Sunday Choral Evensong

Every Sunday at for 45 mins
St Margaret's, Ilkley
Queens Road Ilkley, LS29 9QL, United Kingdom

This is the traditional service of Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, with readings from the Bible, prayers, and a short talk from one of the church ministers. Most of the service is sung by the choir, with the congregation joining in prayerfully, and joining in with the hymns. This is the service Cathedrals are best-known for.

On special holy days Evensong concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament - a time of prayer in the presence of Christ in the blessed bread of the Eucharist. It is very beautiful.

St Margaret's, Ilkley

Welcome to our church website which we hope will give you a sense of our life together here at St Margaret’s. We would love to welcome you into church for a service or a visit. 

We are a parish church on the edge of Ilkley Moor, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. What does that mean? That we are part of the Church of England, but also part of the world-wide Church ('catholic' means 'universal'). So the Eucharist, also known as the Mass, is absolutely central to our life. Some parts of the way we worship God together are thousands of years old, from the earliest days of Christianity and before, and very beautiful and mysterious - and we believe that it is life-changing. All people, of all ages, are welcome to come and experience this with us, and we have lots of different services to help everyone enter into the presence of God.

Please visit our About Us page if you'd like to find out more.

See below for our latest notice sheet, and find us on Facebook and Instagram for more news and photos of our life together.

We broadcast our Sunday High Mass live on YouTube for all who would like to join us online.

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Get in touch

Vickie Kemp (Parish Administrator)

St Margaret's Church Office
Queen's Road
Ilkley

LS29 9QL
Parish Administrator
(01943) 607015

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Sunday Choral Evensong

Every Sunday at for 45 mins
St Margaret's, Ilkley
Queens Road Ilkley, LS29 9QL, United Kingdom

This is the traditional service of Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, with readings from the Bible, prayers, and a short talk from one of the church ministers. Most of the service is sung by the choir, with the congregation joining in prayerfully, and joining in with the hymns. This is the service Cathedrals are best-known for.

On special holy days Evensong concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament - a time of prayer in the presence of Christ in the blessed bread of the Eucharist. It is very beautiful.

Safeguarding

St Margaret's follows the safeguarding policy adopted by the Church of England (linked below). Our parish safeguarding officer is Catherine Beaumont ([email protected]) and the Diocese of Leeds safeguarding team can be contacted via [email protected] and 0113 353 0257. If you have immediate concerns about someone's safety please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

Church of England Safeguarding Policy

St Margaret's, Ilkley Charity No. 1131220