THE TEMPLE CHURCH Regular Services and Special Events April 2018 SPRING HIGHLIGHTS Sunday 15 April, 11.15 a.m. EASTER CAROL SERVICE Guest Preacher: The Reverend Caroline Clarke Vaughan Williams, Five Mystical Songs Wednesday 18 April, 5.30 p.m. EASTER CAROL SERVICE Wednesday 9 May, 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG, For Ascension Day Thursday 24 May, 7.00 p.m. CONCERT: The Creation (Haydn) The Temple Church Choir Tickets: 15, 25, 35, 45 Booking: www.templemusic.org 1
TEMPLE CHURCH DIARY: SPECIAL EVENTS APRIL Sunday 15 April, 11.15 a.m. Wednesday 18 April, 5.30 p.m. MAY Wednesday 9 May, 5.30 p.m. EASTER CAROL SERVICE The Temple Church Choir Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs. Special guest preacher: The Reverend Caroline Clarke, Holy Trinity, Clapham. EASTER CAROL SERVICE The Temple Singers This service will be a repeat of the service on 15 April. CHORAL EVENSONG: for Ascension Day Thursday 24 May, 7.00 p.m. JUNE Wednesday 13 June, 6.30 p.m. Wednesday 27 June, 5.30 p.m. JULY Thursday 5 July, 6.30 p.m. CONCERT: The Creation (Haydn) The Temple Church Choir Outcry Ensemble, orchestra Roger Sayer, conductor Tickets: 45, 35, 25, 15 Booking: www.templemusic.org BOOK LAUNCH TOMB AND TEMPLE, RE-IMAGINING THE SACRED BUILDINGS OF JERUSALEM, Ed. Eric Fernie and The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones. CHORAL EVENSONG: for St Peter s Day CONCERT: Greg Morris, organ Final concert in the series of J. S. Bach s complete organ works: Clavier-Übung III with Grace Davidson, soprano. Tickets: 25, 15, 10 Booking: www.templemusic.org 2
Sunday 29 July, 11.15 a.m. SERVICE OF BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION AND CHORAL COMMUNION President and Preacher: The Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, The Bishop of London. Followed by a family lunch in Church Courtyard. REGULAR SERVICES AND EVENTS SUNDAY 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 11.15 a.m. CHORAL MATTINS SUNDAY SCHOOL Children are most welcome to the Church s Sunday School which meets in the vestry.the Sunday School teachers are Anna Agbesi, Lucy Cleeve, Martyn Craddock, Susannah Perry, Geri Peterson and Christina Tyson. For more information please contact Liz Clarke, 020 7353 8559, liz@templechurch.com. WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY 9.00 a.m. 9.15 a.m. MORNING PRAYER (said) WEDNESDAY 1.15 p.m. -1.45 p.m. ORGAN RECITALS The 2018 series of Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals continues with recitals by Greg Morris (18 April) and Roger Sayer (25 April). For full information about future recitals please refer to www.templechurch.com. You are welcome to bring sandwiches to eat in the Round during the recital. THURSDAY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 3
WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL 4 APRIL 2018 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG Organ Prelude Plein Jeu Premier Couplet du Gloria (Couperin) Responses (Rose) Psalm 114 1st Lesson Isaiah 61. 1-3, 8-11 Magnificat (Murrill in E) 2nd Lesson Philippians 2. 5-11 Nunc Dimittis (Murrill in E) Anthem In exitu Israel (S. Wesley) Organ Voluntary Grand Choeur (Salomé) THURSDAY 12 APRIL 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) SATURDAY 14 APRIL 2.00 p.m. WEDDING Matthew Isles and Penelope Meurice SUNDAY 15 APRIL The Second Sunday after Easter 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 11.15 a.m. EASTER CAROL SERVICE The Easter stories and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs. Poems by George Herbert. Organ Prelude Christ ist erstanden, BWV627 (Bach) 1 st Lesson John 20. 1-10 Anthem Easter (Vaughan Williams) 2 nd Lesson John 20. 11-18 Anthem I got me Flowers (Vaughan Williams) Anthem Love bade me welcome (Vaughan Williams) 3 rd Lesson Luke 24. 13-35 Anthem The Call (Vaughan Williams) 4 th Lesson John 20. 19-31 Preacher The Reverend Caroline Clarke Final Lesson Matthew 28. 16-20 Organ Voluntary March Pontificale (Symphony No. 1) (Widor)
TUESDAY 17 APRIL 7.00 p.m. CONCERT Piatti Quartet Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola. Britten Three Divertimenti for string quartet. Mendelssohn String quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80, Dvorak Viola Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97. Tickets: 25, 20, 10 For further information and to book: www.templemusic.org WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 1.15 p.m. ORGAN RECITAL Greg Morris, Temple Church 5.30 p.m. EASTER CAROL SERVICE This service is a reprise of the service on Sunday 15 April. THURSDAY 19 APRIL 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 5.30 p.m. MEMORIAL SERVICE Master Brian Neill (Inner Temple) SATURDAY 21 APRIL 4.00 p.m. BLESSING OF MARRIAGE Andreas Gledhill and Catherine Callaghan SUNDAY 22 APRIL The Third Sunday after Easter 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 11.15 a.m. CHORAL MATTINS Organ Prelude Dialogue sur la Trompette (Couperin) Introit This joyful Eastertide (arr. Wood) Responses (Leighton) Psalm 119. 89-96 1st Lesson 1 Maccabees 2. 59-64 Te Deum (Britten in E) 2nd Lesson John 15. 18-21 Jubilate (Britten in E-flat) Anthem Awake the Harp (Haydn) Preacher The Reader Organ Voluntary Wir glauben all an einem Gott (Bach) 12.45 p.m. BAPTISM Joseph George Greatorex 5
TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2.00 p.m. 4.00 p.m. CONCERT Fauré Requiem Brandenburg Festival Chorus, Brandenburg Singers. This concert is part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2018 Spring Series. Robert Porter, conductor. Tickets: 5-23. For further information and to book: 07528 776625 WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL Mark the Evangelist 11.00 a.m. FUNERAL Master Evan Stone (Inner Temple) 1.15 p.m. ORGAN RECITAL Roger Sayer, Temple Church 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG Organ Prelude Prelude in C, BWV 567 (Bach) Responses (Radcliffe) Psalm 45. 1-8 1st Lesson Proverbs 15. 28-33 Magnificat (Wood in D) 2nd Lesson Acts 12. 25 13. 13 Nunc Dimittis (Wood in D) Anthem Sing unto the Lord (Simpson) Organ Voluntary Festival Voluntary (Peeters) THURSDAY 26 APRIL 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 7.00 p.m. CONCERT Outcry Ensemble James Henshaw, conductor. Tickets: 25, 20, 15 For further information and to book: www.templemusic.com FRIDAY 27 APRIL 4.00 p.m. MEMORIAL SERVICE Theo Savvides 6
SUNDAY 29 APRIL The Fourth Sunday after Easter 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 11.15 a.m. CHORAL COMMUNION Organ Prelude No. 5 Prelude on an old Irish Melody (Stanford) Introit Prayer of King Henry VI (Ley) Mass Mass in G minor (Vaughan Williams) Epistle James 1. 17-21 Gradual Psalm 66. 14-end Gospel John 16. 5-15 Credo (Merbecke) Preacher The Master Communion Anthem O taste and see (Vaughan Williams) Organ Voluntary Christ ist erstanden (Bach) MONDAY 30 APRIL 5.30 p.m. MEMORIAL SERVICE Master David Vaughan (Inner Temple) ************************************ CONFIRMATION If you or any of your children or grandchildren would like to consider confirmation this summer, there is still time to enrol for our classes. Please do get in touch with me. I will be delighted to hear from you. Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple Tel: 020 7353 8559, master@templechurch.com 7
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