Junior Church - Temple Church

It is a great pleasure to welcome whole families
— of all generations — to our services.

We realise that our choral services are likely to be most attractive to adults. On ordinary Sunday mornings the choir-vestry is available for families to use from the start of the service. The vestry-door is in the north-east corner of the Chancel; any of us on duty will gladly point it out to you. Parents with infants are most welcome to ‘to and fro’ in and out of the service itself. Carers/parents of children who would like to play or read can of course bring their own toys and books and make use of the vestry. There are loos nearby.

If you are bringing children to a baptism before or after the Sunday morning Choral Service, do feel free to use the vestry during the Choral Service.

Several times a year, we hold services which focus on the children. The Christmas Nativity Play followed by Christmas Tea on a Sunday afternoon in December. This is a well-established favourite. There are parts — and costumes! — for all ages. We are grateful to the teenagers who help with lighting, mics and supervision. For information regarding the play, ‘casting’ of the larger parts from early December, and details of the tea, please contact contact Catherine de Satgé in the Church Office on 020 7353 8559 or catherine@templechurch.com. It is a particular pleasure to welcome families who have celebrated a wedding or baptism here — and members of the Inns’ own staff — to this happy afternoon. Do join us!

We have held a Confirmation Service here almost every summer for 20 years, generally on a Sunday at the end of July when we mark the end of the Legal Year. We gladly prepare candidates from the age of 10. If you would like to discuss the Confirmation of children or grandchildren, please contact Catherine de Satgé in the Church Office on 020 7353 8559 or catherine@templechurch.com.

Each year we hold a Wedding Reunion Service or Baptism Reunion Service, and a special service on the Sunday of the Temple Big Picnic. In each case we arrange special activities for the children: a ‘Royal Wedding Play’ in 2011, a ‘Coronation Play’ in 2013 — and so it goes on!

Christmas Day and Easter Day have a very special atmosphere here, and all ages come to share in the celebration of these holy days. There is an Easter Egg Hunt after the service on Easter Day!

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What’s On In Summary

WedOct14	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Choral Evensong Sung by the Temple Singers Organ prelude: Pieds-en-l’air (Warlock arr Edward Dean) Introit: O virtus sapientiae (Hildegard von Bingen) Responses: Leighton Psalm 46 (Luther) Canticles: Murrill in E Anthem: Beyond Light (Greg May) Organ voluntary: Carillon de Westminster (Vierne) Service 6:00 pm– 7:00 pm
ThuOct15	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Holy Communion Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm Memorial Service Service 6:00 pm– 7:00 pm
FriOct16	Holy Communion Said service according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day Talk 11:15 am– 12:15 pm
SatOct17	Church Closed for sightseeing all –day
SunOct18	Church closed for sightseeing all –day Holy Communion Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Choral Mattins Sung by the Temple Church Choir Organ prelude: Prelude on a theme of Orlando Gibbons (Stanford) Introit: Lord for our nation (Gibbons arr Rutter) Responses: Clucas Psalm 145 vv 1-13 (Garrett) Te Deum: Britten in C Jubilate: plainchant Anthem: There is a land of pure delight (Grayston Ives) Organ voluntary: Praeludium in G minor BuxWV 149 (Buxtehude) Service 11:15 am– 12:15 pm
MonOct19	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
TueOct20	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Holy Communion Said service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm
WedOct21	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Choral Evensong Sung by the Temple Church Choir Organ prelude: Valse de ballet (William Lloyd Webber) Introit: Hail, gladdening light (Wood) Responses: Clucas Psalm 19 vv 1-9 (Walmisley) Canticles: Temple Canticles (Baker) Anthem: Let all the world (Vaughan Williams) Organ voluntary: Paean (Howells) Service 6:00 pm– 6:45 pm
ThuOct22	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Holy Communion Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm
FriOct23	Holy Communion Said service according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day Talk 11:15 am– 12:15 pm
SatOct24	Church Closed for sightseeing all –day
SunOct25	Church closed for sightseeing all –day Holy Communion Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Choral Communion Sung by the Temple Church Choir Organ prelude: Mein Jesu, der du mich, op 122, no 1 (Brahms) Introit: Lord, I trust thee (Handel) Setting: Spatzenmesse (Mozart) Psalm 90 vv 1-12 (H C Stewart) Motet: O for a closer walk with God (Stanford) Organ voluntary: Fugue in G minor BWV 542 (Bach) Service 11:15 am– 12:15 pm
MonOct26	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day Talk 12:30 pm– 1:30 pm
TueOct27	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Holy Communion Said service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm
WedOct28	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Choral Evensong Sung by the Temple Singers Organ prelude: Prélude from Trois pièces pour grand orgue, op 29 (Gabriel Pierné) Introit: O quam gloriosum (Byrd) Responses: Smith Psalm 24 (Thalben-Ball) Magnificat: Pachelbel Nunc dimittis: Wood in B flat Anthem: Lord, grant grace (Gibbons) Organ: Te Deum (Langlais) Service 6:00 pm– 7:00 pm
ThuOct29	Morning Prayer Said service of morning prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day Talk 11:15 am– 12:15 pm Holy Communion Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm
FriOct30	Holy Communion Said service according to the Book of Common Prayer Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Funeral Service Service 11:00 am– 12:00 pm Church open for sightseeing 1:00 pm– 4:00 pm
SatOct31	Church Closed for sightseeing all –day
SunNov01	Church closed for sightseeing all –day Holy Communion Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Choral Mattins Sung by the Temple Singers Organ prelude: Canzona from Sonata in C minor (Whitlock) Introit: The souls of the righteous (Murrill) Responses: Radcliffe Psal Te Deum & Benedictus: Dyson in F Anthem: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Howells) Organ voluntary: Toccata on ‘King's Lynn’ from Three Hymn Tune Fantasias (Francis Pott) Service 11:15 am– 12:15 pm
MonNov02	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
TueNov03	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
WedNov04	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Choral Evensong Sung by the Temple Church Choir Organ prelude: Toccata in F (Pachelbel) Introit: Ave Maria (Bruckner) Responses: Rose Psalm 99 (Ley) Canticles: Second service (Gibbons) Anthem: A New Song (Macmillan) Organ voluntary: Toccata Placare Christe servulis (Marcel Dupré) Service 5:45 pm– 6:45 pm
ThuNov05	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Holy Communion Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm Memorial Service Service 6:00 pm– 7:00 pm
FriNov06	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
SatNov07	Church Closed for sightseeing all –day
SunNov08	Church closed for sightseeing all –day Holy Communion Service 8:30 am– 9:00 am Choral Mattins for Remembrance Sunday (Please note earlier start time) Sung by the Temple Church Choir Organ voluntary: Solemn Melody (Walford Davies arr John E West) Introit: They shall grow not old (Guest) Te Deum: Ireland in F Benedictus: Stanford in C Anthem: And I saw a new heaven (Bainton) Organ: Elegy in B flat (Thalben-Ball) Service 10:50 am– 11:50 am
MonNov09	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day Talk 12:30 pm– 1:30 pm
TueNov10	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
WedNov11	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Choral Evensong Sung by the Temple Singers Organ prelude: Prélude sur le nom d’Alain, op 7 (Duruflé) Introit: Round me falls the night (Annabel Rooney) Responses: Radcliffe Psalm 91 (Parry) Canticles: Chichester service (Walton) Anthem: Verleih uns Frieden (Mendelssohn) Organ voluntary: Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, op 7 (Duruflé) Service 6:00 pm– 7:00 pm
ThuNov12	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Holy Communion Service 1:15 pm– 1:45 pm Temple Song: A Poet's Love - Schuen sings Schumann Andrè Schuen (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) Experience the magnetic artistry of baritone Andrè Schuen, internationally acclaimed as one of today’s finest Don Giovannis, in an intimate evening of Schumann’s most captivating songs. Joined by the exceptional pianist Julius Drake, Schuen brings rare insight, warmth, and dramatic intensity to Liederkreis, Op. 24 and Dichterliebe. His velvety tone and compelling stage presence, paired with a natural charisma that has captivated audiences across Europe, make this a recital not to miss. Together, these masterpieces unfold a world of poetry, passion, and longing in a performance of striking immediacy and emotional depth. This concert is generously sponsored by Sir Richard Aikens & Penny Jonas. Programme Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Liederkreis opus 24 Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Dichterliebe More information and booking. Concert 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm
FriNov13	Church open for sightseeing 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
SatNov14	Church Closed for sightseeing all –day