Services

Chelsea Old Church is an Anglican parish in the Diocese of London which has been serving God on the Chelsea Embankment for over 700 years. Our worship is conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer, with readings from the King James Version of the Bible, and music enhanced by our professional choir. In our worship, attention to God's word, and communal life together we hope to be drawn deeper into the heart and mind of Jesus Christ. Whether you are new, with us every week, or if you can only come from time to time, we look forward to welcoming you through our doors soon.

The Vicar's Michaelmas Epistle 24 at Vicar's Epistle 


Tuesday, Wednesday (19 & 20 November)

9.00am     Private Prayer


Thursday (21st November) 

8.00am    Holy Communion

Sunday (24th November) The Sunday Next Before Advent

8.00am   Holy Communion  Rev Max Bayliss

10.00am Family Service Rev Max Bayliss & Naomi Leveson-Gower.  Story 45 - The Baby who Survived

10.30-11.00  Family Service Coffee in Petyt Hall 

11.00am Mattins  Rev Max Bayliss

Introit:         Mendelssohn Above all praise                     Psalm: 93
Te Deum:    Stanford in B flat                                      Chant: 4/D
Anthem:      Handel Hallelujah (Messiah)                   Hymns: 166, 563, 392
Voluntary:   Vierne Final (Symphonie I)

Readings:   Revelation 1. 4b-8   John 18. 33-37 


6.00pm  Evensong   Rev Max Bayliss


DONATION TO THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

We are delighted to announce that we raised £2,348.00 on Remembrance Sunday for the Royal British Legion.


We are excited to announce that new Prayer Books have been generously donated. You can dedicate one of these beautiful books to your departed loved ones by purchasing a bookplate. This is a wonderful way to remember them in church for years to come. Bookplates are available for £30 each or five bookplates for £100. Please speak to one of our Churchwardens or email the Parish Administrator to purchase.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY.


MACBETH AT ST LUKE’S, CHELSEA

23rd November at 3pm &7pm - Shakespeare in the Squares present Macbeth at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea on Saturday = Tickets available directly from

https://shakespeareinthesquares.co.uk/venue/st-lukes-chelsea-sw3/


Sunday 1 December The Christmas Parish Lunch will be held on and the cost

is £15 per person or £20 per person with a glass of wine, please email Sophie at office@chelseaoldchurch.org.uk to book in to this highly anticipated treat of the season, or sign up in the church porch from the beginning of November.


Sunday 1 December our Advent Carol Service will begin at 6pm.

ADVENT SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

On Advent Sunday our normal service collections will be for the Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea.


CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Christmas Eve – Tuesday 24 December

4.30pm             Christingle Service

11.30pm           First Communion of Christmas (Midnight Mass)

Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December

8am                  Holy Communion

10am                Family Service

11am                Mattins

AUTUMN LECTURES AT ST LUKE’S CHURCH

The St Luke's & Christ Church Chelsea Autumn Lecture series. All sessions will include a light supper and will be held in St Luke’s Vestry at 7.15pm for 7.30pm, finishing at 9.00pm. For full details of the programme and if you wish to attend, please email the St Luke's Parish Office on: parishoffice@chelseaparish.org


Sunday 22 December 6pm Nine Lessons and Carols at which, we welcome, The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Councillor Will Lane. There will be mince pies (thanks to the generosity of our friends at Auriens) and fizz served in the Petyt Hall afterward.


CHURCH GUIDING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for additional volunteers to welcome visitors and tell them about Chelsea Old Church, which would involve as little as two hours a month, either regularly or occasionally. If you are interested and would like to help, please contact Juergen Schuhmacher at guiding@chelseaoldchurch.org.uk


See latest Anchor magazine - Easter 2024 here

All the usual contributors plus poet RS Thomas, Rev'd James Robinson rural dean and John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, plus farewell from Hallie Swanson retiring Anchor editor.

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CHURCH OPENING TIMES

The Church, Old Church Street SW3 5DQ, will be open from 2pm to 4pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and by appointment with the Parish Office. The Church has a team of Church Guides on Sunday afternoons from 1.30-5.30pm, to welcome visitors and to give an introduction and guidance on the history and monuments of the Church.


ACCESS:  Step free access to Church and Petyt Hall via gate at rear of Church, 64 Cheyne Walk SW3 5LT, portable ramp available at front entrance.

Parish Office: 020 7795 1019  

Email: office@chelseaoldchurch.org.uk 

Website: www.chelseaoldchurch.org.uk


ORGAN RECITALS 2023/4           Sundays at 5.30pm

Sept 24 2023:      Matthew Jorysz (Westminster Abbey) 

October 29:         Oliver Lallemant (St Stephen's, Dulwich)

January 28 2024: Richard Gowers (St George's, Hanover                                          Square)

February 25:        James Orford (St Paul's, Knightsbridge)

June 23:              Jeremiah Stephenson (All Saints, Margaret                                    Street)   

Sept 29:               Ben Bloor (Brompton Oratory)

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ANCHOR MAGAZINE - view magazines

Easter 2024 here

Winter 2023-24 here

Coronation Issue 2023 here

Winter 2022-23 here

Platinum Jubilee commemorative edition here

Winter 2021 here 

Spring & Summer 2021 here

Winter 2020-21 here

Spring & Summer 2020 here 


Advertise in The Chelsea Anchor. For details contact Ad Sales Manager Sam Gordon Clark - samgordonclark@gmail.com - 07710 244273

The Memorial of John Griffith-Jones, a long-standing member and former Churchwarden of Chelsea Old Church. If there was anyone from the parish would like to view this due to not being able to attend   https://funeral-av.co.uk/john-michael-griffith-jones-wednesday-22nd-may-2024, It will be available for a year, so can be viewed at any time to suit

In a few churches (Chelsea Old Church is an example) there has survived some, though not all, of that indescribable, winning charm which makes one feel at once at home and happy The Parson’s Handbook by Percy Deamer

'Coronation' at Family Service

The same view as above but in April 1941 after Blitz 

Penny Pocock's plant sale raised £694

Churches are stepping up in the UK to take action for nature

Annigoni donated a self-portrait to the rebuild fund which raised 100 guineas, here he is with Oliver Reed. Looks like Annigoni was also shot in the ear

London transport military band 1943 in what is now Roper's Garden, church ruins in background.

Courtesy Getty images