We remember Rachel Cooke – journalist, food writer and so much more – who died recently aged 56. We pray for her, her family, her friends and colleagues, and all whose lives she touched. May she rest in peace. #Journalists_Altar #Journalists_Church

Celebrating the feast of #ChristtheKing at our two Sunday services. Wonderful music to round off the church's year from #StBridesChoir

Next month we mark 350 years since #StBrides reopened in Advent 1675 – after its destruction in the Great Fire of London – revealing Wren's magnificent new design for the church. Join us at a special service to celebrate. www.stbrides.com/events/secon...

#Journalists_Service Tue 11 Nov, 6:30pm. All welcome.

Marie Colvin gave the first #Journalists_Service address in 2010. We are delighted James Waterhouse #bbcnews Ukraine Correspondent gives this year's. Past speakers include @roulak.bsky.social, Sophie Raworth, @carolinewyatt.bsky.social, @reflextv.bsky.social @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social All welcome.

Honoured that Fiona O'Brien (UK Director of @rsf.org) will be reading at this year’s #Journalists_Service – a moment to reflect, honour courage, and remember those journalists and staff we've lost. Tue 11 Nov, 6:30pm → www.stbrides.com/events/journ... #JournalistMatters #Journalismisnotacrime

Three Remembrance anthems for #choralevensong including Guest's setting of "For the fallen", the famous poem by Binyon: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them."

We will remember them. #RemembranceSunday 9th November, 10:50am www.stbrides.com/events/remem...

We are delighted to announce that James Waterhouse – BBC Ukraine correspondent – will be giving the address at this year's #Journalists_Service "Conflict & Calling" next Tue 11 Nov. www.stbrides.com/events/journ...

As the names of loved ones who have died are read aloud, candles are lit on the altar, then #stbrideschoir sings Allegri's sublime "Miserere". #allsouls #allsoulsservice

Remembering loved ones who have died at our #AllSouls service on Sunday at 5:30pm. www.stbrides.com/events/all-s...

TODAY at 6:30pm annual #WrenTalk – Clare & Sandy Wright on "Interventions in history". All welcome. Free entry.

Remembering Martin Townsend – journalist and editor at The Sunday Express – on our #Journalists_Altar. May he rest in peace.

Friends, family and colleagues gather today to celebrate the life of Stephen Bacon, who worked as a media lawyer for several national newspapers. #Journalists_church www.stbrides.com/events/memor...

Registration is open for the "#Journalists_Service: Conflict & Calling" on Tues 11 Nov here at the #Journalists_Church as we gather to honour those of all faiths and none who strive to bring us the news. #JournalismisNotaCrime Details & registration → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journalist...

Calling all TENORS and ALTOS – #stbrideschoir are recruiting! A chance to sign up with one of the busiest professional church choirs in London and join a friendly, supportive team of musicians. Find out more → www.stbrides.com/st-brides-ch...

Delighted to announce that Clare & Sandy Wright – founding partners of Wright & Wright Architects – will give this year's #WrenTalk on 'Interventions in History'. Free registration now open! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wren-talk-...

And there’s a lovely story featuring our late colleague Andrew Norfolk from his memorial at @stbrides.com

This morning we gather to remember investigative journalist Andrew Norfolk, giving thanks for his life and work. We pray for him, his family and friends, and all whose lives he touched. #Journalists_Church www.stbrides.com/events/memor...

A candle burns for John Stapleton – journalist & presenter – on our #Journalists_Altar. We pray for him, his family and friends and give thanks for all his work. May he rest in peace.

Elegance and quirky modernism from a trio of French composers – Couperin, Satie & Dukas – at TODAY's 1:15pm free recital by pianist Lin Xu-Zhang. www.stbrides.com/events/lin-x...

#stbrideschoir sings Victoria's resplendent anthem to all the saints – "O quam gloriosum" – at #choralevensong to mark the feast of St Matthew. All welcome to stay after for drinks & nibbles and the chance to catch-up. #FleetStSocial

This Sunday we mark the feast of the #HolyCross and reflect on the transformative power of the cross, turning an instrument of death into the tree of life and reconciliation. #stbrideschoir

The Guild of St Bride begins its celebrations of 650 years since foundation this Sunday with a newly commissioned anthem in praise of St Bride – "A Voice for our Age" – from Helen Neeves (formerly #StBridesChoir, now BBC Singer).

We pray for the safety and well-being of all journalists and crew reporting on the Israeli-Gaza war. #Journalists_Church #JournalismIsNotACrime www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We remember veteran journalist & broadcaster Fred Emery on our #Journalists_Altar. In his 24 years @thetimes.com, Emery scooped the Watergate scandal and reported the Vietnam War as a foreign correspondent and sparred with PM Thatcher as political editor. May he rest in peace.

I paid a visit to @stbrides.com on Fleet Street - the journalists church - earlier today. It's good to sometimes just sit and gather your thoughts a little, especially when you sense you might be struggling.

We remember on our #Journalists_Altar 6 journalists killed today in Gaza, including Anas Al Sharif & 4 @aljazeera.com colleagues. We pray for them, their families & for the safety of all reporting in Gaza. #journalismisnotacrime We continue to pray for peace & a lasting resolution to the conflict.

Vaughan Williams's beautiful 'Serenade to Music' telling of lovers sitting under the stars, enchanted by the music of the spheres at #ChoralEvensong. Plus a chance to bid adieu to #StBridesChoir member, Bob Bryan.

Delightfully surprising Gloria at #ChoralEvensong in Mathias's @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social service setting. Plus Wood's classic anthem "Hail, gladdening Light" making full use of Wren's double-choir collegiate layout in the nave. All welcome. As ever! Sunday at 5:30pm.

#Journalists_Altar A candle burns for two veteran journalists: Michael Toner – chief leader writer @dailymail.co.uk who wrote their historic 'Murderers' front page. Vic Chapple – news editor @thetimes.com & @thesun.co.uk which he helped transform into a successful tabloid. May they rest in peace.

The #OlsenLecture has sparked fascinating, wide-ranging talks for over 30 years. This year, Luke Johnson who believes entrepreneurs are our best chance for growth, questions if the UK is still a good place for business. Thu 3 July. Free registration. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tom-olsen-...

"Greater love hath no man than this" was written by John Ireland in 1912 and soon gained a special national resonance as casualties from WW1 grew. It sets text from both St Peter and St Paul so is the perfect anthem for their joint feast day. #ChoralEvensong #StPeterStPaul

Two veteran journalists recently commemorated on our #Journalists_Altar: Roger Cooper – freelancer who reported Iranian human rights abuses and was arrested while living there, sentenced to imprisonment then death but abruptly released after 6 years. 1/2

A musical premiere on Tuesday at 1:15pm as soprano Isabelle Haile accompanied by Asako Ogawa perform "Metropolis" – a song cycle by @bernardhughes.bsky.social. Free entry! #LunchtimeRecital www.stbrides.com/events/isabe...

#ChoralEvensong this Sunday is the last chance to hear the glorious tenor voice of Thomas Herford before he leaves the choir after 17 years. Tom's beautiful singing will be sorely missed, as will his warm and generous friendship to all at St Bride's, especially his #stbrideschoir colleagues.

Perfect music for a moment of calm reflection at #ChoralEvensong this week – Byrd's "Short Evening Service" then a #SermoninMusic of Gibbons' intimate anthem "See, see the Word is incarnate" & Willaert's beautifully woven polyphonic "Victimae paschali laudes". #stbrideschoir

We read out the names of those killed in the garden outside of @stbrides.com Thanks to @holdernesseu.bsky.social

Glorious soprano singing awaits this Friday from longest-serving #StBridesChoir member – Claire Seaton – and her friend & former choir colleague – Helen Neeves (now w/ the illustrious #BBCSingers) – accompanied by the renowned Richard Pearce. www.stbrides.com/events/clair...

Tulip time. ‘Brown Sugar’ standing tall, scented, like a wallflower. ‘Prinses Irene’ is glowing orange. The apricot and magenta ‘Slawa’ and the ever reliable‘Queen of Night’ coming up behind.

Our #GoodFriday Three Hours' Devotion: 12 noon – Pergolesi Stabat Mater 1 pm – Reflections on St Luke's Passion narrative with hymns and instrumental music 2 pm – The Crucifixion in poetry and choral music #stbrideschoir Drop in at any time. www.stbrides.com/worship-musi...

Join us for our #MaundyThursday service tomorrow, recalling the #LastSupper. The name derives from the Latin 'mandatum' (commandment). Jesus told the apostles to love & serve one another. This symbolic service sets the stage for the desperate events of #GoodFriday www.stbrides.com/events/maund...

Hear the outstanding Velvet String Quartet – currently competing in the prestigious @wigmore-hall.org.uk International String Quartet Competition – at this Friday's free lunchtime recital. Details → www.stbrides.com/events/velve...

Walton's wrote his moving setting of Phineas Fletcher's poem "A Litany" aged just 15. It begins: "Drop, drop, slow tears, And bathe those beauteous feet Which brought from Heaven The news and Prince of Peace" Perfect for #choralevensong with #StBridesChoir this #PassionSunday at 5:30pm.

We remember Colin Hart – the 'Voice of Boxing' and journalist at The Sun – who died this week. We pray for him, his family and friends. May he rest in peace. #Journalists_Altar #Journalists_Church

Our churchyard has been rejuvenated by project lead & congregant, Valerie Hill-Archer, assisted by Mark Lane with sponsorship and volunteers from Mace and Keltbray. Huge thanks to them all. Over 100 new plants & trees! We can't wait for Spring! #quietgarden

"My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit doth rejoice in God my Saviour." Hear these words in one of the most uplifting musical settings – Stanford in G – at #choralevensong this Sunday at 5:30pm. Perfect for #motheringsunday. #stbrideschoir

Sunday #ChoralEvensong at 5:30pm features Wesley's great anthem "The Wilderness". Written in his first year @hfdcathedral.bsky.social, it set a new choral standard: a bold & independent organ part and dramatic settings for bass, quartet & choir, reflecting his time at the English Opera House.

"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Join us TODAY #AshWednesday at 1:15pm as we mark the beginning of Lent with a service of Choral Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes. www.stbrides.com/events/ash-w...

Anyone for a pancake? #PancakeParty tonight at 6pm. Food, wine & #fundraisingfun. Tickets just £10 → www.stbrides.com/pancake