Join The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride's, and St Bride's Choir for this week's reflection in words and music. 

St Bride's Choir opens this reflection with the last from the set of Three Motets by Charles Villiers Stanford, "Beati quorum via" which sets Psalm 119: 1 – "Blessed are they whose way of life is wholesome: who walk in the law of the Lord."

Today we celebrate the feast of St Peter and St Paul, two of the most significant saints in Christian history. Alison reflects on this rather unexpected pairing as although they likely died together, they had very different backgrounds and personalities and their relationship was not without its tensions.

We close with the hymn "Ye watchers and ye holy ones" which has text by Athelstan Riley and is set to an uplifting German tune – Lasst uns erfreuen/ Let us rejoice.

Information about our weekly Sunday services in St Bride's of Choral Eucharist at 11am (https://www.stbrides.com/worship-music/worship/regular-services/choral-eucharist/) and Choral Evensong at 5:30pm (https://www.stbrides.com/worship-music/worship/regular-services/choral-evensong/) can be found on the website.

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Reflection in words & music – Sunday 29 June, 2025

Our annual service to commemorate all those whose mission is to bring us the news. Recorded Live @ St Bride's Church, Fleet Street on 22nd November 2017 in the presence of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

Anthem: And I Saw A New Heaven - Bainton

Traditional folk song in an arrangement by Andrew Gant sung by St Bride's Choir (soloist: Thomas Herford).

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The Parting Glass

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street is a warm and welcoming Christian community, and one of the most famous and most fascinating historic churches in Central London.

Our services are enhanced by wonderful music performed by our professional St Bride's Choir which sings Choral Eucharist at 11am & Choral Evensong at 5.30pm every Sunday of the year. They also sing at our many memorials, weddings, thanksgiving & carol services. 

St Bride's is known worldwide as the Journalists' Church, offering a spiritual home to all who work in the media. However, our ministry extends to everyone who lives and works within our parish, and to the thousands of visitors who come to us every year.

Our beautiful Wren church provides a place of peace and a spiritual haven in the heart of the city for all who come. 

A place of Christian worship for 1500 years, we continue to proclaim the love of God here today. Whether journalist, tourist, City resident or worker, you will always be made very welcome. 

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Reflection in words & music – Sunday 29 June, 2025

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street

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