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Concerts and Recitals at St Alfege Church


Whether you are visiting us for the first time or are a familiar face, welcome. 

Artistry, creativity, and music-making are woven into the fabric of St Alfege Church, whether we look to the past at the architecture of Nicholas Hawksmoor, the paintings of Sir James Thornhill, and the music of Thomas Tallis, or to the present in the St Alfege Church Choir and our close partnership with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. We are, therefore, proud to continue this tradition of creative engagement by providing a varied programme of events throughout the year.

For an overview of all artistic events at St Alfege Church, please view our calendar here.

If you would like to financially support our Concerts and Recitals programme, you can donate here.


Free Lunchtime Recital Series

St Alfege Church organises a free, regular lunchtime recital series at 13.05 on Thursdays and Saturdays, offering audiences affordable access to excellent live music and a performance platform for talented artists.

For information on our upcoming lunchtime recital programmes, click here.


Other Concerts and Events

Alongside this series, St Alfege Church is proud to facilitate many other creative events. We enjoy working with our wide range of external creative partners to help produce successful and memorable events within our spaces.

For details of other upcoming concerts and events, click here.


Booking the Church

With the unparalleled one-thousand-year history of the site, alongside the recent completion of the Heart of Greenwich Project, St Alfege Church provides a unique space at the intersection of heritage and innovation that is suitable for many different creative projects. We therefore welcome event enquiries from any prospective performers, producers, or organisations who are interested in utilising the church spaces.

For more information on booking our spaces, please click here.


For all enquiries, please contact Joshua Ryan (Concerts and Recitals Coordinator) here.

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Services at St Alfege Church


We have a range of Sunday and weekday services at St Alfege, including daily prayer, children's services, Lugandan fellowship, Taizé and Evensong. Everyone is welcome to our services.

Please email Wendy Foreman if you would like to sign up for a regular e-newsletter with information about worship, music, heritage and other activities.

Updated service times are always available on the homepage of this website. 


Sunday Services


Sunday 8am, Holy Communion (BCP)
This is a said communion service in church according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer lasting about 35 minutes.  It is quiet and contemplative. The congregation normally gathers at a local coffee shop after the service. Please note this service does not take place in August.


Sunday 10am, Parish Eucharist  

This is a full, sung communion service attended by up to 200 people in the congregation every week.  The service, from Common Worship, includes a sermon and cathedral-standard singing with St Alfege Church Choir.  Many volunteers are involved in welcoming, reading and serving.  This service lasts about an hour and ten minutes and uses traditional language on most Sundays.

This service is broadcast live on our YouTube Channel, @StAlfegeChurch. You do not have to sign up or log in, and we do not broadcast the distribution of communion.

Children's Church gathers for worship in the Church Hall during term time.

Refreshments are offered in the hall after the service, and everyone is welcome.
 

Sunday 4pm, Choral Evensong  (monthly)
Join us for Choral Evensong which is sung on the last Sunday of every month at 4pm (excluding August) and lasts for about an hour. Enjoy the beauty of language and music in cathedral-style evensong according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer with St Alfege Choir led by Director of Music, Joshua Ryan. Please note that there is no Choral Evensong in August. However there is a special Bell Ringers' Evensong on Sunday 30 August at 4pm.


Sunday 3pm, Okutendereza mu Luganda (monthly)
A service in Lugandan is held every second Sunday of the month at 3pm in the church. This is an Anglican service organised and led by Okutendereza mu Luganda, a fellowship of Lugandan speakers from Uganda and Rwanda. Everyone is welcome.


Sunday 5:30pm, Abide (monthly)

A contemplative service on the first Sunday of every month at 5.30pm featuring silence, liturgy, prayers and music from the Taize and Northumbria Communities, and lasting for about 45 minutes. Please note that there is no Abide service in August.

 

Weekday services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am, Morning Prayer

A said service of prayer and Bible reading, lasting approximately 20 minutes. We meet in the St Alfege Chapel, in Church.

Thursday 8am, Holy Communion

A said service of Holy Communion, lasting approximately 40 minutes. We meet in the St Alfege Chapel, in Church. Please note that this service does not take place in August.