Past Events

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) is usually celebrated on 2 February and marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. Almighty and ever-living God, clothed in majesty, whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple, in substance of our flesh: grant that we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts, by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,…

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the "Forty days and forty nights", a time of preparation for the celebration of Easter, the resurrection of Jesus. Throughout the seven weeks the Church walks with Christ through darkness into light. The Ash Wednesday services includes receiving the sign of the cross on the forehead. More on this observance in this (older) article: Link

Just as Choral Evensongs are celebrated with treasures of English choral music in big Anglican cathedrals there is a contemporary music setting of an evening liturgy by the American composer Marty Haugen - just for the congregation with piano accompaniment. It is called "Holden Evening Prayer" since Marty Haugen composed it while living and working at Holden Village, an ecumenical retreat centre in the Lutheran tradition. This year the community of St Thomas Becket is celebrating this simple and short (20…