10th May 2026 – 6th Sunday of Easter / St James Dedication Festival 6.00pm Choral Evensong Marking the 75th anniversary of the church’s re-dedication on completion of the post-war repairs Organ Prelude and Fugue in B flat (BWV 560) – attrib. J S BachIntroit Psalm 150 – StanfordOpening Responses – Vaughan Williams Hymns O: 205 …
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Music 2026-05-03
3rd May 2026 – 5th Sunday of Easter 10.30am Parish Communion Organ Prelude in C (BWV 943) – J S BachIntroit The Easter AnthemsHymns Op: 114 Now is eternal life; G: 113 Love’s redeeming work is done; [IA: Aurora lucis]; Of: 484 omit* (t167)The Church’s one foundation; F: sheet And can it be that …
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Sermon 2026-04-05
5th April 2026 – Easter Day Acts 10:34-43, John20: 1-18 Many of you, I am sure, saw at least some of the some of the service in Canterbury Cathedral when Archbishop Sarah was installed in the episcopal chair of St Augustine. A service of magnificent impeccably choreographed …
Bishop Andrew
Bishop Andrew It was with real shock that we learnt of Bishop Andrew’s death on Tuesday 3rd March 2026. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer at the beginning of the year, and although was hoping to make it to Easter, he succumbed to his illness much quicker than he hoped. It’s a …
Sermon 2026-03-08
8th March 2026 Evensong – Sermon When I was strong armed into giving a short talk today, by David John, I didn’t realise at the time just how foolhardy it was, as I can’t pronounce any of the Welsh words! Be that as it may, as an English imposter, I am delighted to talk to …
A prayer for Bishop Andrew
Prayers for Bishop Andrew The Bishop of Dorking, The Rt Revd Paul Davies has announced the death of the diocesan bishop, The Rt Revd Andrew Watson, Bishop of Guildford on 3rd March 2026. The Bishop of Dorking, The Rt Revd Paul Davies, is the interim Bishop of Guildford. A Prayer for Bishop Andrew God of our hope and salvation,we thank you …
