Music at St Mary's, Wimbledon

28 June 2026 – Fourth Sunday after Trinity:

9:30am Sung Eucharist
• Agnus Dei (Spatzenmesse) – Mozart
• Choral Song – Wesley

In the evening, the choir will participate in ‘All My Hope on God is Founded’, a service of music and readings to celebrate the patronal festival of St John's, who celebrate their 150th anniversary this year. This replaces Choral Evensong at St Mary's.

5:30pm Patronal Festival (at St John's, Wimbledon)
• Locus iste – Bruckner
• O nata lux – Tallis
• Vox Christi – Wilby
• O thou the central orb – Wood

Artwork: The Birth of Saint John the Baptist (c.1635) – Artemisia Gentileschi

We will be returning to our original service times from this Sunday, There will be a chance after each service to give feedback about the experimental period. We look forward to see you this Sunday!

21 June 2026 – Third Sunday after Trinity:

9:30am Sung Eucharist
• O salutaris hostia – Josquin
• Quam pulchra es – Dupré

6:30pm Choral Evensong
• Preces and Responses – Neary
• Psalm 49 – Russell
• Evening Service in E♭ (No. 2) – Wood
• Greater Love Hath No Man – Ireland

Artwork: Saint Peter in Prayer (c.1633–1640) – Matthias Stom

14 June 2026 – Second Sunday after Trinity:

10:30am Sung Eucharist
• Missa secunda – Hassler
• Who would true valour see – trad. English, arr. Vaughan Williams

4:00pm Diocesan Choirs' Evensong (at Southwark Cathedral)
• Preces and Responses – Ayleward
• Psalm 150 – Stanford
• Evening Service in E♭ (No. 2) – Wood
• Blest pair of Sirens – Parry
• Laudate – Cox

(At St Mary's, the 6:00pm Evensong will be said.)

Artwork: The Harvest (1888) – Vincent van Gogh

7 June 2026 – First Sunday after Trinity (Corpus Christi):

10:30am Sung Eucharist
• Down in the River to Pray – trad. spiritual, arr. Morris
• Prelude in F minor, BWV 534/1 – Bach

6:00pm Choral Evensong
• Preces and Responses – Neary
• Psalm 38 – Barnby
• Evening Service in A – Sumsion
• O salutaris hostia – Whitacre
• Nun ruhen alle Wälder – van Oortmerssen

Artwork: The Blessing of the Wheat in Artois (1857) – Jules Breton

31 May 2026 – Trinity Sunday:

10:30am Sung Eucharist
• How lovely are the messengers – Mendelssohn Bartholdy
• Da pacem, Domine – Franck
• Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la Cathédrale de Soissons – Duruflé

6:00pm Healing Service (with Taizé and Iona chants)
• I waited on the Lord – Bell
• Iona Kyrie – Bell
• Sit nomen Domini – Berthier
• Ego flos campi – Clemens non Papa
• Take, O take me as I am – Bell
• Jesus, remember me – Berthier
• In the Lord I'll be ever thankful – Berthier
• Prière – Langlais

Artwork: The Trinity and All Saints (c.1445) – Jean Fouquet

24 May 2026 – Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday):

9:30am Sung Eucharist
• If ye love me – Wilby
• Theme and 4th variation from Choral varié sur le Veni Creator – Duruflé

6:00pm Choral Evensong
• Preces and Responses – Nardone
• Psalm 87 – Rogers
• Downing Service – Chilcott
• Listen sweet dove – Ives
• Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671 – Bach

Artwork: Plaque with the Pentecost (c.1150–1175) – South Netherlandish

17 May 2026 – Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day):

10:30am Sung Eucharist
• God omnipotent reigneth – Wood
• Andante – Caskie

6:00pm Choral Evensong
• Preces and Responses – Nardone
• Psalm 104: 24–33 – Chong
• Evening Service in D – Moeran
• God is gone up – Finzi
• Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père, from L'Ascension – Messiaen

Artwork: Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven (c.1423–1424) – Fra Angelico

On Saturday 16 May, St Mary's Choir School are taking part in Merton SingFest at St Mark's Church, Wimbledon. SingFest is an annual event organised by Wimbledon Choral and the Merton Music Foundation, and we will be singing in the teatime concert (beginning at 3pm).

• Što mi e milo – trad. Macedonian, arr. Kutev
• Who would true valour see – trad. Sussex, arr. Vaughan Williams
• Each to Each – Penny and Sparrow
• Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel? – trad. Spiritual, arr. Gilpin
• Bright Morning Stars – trad. Appalachian, arr. The Wailin' Jennys
• Jesus Was a Cross Maker – Sill

Image: St Mary's at Merton SingFest 2025 (📷 Wei Yee Shiu)

Please join us this Thursday at 8pm for our Parish Team Ascension Day Eucharist at St John's Church, Spencer Hill.
Guest preacher Revd Kieren Rowley from Youth Mission in Community. All welcome!



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