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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 5d

Friends, family and colleagues gather today to celebrate the life of Stephen Bacon, who worked as a media lawyer for several national newspapers. #Journalists_church
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Memorial: Stephen Bacon – St Bride's Church

Wed 15 Oct, 11:30am: Service of thanksgiving for Stephen Bacon – newspaper media lawyer – at St Bride's Church, the Journalists' Church

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 11d

Registration is open for the "#Journalists_Service: Conflict & Calling" on Tues 11 Nov here at the #Journalists_Church as we gather to honour those of all faiths and none who strive to bring us the news.

#JournalismisNotaCrime
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Journalists' Commemorative Service 2025: Conflict and Calling

A service to remember journalists, photographers, audiovisual-crew & support staff who have died on the frontline

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 19d

Calling all TENORS and ALTOS – #stbrideschoir are recruiting!

A chance to sign up with one of the busiest professional church choirs in London and join a friendly, supportive team of musicians.

Find out more → www.stbrides.com/st-brides-ch...

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 20d

Delighted to announce that Clare & Sandy Wright – founding partners of Wright & Wright Architects – will give this year's #WrenTalk on 'Interventions in History'.

Free registration now open!

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Wren Talk 2025: Clare & Sandy Wright

This year's talk – Interventions in History – is given by Clare & Sandy Wright, founding partners of Wright & Wright Architects.

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Jack Blackburn @hackblackburn.bsky.social · 24d

And there’s a lovely story featuring our late colleague Andrew Norfolk from his memorial at @stbrides.com

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 25d

This morning we gather to remember investigative journalist Andrew Norfolk, giving thanks for his life and work.

We pray for him, his family and friends, and all whose lives he touched.
#Journalists_Church
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Memorial: Andrew Norfolk – St Bride's Church

Thur 25 Sept, 11:30am: Service of thanksgiving for Andrew Norfolk – investigative journalist – at St Bride's Church, the Journalists' Church

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 26d

A candle burns for John Stapleton – journalist & presenter – on our #Journalists_Altar.

We pray for him, his family and friends and give thanks for all his work. May he rest in peace.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · 27d

Elegance and quirky modernism from a trio of French composers – Couperin, Satie & Dukas – at TODAY's 1:15pm free recital by pianist Lin Xu-Zhang.

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Lin Xu-Zhang – piano – St Bride's Church

A free lunchtime recital on Tuesday 23rd September at 1.15, with music by François Couperin, Erik Satie and Paul Dukas.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Sep 19

#stbrideschoir sings Victoria's resplendent anthem to all the saints – "O quam gloriosum" – at #choralevensong to mark the feast of St Matthew. All welcome to stay after for drinks & nibbles and the chance to catch-up. #FleetStSocial

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Sep 11

This Sunday we mark the feast of the #HolyCross and reflect on the transformative power of the cross, turning an instrument of death into the tree of life and reconciliation.

#stbrideschoir

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Sep 5

The Guild of St Bride begins its celebrations of 650 years since foundation this Sunday with a newly commissioned anthem in praise of St Bride – "A Voice for our Age" – from Helen Neeves (formerly #StBridesChoir, now BBC Singer).

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Aug 28

We pray for the safety and well-being of all journalists and crew reporting on the Israeli-Gaza war.

#Journalists_Church #JournalismIsNotACrime
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Aug 26

We remember veteran journalist & broadcaster Fred Emery on our #Journalists_Altar.

In his 24 years @thetimes.com, Emery scooped the Watergate scandal and reported the Vietnam War as a foreign correspondent and sparred with PM Thatcher as political editor.

May he rest in peace.

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Matt Capon @mattlcapon.bsky.social · Aug 19

I paid a visit to @stbrides.com on Fleet Street - the journalists church - earlier today. It's good to sometimes just sit and gather your thoughts a little, especially when you sense you might be struggling.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Aug 11

We remember on our #Journalists_Altar 6 journalists killed today in Gaza, including Anas Al Sharif & 4 @aljazeera.com colleagues.

We pray for them, their families & for the safety of all reporting in Gaza. #journalismisnotacrime

We continue to pray for peace & a lasting resolution to the conflict.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jul 25

Vaughan Williams's beautiful 'Serenade to Music' telling of lovers sitting under the stars, enchanted by the music of the spheres at #ChoralEvensong. Plus a chance to bid adieu to #StBridesChoir member, Bob Bryan.

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jul 18

Delightfully surprising Gloria at #ChoralEvensong in Mathias's @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social service setting.

Plus Wood's classic anthem "Hail, gladdening Light" making full use of Wren's double-choir collegiate layout in the nave.

All welcome. As ever!
Sunday at 5:30pm.

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jul 17

#Journalists_Altar A candle burns for two veteran journalists:

Michael Toner – chief leader writer @dailymail.co.uk who wrote their historic 'Murderers' front page.

Vic Chapple – news editor @thetimes.com & @thesun.co.uk which he helped transform into a successful tabloid.

May they rest in peace.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jul 2

The #OlsenLecture has sparked fascinating, wide-ranging talks for over 30 years.

This year, Luke Johnson who believes entrepreneurs are our best chance for growth, questions if the UK is still a good place for business.

Thu 3 July. Free registration.
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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jun 27

"Greater love hath no man than this" was written by John Ireland in 1912 and soon gained a special national resonance as casualties from WW1 grew.

It sets text from both St Peter and St Paul so is the perfect anthem for their joint feast day.

#ChoralEvensong #StPeterStPaul

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jun 24

2/2 Stephen Jessel – @thetimes.com and BBC, much-loved BBC Radio 4 From Our Own Correspondent #FOOC contributor who reported on many significant international events including Princess Diana's death and the return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran after the revolution.

May they rest in peace.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jun 24

Two veteran journalists recently commemorated on our #Journalists_Altar:

Roger Cooper – freelancer who reported Iranian human rights abuses and was arrested while living there, sentenced to imprisonment then death but abruptly released after 6 years.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · Jun 23

A musical premiere on Tuesday at 1:15pm as soprano Isabelle Haile accompanied by Asako Ogawa perform "Metropolis" – a song cycle by @bernardhughes.bsky.social.

Free entry!

#LunchtimeRecital
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Isabelle Haile – sopranoAsako Ogawa – piano – St Bride's Church

A free lunchtime recital on Tuesday 24th June at 1.15, with works by Francis Poulenc and Bernard Hughes (lyricist: Chinwe D. John).

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · May 24

#ChoralEvensong this Sunday is the last chance to hear the glorious tenor voice of Thomas Herford before he leaves the choir after 17 years.

Tom's beautiful singing will be sorely missed, as will his warm and generous friendship to all at St Bride's, especially his #stbrideschoir colleagues.

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St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com · May 8

Perfect music for a moment of calm reflection at #ChoralEvensong this week – Byrd's "Short Evening Service" then a #SermoninMusic of Gibbons' intimate anthem "See, see the Word is incarnate" & Willaert's beautifully woven polyphonic "Victimae paschali laudes".
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