Choral Evensong

Once a month at St Peter's, our choir leads the traditional sung evening service of Choral Evensong, from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

The service takes place at 5.15pm in church, and lasts for approximately 45 minutes. Everyone attending is invited to sit in the choir stalls with the choir and clergy.

Evensong is normally on the fourth Sunday of the month, and is a service full of music, including responses, psalms, a musical setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, along with an Introit and Anthem suitable for the day. The congregation join in hymns, prayers and quiet reflection.

Choir practice for Evensong is always at 4pm.

Dates for Choral Evensong and other Sunday evening services sung by the choir at 5.15pm are as follows:

22nd January 2012     Choral Evensong (Conversion of St Paul)

26th February 20112   Choral Evensong (Lent)

25th March 2012        Choral Evensong (The Annunciation)

22nd April 2012          Choral Evensong (St Mellitus)

27th May 2012           Choral Evensong (Pentecost/Whitsun)

24th June 2012          Choral Evensong (St John Baptist)

22nd July 2012           Choral Evensong at Chelmsford Cathedral

26th August 2012       Flower Festival 'Songs of Praise'

23rd September 2012  Choral Evensong (Saint Matthew)

28th October  2012    Choir weekend Cathedral visit

4th November 2012    All Souls' Service

25th November 2012  'Darkness to Light', Advent Carol Service

16th December 2012  Candlelit Service of Nine Lessons and Carols