Space for Silence
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133
An oasis of peace in the heart of the busy city for a moment of mindfulness and reflection each weekday at 4:00 pm.
Each weekday at the end of the day, from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, the main body of the church becomes an oasis of peace in the heart of the busy city.
The church is candlelit, and anyone is welcome to call in for a time of quiet and stillness, whether for five minutes or the full hour.
The city can be a frantic and stressful environment for those who work or live in London, or are visiting the capital. We provide a welcome and much needed sanctuary and an opportunity for mindfulness, reflection and prayer.
Space for Silence runs throughout the year, but occasionally events in church mean that we may have to suspend it on a particular day. Please check the What's On calendar on our website to confirm.
Space for Silence runs throughout the year, but occasionally events in church mean that we may have to suspend it on a particular day. Please check the What's On calendar on our website to confirm.
Morning Prayer
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133
A short prayerful service to help prepare for your day.
Find a meditative and reflective start to the working day at St Bride’s each weekday morning at 8:15 am by joining our service of morning prayer downstairs in the main crypt chapel.
This is a modern language service that lasts about 15 minutes, and includes prayers, silence, and the Bible readings set for the day.
At this service we offer the prayers left by visitors on our prayer board.
We also remember journalists who have died recently, and those who are in danger, held hostage, or who are in any kind of need, as part of our ministry to journalism.
Please note: there are some periods (such as the Christmas holiday) when this service does not take place. Please check the What's On calendar on our website.
Choral Eucharist – in church and online
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133
Our Sunday morning Choral Eucharist (a sung service of Holy Communion) takes place every week at 11:00 am. The worship includes congregational hymns and a thought-provoking address and is enhanced by the wide-ranging choral repertoire sung by our outstanding choir. The service uses a modern language version of Common Worship.
A list of music for each service can be found via the calendar in the What's On section of our website https://www.stbrides.com/whats-on/
We welcome children to the service. During term time, our Sunday Club (Sunday School) provides a safe and stimulating environment for our younger members. https://www.stbrides.com/worship-music/worship/children/
Refreshments are served at the back of church after the service and everyone is warmly invited to join in. This opportunity for fellowship and conversation is an important part of the shared life of our diverse and widespread congregation and a wonderful way to meet visitors and make new friends.
At a number of significant occasions throughout the year, we are delighted to welcome the St Bride’s Orchestra to accompany the choir.
A pre-recorded version of this service is live-streamed online at 11:00 am and available to listen to thereafter on our Facebook, YouTube and SoundCloud pages. Subscribe to the St Bride’s Church podcast to stay up to date.
Choral Evensong - in church and online
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133
All are welcome to attend this traditional service of Choral Evensong. The service follows the order in the Book of Common Prayer with readings from the King James bible version, enhanced by music of the highest standard from our professional choir.
A list of music for each service can be found via the calendar in the What's On section of our website https://www.stbrides.com/whats-on/
A pre-recorded version of the service with all the content and music that would be heard in church will be available for all who are unable to join us in person via our website (https://www.stbrides.com/webcast ) and our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/stbrideschurch/
You can also listen to them anytime after release:-
• on our SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/st-brides-church/
• subscribe to our podcast "St Bride's Church" wherever you get your podcasts
Midweek Communion
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133
Every Wednesday lunchtime between 1:15pm and 1:45pm, we celebrate the Eucharist downstairs in the main crypt chapel of St Bride’s for all working and visiting in and around Fleet Street, in the City of London.
This is a modern language, said service of Holy Communion with Bible readings, prayers and a short address, which all are welcome to attend.
Please note: There are some periods in the year (for example over the Christmas holiday) when there is no lunchtime Eucharist. Please check our website for more details.
Olsen Lecture 2022 “Has Covid fractured the way we live?”
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133
We are delighted to welcome Carol Cooper, doctor and journalist, as speaker for this year’s annual Tom Olsen Lecture on Tuesday 6th September at 6:30pm here at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street.
The Lecture, “Has Covid fractured the way we live?”, assesses the effects of the pandemic on everyday life.
This free event will also be streamed live on the St Bride’s YouTube channel. Please register to attend or to be sent the event link.
Alongside working as a GP and raising three sons, Carol Cooper has contributed to titles ranging from The Lancet to The Sun, where she wrote as The Sun Doctor for 21 years. She teaches on medicine in the media at Imperial College Medical School and was elected President of the Guild of Health Writers in 2014. She is also a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge.
Her non-fiction includes numerous books on child health and parenting, as well as an award-winning textbook of general practice. More recently, she has turned to writing novels with a medical strand.
Registration for this event is free, but we hope you might consider making a suggested donation of £10 towards the upkeep and maintenance of this historic building. Find out how on our donations page https://www.stbrides.com/donate
We are most grateful to Kaizo – an independent PR and digital agency that helps business and consumer brands thrive in today’s economy – for its continued generous support of this lecture series.
Find out more about the lecture series together with an archive of past speakers and recordings and transcripts on the Tom Olsen Lecture page https://www.stbrides.com/about-us/tom-olsen-lecture/