Said Holy Communion Service - Followed by Tea/Coffee & sandwiches.

Choral Evensong - Tuesday, 14 April/28 April : 5:30pm

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Adrian Waddingham CBE explores the turbulent years of 850 to 954, when the first kings of England and Norway emerged.

Compline by Candlelight at St Olave Hart Street (5.30pm-5.50pm) - free to attend - followed by St Olave Lecture (6.00pm-7.15pm) : First Kings : Forged by Vikings in England and Norway by Adrian Waddingham CBE. Tickets £5 which includes a glass of wine.

Please join us for Compline by Candlelight followed by this special St Olave Lecture in conjunction with the Ward of Cheap Club, exploring the exploring the turbulent years of 850 to 954, when amidst shifting allegiances and warfare the first kings of England and Norway emerged.

Adrian Waddingham CBE speaks about his new book 'First Kings' published this year by The History Press:

"Forget 1066 – the making of England began centuries earlier.

After decades of devastating raids, Viking armies first overwintered in England in 850. In doing so, they opened a century of conflict and reaching ambition. In Norway, Harald Fairhair rose from a regional chieftain to become its first king, while in England Alfred the Great preserved Wessex from conquest and laid the foundations for unity. His successors extended that vision, leading to the creation of a single English kingdom after the meeting of kings at Eamont Bridge in 927. Meanwhile, the struggle for Norway’s throne erupted among Harald’s heirs, with Eric Bloodaxe briefly claiming the Crown before being overthrown by his younger brother, Håkon. Upon fleeing to Britain, Eric was allowed the York throne by King Edred. After his violent death in 954, there would be no more kings in York.

This turbulent century saw kings rise and fall; it saw rivalry, betrayal and open conflict. Out of the chaos of shifting allegiances and warfare, England and Norway began to take shape as the forebears of the countries we know today.

In First Kings, join R.A.J. Waddingham on an action-packed, page-turning adventure through the age of the Vikings."

Join us this Rogation Sunday for Sung Holy Communion from 11am-12pm, followed by the Beating of the Parish Bounds – an ancient tradition involving walking the boundaries of the parish, praying and giving thanks to God for the glorious part of the City of London which we serve.

As part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

Please join us after Holy Communion for our Annual Meeting when we review the year past and look forward to the year ahead. All are welcome.

Sunday 24th May 2026 – 11am-1pm – Sung Holy Communion with Baptism on Whit Sunday & Quarter Peal to commemorate Princess Elizabeth’s release from the Tower of London and visit to All Hallows Staining.

Whit Sunday (also known as Whitsun or Pentecost) celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples after Jesus’ resurrection. Join us for Sung Holy Communion and Baptism. After the service, the University of London Society of Change Ringers will ring a special Quarter Peal in commemoration of Princess Elizabeth’s visit to give thanks to the bellringers at All Hallows Staining (now part of our parish) following her release from the Tower of London in May 1554.

Professor Brycchan Carey joins us to talk about the life of William Turner - known as ‘the Father of English Botany’, who is buried here at St Olave Hart Street.

Special Guest Speaker: Guy De la Bédoyère – The Confessions of Samuel Pepys

All are welcome to attend this service at which we will be joined by members of The Samuel Pepys Club. Following the service, this year’s address will be given by Guy De la Bédoyère, who will talk about his book 'The Confessions of Samuel Pepys' which focuses on Pepys's controversial private life for a contemporary readership, by charting his varied and complex relationships with women. The service is free to attend but please register at this link.

Professor Kate Loveman explores how Samuel Pepys’s Diary has been received through the ages, since its first publication 200 years ago.

Compline by Candlelight at St Olave Hart Street (5.30pm-5.50pm) - free to attend - followed by St Olave Lecture (6.00pm-7.15pm) : The Strange History of Samuel Pepys’s Diary by Professor Kate Lovweman. Tickets £5 which includes a glass of wine.

Please join us in what Samuel Pepys called his "own church" for Compline by Candlelight followed by our next St Olave Lecture. Professor Kate Loveman joins us to talk about her award winning book exploring how Samuel Pepys’s Diary has been received through the ages, since its first publication 200 years ago.

"During the 1660s, Samuel Pepys kept a secret diary full of intimate details and political scandal. Had the contents been revealed, they could have destroyed his marriage, ended his career, and seen him arrested. This engaging book explores the creation of the most famous journal in the English language, how it came to be published in 1825, and the many remarkable roles it has played in British culture since then. Kate Loveman – one of the few people who can read Pepys's shorthand – unlocks the riddles of the diary, investigating why he chose to preserve such private matters for later generations. She also casts fresh light on the women and sexual relationships in Pepys's life and on Black Britons living in or near his household. Exploring the many inventive uses to which the diary has been put, Loveman shows how Pepys's history became part of the history of the nation."

We welcome staff from businesses in the parish to a special summer reception after Choral Evensong.

We welcome visitors for guided tours during the London Festival of Architecture in the month which marks 75 years since the post-war restoration of the church began. The Festival Theme for 2026 is ‘Belonging’. Our tours will reveal some of the stories of those who have called this place their ‘own church’ since its foundation in 1050.

Sunday 21st June 2026 – 11.00am-12.15pm – Sung Holy Communion to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Laying of the Restoration Stone

We welcome representatives from the Norwegian Embassy, the Diocese of London, the Norwegian Church in Rotherhithe Nidarosdomens Guttekor – the boys choir of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, for this special service of Holy Communion marking the 75th Anniversary of the Laying of the Restoration Stone and the process of rebuilding our beautiful church after damage during the blitz.