{"id":3691,"date":"2026-04-01T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/?p=3691"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:50:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:50:57","slug":"coming-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/coming-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Services & Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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You can find our regular service times at this link<\/u><\/a>. Please join us over the next few months for our special services and events listed below. Keep checking this page as more information is added:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 22nd September 2026 \u2013 5.30pm (Evensong), 6.30pm (Talk) \u2013 St Olave Lecture \u2013 St Olave\u2019s : The Hidden History & Legacy of Tudor Espionage<\/strong>

Join us for Choral Evensong at 5.30pm and stay for this month\u2019s St Olave Lecture at 6.30pm. Sally Gibbins, Principal of the Francis Bacon Society, joins us to talk about the hidden world of Tudor Spies and intrigue centred around St Olave\u2019s Hart Street. With music, letters and readings from the Tudor period, we will explore the important connections among notable parishioners of St Olave\u2019s, including Elizabeth I\u2019s spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham, poet Sir Philip Sidney, statesman Sir Francis Bacon, his brother cryptographer and spy Anthony Bacon, and court favourite the Earl of Essex. The histories associated with these people and landmarks highlight the complex relationships and activities that shaped the perilous political affairs of the Tudor era and would leave a lasting legacy to the world of espionage and national security. Tickets for the talk are \u00a35 and available at this link<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Wednesday 23rd September 2026 \u2013 \u2018Discovering Christianity\u2019 – 5.30pm (Evening Prayer), 6.00pm (Drinks & Nibbles), 6.30pm-7.30pm \u2013 Hart Group
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Join the Hart Group, our friendly and informal weekly study group exploring the Bible and the Christian faith. During September we will be running a four-week Discovering Christianity course, ideal for anyone wanting to explore the foundations of the Christian faith or considering confirmation. Everyone is warmly welcome, whether joining in person or online, and you’re invited to stay for dinner afterwards (please email the Rector if you would like to come in person, to help plan catering). Find out more at this link.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Wednesday 30th September 2026 \u2013 \u2018Discovering Christianity\u2019 – 5.30pm (Evening Prayer), 6.00pm (Drinks & Nibbles), 6.30pm-7.30pm \u2013 Hart Group
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Join the Hart Group, our friendly and informal weekly study group exploring the Bible and the Christian faith. During September we will be running a four-week Discovering Christianity course, ideal for anyone wanting to explore the foundations of the Christian faith or considering confirmation. Everyone is warmly welcome, whether joining in person or online, and you’re invited to stay for dinner afterwards (please email the Rector if you would like to come in person, to help plan catering). Find out more at this link.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 27th September 2026 \u2013 11.00am – Sung Holy Communion followed by recital in aid of UNICEF
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Following our regular Sunday morning service of Holy Communion, RCM violinist Anthony Knight will perform a short recital in aid of UNICEF as part of his Pilgrimage of Hope.<\/p>

Sunday 27th September 2026 \u2013 5.00pm \u2013 End of Pilgrimage Service for St James Piccadilly<\/strong><\/p>

We welcome a group of pilgrims from St James Piccadilly as part of their programme of services and events during the Season of Creation. Starting at St James, the pilgrims will be visiting churches along the River Thames and ending with a short service in the Crypt Chapel at St Olave Hart Street. The pilgrimage is part of St James\u2019 \u2018Wellspring\u2019 project. Pilgrim walkers are welcome to join the group. Find out more at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 4th October 2026 \u2013 11am-12.15pm \u2013 Sung Holy Communion & Confirmation followed by Harvest Parish Party<\/strong><\/p>

We welcome The Right Reverend David Urquhart for confirmations during our service of Holy Communion, followed by a Harvest Parish Party. Please get in touch if you are interested in becoming confirmed or received into the Anglican Church.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 6th October 2026 \u2013 12.30pm-1.15pm \u2013 Lunchtime Harvest Festival followed by lunch<\/strong><\/p>

We are joined by our community choir, the St Olave Singers this Tuesday lunchtime as we celebrate Harvest in the City, giving thanks for the generosity of God and the goodness of his creation and celebrating the fruits of the harvest in all its forms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Saturday 10th October 2026 \u20133pm-4.30pm \u2013 Saint Olave Poetry Pilgrimage

<\/strong>A pilgrimage connecting sites in the City of London associated with our Patron Saint Olave enhanced with specially composed poetic responses to aid reflection, delivered by the poets who wrote them. Register at this link.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 20th October 2026 \u2013 5.30pm (Evensong), 6.30pm (Talk) \u2013 St Olave Lecture \u2013 For the Love of Tea

<\/span><\/strong>Lisa Honan will talk to us about the history of tea and trade and its impact here in the Square Mile, touching on our connections to the East India Company and to the Boston Tea Party! Further details and ticket link to follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 1st November 2026 \u2013 11am-12.15pm \u2013 Festal Holy Communion for All Saints<\/strong><\/p>

We give thanks for all those whose lives have reflected the light of Christ in the world and now share in the communion of saints. Join us for this special service with beautiful music from our choir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 3rd November 2026 \u2013 12.30pm-1.15pm \u2013 Sung Holy Communion for All Souls<\/strong><\/p>

Join us as we remember all those whom we love but see no longer, with music sung by the St Olave Singers. Please email the parish office with the names of the departed that you wish to be remembered in prayer during the service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 8th November 2026 \u2013 11am-12.30pm \u2013 Remembrance Sunday \u2013Sung Holy Communion with Music from Mozart’s Requiem<\/strong><\/p>

Join us as we remember all who have given their lives in war and pray for peace throughout the world. Our professional eight-part choir will sing movements from Mozart\u2019s Requiem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 10th November 2026 \u2013 5.30pm (Choral Evensong), 6.30pm (Talk) \u2013 St Olave Lecture – Seething Lane: Bringing Samuel Pepys and Restoration London to Life<\/b><\/p>

Join us for Choral Evensong with music for the season of Remembrance. Stay afterwards for our next St Olave Lecture. Drawing on his research for The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys and his new novel Seething Lane, writer and filmmaker Jack Jewers explores the world Pepys inhabited and shares insights from his experience bringing to life this complex character who called this place his \u2018own church\u2019.\u00a0Tickets for the talk are \u00a35 and available at this link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 22nd November 2026 \u2013 11am-12.15pm \u2013 Festal Sung Holy Communion for Christ the King<\/strong><\/p>

Join us as we celebrate the feast of Christ the King, marking the end of the church year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 29th November 2026 \u2013 11am-12.15pm \u2013 Sung Holy Communion for Advent Sunday followed by Parish Party

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Friday 4th December 2026 \u2013 6.00pm-7.30pm \u2013 Anglo-Norse Carol Service
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We join with our friends from The Norwegian Seamen\u2019s Church in Rotherhithe and the Anglo-Norse Society for a joint carol service celebrating the bonds between the UK and Norway, with traditional English and Norwegian carols! Followed by mulled wine and mince pies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 8th December 2026 \u2013 5.30pm-6.30pm \u2013 A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols<\/strong><\/p>\n

Traditional candlelit service of music and readings, followed by mulled wine & mince pies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Friday 11th December 2026 \u2013 starting at 6pm at The Ship Inn \u2013 Pepys Parish Wassailing

<\/strong>Carolling around our parish pubs in the footsteps of one of our most famous parishioners, Samuel Pepys. Starting at The Ship, Hart Street<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunday 13th December 2026 \u2013 Holy Communion and Christingle Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

The young and young at heart are invited to build and light Christingles, symbolising Christ the light of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tuesday 15th December 2026 \u2013 12.30pm-1.15pm \u2013 Lunchtime Carol Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

Traditional carols and festive music sung by our talented choir. Mulled wine & mince pies to follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thursday 24th December 2026 -11.30pm-12.30am \u2013 Midnight Mass by Candlelight
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A midnight service of Holy Communion sung by our choir, celebrating the coming of the Christ child.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Friday 25th December 2026 \u2013 11am-12pm – Christmas Day Sung Holy Communion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrate with joy the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, with sublime music from our professional choir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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