This opportunity for fellowship and conversation is an important part of the shared life of our diverse and widespread congregation and a wonderful way to meet visitors and make new friends.

At a number of significant occasions throughout the year, we are delighted to welcome the St Bride’s Orchestra to accompany the choir.

On Sunday 29th September we are inviting all our congregation members, friends and supporters past and present, and everyone else who loves St Bride’s, to join us in church for a wonderful celebratory occasion – the annual Inspire! Sunday service.

The event is an excellent opportunity to listen to the glories of St Bride’s Choir and Orchestra and also to raise a glass of bubbles after the service to toast all that is special about St Bride’s and its people, and to give thanks to God for his many blessings.

We are delighted and grateful that the St Bride’s Orchestra will be accompanying the choir for this service in a liturgical performance of one of Mozart’s most popular masses.

Mozart’s Mass in C major, K220 is a missa brevis – or short mass – in structure but a missa solemnis – or solemn mass – in its festive use of brass, timpani and soloists. It was first performed at Easter in 1776 at Salzburg Cathedral.

Further details on our website → https://www.stbrides.com/events/inspire_sunday/

Choral Evensong is a beautiful, prayerful and reflective service for the early evening.

Our 5:30 pm service each Sunday is a traditional language Book of Common Prayer 1662 Evensong with readings from the King James Bible version.

The service is enhanced by music of the highest standard performed byour renowned professional St Bride's Choir and Organist.

A list of music for each service can be found via the calendar in the What's On section of our website https://www.stbrides.com/whats-on/

Every Wednesday lunchtime between 1:15pm and 1:45pm, we celebrate the Eucharist downstairs in the main crypt chapel of St Bride’s for all working and visiting in and around Fleet Street, in the City of London.

This is a modern language, said service of Holy Communion with Bible readings, prayers and a short address, which all are welcome to attend.

This year we shall again be holding a special service of choral music and readings for All Souls’ Day.

This is one of our most popular and most poignant services, at which we commemorate family, friends and loved ones who have passed away.

At the heart of the service, St Bride’s Choir will an anthem, after which the names of the dearly departed are read aloud and candles lit on the altar in their memories.

If you are attending the service and would like someone to be remembered by name, please contact our administrator [email protected].

Dozens of living flames flicker in the church, symbolising our loved ones who are now held safe in the arms of God, even though they are beyond our reach.

The choir then sings Allegri’s famous setting of Psalm 51, Miserere mei – Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness.

The service is open to all. Doors open at 5pm and the service lasts around 1 hour.

"One short sleep past, we wake eternally
and death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die." – John Donne

Our annual Remembrance Sunday service is on 9th November and begins earlier than usual at 10:50am with the traditional two-minute silence at 11am after the playing of the Last Post.

Remembrance Sunday is one of the most solemn services in the church’s year as we gather, along with others across the country, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country in a tradition that began over a century ago in 1919.

MUSIC
The service will include a liturgical performance of Duruflé’s Requiem Mass sung by the professional St Bride’s Choir – accompanied by the St Bride’s Orchestra – and begins with the Pie Jesu from the Mass whilst commemorative wreaths are laid on the altar steps.

All are welcome to attend this free service; no booking required. Please note the service begins at 10:50am.

More details available on our website.