Friday April 18, 2025
Church closed for sightseeing
all –day
Service
Choral Mattins for Good Friday
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Sung by the Temple Church Choir

Organ prelude: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross BWV622 (Bach)
Introit: In meines Herzens Grunde (Bach, St John Passion)
Psalm 69 (plainsong) 
The Reproaches (John Sanders)
Salvator Mundi (Blow)
Anthem: Crucifixus (Lotti)
Organ voluntary: Herzliebster Jesu (Brahms)

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

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Saturday April 19, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Service
Easter Vigil and First Communion of Easter
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Sung by the Temple Singers

Setting: Missa Ego Flos Campi (Padilla)
Gradual: Haec dies (Byrd)
Communion Motet: Tulerunt dominum meum (Gombert)
Organ voluntary: Praeludium in D major BuxWV139 (Buxtehude)

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

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Sunday April 20, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
12:00 am – 12:00 am
Service
Choral Communion for Easter Day
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Sung by the Temple Church Choir

 

Organ prelude: Introduction with dances (Matthew Martin)
Introit: Surrexit Christus hodie (Scheidt)
Mass setting: Chester Missa Brevis (Martin)
Psalm Easter Anthems 
Preacher: The Master
Anthem: Halleluia Chorus (Handel)
Anthem: Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart)
Organ voluntary: Toccata (Duruflé)

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

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Monday April 21, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Tuesday April 22, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday April 23, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Talk
Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Thursday April 24, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday April 25, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday April 26, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Sunday April 27, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
12:00 am – 12:00 am
No Services today
all –day
Monday April 28, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday April 30, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Concert
Organ recital - Piotr Maziarz (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) in collaboration with The Keyboard Trust
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

For more information on the lunchtime Organ Recital Series Click here.

Service
Easter Carol Service
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Sung by the Temple Singers

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Thursday May 1, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Service
Holy Communion
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Friday May 2, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Talk
Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Saturday May 3, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Sunday May 4, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Service
Holy Communion
8:30 am – 9:00 am

Please enter the Temple via Tudor Street

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Service
Easter Carol Service
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Monday May 5, 2025
Church closed for sightseeing
all –day
Tuesday May 6, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday May 7, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Concert
Lunchtime Organ Recital: Emmanuel Duperrey
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Service
Choral Evensong
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Sung by the Temple Church Choir

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Thursday May 8, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Church open for sightseeing (Please note ealier closing time of 2pm)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Service
Holy Communion
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Concert
Sanctuary
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Choir of King's College London
Christian Forshaw (saxophone)
Rosanna Wicks (soprano)
Richard Pinel (organ)
Ryan Hepburn (percussion)


A candlelit concert celebrating the 21st anniversary of Christian Forshaw's groundbreaking album 'Sanctuary' - which topped the classical charts in the year of its release. Simple ecclesiastical melodies inspired by Christian’s childhood as a church chorister are cast in a new contemporary light and developed into atmospheric concert pieces.

King's College London was recently awarded University of Sanctuary status. Its acclaimed choir featured on the album. They reunite with Christian for this unique blending of sacred music with saxophone, organ, voice and percussion. The programme includes:

Forshaw: Nunc Dimittis
Monk (arr. Forshaw): Abide with Me
Gibbons (arr. Forshaw) Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Anon. (arr. Forshaw): Mortal Flesh
Forshaw: Unknown Love

Duration: approximately 60 minutes (no interval)

Friday May 9, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday May 10, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Sunday May 11, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Service
Holy Communion
8:30 am – 9:00 am

Please enter the Temple via Tudor Street

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Service
Choral Communion
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Sung by the Temple Singers

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Monday May 12, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday May 14, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Concert
Lunchtime Organ Recital: Charles Andrews
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Service
Choral Evensong
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Sung by the Bar Choral Society 

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Thursday May 15, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Service
Holy Communion
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Friday May 16, 2025
Church open for sightseeing
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday May 17, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Sunday May 18, 2025
Church Closed for sightseeing
all –day
Service
Holy Communion
8:30 am – 9:00 am

Please enter the Temple via Tudor Street

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.

Service
Choral Mattins
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Sung by the Temple Singers

This service will be live-streamed on the Church's YouTube Channel.