Matins & Holy Communion (BCP)

Occurring
Monthly. Every Second Sunday at for 1 hour
Break
Please note that this event will not be taking place on the following dates: 9 Nov 2025, 14 Dec 2025
Venue
All Saints, Turkdean
Address
All Saints, Turkdean, Turkdean CHELTENHAM, GL54 3NS, United Kingdom

All Saints Turkdean celebrates a traditional BCP Matins service with Holy Communion at 10:30am on the SECOND Sunday every month (except August) featuring The Turkdean Choir.

Coffee and refreshments are served in the Nave following the service.

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We do not celebrate our regular monthly Matins service in August (everyone should be on holiday!) or November, when we join the Benefice's Remembrance Sunday service in Northleach.

Choral Evensong

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
All Saints, Turkdean
Address
Turkdean CHELTENHAM, GL54 3NT, United Kingdom

We celebrate Choral Evensong on All Saints Sunday, our Patronal Day.
Led by Revd Nick Scott and with the Turkdean Choir under the direction of Steve Winwood and led by Dominic Hamilton with Theo Mountford at the organ.

CANTICLES
Sir (Alfred) Herbet Brewer

RESPONSES
Richard Ayleward

HYMNS
For all the saints who from their labours rest (Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM: "Sine nomine")
Immortal, invisible, God only wise (Welsh trad: "St Denio")
Angel voices ever singing (Edwin Monk: "Angel voices")

ANTHEM
Henry Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn (Te lucis ante terminum)

POSTLUDE
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale Improvisations for Organ, op 65, No 59
Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God)

Our refreshments will be particularly lavish this year as we have been exceptionally lucky to secure a grant from the Choral Evensong Trust to support this service.

Carols by Candlelight

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
All Saints, Turkdean
Address
Turkdean CHELTENHAM, GL54 3NT, United Kingdom

A traditional service of carols and readings led by Revd Dr Stephen Goundrey-Smith, formerly Rector of nearby Chedworth.

Mulled wine and mince pies will be served in the Nave after the service.

All will be very welcome indeed, both from within the Parish, the wider Benefice and further afield.

[Image of the Rixon memorial window given in memory of Lady Julia Bolton.]

Christmas Day Family Service (CW)

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
All Saints, Turkdean
Address
Turkdean CHELTENHAM, GL54 3NT, United Kingdom

A Family Service for Christmas Day led by our new Priest-in-Charge, Revd Charlie Styles.

Solemn Eventide Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
All Saints, Turkdean
Address
Turkdean CHELTENHAM, GL54 3NT, United Kingdom

A solemn Benefice service "in the round" commemorating Christ's Last Supper with the Apostles.

[Image is "Jesus Washing Peter's Feet" by Ford Maddox Brown (1821-'93) presented to The TATE by subscribers in 1893.]

Easter Day Holy Communion

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
All Saints, Turkdean
Address
Turkdean CHELTENHAM, GL54 3NT, United Kingdom

A service of Holy Communion kindly led by the ever-ebullient Revd Canon John Ovenden, LVO and with Steve Winwood and Theo Mountford at the organ. Celebratory refreshments of Simnel cake, Easter eggs, coffee and champagne will served in the Nave after the service with general jollity.
ALL VERY WELCOME INDEED!

[The image is of the central panel of a fresco of the Passion of Christ by Gaudenzio Ferrari from the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Varallo Sesia, Italy.]