Choral Eucharist for Ascension Day: Thursday 13th May 7.30pm

This Thursday evening we will be celebrating a Eucharist for the Feast of the Ascension. You are invited to join us in person at St Clement's Church, but the service will also be streamed live via Zoom if you prefer to attend from home (see our website for details of how to join us). 

To mark the festival occasion, soloists from the choir will be singing Byrd's Mass for Three Voices, alongside motets by Couperin and Carturan. The service begins at 7.30pm, and will last about an hour, following a traditional Book of Common Prayer order. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there.

All Souls Choral Service: Tuesday 3rd Nov, 8.00pm

We will be marking the feast of All Souls with a contemplative choral service on the evening of Tuesday 3rd November. The service blends together readings, poetry and silence with beautiful choral music, including works by Bainton, Harris, Wesley and Joubert. 

To keep everyone as safe as possible, the service will be streamed live from church, and only available online via YouTube. We regret it will not be possible to allow congregation to attend the service in person at the church. 

The service will be available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqNvhZWJetI, and you are encouraged to join us from your homes, and to have a candle with you which you can light alongside the choir and officiant in the church, in commemoration of the departed.

The service begins at 8.00pm, and will last about an hour. We look forward to you joining us online.

Opening St Clement's Church

We're pleased to announce that St Clement's church building has reopened, with a few changes to our layout in order to adhere to careful social distancing and safety protocols. The church building is open on weekdays, 12 noon to 3pm for private prayer.

We're also delighted that some public worship is resuming in the church, with a short, spoken service of Matins and Holy Communion in the South Aisle on Wednesdays at 11am. Please do join us if you are able to, and are comfortable coming into the church.

Our 11am Sunday Mass continues to be celebrated via Zoom, please do see our website or previous news items for details of how to join us.

Stations of the Resurrection at St Clement's

We're pleased to share our "Stations of the Resurrection" this Eastertide at St Clement's. This is a companion to our Stations of the Cross which we released during Holy Week, and features a meditative reading of twelve 'Stations' telling of Jesus's resurrection, ascension, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

The sequence incorporates scripture, alongside poetry by Malcolm Guite, read by parishioners of St Clement's Church, Cambridge. The readings are accompanied by images of both the modern world, and depictions of Jesus's actions after the resurrection. The sequence finishes with a recording of The Choir of St Clement's singing Thomas Morley's "I am the resurrection and the life", sung at St Clement's in November 2019.

Sermon by Fr John Summers - 17th May 2020

We offer our apologies to those who were unable to join last Sunday's service online via Zoom. We suffered a number of technical issues with the online platform, and were not the only church in the UK experiencing difficulties that morning.

For those who missed Fr John Summers' excellent sermon that morning, we are pleased to be able to offer it online on our YouTube channel (alongside recordings of past sermons and services). We hope you enjoy!

Stations of the Cross at St Clement's

For this year's Good Friday, we have prepared a meditative reading of Malcom Guite's sonnet sequence, "Stations". Read by the parishioners of St Clement's Church, to celebrate the restoration of its station panels by Peter Hilken. We hope these are helpful in your own private prayers and reflections this Triduum.

Please do join us this afternoon at 2.00pm for our reflective service "An hour by the Cross". We will be hosting this on Zoom at: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/6200111351

Palm Sunday Eucharist available online

Unfortunately, a late change in Zoom's policies meant that not everyone was able to access this Sunday's online Eucharist for Palm Sunday. A recording of the service is now available to watch on our YouTube channel, including Bp Rowan's wonderful sermon reflecting on the Passion Gospel.

We apologise for the occasional loss of quality or poor audio in this video - we hope to have a more reliably recorded service next time around. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel to revisit the latest services when they are uploaded.

Holy Week 2020 at St Clement's

We hope you can join us online for our Holy Week services at St Clement's. These are available to access via Zoom at: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/6200111351.

Our services are:

• Sunday 5th April, 11.00am, Sung Mass for Palm Sunday
• Thursday 9th April, 6.30pm, Low Mass for Maundy Thursday
• Friday 10th April, 2.00pm, "An hour by the Cross"
• Sunday 12th April, 11.00am, Sung Mass for Easter Day

On Good Friday, we will also be releasing a video for the Stations of the Cross you are welcome to use in your own prayers and reflections, featuring devotional images, scripture and poetry. Please check back here for more details.

Sunday 22nd March 2020: Sung Mass at St Clement's

We invite you to join in with our Communion, at a celebration of this Sunday morning's Sung Mass at St Clement's. With celebrant and preacher Fr Robert van de Weyer, and cantors from the Choir of St Clement's Church.

Please do follow our website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page to participate in new services when they are broadcast.

Worship at St Clement's

In line with Church of England and government policy, all public services and events at St Clement's are, regrettably, suspended until further notice.

However, this does not mean a lack of activity at St Clement's, and we hope to be able to support our community and congregation in many other ways in the coming weeks, and will keep you updated with news.

We will endeavour to keep the church open where possible, during the daytime, for private prayer and reflection. Prayer will continue at the church, with the Daily Offices of Morning Prayer, Ante-Communion and Evening Prayer spoken in the church. We invite you to join us in thoughts and words from wherever you may be at present, and you are welcome to get in touch with any requests for prayers in particular causes.

We will also continue to celebrate Sunday Mass at St Clement's. Though held in private, this service will be available to watch online shortly thereafter, and we will be posting details of how to take part in the service through the digital channel wherever you may be. We will be posting details of the latest videos and how to access them on our website and Facebook Page; do stay in touch.

Taizé service: Fri 13th March, 7.30pm - A Lenten healing service

Join us this Friday evening for a Lenten Taizé service of healing. This tranquil, candlelit service begins at 7.30pm, with chants, prayers, readings and silence, finishing with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome, we hope to see you there!

Choral Eucharist for Ash Wednesday: 26th Feb, 7.30pm

We hope you can join us this Wednesday evening for a choral Eucharist as we celebrate Ash Wednesday. The choir will be singing Byrd's 4-part Mass setting, alongside Lassus' Super flumina Babilonys and a setting of Psalm 51.  All are welcome, and we hope to see you there.

Taizé service: Fri 14th February, 7.30pm "Dwelling on God's Love"

Join us this Friday evening for a themed Taizé service, "Dwelling on God's Love", as we gather together on the feast of St Valentine. This beautiful, candlelit service begins at 7.30pm, with chants, prayers, readings and silence. All are welcome, we hope to see you there!

A Candlemas choral service: Sun 2nd Feb, 5.00pm

Please do join us this Sunday evening as we celebrate a choral service on the feast of Candlemas. This candlelit, contemplative service will feature Bible readings alongside poetry by TS Eliot, Malcolm Guite and Francis Quarles. The choir will sing anthems by Eccard, Lauridsen, Tavener, Tchaikovsky and Moore.

The service begins at 5.00pm, lasting about an hour. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

Taizé Eucharist for Epiphany: Fri 10th Jan, 7.30pm

Join us this Friday evening as we celebrate a Taizé Eucharist in this seasons of Epiphany. This beautiful, candlelit service begins at 7.30pm, with chants, prayers, readings and silence. All are welcome, we hope to see you there!

A Festival of Lessons and Carols: Sun 15th Dec, 5.00pm

Please do join us this Sunday evening at 5.00pm for our Festival of Lessons and Carols at St Clement's. The is beautiful, candlelit service features magnificent choral music and favourite congregational carols as we are taken on a journey from Isaiah's prophecies of the Messiah through to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the Word Incarnate.

The music is supported by the joint choirs of St Clement's and The Orlando Singers. Mince pies and mulled wine (or apple juice) will be available after the service, and all are welcome.

Taizé Service for Advent: Fri 6th Dec, 7.30pm

We hope you can join us for our last Taizé service of the year at St Clement's, as we begin the Advent season. We will have readings, prayers and chants for our Advent celebration by candlelight. The service begins at 7.30pm and all are welcome - we hope to see you there!

Taizé Eucharist: Faith and the Spirit, Fri 15th Nov, 7.30pm

Join us this Friday evening as we celebrate a Taizé Eucharist on themes of Faith and the Holy Spirit. The service begins at 7.30pm, with chants, prayers, readings and silence. All are welcome, we hope to see you there!

Service for All Hallows' Eve: Thu 31st Oct, 7.30pm

We hope you can join us this Thursday for a reflective, candlelit choral service at St Clement's, as we explore themes around All Hallows' Eve, including a Commemoration of the Departed, protection from evil, and faith to join the Saints in everlasting light.

The joint choirs of St Clement's and the Erasmus Choir will be singing Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary, with motets by Morley. Alongside scriptural readings, there will also be poetry from Shakespeare, TS Eliot and Malcolm Guite.

The service begins at 7.30pm, and will be led by Canon Nick Moir. All are welcome, we hope you can join us.

Taizé Healing Service: Fri 18th Oct, 7.30pm

Join us on Friday evening for a Healing service for the Feast of St Luke. We begin at 7.30pm with prayers, reading, Taizé chants, and reflective silence as we ask for God's healing and compassion in our lives.

In the service there will be the option, for those who wish, to be anointed with oil as a sign of receiving God's forgiveness and healing touch in our lives. There will also be an opportunity for the laying on of hands in prayer, or for someone to pray with and for you or others. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there.