Services July - December 2025
Please note that:
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from 29 June we have reverted to our usual pattern of an 0915 said Holy Communion, followed by an 1100 service in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula with our choir. See details below.
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the services on 13 July will be our last until 14 September, when we should resume our usual pattern of 0915 and 1100 services. Watch this space for updates nearer the time.
6th July 2025 - The Third Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist, White Tower)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Responses: Ebdon
Psalm 30
Te Deum: Howells (Collegium Regale)
Readings Galatians 6:7-16 and Luke 10: 1-11 & 16-20.
Anthem: How beauteous are their feet (Stanford)
Hymns 408, 372, 439
Coffee in the chapel after church.
13th July 2025 - The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula) Please note that this will be the last service before the summer break
Coronation Mass (Mozart)
Readings Romans 8:8-23 and Luke 6:36-42.
Motet: Ave Verum (Mozart)
Hymns 263, 294, 265, 271.
This will be followed by a Bring and Share Lunch which (weather permitting) will take place at long tables outside 1 Tower Green. (Should it be wet, lunch will take place indoors.) Wine and soft drinks will be provided by the chapel. Do come along!
20 July - 07 September inclusive: no services
14 September 2025 - The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist, White Tower)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 14
Readings 1 Timothy 1:12-17 and Luke 15:1-10.
Hymns tba
21st September 2025 - The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity and Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 79:1-9
Readings 1 Timothy 2:1-7 and Luke 16: 1-13
Hymns tba
28th September 2025 – The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Readings Galatians 6:11-end and Matthew 6: 24-end
Hymns tba
5th October 2025 – The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 137: 1-6
Readings 2 Timothy 1:1-14 and Luke 17:5-10.
Hymns tba
12th October 2025 - The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity and Harvest Festival
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Matins & Harvest Festival (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 150
Readings Deuteronomy 26:1-11 John 54:31-38
Hymns tba
19th October 2025 – The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 119:97-104
Readings 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5 and Luke 18:1-8
Hymns tba
26th October 2025 – The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Readings Ephesians 4:17 – end Matthew 9:1-8
Hymns tba
2nd November 2025 - All Souls' Day
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist)
1100 Choral Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Readings Revelation 7:2-4 & 9-12 and Matthew 5:1-12
Hymns tba
9th November 2025 – Remembrance Sunday
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1050 Service of Remembrance Please note earlier start time.
See service sheet on the day
16th November 2025 – The Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 98
Readings 2 Thessalonians 3:16-end Luke 21: 5-19
Hymns tba
23rd November 2025 - The Sunday next before Advent - Christ the King
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1100 Choral Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Readings Colossians 1:13-20 and John 6: 5-14
Hymns tba
30th December 2025 – Advent Sunday
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist)
1100 Advent Carol service
See service sheet on the day
7th December 2025 – The Second Sunday in Advent
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 72:1-7
Readings Romans 15: 4-13
Matthew 3: 1-12
Hymns tba
14th December 2025 – The Third Sunday in Advent
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vinclua)
1100 Choral Matins (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
Psalm 146:4-10
Readings James 5:7-10 and Matthew 11:2-11.
Hymns tba
21st December 2025 – The Fourth Sunday in Advent
0915 Said Holy Communion (Chapel of St John the Evangelist)
1100 State Carol Service (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
See service sheet on the day
24th December 2025 Christmas Eve
1600 Crib Service (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
1800 First Mass of Christmas (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
25th December 2025 - Christmas Day
1000 Matins with Christmas Carols, followed by Holy Communion (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula)
28th December 2025 no services.
All are welcome to attend our services but please note that for certain major services, in particular the Christmas Carol Service, admission is by ticket issued in advance and/or by named lists, so anyone arriving without a ticket or whose name is not on a list for one of these popular services is likely to be refused admission. The reason is that Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula seats only 180 - fewer than many parish churches - and there is simply not room for as many as would like to attend some popular services. The Chapel of St John the Evangelist can acommodate only about 40 people. Please check, at the latest by the preceding Friday, with the Chapel Admininistrator to avoid disappointment. Thank you for your understanding.
Please also note that street events such as the London Marathon or Bike Ride create difficulties for getting to the Tower, so you should allow extra time for your journey.