THIS WEEK AT ST OLAVE HART STREET
Join us for worship, thoughtful preaching, concerts, talks and sublime choral music in the surroundings of our beautiful medieval church, where all are always welcome. Details of our services and events taking place over the coming days are listed below.
A place of prayer and sanctuary for over nine hundred years, St Olave Hart Street was built on the site of the Battle of London Bridge and dedicated to a Viking warrior who became King of Norway and a saint associated with healing miracles. The building survived the Great Fire thanks in part to one of our most famous parishioners, Samuel Pepys, who described it as ‘our own church’. We hope you will make St Olave Hart Street your ‘own church’ during your time in the City of London.
The Reverend Phillip Dawson, Rector
rector@saintolave.com
Opening Times This Week
This week St Olave Hart Street is open Monday–Thursday, 8am–6pm; Friday 10am-6pm, Sunday, 10am–3.00pm.
Please get in touch if we can help in any way. You can also find details of forthcoming special services and events on our Coming Up page.
Details of our services and events during Advent and Christmas are at this link.
THURSDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2026
8.30am-8.50am-Morning Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer
1pm-2pm-Lunchtime Recital. Free entry, retiring collection.
5.30pm-5.50pm-Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer.
FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2026
11am-3pm-The Friends of City Churches will be here Churchwatching and able to answer questions about the church.
SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2026
10am-5pm-The University of London Society of Change Ringers – our bellringers – host The Southern Universities Association (SUA) Bell Ringers Striking Competition.
SUNDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2026
11am-12.15pm – Sung Holy Communion followed by tea, coffee and cake. All welcome!
TUESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2026
8.30am-8.50am-Morning Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer
12.30pm-12.55pm-Holy Communion with brief Thought for the Day followed by a light lunch
1.00pm-1.45pm-St Olave Singers (Community Choir) rehearsal
5.30pm-5.50pm-Compline by Candlelight in the Crypt Chapel
6.00pm-7.15pm-Hart Group meeting
WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026
8.30am-8.50am-Morning Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer
1pm-2pm-Lunchtime Recital. Free entry, retiring collection.
5.30pm-5.50pm-Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer.
THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2026
8.30am-8.50am-Morning Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer
1pm-2pm-Lunchtime Recital. Free entry, retiring collection.
There will be no Evening Prayer at St Olave Hart Street today because the Rector is officiating a special service of Choral Evensong at St Margaret Pattens, 16 Eastcheap. Please join us there for music celebrating Saint Cecilia, from 6.00pm.
FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2026
11am-3pm-The Friends of City Churches will be here Churchwatching and able to answer questions about the church.
SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2026
11am-12.15pm –Sung Holy Communion celebrating the Feast of Christ The King. Preacher : Dr Jim Harris, LLM. Celebrant: The Reverend Chris Smaling. Followed by tea, coffee and cake.
NEXT WEEK
The church will open at 10am on Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th November due to staff holidays. There will be no Morning Prayer on these days.
