Today we welcomed our patrons, The Worshipful Company of Grocers to church for a special service for Candlemas. During the singing of the Nunc Dimittis the Master led a procession around the church.
Join us to celebrate the Psalms in a beautiful forty-five minute sequence of word and music. Words include Bach’s Lobet den Herrn and Singet diem Herrn, Monteverdi’s Beatus Vir, Buxtehude’s cantata Der Herr ist mit mir and music by English composers Henry Purcell and Orlando Gibbons. The Choral Scholars of St Stephen Walbrook are directed [Read More]
Happy Christmas from us all at St Stephen Walbrook! The church will be open from 10.15am until 4.00pm on the following days: Thursday 27th December 2018Saturday 29th December 2018Monday 31st December 2018 andWednesday 2nd January 2019. A warm welcome awaits from Lee our Verger and other members of the St Stephen Walbrook team. Come inside [Read More]
Over 250 people gathered today for carols by candelight and the blessing of the crib followed by mulled wine and mince pies. Thank you to all who came and everyone who helped prepare for the service especially our choir, the St Martin’s Voices and to our Community Choir for singing so beautifully and to Kerry [Read More]
An exclusive World Leprosy Day performance of “Treasures of Byzantium” held in the stunning surroundings of St Stephen Walbrook. This concert performance of newly commissioned music and dance brings to vivid life four evocative Greek poems of the Byzantine era, including ‘Between Sea and Sky’ three largely unaccompanied choral and solo pieces by Irish composer [Read More]
On Wednesday 12th December, St Stephen Walbrook and the Musicians’ Church are delighted to host BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong. Featuring a feast of Advent music, it will be sung by St Martin’s Voices from St Martin-in-the-Fields, directed by Andrew Earis, with organist Ben Giddens. The service takes place at St Stephen Walbook and is broadcast live [Read More]
Join us this Advent and Christmas at St Stephen Walbrook – a place of celebration! Carols by Candlelight & Blessing of the Crib – Wednesday 12th December at 6.00pm Join us to sing a selection of your favourite Christmas Carols at our Annual Parish Carol service, with music from our Choral Scholars and Community Choir. Followed [Read More]
The Central London Samaritans (CLS) is the original branch of the Samaritans, established on 3rd November 1953 in St Stephen Walbrook by The Reverend Chad Varah. Over the past 65 years volunteers in the branch, along with the 201 branches founded across the country since then, have provided a safe place for people to talk [Read More]
Not everyone is able to attend a church on Remembrance Sunday. This week our principal Thursday Service became an Act of Remembrance for the City, during which we prayed for all those around the world whose lives have been lost and those affected by conflict – especially this year remembering the centenary of the signing [Read More]
Each Lord Mayor is invited to be invested as an Honorary Churchwarden of St Stephen Walbrook and is also invited to a Thanksgiving Service for the Mayoralty at the end of the year, where thanks are offered to God for the work of The Lord Mayor and work undertaken with the City Livery Companies and Ward Clubs. [Read More]