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 for 2010 are as follows:

24th January 2010     Choral Evensong (St Paul)

28th February 2010    Choral Evensong (Lent)

28th March 2010        Choral Evensong (Palm Sunday)

25th April 2010          Choral Evensong (at 6.00pm)
                                - note time change this month

23rd May 2010           Choral Evensong (Whitsun)

                                 Chelmsford District Organists' Anniversary 

27th June 2010          Choral Evensong (Petertide)

25th July 2010           Choir to sing Evensong at Chelmsford Cathedral

29th August 2010       Flower Festival 'Songs of Praise'

26th September        Choral Evensong (Lancelot Andrewes)

24th October             Choir weekend visit, Bristol Cathedral

7th November          All Souls' Service

21st November        Darkness to Light, preparation for Advent

19th December       Candlelit Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

23rd January 2011   Choral Evensong