The Friends of St Giles’

Registered Charity no: 247575

PLACE AND BELONGING

 

Historic tradition and modern identities blend and co-exist in St Giles’, a place which recognises many people have strong connections with this church drawn from a wide range of sources.

 

There has been a church on this site for a thousand years and the links between those who live here, those with community and civic ties to St Giles’ and the creative people who enjoy its space are what it offers

to everyone.

 

Joining the Friends of St Giles’ will help maintain the building and its organs and preserve its historic fabric and nationally significant musical tradition. We value your support and involvement irrespective of which membership group you wish to subscribe to.

 

 

A CENTRE OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE

 

St Giles’ is renowned for its exceptional acoustics and the high standard of secular and liturgical music it hosts. There is a professional choir on Sundays and regular musical events during the week, These include performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and their programme partners. St Giles is also used for professional recordings.

 

Royal College of Organists Academy Organ School (RCOAOS)

St. Giles’ Cripplegate has been internationally renowned as a centre for organ study since 1992, when an organ school was founded here.

 

The organ school was subsumed into the Royal College of Organists in 2012 and now has over a thousand graduates.

 

Thanks to a sustained fundraising campaign led by the Friends, St. Giles’ has three first-class pipe organs, in constant use by students and their teachers. RCOAOS runs throughout the year and holds a summer course attracting students from across the world. 

 

 

A HISTORY OF CONTINUITY & RENEWAL

 

Having survived the Great Fire of London in 1666, St Giles’ is one of the few remaining medieval churches in the City.

 

The Perpendicular building we see today is built on 1394 foundations on the site of Norman and Saxon churches before it and has been extensively restored over the centuries. It was damaged by bombing in 1941 and rebuilt using 1545 plans held at Lambeth Palace.

 

Externally the most distinctive feature is the 1682 upper brickwork level of the tower.

 

Many luminaries are commemorated in the church, including John Milton, who is buried here. The silver cabinet displays Communion plate from St Luke’s Old St, where John and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism, were curates.

 

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

 

There are three groups of individual members, whose names recall the professional, craft and artistic history of the parish echoed in its street names. The only difference is the level of the annual subscription for

each group.

 

£100.00 – Silk

£50.00 – Fann

£20.00 – Fortune

 

We value your support and involvement irrespective of which membership group you wish to subscribe to. If you are able to commit to giving more, it would be very gratefully received.

 

YOUR PRIVACY

 

Please open the pdf document below to see our how we respect your privacy.

Friends of St Giles Privacy Notice
FSG Privacy Notice.pdf
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HOW TO JOIN ONLINE

By Standing Order

 

Please open the pdf below with instructions on how to join the Friends of St Giles' using Standing Orders made online.

How to join by Standing Order using your Online Banking
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HOW TO JOIN BY POST

using Cheque or Standing Order

 

Please print off the form below and complete the Standing Order instructions or enclose a cheque as preferred.

 

Please send by post to: The Executive Secretary, Friends of St Giles', St Giles Church, Fore Street, London EC2Y 8DA, UK.

Join by Standing Order or cheque
Join by Standing Order.pdf
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With many thanks to Linklaters LLP, 1 Silk St, London EC2Y 8HQ for their generous support printing Friends of St Giles' membership leaflets.

St Giles' Cripplegate Church
Fore Street
London EC2Y 8DA

 

Registered Charity               Number 1138077

Sunday 

8.30- 8.50 Morning Prayer

10.00-11.10 Parish Eucharist with Children's Sunday Club

1-2-1 Prayer Ministry in the Lady Chapel during Holy Communion on the 3rd Sunday of the month. 

4.00-4.45 Choral Evensong on 1st Sunday of the month.  

4.00-4.20 Said Evening Prayer.         on 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays in the month.

 

Monday 

8.00 - 8.20 Holy Eucharist
8.30 - 8.50 Morning Prayer
5.30 - 5.50 Evening Prayer
 
Tuesday

8.30 - 8.50 Morning Prayer 

5.30 - 5.50 Evening Prayer

6.00 - 6.20 Holy Eucharist

 
Wednesday
8.30 - 8.50 Morning Prayer 
10.00 - 10.20 Holy Eucharist and coffee 
12.30 - 1.00 Bible Study in the Rectory
5.30 - 5.50 Evening Prayer
 
Thursday
1.00 - 1.30 1st Thursday of the month only: SIlent Prayer
 
Friday 
8.30 - 8.50 Morning Prayer
12.30 - 12.55 Holy Communion BCP 1662       
5.30 - 5.50 Evening Prayer

 

Wednesday 6 November   Lectio  Divina on Zoom  at 7.30pm.

Please contact Susan Royce for details   susanjroyce@gmail.com

 

2024 Dates for Silent Prayer from 1-1.30 pm and Cleaning Angels from 1.30-3pm with tea and cake, on first Thursday of the month.

You are invited to join others in church on  the first Thursday of the month.

If you are not able to join us, we hope you will continue to pray with us wherever you are,

  • 7 November
  •  5 December.
     

2024 Dates for Standing Committee Meetings - held in the Rectory at 6.15pm.

  • 4th November
  • 3rd February
  • 3rd March

 

2024 Dates for PCC Meetings

held in the church at 7.30pm but in the Rectory when with Supper,

  • 13th January Supper in the Rectory
  • 25th February
  • 6th April APCM stage 1 11.30am in church
  • 7th April Supper in the Rectory
  • 11th May APCM stage 2 11.30am in church

 
Parish Office Hours

For the Parish Administrator 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am-4pm

Phone 07535 442955 or 

tola@stgileschurch.com 
 

For the Bookings and Events Co-ordinator, Buildings Supervisor 

Phone 07766 202731 or 

jake@stgileschurch.com 


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‘Jesus came that we might have life and have it in abundance’ John 10 v 10.

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